ST. MARYS — The Elk County Community Foundation and Leadership Elk County Alumni have joined together to plan a local Non-Profit Academy: Working to Empower Non-Profits and Keep Communities Strong.

The half-day conference will be held from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Oct. 23 at The Highlands, formerly the St. Marys Country Club. Non-profit leaders, executives, front line staff, board members and volunteers from Elk County and the surrounding region are invited to attend.

The event is a conference where attendees will network, share and learn. It will feature a presentation of “Newspapers, Radio, Cable, and Social Media… Oh My!” — a look at the media and how it works — by keynote speaker Harlan J. Beagley, publisher of the Daily Press, Ridgway Record and Kane Republican.

Other presenters include Tish Mogan from the Pennsylvania Association of Non-profit Organizations; Penny Schnarrs, senior director of communications and constituent relations at Point Park University; Matt Checchio, president of Mangus Marketing; and Rich Scott, a certified Dale Carnegie trainer.

Topics for the day will include the PANO Standards for Excellence, event fundraising, small games of chance information, social media and marketing.  

Attendees will save $10 by registering early. The early bird registration has been extended to Monday.

For more information and to register, contact the Foundation at 814-834-2125.