The Exchange: Coffee & Conversations Nonprofit Networking Event
About this Event
About the Exchange
Fundraising is hard, often isolating work. We’re inviting the community to a casual morning coffee to connect, swap ideas, and share experiences across the nonprofit ecosystem in Greenville, SC, and the Upstate.
At The Exchange, nonprofit leaders, fundraisers, community partners, and the organizations that support them come together, talk through challenges, share wins, and leave with a few more tools than they came with.
With the funding landscape constantly shifting and internal teams stretched thin, we saw an opportunity to help bridge the gap and create something different.
What's New This Month: Connecting the Dots
When going to a networking event, we realize it's not always obvious who in the room can help with the thing you actually came to talk about. So, we're adding a new way to help our attendees easily connect to the conversations and resources they're looking for.
This month, we're asking registrants to tell us what they're looking for help with, and they'll get a matching dot color at the event. The idea is simple: walk in, scan the room, find the color, start talking. We're keeping the same low pressure, drop-in style networking event, just with a faster way to find the right conversations.
What to Expect
- Casual, drop-in coffee networking
- Honest conversation about what’s working — and what’s not
- Peer-to-peer sharing across roles and organizations
- Exposure to resources that can help move your organization forward
Bring your questions, your challenges, and your ideas. Coffee’s on us.
Who Should Attend
- Nonprofit fundraisers, executive directors, and development teams
- Board members and organizational leaders
- Community partners who support nonprofits, including:
- Banking and financial professionals
- Legal and compliance advisors
- Consultants, creatives, and strategists
- Donors and philanthropic partners
If you work in, alongside, or in support of nonprofits in Greenville and the Upstate, this space is for you.
Hosted by
Laurie Staub Consulting
Partnering with nonprofits to strengthen fundraising strategy, board engagement, and donor relationships. Supporting organizations in building clarity, capacity, and structure to keep the work going.
goodvillage co.
Supporting nonprofits and community organizations with brand, website, and marketing systems — helping teams communicate clearly, stay consistent, and grow without burning out.
Laurie brings 25 years of experience helping nonprofits and not-for-profit organizations grow their funding, visibility, and sustainability, while Goodvillage brings creative and digital expertise, having developed websites, brand strategy, and marketing campaigns for nonprofit organizations.
Together, we’re creating practical spaces, resources, and programming to support nonprofits across Greenville and the Upstate.
Learn more: lauriestaub.com | goodvillage.co
Event Details
Wednesday, September 16
8:30–10:30 AM | Drop-in style
Venture X Plush Mills
141 Traction St, Greenville, SC 29611
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