Welcome to the ENTF Events page!

 

Below you will find our monthly committee meetings in our different systems areas highlighted by color, as well as any additional ENTF events and events added by our partners (i.e. “Community Events”).

 

If you have an event to share, please use the “Add an Event” link at the bottom of the calendar, and follow the prompts. Thank you!

 

Coalition to End Homelessness Meeting

Grand Rapids, MI, United States

Join us on Zoom! Join Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86785111647?pwd=M1NvL0Y4Nmc5eEhKK21oY05aanBWZz09 Meeting ID: 867 8511 1647 Passcode: 40145 Dial by your location +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington D.C) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 929 205 6099 US (New York) Meeting ID: 867 8511 1647 Passcode: 40145

Show Me The Money Day

Home Repair Services of Kent County 1100 Division S, Grand Rapids

Show Me the Money Day is a FREE, interactive financial resource fair meant to help you reach your money goals. Join Home Repair Services to: * Access vendors, including banks, credit unions, and community organizations * Attend financial workshops * Learn how to build credit, save for the future, become a homeowner and more! Register […]

Free

Disability Awareness Day

Salvation Army Kroc Center 2500 S Division, Grand Rapids, MI, United States

Please join Disability Advocates for our Annual Disability Awareness Day on Friday, March 11, from 9 am to 12:30 pm at the Salvation Army’s Kroc Center, 2500 Division Ave. South! Please feel free to share the invitation with friends and colleagues. Tickets are $25. Visit https://www.dakc.us/events/#upcoming to register. Scholarships are available – email michael.w@dakc.us to […]

Census Data Lunch and Learn

Virtual MI

Have you ever wondered what information is available from the Census? This workshop will provide an overview of this public resource. We will walk through the Census' data explorer and discuss how the data can be used. There will also be time to explore the data on your own and in small groups so you […]

Free

Recurring

Let’s Talk Data 1: Outcomes and Indicators

Virtual MI

A common area of struggle for nonprofits when it comes to data is how to show your impact. Want to learn what data to collect (and more importantly, what you can stop collecting)? This three-part workshop series will help you define how your organization or program helps create change, the outcomes associated with that change, […]

Free

Recurring

Let’s Talk Interviews and Focus Groups

Virtual MI

Planning and conducting qualitative research can be intimidating. The interviewer has to meet real people face-to-face and figure out how to elicit answers of interest. We have to do so without being heavy-handed and without signaling disinterest in the whole person or their whole story. We will discuss how to adopt a genuinely empathetic posture […]

The US Census: Data and Your Community with the West Michigan Research Network

Grand Rapids Public Library 111 Library Street NE, Grand Rapids, MI, United States

Join Jeff Williams, Director of Community Data and Research Lab at the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy, for a presentation on the 2020 Census, immediately followed by a panel discussion of West Michigan researchers moderated by Neil Carlson, Director of DataWise Consulting. This program will break down the 2020 Census results and discuss the […]

Free

Recurring

Let’s Talk Surveys

Virtual MI

Are you responsible for a survey at your organization? Want to learn the fundamentals of developing and using surveys to collect data? Whether you have a survey to revise or need to create one from scratch, this training will help you with wording questions and response options, formatting print and electronic versions, and addressing issues […]

Recurring

Let’s Talk Data Preparation

Virtual MI

So, you have a spreadsheet of data. Now what? Join us to learn the basics of data preparation using Microsoft Excel. During this series, you will learn to clean, transform, and start analyzing data using formulas and pivot tables. These skills may not sound glamorous, but they are essential to the process of moving from […]

Recurring

Let’s Talk Data Visualization

Virtual MI

Wondering which chart is going to get your point across to your audience? Stop wasting time with graphs that fail to make sense of your data, and join us to learn the basics of quality data visualization. We believe anyone can leverage the power of data visualizations, regardless of background! We will discuss storytelling with […]

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