The Alliance for Nonprofit Excellence will hold a workshop titled “Planning and Evaluation 101” today from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Alliance office, 5100 Poplar Ave., Suite 502. The facilitator will be Karen Kitchens, who will discuss fundamental planning and evaluation tools that will equip participants to better understand a program’s impact and needs. For more information or reservations, call 684-6605 or visit www.npexcellence.org.

Talk Shoppe will present “Identity Theft: The Silent Crime” by Bryan Scott of Pre-Paid Legal Services Inc. today from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. at the Better Business Bureau of the Mid-South, 3693 Tyndale Drive. For more information, call Jo Garner at 482-0354.

The Memphis Lawyers’ Chapter of the Federalist Society will present Tara Ross, who will speak on “Enlightened Democracy: The Case for the Electoral College” today from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at The Majestic Grille, 145 S. Main St. A buffet lunch will be served from 11:30 a.m. to noon. Cost is $25 for members and $30 for nonmembers. To register, contact Greg Grisham at 312-9413 or greg.grisham@leitnerfirm.com.

The Sales and Marketing Society of the Mid-South will host a presentation by Keith Sterne of Financial Consulting Group titled “The GO System” today from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Holiday Inn Select, 5795 Poplar Ave. Attendance is free for members, $25 for guests and $15 for students. For reservations, visit www.sms-midsouth.org, e-mail smsofmidsouth@comcast.net or call 937-5532.

Certified Commercial Investment Members Memphis Chapter will hold its 2009 Kickoff Monthly Membership Meeting today at 11:45 a.m. at the Holiday Inn–University of Memphis, 3700 Central Ave. Frank Cianciola, president of Renasant Bank, will speak. Cost is $25 for guests.

Memphis Invest will hold an “Investor Round Table-Networking Q & A” today from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. at its in-house training center, 130 Timber Creek Drive. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, call Memphis Invest at 877-773-9998.

The Germantown Athletic Club will host an open house and fitness fair Thursday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the club, 1801 Exeter Road. The open house will feature nutritional counseling, spinal scans and cooking demonstrations along with information booths from businesses on health-related matters. For more information, contact Scarlet Jones at scarletj@germantown-tn.gov or 751-7678.

The Society of Entrepreneurs will hold a panel discussion titled “Evaluating Charitable Giving Opportunities” Thursday at noon at the Salvation Army, 696 Jackson Ave. The panel members will be Dick Barnhart, Mike Bruns, Charles Ewing and Buzzy Hussey. Cost is $25 per person and includes lunch. For more information, call 682-9920 or visit www.soememphis.com.