Member Event Opportunities

NSI MEMBER MEET-UPS

Near Southside, Inc. Member Breakfasts occur on Wednesday's at 8 a.m. at various member-business locations throughout the Near Southside. Attendees are given an important opportunity to make introductions around the room that offer face-time with the entire group before we disburse for more casual networking. Each breakfast includes community updates from NSI President Mike Brennan and NSI Director of Events and Communications Megan Henderson. Hosting is a great way to showcase your business where attendance regularly exceeds 120 guests. Big thanks to our 2025 Breakfast sponsor Watermark Power Solutions for underwriting this important programming! Contact Megan to learn about hosting opportunities.

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2025 BREAKFAST DATES

January 15, 2025	8:00am to 10:00am
February 5, 2025	8:00am to 10:00am
March 5, 2025	8:00am to 10:00am
No April Event
May 7, 2025	8:00am to 10:00am
June 4, 2025	8:00am to 10:00am
July 2, 2025	8:00am to 10:00am
August 6, 2025	8:00am to 10:00am
September 3, 2025	8:00am to 10:00am
No October Event
November 5, 2025	8:00am to 10:00am
December 3, 2025	8:00am to 10:00am

NSI MEMBER HAPPY HOURS

Near Southside Member Happy Hours are casual come-and-go networking events that are equally social and informative. Like the breakfasts, our happy hours are hosted by rotating member-business locations throughout the Near Southside. They provide an opportunity for NSI members to connect on a regular basis while learning about the latest news, partnerships, and policies that shape the district. Enjoy drink specials and a few brief updates and announcements from the Near Southside staff at each event. Big thanks to our 2025 Happy Hour sponsor Ciera Bank for underwriting this important programming! Sign up for the NSI newsletter to be notified of the next Near Southside Happy Hour.

2025 HAPPY HOUR DATES

February 20, 2025	4:30pm to 6:00pm
*April 17, 2025	4:30pm to 6:00pm
*May 15, 2025	4:30pm to 6:00pm
*July 17, 2025	4:30pm to 6:00pm
*August 21, 2025	4:30pm to 6:00pm
*September 18, 2025	4:30pm to 6:00pm
November 20, 2025	4:30pm to 6:00pm

NSI MEMBER DEVELOPMENT TOURS

Near Southside Development Tours take you behind the scenes to see the projects highlighted in our community updates at breakfasts and happy hours. Adaptive reuse and new construction projects are featured to offer members the chance to hear directly from the developers, architects, and business owners who are leading these new additions to the Near Southside. Each tour ends with a Near Southside Happy Hour, also generously sponsored by Ciera Bank!

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2025 TOUR + HH DATES

February 20, 2025	12:30pm to 4:30pm
July 17, 2025	12:30pm to 4:30pm
November 20, 2025	12:30pm to 4:30pm

NSI SEMINAR SERIES

NSI brings in an interdisciplinary group of experts presenting case studies and lessons learned from a variety of redevelopment projects and entrepreneurial efforts. The seminars provide Near Southside developers, architects, builders, and business owners with the knowledge and tools that should ultimately facilitate new development projects and businesses that otherwise would not arrive in the Near Southside.

Our most recent seminar was held in partnership with the Incremental Development Alliance. The IDA is a national organization that works with small scale developers to give them the tools to invest in their own communities. They hold workshops around the country on small scale real estate development that give attendees the info they need to analyze what makes a good project, determine how a building makes money, and learn how small developers interact with the broader ecosystem of professionals. The sold-out Fort Worth seminar featured a session on market research, creating a sample pro forma, and tips on financing. This workshop was made possible by a grant from LegacyTexas Bank and hosted by The Woman’s Club of Fort Worth.

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QUESTIONS OR IDEAS?

For more information regarding membership or member events, please contact Megan Henderson at megan@nearsouthsidefw.org.