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. Coffee and networking begins at 8:00 a.m.; the program presentation begins at about 8:20 and wraps up around 9:00. Visitors and guests are welcome!
Meeting Address:
Beargrass Christian Church
4100 Shelbyville Road
Louisville, KY 40207
2025 Meetings & Events:
January 14th at 8:00 a.m.: Monthly Meeting
Topic: Don’t Be Scared: Planned Giving 101 • Speaker: Lisa Cobb with Home of the Innocents
February 11th at 8:00 a.m.: Monthly Meeting
No meeting due to weather
March 11th at 8:00 a.m.: Monthly Meeting
Topic: Growing Big Gifts: Simple Strategies for Major Donor Fundraising • Speaker: Angela Champion Sprowl (UofL)
April 8th at 8:00 a.m.: Monthly Meeting
Topic: Tech Talk • Speaker: Judith Youngblood
May 13th at 8:00 a.m.: Monthly Meeting
Topic: Leadership Louisville Center • Speaker: Sara Bowman and Amy Jewell
June 10th at 8:00 a.m.: Volunteer Day Field Trip
Various Location(s): Sign Up Here
July 8th: at 8:00 a.m.: Monthly Meeting
Topic: WICK: The Power of Collective Giving • Speaker: Meg Rush
August 12th: Lunch Social
Location: TBD
September 9th at 8:00 a.m.: Monthly Meeting
Topic: TBD • Speaker: TBD
October 14th at 8:00 a.m.: Monthly Meeting
Topic: TBD • Speaker: TBD
November 11th at 8:00 a.m.: Monthly Meeting
Topic: TBD • Speaker: TBD
December 9th at 8:00 a.m.: Holiday Party
Location: TBD
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
