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Willard L. Boyd reads from "A Life on the Middle West's Never-Ending Frontier"

University of Iowa legend Willard L. "Sandy" Boyd will read from and discuss his new book, "A Life on the Middle West's Never-Ending Frontier", from University of Iowa Press. Sandy Boyd’s decades of service to the University or Iowa began in 1954, when he arrived as a law professor. He served as...

Date 
Sunday, July 28, 2019 - 2:00pm
Location 
Iowa CIty Public Library
123 S. Linn St.
Iowa City, IA 52240
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Rummage in the Ramp

Enter Level 2 from College Street for the sale.

Annual city-sponsored event that occurs as leases change over each year in Iowa City at the end of July. Note: The event location has changed to the second floor of Chauncey Swan. Same ramp, different floor. :) People are encouraged to...

Date 
Wednesday, July 31, 2019 - 12:00pm to 7:00pm
Location 
Chauncey Swan Parking Ramp
460 East Washington St.
Iowa City, IA 52240
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1 Million Cups

Meets every Wednesday at MERGE Iowa City. Entrepreneurs present new companies and ideas to a diverse audience.

Date 
Wednesday, July 24, 2019 - 9:00am
Location 
MERGE
136 S. Dubuque Street
Iowa City, IA 52240
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History on the Move

The Mobile Museum is on the move across Iowa this summer presenting Iowa History 101. See the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs website for a list of museums and locations. Admission costs may vary. The mobile museum's summer travels will conclude at the Iowa State Fair, August 8-19, 2019....

Date 
Friday, July 12, 2019 - 9:00am to Sunday, August 18, 2019 - 10:00pm
Location 
Multiple Iowa locations
Multiple Iowa locations, IA 50319
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Fundraising Operations

This session dives deeper into operations by looking at donor records, gift processing, as well as procedures and process documentation for each aspect of the fundraising office. Participants will use provided templates to help create one process document during the session.

Register on...

Date 
Monday, July 22, 2019 - 10:00am
Location 
515 E. Locust St.
Des Moines, IA 50309
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Community Learning Series: Growth, Inclusion and Opportunity in the Local Economy

This event is free and open to the public, but space is limited. Please rsvp by Friday, May 24.

This is the first event in the Community Learning Series hosted by the Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation. Susan Longworth, Senior Business Economist of the Federal Reserve Bank of...

Date 
Wednesday, May 29, 2019 - 12:00pm
Location 
324 Third St. SE
Cedar Rapids, IA 52401
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Iowa Fine Arts Education Summit: Connecting Through Standards

Interested in learning more about Iowa's new fine arts standards? Are you new to the standards or familiar but needing more resources for alignment? Would you like to network with peers within your fine arts discipline and across all fine arts disciplines to have conversations around curriculum...

Date 
Thursday, June 20, 2019 - 8:00am
Location 
Des Moines Area Community College
1055 S.W. Prairie Trail Parkway
Ankeny, IA 50023
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A Fairytale for Fundraising: Storytelling Strategies to Inspire Donations

Session meets from 3:00 to 5:00 pm and is helpful for nonprofit staff and board members who want to make a connection between marketing and development functions, lead fundraising or promotional efforts for the organization, or want to gain a better understanding of how they can be an ambassador...

Date 
Tuesday, April 30, 2019 - 3:00pm
Location 
Junior Achievement
6100 Grand Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50312
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Unicorns Unite: Building Epic Partnerships for a Better Iowa

Have you dedicated your career to making the community a better place? Improving people’s lives? Sitting in a broken desk chair so there’s more funding available for programs? If so, you’re a unicorn—one of the amazing people who make up the nonprofit and...

Date 
Thursday, August 22, 2019 - 10:00am to 5:00pm
Location 
Franklin Junior High
4801 Franklin Ave.
Des Moines, IA 50310
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Governor's Volunteer Awards

Statewide annual awards given to recognize individual and group volunteers whose work benefits their communities. Nominations may be submitted in three categories:

• Individual (one person providing outstanding volunteer service) • Group (two or more individuals...

Date 
Friday, April 12, 2019 - 5:00pm
Location 
200 East Grand Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50309