Young Professionals of Knoxville is a non-profit organization with a mission to inspire Knoxville’s young professionals to connect, develop and serve to build leaders and improve our community. The organization is led by a 19-member Board of Directors that can be reached anytime by emailing contact@ypknox.com.
Here are answers to some of the top questions we receive throughout the year:
1. How does a company partner with YPK on events or community service projects?
As an organization, we work hard to provide quality professional development events, volunteer experiences, and networking opportunities to members. We are able to achieve such high-quality programming because of partnerships with area businesses like yours!
If you would like to work with YPK on an event or community outreach opportunity, please reach out to us:
- Community service opportunities & donation drives, outreach@ypknox.com
- Happy hours and social events, social@ypknox.com
- General Membership Meetings, member@ypknox.com
- Marketing partnerships, marketing@ypknox.com
For general inquires please reach out to contact@ypknox.com
2. How can an organization sponsor YPK and what are the benefits?
When you invest in Young Professionals of Knoxville, you are investing in our community’s future. YPK sponsorship benefits include exposure for your company, complimentary YPK memberships for your employees, tickets to YPK premier events, and more. Learn more at https://www.ypknox.com/partner or email admin@ypknox.com.
3. How can a company notify YPK members about opportunities?
Members and their companies can include promotions for upcoming special events in the YPK newsletter and in the YPK community directory. Reach out to marketing@ypknox.com for deadline and placement options of promotions.
4. If I just signed up to be a member and have not been approved, can I attend member-only events?
Yes! All pending members can register for member-only events. Members are officially voted in once a month by the board – and you’ll start receiving increased communication from the YPK Board after your officially voted in.
While you’re waiting to hear about your acceptance into the organization, be sure to get all the latest updates by liking the Young Professionals of Knoxville Facebook page and by following ypknox on Twitter, yp_knox on Instagram, and Young Professionals of Knoxville on LinkedIn.
5. How do I reset my password? I'm having trouble registering for an event.
You can reset your password by visiting https://www.ypknox.com/login and selecting “Request Password.”
If you’re having trouble registering for an event or logging into your member account (e.g., you see a “loading…” message) – your company’s firewall may be blocking the event registration and membership portal. Try logging into your account or registering for the event on your home computer or another device (like your phone) not connected to the organization’s network.
Do you have a question that wasn’t covered above? Contact us at contact@ypknox.com.