Human Resources Training and Development will host a seminar titled "Leading and Empowering Employees for Maximum Productivity" today from 8:30 a.m. to noon at the Holiday Inn Select Downtown, 160 Union Ave. Cost is $95 and includes continental breakfast and materials. Call 761-5525 or e-mail duselton@UseltonTraining.com for more information.

The Alliance for Nonprofit Excellence will hold "What If ...? Crisis Management and Disaster Planning for Nonprofits Workshop" today from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at The Assisi Foundation of Memphis Inc., 515 Erin Drive. Cost is $99 for members and $150 for nonmembers. To register, visit www.npexcellence.org or call 684-6605.

The Institute of Management Accountants - Memphis Chapter will hold its monthly technical session today at 11:45 a.m. in the Medallion Restaurant inside the Holiday Inn-University of Memphis, 3700 Central Ave. Gregory Noonan will present "A Strategic Approach to Key Business and Finance Processes." Cost is $20. For reservations, visit www.imamemphis.org.

MPACT Memphis will host its After-Hours Social today from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at 5400 Poplar Ave. Free food, drinks and live music will be provided. The event is free for MPACT members and $5 for nonmembers. Call 683-5013 for more information.

The Memphis Brooks Museum of Art is partnering with Indie Memphis to bring local films to the museum on Thursday evenings beginning today at 7:30 p.m. at 1934 Poplar Ave. with "The Best of Indie Memphis Shorts: Part I." Tickets are $5 for museum members and $7 for nonmembers and can be purchased at www.brooksmuseum.org or by calling 544-6208.

AGAPE Child & Family Services will hold its annual Heartlight Gala Saturday at The Cannon Center for the Performing Arts, 255 N. Main St. Dinner in the banquet hall is from 4:45 p.m. to 6 p.m., and doors open for the concert at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $35, and discounts are available for groups. For more information, call 323-3600 or visit www.AgapeMeansLove.org.

The Paw Prints Auction Gala benefiting the Humane Society of Memphis and Shelby County will be held Saturday from 6:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. at Temple Israel, 1376 Massey Road. Tickets are $125 each or $1,000 for tables of 10. To download a ticket purchase form, visit www.memphishumane.org or call Andrew Israel at 937-3902.

The University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law alumni chapter will honor 16 of the legal community's "Pillars of Excellence from America's Greatest Generation" at its annual dinner Saturday at 6 p.m. at the Holiday Inn-University of Memphis, 3700 Central Ave. The reception begins at 6 p.m. and dinner is at 7 p.m. For more information, call 678-4299.

The Memphis Lawyers' Chapter of The Federalist Society will hold "A 2007 Tennessee Legislative Update" Monday from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Grille 83, 83 Madison Ave. The Honorable Brian K. Kelsey of the Tennessee House of Representatives, District 83, is the featured guest. Lunch is available for $15 for members and $20 for nonmembers. To register, contact Greg Grisham at 526-0431 or e-mail ggrisham@weintraubstock.com.