Monthly Meetings & Events
Attend a Meeting
FREML generally meets the second Tuesday of every month at Beargrass Christian Church at the corner of Shelbyville Road and Browns Lane in St. Matthews. Park in the front and enter through the glass double doors. Networking begins at 8:00 a.m.; the program begins at 8:20 and wraps up around 9:00. Visitors and guests are welcome!
Meeting Address:
Beargrass Christian Church
4100 Shelbyville Road
Louisville, KY 40207
2026 Meetings & Events:
January 13th at 8:00 a.m.: Monthly Meeting
Topic: The Proactive Grant Seeker: Strategies for Thriving in 2026 • Bethany M. Planton with bmpconsulting
February 10th at 8:00 a.m.: Monthly Meeting
Topic: THE ARTS: A Paradigm Shift in Educational Attainment, Health and Wellbeing • Speaker: Leslie Smart, Chief Executive Officer of Louisville Ballet
March 10th at 8:00 a.m.: Monthly Meeting
Topic: Policy Insight for Nonprofits: Navigating the 2026 Landscape • Speaker: Laela Kashan, Director of Advocacy and Engagement at Kentucky Nonprofit Network
April 14th at 8:00 a.m.: Volunteer Day
Details TBA!
May 12th at 8:00 a.m.: Monthly Meeting
Topic: TBD • Speaker: TBD
June 9th at 8:00 a.m.: Monthly Meeting
Topic: TBD • Speaker: TBD
July 14th: Social Event
Details TBD
August 11th at 8:00 a.m.: Monthly Meeting
Topic: TBD • Speaker: TBD
September 8th at 8:00 a.m.: Monthly Meeting
Topic: TBD • Speaker: TBD
October 13th at 8:00 a.m.: Monthly Meeting
Topic: TBD • Speaker: TBD
November 10th at 8:00 a.m.: Monthly Meeting
Topic: TBD • Speaker: TBD
December 8th at 8:00 a.m.: Holiday Party
Details TBD
2025 Meetings & Events:
Monthly Meeting Topic: Don’t Be Scared: Planned Giving 101 • Speaker: Lisa Cobb with Home of the Innocents
Monthly Meeting Topic: Growing Big Gifts: Simple Strategies for Major Donor Fundraising • Speaker: Angela Champion Sprowl (UofL)
Monthly Meeting Topic: Tech Talk • Speaker: Judith Youngblood
Monthly Meeting Topic: Leadership Louisville Center • Speaker: Sara Bowman and Amy Jewell
Volunteer Day Field Trip
Monthly Meeting Topic: WICK: The Power of Collective Giving • Speaker: Meg Rush
Summer Social
Monthly Meeting Topic: Fundraise Better from Donor Advised Funds • Speaker: Miranda Reece with Community Foundation of Louisville
Monthly Meeting Topic: Mailbox to Mission: Turning Year-End Appeals Into Impact • Speaker: Beth Brown with United Direct Solutions
Monthly Meeting Topic: Unapologetic Fundraising: Applying and Entrepreneurial Approach • Speaker: Jane Pfeiffer with Fieldtrip
Holiday Party
2024 Meetings & Events:
Monthly Meeting Topic: Building Relationships Through Strategic Storytelling • Speaker: Meg Wenning with Fleur de Lis Communications
Monthly Meeting Topic: Supercharge Your Fundraising with ChatGPT • Speaker: Vince Cain with Right Mind Growth Consulting
Monthly Meeting Topic: Developing a Strategic Marketing Plan • Speaker: Jenny Mitchell with cusp creative
Monthly Meeting Topic: Grant Writing & Foundation Relations • Speaker: Mary Bainbridge with Ashley Rountree and Associates
Monthly Meeting Topic: Board Engagement: Igniting Passion & Purpose • Speaker: SteVon Edwards with Schenault Solutions, LLC
Monthly Meeting Topic: The Joys of Major Gift Work • Speaker: Tina Kauffmann with Sacred Heart Schools
Summer Social: Union Restaurant & Gameyard
Volunteer Day Field Trip: Kentucky Humane Society, Family & Children’s Place, and Bridgehaven Mental Health Services
Monthly Meeting Topic: How to Pitch to the Media • Speaker: Drew Bennett with Spectrum News
Monthly Meeting Topic: Professional Development with CNPE • Speaker: Das Rooprai with Center for Nonprofit Excellence (CNPE)
Monthly Meeting Topic: Finding Your WHY • Speaker: Ina de Mattos Miller with Louisville Youth Philanthropy Council (LYPC)
Holiday Party: Catered by Biscuit Belly
