It’s easy to forget that New Haven is the second-largest city in Connecticut with an ever-expanding network of business entrepreneurs, social entrepreneurs, and change-makers. Please join us next week to learn about this growing ecosystem and how three Yale alums are boldly advancing entrepreneurship and education within New Haven and beyond. Wednesday, May 26 | 6:30 […]
Hope to see you online! Looking forward to seeing many of you on Wednesday, June 30th! Details to follow Register here. *** YANA Virtual Town Hall Full description & speakers to follow YANA Town Hall Wednesday, June 30, 2021 | 6:30 PM EDT *** REGISTER *** This meeting will be held on Zoom Register in […]
Hope to see you online! Looking forward to seeing many of you on Wednesday, July 28th! Details to follow Register here. *** YANA Virtual Town Hall Full description & speakers to follow YANA Town Hall Wednesday, July 28, 2021 | 6:30 PM EDT *** REGISTER *** This meeting will be held on Zoom Register in […]
Two Fearless Champions of the Environment YANA Town Hall The Yale Club of New York City In-Person & Virtual Wednesday, January 26 | 6:30 PM EST All welcome to attend; Registration required Urban parks and natural areas have never been more important for our collective sanity than during Covid. On January 26th, two alums from the Yale […]
ADDICTION RECOVERY Healing Through Compassion and Community YANA Virtual Town Hall Wednesday, February 23 | 6:30 PM EST All welcome to attend; Registration required Addiction in the US was already at a crisis level when Covid struck. The pandemic fueled an increase in financial insecurity and social isolation, triggering a surge in addiction rates. On […]
COVID-19: Turning Pain into Purpose When COVID struck two years ago, two courageous Yalies saw and seized the opportunity to transform adversity into positive social change. Kristin Urquiza ’03 started Marked By COVID to give a voice to the voiceless after the tragic and unnecessary death of her father Mark Urquiza from the disease. Liam Elkind ’22 launched Invisible Hands to deliver groceries, […]
On the eve of Earth Day, join us for an exceptional webinar sponsored by the YANA Bay Area and New England chapters and Yale BlueGreen U.S. Climate Change: Regional Differences & How to Prepare for What's Ahead National Webinar Thursday, April 21 | 6:45 PM EDT All welcome to attend; Registration required We’re already living […]
United For Ukraine As heartbreak in Ukraine continues, the Yale community is working together in many ways to support this war-torn country. On Wednesday, May 25th, YANA will dedicate the entire Town Hall to spotlight United For Ukraine and the heroic work of three Ukrainian-born members of the Yale School of Medicine, who mobilized immediately to launch […]
Choosing Forms for Philanthropy Carrie Trowbridge ’99, J.D. ‘06, General Counsel at The New York Community Trust, and Justin Zaremby ’03, Ph.D. 07, J.D. ‘10, Counsel in the Tax-Exempt Organizations practice at Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP, will explore how different types of tax-exempt organizations can be used to advance charitable goals. They will cover public […]
YANA-Dwight Hall Fellows Cultivating the Next Generation of Social Impact Leadership Inspiring and supporting lives of impact lies at the heart of YANA’s mission. Over the past five years, the YANA-Dwight Hall Fellowship has created opportunities for 19 Yale students to embark upon their individual social impact journeys, allowing them to explore a range of […]
Details & agenda to follow Blocks and Levers in Economic Mobility Charles (“Charlie”) Homer ‘76 – health policy and practices; EMPathways, https://www.linkedin.com/in/charles-homer-24bb54b/ Prof. Zach Bleemer, SOM – higher education and affirmative action, https://som.yale.edu/faculty-research/faculty-directory/zachary-bleemer Marcus Haymon ‘05 – philanthropy and economic mobility; racial and gender equity Prof. Rourke O'Brien, Yale Dept. of Sociology – causes and […]
Don Chen and Yale Professor Paul Sabin will discuss nonprofit advocacy and the public interest movement since the 1960s, with a focus on Prof. Sabin's most recent book Public Citizens: The Attack on Big Government and the Remaking of American Liberalism. Wednesday, Oct. 26 | 6:30 PM EDT All welcome to attend online or at […]