LOCAL EVENTS
Career-Prospectors, www.career-prospectors.com, a job-search networking group, meets every Tuesday at 7:30 a.m., Three Chopt Presbyterian Church, 9315 Three Chopt Road. Details: Charlie Wood, (804) 360-0335.
Virginia Association of Fundraising Executives, 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., University of Richmond's Jepson Alumni Center. Gail Perry will share her Fired Up Fundraising system of seven steps to ignite your organization's passion for fundraising. Cost: $50 for members; $75 for first nonmember guest; $65 for additional nonmember guest. Registration: www.vafre.org.
Nonprofit Learning Point offers "Grantwriting I," today and Feb. 14, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Nonprofit Learning Point, 7501 Boulders View Drive. Registration: www.nonprofitlearningpoint.org.
Greater Richmond Chamber offers "Twitter," 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Henrico Economic Development Authority, 4300 E. Parham Road. Instructor_ Daulton West Jr., president, ASocialMediaChampion4U.com. Cost: $20 for members and nonmembers. Register online at www.GRCC.com or call Jackie Carter, (804) 783-9314.
Synergy Business, noon, Beauregard's Thai Room, 103 E. Cary St. RSVP: Bill Rose, war9500@aol.com or info@synergyclub.biz.
U.S. Postal Service seminar, noon, Montrose Heights Post Office, 5300 Klockner Road. Topic: "Grow Your Business Through Direct Mail for 14.5¢ Per Piece." Details: www.USPSdmhub.com. Reservations: www.USPS.com/growyourbusinessdays.
International Coach Federation Greater Richmond Chapter, 5:30 to 7 p.m., The Workbox, 506 Libbie Ave., for a coaching book review to discuss the book "Drive" by Daniel Pink and learn about human motivation. Registration/details: www.icfgr.com.
The Torch Club of Richmond, 5:30 to 8 p.m., Sts. Constantine & Helen Greek Orthodox Cathedral, 30 Malvern Ave. Speaker: Bill Slaughter. Topic: "History of RF&P Railroad." Cost: $25 for the dinner before the lecture. Details: Miller W. Schuyler Jr., Millerschuy1@comcast.net or HP Singh, (804) 264-7180.
MAJOR BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC EVENTS
- Labor Department releases job openings and labor turnover survey for December, 10 a.m.
- Federal Reserve releases consumer credit data for December, 3 p.m.
- Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke testifies about monetary and fiscal policy before the Senate Budget Committee.
- Coca-Cola Co. reports quarterly financial results.
- Walt Disney Co. reports quarterly financial results.
- Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corp. reports quarterly financial results.
- British oil and gas company BP PLC reports quarterly financial results.
From staff and wire reports
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