Upcoming Events
Board nominations are now open! Let us know if you are interested in participating in the development of YPK!
Everyone is always welcome to join the Membership Committee! We plan 3 General Membership Meetings per year, 2 YPK 101s, help with the Impact Awards (there’s a separate committee if you’re interested in that one), and often help with check-in at tons of other events. Hope to see you there!
Everything you see and touch that comes out of YPK, this committee had a hand in. Come be a part of creating it! No prior marketing experience required.
With this presentation hosted at the Alliance of Better Nonprofits, you will discover how much time it takes to serve on a board, what type of nonprofit board works for you and ways to get connected. Join us as our former YPK President, Elle Benson, presents Getting Involved: Serving on a Nonprofit Board.
For our October 2nd meeting, former Knoxville City Councilman and current CEO of the Transit Alliance of East Tennessee Joe Hultquist will share a vision that just might become a game-changing reality.
Join Deborah Crouse, Media Relations & Project Director from the Metro Drug Coalition, as she presents YP Community Solutions: Battling the Drug Epidemic. This presentation will focus on various topics that YOU want to know about including drug issues right here in Knoxville and solutions we as young professionals can be doing to fight this epidemic.
The organization awards honor three organizations based on size, impact, philosophy, community involvement and overall leadership of young professionals. These awards serve as appreciation and recognition to those organizations that advance our mission.
The individual awards celebrate leaders who embody our vision of making Knoxville the most desirable city for young professionals to live, work and play.
Thinking about joining Young Professionals of Knoxville? Want to get the most out of your membership? Join us for YPK 101!
Our city is enriched not only by our outstanding young professionals but by the community leaders who have mentored and guided them. For the past five years, YPK has honored local organizations and individuals who are making an impact on young professionals at work, with clients, customers, or in the community.
The Young Professionals of Knoxville will be joining the Alliance for Young Nonprofit Professionals on September 18 for a tour of Downtown Knoxville's nonprofit organizations.
** Deadline to register is Tuesday, September 4. **
This Happy Hour is open to young professionals. Each ticket costs $10 and includes admission into the fair, a parking pass, 2 beer tickets, appetizers, and admission into the Bone Thugs-N-Harmony concert ($70+ value!).
Please join us at our upcoming committee meeting on September 5th at SoKno Taco in South Knoxville. The meeting will start at 6pm, feel free to come as early as 5:30 for drinks and food.
Everything you see and touch that comes out of YPK, this committee had a hand in. Come be a part of creating it! No prior marketing experience required.
With this presentation hosted at the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame, you will be surrounded with history of both men and women who paved the way for Women’s basketball. Learn not only about the history of the game but what steps you should be making to becoming a leader as a young professional.
Calling all YPK members! It's time for our summer General Membership Meeting. Come and enjoy the company of your fellow young professionals, and get the updates on what's happening with YPK.
WATE 6 On Your Side team will provide YPK members an exclusive tour of the studio as well as discuss the relevancy of news, the community & economy of Knoxville, question/answer time.
Volunteer at Summer Wines Party on August 4th to benefit Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of East Tennessee. This fundraiser supports programming to provide trained advocates to help ensure abused and neglected kids in the Knox County Juvenile Court system receive needed services, stay safe, and find a permanent, loving home.
Join us and connect with fellow YPK members the Crown & Goose for our monthly Happy Hour! Open to members and non-members. Invite a friend.
Getting started as a young professional can be very difficult and quite overwhelming. In addition to trying to build our career, we want to accomplish goals outside of work like starting a family, travelling to new places, helping out with our favorite nonprofit and much more.
The 2018 Endeavor YP Summit will be held on Thursday, September 13th at the Mill & Mine. YPK is pleased to announce a limited-time discounted rate for YPK members to attend!
Join us at Central Filling Station for good drinks and great conversation. Central Filling Station is dog-friendly; attendees are encouraged to bring their pups! YPK Happy Hours are open to members and non-members!
On July 1, 2018, Young Professionals of Knoxville (YPK) will launch a member directory at ypknox.com exclusively for YPK members. In addition to being highly visual and interactive, the new directory will have a powerful search feature allowing members to search over 200 member profiles by name, position, company, and even interests.
Get your ticket now for YPK's Summer Party at Smokies Stadium as the Tennessee Smokies take on the Chattanooga Lookouts!
Come mingle and meet fellow young professionals. June's happy hour will be at Barley's in the old city. We will meet upstairs where there is a bar and pool tables!
Becky Huckaby, Metropolitan Knoxville Airport Authority (MKAA) Vice President of Public Relations, will give YPK members an inside look into the premier air facility in East Tennessee.
Save the date for our May Professional Development Event at Knoxville Entrepreneur Center!
Calling all YPK members to join us for our Spring General Membership Meeting on May 17th at the Hyatt Place Rooftop on Gay Street. Check-in will start at 5:30 and the meeting will start at 6:00PM.
Our May Happy Hour will be at Abridged Beer Company on May 3rd!
YPK members will volunteer at the Western Ave Strike and Spare event on Friday, April 27th from 6:30-9:00pm to support the bowling teams and Big Brothers Big Sisters staff.
Join us for YPK 101! This event is open to the public; anybody who wants to learn more about YPK is welcome to join!
Join us for our April Happy Hour at Alliance Brewing Company on April 4th at 6:00 PM. Alan Howard will be speaking for a few minutes about Alliance and the history of the company. YPK Happy Hours are open to members and non-members.
The community-wide South Knoxville Cleanup will be held on Saturday, March 17th from 9 am–12 pm, followed by lunch.
Save the date for our March Happy Hour at Pour Taproom! Pour Co-Owner Joel McLead will be speaking to our group around 7:00 PM.
Robert Loggins, Manager of Recruiting and Organizational Development, will give YPK members an inside look into the nationally recognized manufacturer.
Start the year off by doing something good with Goodwill! Support local job training by sorting donations - sign up now!
Kick the year off right with a YPK Happy Hour! Open to both members and the public.
YPK members and friends are invited to lay wreaths on veterans' graves on Wreaths Across America Day. Please register in advance!
Save the date for YPK's annual holiday party! The event is open to all, but please register in advance for drinks and appetizers!
Join YPK and Vulcan Materials Company for a tailgate like no other!
