Events & Opportunities
Our mission is to provide and promote opportunities for the development of young nonprofit professionals, and events are a big part of achieving that goal! Find a range of events to meet your interests, and become a member now if you’d like to be updated about future programming.
August Member Meet-Up: Drag Queen Bingo
Join us at Roxy's Cabaret for an exciting evening of Drag Queen Bingo in support of YNPN! Rally your friends and prepare for an extravagant evening brimming with glamour, laughter, and community spirit.
September Professional Development: DonorPerfect Management Training
Join us for an introduction to DonorPerfect and donor management best practices. Learn the benefits of keeping accurate donor data and staying connected with supporters.
October Member Meet-Up: Learning with LifeWorks
Expand your knowledge and how you think about DEI! Join us at Lifeworks for a training on disability as well as an opportunity to network and build our YNPN community.
May Member Meet-Up: Volunteer at Second Harvest Heartland
Join us as we volunteer at Second Harvest Heartland! We will be sorting, labeling, weighing, and packing food items that will help feed our neighbors in Minnesota and Wisconsin.
March Member Meet-Up: Mental Health for Helpers at George Latimer Central Library
Recently current events have had to that stress level both in work and life outside of work. Are you having trouble dealing with this stress or just wanting to learn more about ways to improve your mental health? Join YNPN-TC as we welcome Christa Marincel to talk about mental health in the nonprofit world.
Doing Big Things with Small Talk w/ Heather Meyer
Want to sound clear, confident, and compelling without overthinking every word? This fast-moving, welcoming workshop uses improv to sharpen your stories and your on-the-spot presence.
December Member Meet-Up: Cookie Exchange at Spyhouse Coffee Uptown
Join us for warm drinks and conversation with other young nonprofit professionals. Please bring cookies to exchange and share if you are able (please note common allergens).
Open Arms Volunteer Event
Join us in volunteering at Open Arms Farms! We will be helping out at one of their local gardens with seasonally appropriate tasks, gardening tools, gloves, and instructions are provided on site.
August Member Meet-up: Trivia at King Coil Spirits
Join us for Trivia Night! It will be an opportunity to connect with like-minded young professionals while testing our collective wits. We look forward to seeing you there!
Leadership Breakfast with Akienyalay Bruce
Want to sound clear, confident, and compelling without overthinking every word? This fast-moving, welcoming workshop uses improv to sharpen your stories and your on-the-spot presence.
Drag Queen Bingo at Roxy's Cabaret
Join us at Roxy's Cabaret for an exciting evening of Drag Queen Bingo in support of YNPN! Rally your friends, don your best attire, and prepare for an extravagant evening brimming with glamour, laughter, and community spirit.
April Member Meet-Up - Pryes Brewing
Join us for a casual gathering to network, swap industry stories, and connect with like-minded young professionals!
Sip & Socialize: A Celebration of Community at Flava Café
We will be packing basic menstrual supplies for those experiencing homelessness, unstable housing & poverty.
January Member Meet-up
Join us for Trivia Night! It will be an opportunity to connect with like-minded young professionals while testing our collective wits.
October Member Meet-Up
Join us for a casual gathering to network, swap industry stories, and connect with like-minded young professionals!
August Member Meet-Up
Join us for a casual gathering to network, swap industry stories, and connect with like-minded young professionals.
Graduate School: When, Where, How, and Why?
Feeling stuck in your career? Curious about whether graduate school makes sense for you now or in the future? Hear from the team at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs about the whys and hows of graduate school.
Drag Queen Bingo at Roxy's Cabaret
Join us at Roxy's Cabaret for an exciting evening of Drag Queen Bingo in support of YNPN!
May Member Meet-Up
Join us for a casual gathering to network, swap industry stories, and connect with like-minded young professionals.
Leadership Breakfast with Alissa Light
Looking to get to the next level in your nonprofit career? At YNPN Twin Cities' Leadership Breakfast series, nonprofit leaders will share with you exactly how they did it, what they learned and what they're looking for in a rising nonprofit leader.
Leadership Breakfast with Nonoko Sato
Looking to get to the next level in your nonprofit career? At YNPN Twin Cities' Leadership Breakfast series, nonprofit leaders will share with you exactly how they did it, what they learned and what they're looking for in a rising nonprofit leader.
February Member Meet-Up
Join us for a casual gathering to network, swap industry stories, and show some love for like-minded young professionals!
CCF Principles to Practice: Redefining Major Giving
If you’re wondering what Community Centric Fundraising (CCF) principles are and if you can raise enough money when you apply them, this session is for you. If you feel like you’re forced to choose between fundraising that feels right and fundraising that works, this session is for you.
December Member Meet-Up
Join us for a casual gathering to network, swap industry stories, and meet some like-minded young professionals. Ugly sweaters optional!
Pathways to Nonprofit Leadership: Navigating Your Journey with Purpose
Join us for this virtual event with Kate King, a seasoned nonprofit professional with a winding career path and the Executive Director of Feline Rescue, for an inspiring presentation on navigating your career within the nonprofit sector.
Leadership Breakfast with Lamah Bility
Looking to get to the next level in your nonprofit career? At YNPN Twin Cities' Leadership Breakfast series, nonprofit leaders will share with you exactly how they did it, what they learned and what they're looking for in a rising nonprofit leader.
YNPN September Social
Join us for a relaxing casual gathering to network, swap industry stories, and an opportunity to gain a new perspective or meet a new friend. We look forward to seeing you there!
Behind the CRM: Nonprofit Fundraisers Happy Hour
Calling all Twin Cities fundraisers! Join YNPN for a dedicated happy hour for fundraisers. We’ll network, discuss our favorite acronyms, and more. We hope to see you there.
Beat the System: Be a Student Loan Champ
Student loans can be daunting but with the right information, you can become a student loan champ and make consistent progress in reducing and eventually eliminating your loans. Join us in learning more!
Leadership Breakfast with Alison Brown
Looking to get to the next level in your nonprofit career? At YNPN Twin Cities' Leadership Breakfast series, nonprofit leaders will share with you exactly how they did it, what they learned and what they're looking for in a rising nonprofit leader.
YNPN Social
Come and gather with fellow Twin Cities nonprofit friends! This is a low-key gathering to network, swap industry stories, and an opportunity to gain a new perspective or meet a new friend.
Leading Change and Prioritizing Care
Want to make a change within the workspace and your community but worried about overextending? Learn how to establish a shared purpose with your coworkers and your community, and navigate adaptive leadership, liberatory consciousness, the 4 'I's of oppression, and forms of power.

