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YC Connect: 28th Ave Beach Cleanup with TMC Queen's Platoon
2020-10-24 10:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York)
28th Ave Beach Cleanup with The Mission Continues
Building Up & Breaking Down
October 24,2020 10:00 AM-03:00 PM
28th Ave Beach:
119-6 28th Ave, Queens, NY 11354

Event Overview

Join the Queens Platoon as we partner up again with Coastal Prevention Network to build up on the 28th ave beach. Some of the tasks we will be focusing on are the following: 1. There are steps that leads to the beach that are on their last leg. We need volunteers who will be willing to come out and help rebuild the stairs to make it easier to access the area and avoid serious injuries. 2. There are very large debris that are still on the beach that we would very like to get rid of. We need people to help break it down and take it out of the beach area so we can open up more space for people to use and capitalize on it by building something new there when the weather gets warmer again. 3. There is still some trash we didn’t manage to get to the last time we was out there and was hoping to cover the area that we didn’t get. If you or someone you know is interested in either breaking some stuff, building stuff or both, please sign up below.
What To Wear: TMC swag and clothes you don’t mind getting dirty in. Dress for the weather as it may get chilly throughout the day.

What to Bring: TMC swag and clothes you don’t mind getting dirty in.
Parking: Street Parking available
Inclement Weather: In the event of bad weather, we will postpone the event to a later date. Anyone with questions can contact Daquane Mays with The Mission Continues (dmays@missioncontinues.org, (347) 344-7929).
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Racism in Healthcare: Racism is a Public Health Crisis
2020-10-13 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Mexico_City)
Racism in Healthcare: Racism is a Public Health Crisis

Join us for a dialogue about Racism in Healthcare with Dr. Krenie Stowe, recipient of the Ally Award from the Center for the Healing of Racism in 1995.
Krenie Stowe describes herself as a mother and activist first, a pediatrician and attorney second. She is a board-certified pediatrician with over 30 years of experience in the trenches of clinical medicine.
Grounded in a lifelong commitment to social justice, she is a tireless advocate of sweeping health care reform.
She received her BA from Yale University in 1981, an MD from Albert Einstein College of Medicine in 1985. Following a pediatric internship at New York University Medical Center, she attended Harvard Law School, graduating magna cum laude in 1990. She then returned to New York to complete pediatric residency training at Montefiore Medical Center’s Residency Program in Social Medicine.
Committed to providing medical care to underserved communities, she has worked with Native American communities rural North Dakota and Portland, Oregon, with migrant communities in Oregon’s agricultural valley and urban immigrant communities in Massachusetts.
She practiced for 19 years in Texas, founding the Frontis Project, a non-profit health care facility that provided medical care, emergency assistance, and social support and advocacy services to 11,500 children and their families; then establishing HEAL, Health Education, Advocacy & Literacy, with a mission to support, inform and empower people caring for children and to reform the role of health care in the lives of individuals and in our society at large.
Dr Stowe describes her approach to medicine as follows: “My work emphasizes empowerment, education and prevention, encouraging people to be active participants in care rather than passive recipients of care.
Class, race/ethnicity and gender/gender identity all continue to profoundly impact health status and access to care. To address health disparities, we must identify and break down economic and racial and cultural barriers to care, as well as deeper internal barriers that stem from feelings of isolation, hopelessness and marginalization.”
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Current Leadership & Funding Issues in Nonprofits Arts & Cultural Institutions
2020-10-07 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York)
Necessary Relevance: The Role of the Arts in Society
Join a panel of artists and arts organization managers to discuss the necessary relevance of arts and culture to a just, equitable, and meaningful community.
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Current Leadership and Funding Issues in Nonprofits Arts & Cultural Institutions
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MODERATOR

Dr. Akosua Barthwell Evans (LAW ‘90), The Barthwell Group (Detroit, MI)
PANELISTS
Sarah Williams (DRAMA ‘15), California Shakespeare Theater (Orinda, CA)
Brian Hodge ‘96, The Printing Museum (Houston, TX)
Clement So ‘06, San Diego Symphony (San Diego, CA)
Gary Dauphin ‘90, Academy Museum of Motion Pictures (Los Angeles, CA)
SPEAKER BIOS
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Wednesday, Oct. 7 | 1:00 PM (EDT)

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Co-Sponsors: Yale Alumni Art League, Yale Club of Houston, Yale Club of San Diego

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UPCOMING PROGRAMS:
December 16, 2020, 1pm ET: Beyond Performance and Exhibition: The many roles of arts in society
January 12, 2021, 1pm ET: Public Art — Supporting art as a way to build up and bind local communities, and engage in creative placemaking and urban revitalization
February 9, 2021, 1pm ET: The Role and Support of Individual Artists — pro bono services, emergency grants, public support

YANA Virtual Town Hall: Social Entrepreneurs Fighting Inequality
2020-09-30 18:30 - 19:30 (America/New_York)
Hope to see you online!
Looking forward to seeing many of you on Wednesday, Sept. 30th!
Please join us as we spotlight social entrepreneurs fighting inequality by democratizing access to essential resources.
Register here.
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Fighting Inequality by Democratizing Access
Please join us as we spotlight social entrepreneurs fighting inequality by
democratizing access to essential resources.
YANA Town Hall
Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020 | 6:30 PM EDT

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SPEAKERS

Tim McChristian ‘77 is the Executive Director of Madison Square Boys and Girls Club, a youth program that provides a safe, supportive environment for children of color living in many of New York’s most under-resourced neighborhoods. Tim’s program reaches over 5,000 kids a year, 90% of whom identify as Black and Brown.

Sarah Tomita ’06 is the Head of Finance, Strategy & Planning for Revolution Foods, an Oakland, California-based social enterprise and provider of free and reduced school lunches for kids, as well as millions of adults and families nationwide affected by food insecurity. As a former YANA board member and NYC resident, Sarah is thrilled to participate in this Town Hall and reconnect with colleagues.

Danny Egol ’20 SOM is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of Inclusion NextWork (INW), a nonprofit dedicated to connecting, supporting, and elevating the next generation of leaders and communities committed to advancing IDEAS: Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Social justice.

Hannah Verma ’21 is a senior Political Science major. She co-founded TeleHealth Access for Seniors at the start of the pandemic to provide low-income, high-risk patients access to free tablets for telemedicine appointments. The nonprofit has now raised over $100,000, donated over 2300 devices, and is entirely student-run.

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This meeting will be held on Zoom
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEpd-yoqzIpH9LiWAeWhciOZdCZoYwWMsCw
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

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Please note that this meeting will be conducted virtually over the Zoom platform, and that in order to participate you’ll first need to download Zoom. We hope you can join us for this global session which promises to be an informative and uplifting evening.

YASC in the Americas: Community Responses to COVID-19
2020-09-29 20:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York)
YASC in the Americas: Community Responses to COVID-19
Perspectives from Brazil, Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico
Join via webinar on Tuesday, September 29, at 8 p.m. EDT
Learn about three fascinating areas and how local communities are handling the pandemic during this interactive webinar. Our panelists join us from YASC partners Instituto Floresta Viva in Brazil, Yspaniola in Dominican Republic, and Instituto Nueva Escuela in Puerto Rico. After a brief presentation by each panelist, you will have the opportunity to join a separate breakout room to discuss the situation in a particular community in more depth.
This webinar supports the Yale Alumni Service Corps (YASC) mission to promote mutual cross-cultural awareness and sustainable development in under-served communities. We do this by bringing Yale alumni, family, and friends to work with people in communities throughout the world – via the arts, education and sports, health, and economic development – to inspire hope and produce meaningful change in the lives of the people we serve.
SPEAKERS
Amy Porter: Amy is Yspaniola’s executive director. She is passionate about community-led development and greatly enjoys overseeing Yspaniola’s education programming, which employs local teachers and classroom assistants to provide high-quality, literacy-focused education to 160 students in the community of Batey Libertad.
Paulo Sanjines Barreiro ’12 MESc: Paulo is a liaison to Floresta Viva, an organization that brings sustainable economic alternatives to small agricultural producers in protected areas. He’s also the founder of Cachoeira Travel, an innovative social enterprise that aims to promote cultural and technological exchange between local communities, students, researchers, and other professionals from Brazil and around the world.
Nerialis Vasquez: Nerialis is a volunteer and special project operational structure VISTA for Instituto Nueva Escuela (INE). As an independent 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, INE is dedicated to improving Puerto Rican students’ academic and socio-emotional outcomes through the implementation of Montessori education in the public school setting.
MODERATOR
Perry Sayles ’88: Perry is currently chair of the Yale Alumni Service Corps Advisory Board and a member of YASC since 2016. He has been on five YASC trips and was the trip producer for the March 2019 trip to the Dominican Republic in partnership with Yspaniola. Perry has his own interior design practice.

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This webinar is brought to you by:
Yale Alumni Service Corps
YAA Shared Interest Groups
Yale Day of Service
Yale Alumni Nonprofit Alliance
Yale Women

Natural Areas Conservancy: Climate Week NYC
2020-09-21 - 2020-09-27
Mark your calendar! Tune in from September 21-27 for
Climate Week NYC — the largest climate summit taking place this year.
Join the Natural Areas Conservancy as we host events exploring how New York City’s natural resources play a pivotal role in mitigating climate change. We’ll also share our latest work in climate adaptation, including new tools and research that advance the city’s planning, restoration, and conservation efforts now and into the future.

Tuesday, September 22 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

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COVID-19. Racial injustice. Climate change. Parks and open spaces have often served as a haven for New Yorkers in good and in challenging times. They provide a safe and inclusive space to experience nature and come together as a community in celebration and in protest — all while cleaning our air and improving our environment.
As New York City works to become a more equitable city in the face of these growing challenges, what role do our parks and natural resources play in achieving that goal? Whether they’re mitigating the urban heat island effect or simply providing safe and inclusive spaces to experience nature, our city’s parks need investment by our government, as well as community support, funding, and advocacy to be beneficial for all New Yorkers.
Join the Natural Areas Conservancy, Prospect Park Alliance, and WE ACT for Environmental Justice on Tuesday, September 22, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. for a virtual panel discussion as we share how our organizations are employing a wide range of strategies and solutions to advance equity and accessibility in New York City’s parks.
This event is limited to 100 spots. If you’re unable to access the Zoom webinar on event day, visit our Facebook page to watch it streamed live during the broadcast.

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Thursday, September 24 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

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Celebrate Climate Week NYC with us as we host a virtual event that explores the findings of the NAC’s recent analysis of carbon storage and sequestration in NYC’s forests and highlights how our organization is advancing climate adaptation and forest management in New York City.
New York City is home to over 7,000 acres of ecologically diverse, native forest — a vast natural resource that plays a large role in how the city adapts to challenges presented by climate change. When we think about carbon, the value of rural forests in mitigating climate change and offsetting emissions is well understood. However, in urban settings, the contribution of forests in capturing and storing carbon is not well quantified.
In 2019, the NAC used extensive forest assessment data to calculate the amount of carbon sequestered and stored in New York City’s forested natural areas. We completed this study to better understand the value of this resource in mitigating climate change and to evaluate the role of restoration and management in influencing carbon capture. Spoiler alert: New York City’s urban forests have a lot of potential to be part of the climate solution.
This event is limited to 100 spots. If you’re unable to access the Zoom webinar on event day, visit our Facebook page to watch it streamed live during the broadcast. This event was made possible through support to the Natural Areas Conservancy from Con Edison.

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Thursday, September 24 from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
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Celebrate Climate Week NYC and learn how climate change has affected Prospect Park and other natural areas in New York City and the projections for the future, including how Prospect Park Alliance and the Natural Areas Conservancy are using the best available science to mitigate the negative effects of climate change and preserve our urban forests.
Hear from Prospect Park Alliance forest ecologist Howard Goldstein and the Natural Areas Conservancy’s Justin Bowers, program manager for Natural Areas Restoration and the creator of Forest Identification and Restoration Selection Tool (FIRST), which helps forest restoration practitioners manage for and adapt to geographic and climate conditions.

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Philanthropy, Fundraising, and Funds Allocation in the COVID Era
2020-09-16 14:00 - 15:30 (America/New_York)
PHILANTHROPY, FUNDRAISING, AND FUNDS ALLOCATION
IN THE COVID ERA
Panel Discussion
Join the YANA Colorado chapter for a midday discussion with experts from various nonprofits and foundations.
If you’ve been struggling with fundraising during the coronavirus pandemic, you’re not alone. Much of the philanthropic world has been turned on its head, and we want to help you navigate it. Please join us for a zoom webinar to learn how two different nonprofit organizations have successfully altered their fundraising strategies in the time of COVID. We’ll also hear from two foundations on how their funding priorities have changed, and what you should know to successfully secure grants for your organization.
Our panelists include executives from two foundations (family foundation and community foundation) and two nonprofits. While all the participants are located in Colorado, the subject matter applies to everyone in the philanthropic field.
The session will be moderated by Patty Breech (Yale 2006), CEO of the Purpose Collective, a consulting firm that specializes in digital marketing for purpose-driven organizations.

PANELISTS
Patty Breech ’06, The Purpose Collective (moderator)
Lauren Arnold, The Adoption Exchange
Vicki Nichols Goldstein ’90 MEM, Inland Ocean Coalition
Tony Lewis, Donnell-Kay Foundation
Benny Samuels, Rose Community Foundation

Wednesday, Sept. 16 | 12:00 PM (MDT) // 2:00PM (EDT)

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Patty Breech

Lauren Arnold

Vicki Nichols Goldstein

Tony Lewis

Benny Samuels

YANA Webinar | Nonprofit Leaders' Fiduciary Duties
2020-09-02 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York)
Nonprofit Leaders’ Fiduciary Duties
Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020 | 1:00-2:00pm EDT
Nonprofit Leaders’ Fiduciary Duties – Matthew D. Gelfand ’77, Richard T. Moreland, Robert A. Scott, Moreland Associates, LLC
As a nonprofit leader, do you know your fiduciary responsibilities for your organization’s finances? Do the words “fiduciary” or “finance” scare you away from serving in nonprofit leadership roles or from taking on more responsibility at your organization?
This webinar will describe the nature of fiduciary responsibilities, especially with respect to financial and investment matters, provide a model of good fiduciary governance, and review some of the tools available to nonprofit financial fiduciaries for prudent financial management.
Matt Gelfand, Rich Moreland, and Bob Scott, of Moreland Associates, LLC, each has decades of experience serving as fiduciaries for nonprofit organizations in executive, board, committee, and vendor roles. They will guide you through the thicket of fiduciary duties so you can feel confident in taking on and exercising more responsibility for the financial and broader benefit of your nonprofit organizations.
This webinar will cover essential elements of fiduciary responsibility, good governance, and prudent financial management.

Defining fiduciary responsibilities
Model governance structures
The Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act (“UPMIFA”)
Documenting governance structures and processes and the investment policy statement (IPS)
The importance of good recordkeeping
What behavior, actions, and decisions are prudent?
Self-dealing and conflicts of interest

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Speaker Bios

Nonprofit Leaders’ Fiduciary Duties
Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020 | 1:00-2:00pm EDT
Nonprofit Leaders’ Fiduciary Duties – Matthew D. Gelfand ’77, Richard T. Moreland, Robert A. Scott, Moreland Associates, LLC
As a nonprofit leader, do you know your fiduciary responsibilities for your organization’s finances? Do the words “fiduciary” or “finance” scare you away from serving in nonprofit leadership roles or from taking on more responsibility at your organization?
This webinar will describe the nature of fiduciary responsibilities, especially with respect to financial and investment matters, provide a model of good fiduciary governance, and review some of the tools available to nonprofit financial fiduciaries for prudent financial management.
Matt Gelfand, Rich Moreland, and Bob Scott, of Moreland Associates, LLC, each has decades of experience serving as fiduciaries for nonprofit organizations in executive, board, committee, and vendor roles. They will guide you through the thicket of fiduciary duties so you can feel confident in taking on and exercising more responsibility for the financial and broader benefit of your nonprofit organizations.
This webinar will cover essential elements of fiduciary responsibility, good governance, and prudent financial management.

Defining fiduciary responsibilities
Model governance structures
The Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act (“UPMIFA”)
Documenting governance structures and processes and the investment policy statement (IPS)
The importance of good recordkeeping
What behavior, actions, and decisions are prudent?
Self-dealing and conflicts of interest

REGISTER
Speaker Bios

Nonprofit Leaders’ Fiduciary Duties
Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020 | 1:00-2:00pm EDT
Nonprofit Leaders’ Fiduciary Duties – Matthew D. Gelfand ’77, Richard T. Moreland, Robert A. Scott, Moreland Associates, LLC
As a nonprofit leader, do you know your fiduciary responsibilities for your organization’s finances? Do the words “fiduciary” or “finance” scare you away from serving in nonprofit leadership roles or from taking on more responsibility at your organization?
This webinar will describe the nature of fiduciary responsibilities, especially with respect to financial and investment matters, provide a model of good fiduciary governance, and review some of the tools available to nonprofit financial fiduciaries for prudent financial management.
Matt Gelfand, Rich Moreland, and Bob Scott, of Moreland Associates, LLC, each has decades of experience serving as fiduciaries for nonprofit organizations in executive, board, committee, and vendor roles. They will guide you through the thicket of fiduciary duties so you can feel confident in taking on and exercising more responsibility for the financial and broader benefit of your nonprofit organizations.
This webinar will cover essential elements of fiduciary responsibility, good governance, and prudent financial management.

Defining fiduciary responsibilities
Model governance structures
The Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act (“UPMIFA”)
Documenting governance structures and processes and the investment policy statement (IPS)
The importance of good recordkeeping
What behavior, actions, and decisions are prudent?
Self-dealing and conflicts of interest

REGISTER
Speaker Bios

Nonprofit Leaders’ Fiduciary Duties
Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020 | 1:00-2:00pm EDT
Nonprofit Leaders’ Fiduciary Duties – Matthew D. Gelfand ’77, Richard T. Moreland, Robert A. Scott, Moreland Associates, LLC
As a nonprofit leader, do you know your fiduciary responsibilities for your organization’s finances? Do the words “fiduciary” or “finance” scare you away from serving in nonprofit leadership roles or from taking on more responsibility at your organization?
This webinar will describe the nature of fiduciary responsibilities, especially with respect to financial and investment matters, provide a model of good fiduciary governance, and review some of the tools available to nonprofit financial fiduciaries for prudent financial management.
Matt Gelfand, Rich Moreland, and Bob Scott, of Moreland Associates, LLC, each has decades of experience serving as fiduciaries for nonprofit organizations in executive, board, committee, and vendor roles. They will guide you through the thicket of fiduciary duties so you can feel confident in taking on and exercising more responsibility for the financial and broader benefit of your nonprofit organizations.
This webinar will cover essential elements of fiduciary responsibility, good governance, and prudent financial management.

Defining fiduciary responsibilities
Model governance structures
The Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act (“UPMIFA”)
Documenting governance structures and processes and the investment policy statement (IPS)
The importance of good recordkeeping
What behavior, actions, and decisions are prudent?
Self-dealing and conflicts of interest

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Speaker Bios

Nonprofit Leaders’ Fiduciary Duties
Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020 | 1:00-2:00pm EDT
Nonprofit Leaders’ Fiduciary Duties – Matthew D. Gelfand ’77, Richard T. Moreland, Robert A. Scott, Moreland Associates, LLC
As a nonprofit leader, do you know your fiduciary responsibilities for your organization’s finances? Do the words “fiduciary” or “finance” scare you away from serving in nonprofit leadership roles or from taking on more responsibility at your organization?
This webinar will describe the nature of fiduciary responsibilities, especially with respect to financial and investment matters, provide a model of good fiduciary governance, and review some of the tools available to nonprofit financial fiduciaries for prudent financial management.
Matt Gelfand, Rich Moreland, and Bob Scott, of Moreland Associates, LLC, each has decades of experience serving as fiduciaries for nonprofit organizations in executive, board, committee, and vendor roles. They will guide you through the thicket of fiduciary duties so you can feel confident in taking on and exercising more responsibility for the financial and broader benefit of your nonprofit organizations.
This webinar will cover essential elements of fiduciary responsibility, good governance, and prudent financial management.

Defining fiduciary responsibilities
Model governance structures
The Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act (“UPMIFA”)
Documenting governance structures and processes and the investment policy statement (IPS)
The importance of good recordkeeping
What behavior, actions, and decisions are prudent?
Self-dealing and conflicts of interest

REGISTER
Speaker Bios

Nonprofit Leaders’ Fiduciary Duties
Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020 | 1:00-2:00pm EDT
Nonprofit Leaders’ Fiduciary Duties – Matthew D. Gelfand ’77, Richard T. Moreland, Robert A. Scott, Moreland Associates, LLC
As a nonprofit leader, do you know your fiduciary responsibilities for your organization’s finances? Do the words “fiduciary” or “finance” scare you away from serving in nonprofit leadership roles or from taking on more responsibility at your organization?
This webinar will describe the nature of fiduciary responsibilities, especially with respect to financial and investment matters, provide a model of good fiduciary governance, and review some of the tools available to nonprofit financial fiduciaries for prudent financial management.
Matt Gelfand, Rich Moreland, and Bob Scott, of Moreland Associates, LLC, each has decades of experience serving as fiduciaries for nonprofit organizations in executive, board, committee, and vendor roles. They will guide you through the thicket of fiduciary duties so you can feel confident in taking on and exercising more responsibility for the financial and broader benefit of your nonprofit organizations.
This webinar will cover essential elements of fiduciary responsibility, good governance, and prudent financial management.

Defining fiduciary responsibilities
Model governance structures
The Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act (“UPMIFA”)
Documenting governance structures and processes and the investment policy statement (IPS)
The importance of good recordkeeping
What behavior, actions, and decisions are prudent?
Self-dealing and conflicts of interest

REGISTER
Speaker Bios

Meet the 2020 Yale DC Community Service Summer Fellows
2020-08-26 18:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York)
Virtual discussion with the DC Community Service Summer Fellows!
About the Event

Join the Yale Club and Yale Alumni Nonprofit Alliance (YANA) of Washington, D.C., along with 1stGenYale, to meet the 2020 DC Community Service Summer Fellows! Each year, the Yale Club of Washington, D.C. awards Community Service Summer Fellowships to current Yale undergraduates, who spend the summer interning at nonprofit organizations in the Washington metropolitan area.
The program is fully funded by the Yale Club at no cost to the participating nonprofits, thanks to support from Yale community members like you. In this virtual event, participants will learn about YANA, the Yale Club of D.C. Summer Fellowship program, and the service projects that this summer’s three interns completed working remotely for the Capital Area Food Bank, DC Youth Orchestra, and A Wider Circle.
Join us to learn more and ask questions!
Speakers:

Barbara Tyran, YANA DC
Maria Vera Whelan – VP, Community Service, Yale Club of Washington, D.C.
Kara O’Rourke (YC ‘22) – A Wider Circle
Laura Clapp (YC ‘21) – DC Youth Orchestra
Sophie Lieberman (YC ‘21) – Capital Area Food Bank

YC Connect: Food Distribution with Queens Liberation Project
2020-08-22 11:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York)
FOOD DISTRIBUTION WITH QUEENS LIBERATION PROJECT
WITH THE NEW YORK 4TH SERVICE PLATOON
AUGUST 22, 2020 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
LOCATION:
THE FIRST REFORMED CHURCH OF ASTORIA
2726 12th St, Astoria, NY 11102
Astoria, NY
CONTACT:
Daquane Mays
dmays@missioncontinues.org
(347) 344-7929
The Queens Platoon is getting back into the swing of things, despite the pandemic we are currently in right now. Join us as we partner with Queens Liberation Project to Redistribute Food across the Astoria and surrounding areas for families that need help while practicing social distancing. There will be food, music and…possibly a twerk contest (don’t quote me on that ).
Some Info on Queens Liberation Project:
Queens Liberation Project is an action-driven organization focused on the advancement of the Black community. Our primary goal is to achieve full liberation of marginalized communities by uplifting, protecting, and advocating for our civil rights. Together, we fight to dismantle the institutionalized oppression upheld by systems of power with the demand for a more equitable tomorrow.
WHAT TO WEAR:
Any TMC gear that you have and A MASK!
WHAT TO BRING:
A positive attitude, a mask, and someone who may need food for their home.
PARKING:
Street Parking is available

YANA Virtual Town Hall: July 2020
2020-07-29 18:30 - 19:30 (America/New_York)
Hope to see you online!
Looking forward to seeing many of you on Wednesday, July 29th!
Please join us as we continue shining the spotlight on Yale alumni leaders fighting inequality and social injustice
Register here.
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You Are Invited

Fighting Inequality: Four Yale Nonprofits

Please join us as we continue shining the spotlight on Yale alumni leaders fighting inequality and social injustice

YANA Town Hall
Wednesday, July 29 | 6:30 PM EDT
All welcome to attend; Registration required

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SPEAKERS

Kristin Urquiza ’03 is the granddaughter of migrant farmworkers and the daughter of a first-generation Mexican-American, Mark Urquiza, who lost his life to Covid-19 last month. To honor her father, Kristin started a grassroots organization Marked By Covid dedicated to collecting stories and elevating the truth about the virus that is killing Black and Latino people at twice the rate of whites.

David Blasher ’01 serves as board chair for Drama Club a nonprofit that provides theater, improv programming, and mentoring to incarcerated and court-involved youth in New York City. Drama Club realizes that the sense of play, belonging, and collaboration inherent in theater making are key elements that can promote positive mental health in everyone, particularly our vulnerable youth.

Kiran Chokshi ‘20 and Zo Orchingwa ’21 Law & SOM (Co-Founder, pictured ) are on the leadership team of Ameelio , the nation’s first free prison communications platform. The mission of Ameelio is to reconnect the incarcerated with their loved ones through digital solutions that facilitate the free delivery of letters and video-conferencing. Their ultimate goal is to decouple incarceration and profit.

Dasia Moore ’18 is the chair of Go South , a social impact organization that encourages and mobilizes college students in the Northeast to consider mission-driven careers in the American South. Go South believes that exposing Ivy League graduates to the many cultural, economic, and political opportunities in the South can have a transformative impact on both the young leaders and ultimately the region.

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July 29, 2020 | 6:30 PM EDT
This meeting will be held on Zoom
Yale Alumni Nonprofit Alliance Monthly Meeting
July 29, 2020 06:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEpd-yoqzIpH9LiWAeWhciOZdCZoYwWMsCw
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

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Please note that this meeting will be conducted virtually over the Zoom platform, and that in order to participate you’ll first need to download Zoom. We hope you can join us on the 29th for this global session which promises to be an informative and uplifting evening.

YANA Arts Community Get-Together
2020-07-09 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York)
Thursday, July 9, 2020 | 12:00pm EDT

Join fellow YANA members of the arts and cultural communities. If you are an artist of any kind, or work or volunteer with an arts-related organization, and want to work on some YANA programming, then this get-together is for you!
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Thursday, July 9, 2020 | 12:00pm EDT

Join fellow YANA members of the arts and cultural communities. If you are an artist of any kind, or work or volunteer with an arts-related organization, and want to work on some YANA programming, then this get-together is for you!
REGISTER

Thursday, July 9, 2020 | 12:00pm EDT

Join fellow YANA members of the arts and cultural communities. If you are an artist of any kind, or work or volunteer with an arts-related organization, and want to work on some YANA programming, then this get-together is for you!
REGISTER

Thursday, July 9, 2020 | 12:00pm EDT

Join fellow YANA members of the arts and cultural communities. If you are an artist of any kind, or work or volunteer with an arts-related organization, and want to work on some YANA programming, then this get-together is for you!
REGISTER

Thursday, July 9, 2020 | 12:00pm EDT

Join fellow YANA members of the arts and cultural communities. If you are an artist of any kind, or work or volunteer with an arts-related organization, and want to work on some YANA programming, then this get-together is for you!
REGISTER

YANA Webinar | Going Forward with Trust & Equity
2020-07-08 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York)
Going Forward with Trust & Equity
Wednesday, July 8, 2020 | 1:00-2:00pm EDT
Going Forward with Trust & Equity – Speakers Below
As the COVID crisis continues to devastate communities of color, how can philanthropy address the existential threat to nonprofits serving our most vulnerable populations?
Please join us on July 8th for a YANA webinar featuring four of the leading thought leaders addressing this challenge:

Antony Bugg-Levine ‘96, Nonprofit Finance Fund (moderator)
Crystal Hayling ‘86, The Libra Foundation
Nike Irvin ‘85, Civil Society Fellowship: A Partnership of ADL & The Aspen Institute
Noel Poyo ‘98, National Association of Latino Community Asset Builders

Panel Bios
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The panel will be moderated by Antony Bugg-Levine, CEO of the Nonprofit Finance Fund, and will discuss a range of timely issues, including:

To what degree has structural racism impacted the foundation and grant-making communities?
What role can philanthropy play in preventing COVID from entrenching further inequity?
How can we reimagine how nonprofits are funded to ensure racial equity in a post COVID world?
How can grantmakers, nonprofits, and communities work together with a unified sense of purpose and urgency?

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Going Forward with Trust & Equity
Wednesday, July 8, 2020 | 1:00-2:00pm EDT
Going Forward with Trust & Equity – Speakers Below
As the COVID crisis continues to devastate communities of color, how can philanthropy address the existential threat to nonprofits serving our most vulnerable populations?
Please join us on July 8th for a YANA webinar featuring four of the leading thought leaders addressing this challenge:

Antony Bugg-Levine ‘96, Nonprofit Finance Fund (moderator)
Crystal Hayling ‘86, The Libra Foundation
Nike Irvin ‘85, Civil Society Fellowship: A Partnership of ADL & The Aspen Institute
Noel Poyo ‘98, National Association of Latino Community Asset Builders

Panel Bios
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The panel will be moderated by Antony Bugg-Levine, CEO of the Nonprofit Finance Fund, and will discuss a range of timely issues, including:

To what degree has structural racism impacted the foundation and grant-making communities?
What role can philanthropy play in preventing COVID from entrenching further inequity?
How can we reimagine how nonprofits are funded to ensure racial equity in a post COVID world?
How can grantmakers, nonprofits, and communities work together with a unified sense of purpose and urgency?

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Going Forward with Trust & Equity
Wednesday, July 8, 2020 | 1:00-2:00pm EDT
Going Forward with Trust & Equity – Speakers Below
As the COVID crisis continues to devastate communities of color, how can philanthropy address the existential threat to nonprofits serving our most vulnerable populations?
Please join us on July 8th for a YANA webinar featuring four of the leading thought leaders addressing this challenge:

Antony Bugg-Levine ‘96, Nonprofit Finance Fund (moderator)
Crystal Hayling ‘86, The Libra Foundation
Nike Irvin ‘85, Civil Society Fellowship: A Partnership of ADL & The Aspen Institute
Noel Poyo ‘98, National Association of Latino Community Asset Builders

Panel Bios
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The panel will be moderated by Antony Bugg-Levine, CEO of the Nonprofit Finance Fund, and will discuss a range of timely issues, including:

To what degree has structural racism impacted the foundation and grant-making communities?
What role can philanthropy play in preventing COVID from entrenching further inequity?
How can we reimagine how nonprofits are funded to ensure racial equity in a post COVID world?
How can grantmakers, nonprofits, and communities work together with a unified sense of purpose and urgency?

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Going Forward with Trust & Equity
Wednesday, July 8, 2020 | 1:00-2:00pm EDT
Going Forward with Trust & Equity – Speakers Below
As the COVID crisis continues to devastate communities of color, how can philanthropy address the existential threat to nonprofits serving our most vulnerable populations?
Please join us on July 8th for a YANA webinar featuring four of the leading thought leaders addressing this challenge:

Antony Bugg-Levine ‘96, Nonprofit Finance Fund (moderator)
Crystal Hayling ‘86, The Libra Foundation
Nike Irvin ‘85, Civil Society Fellowship: A Partnership of ADL & The Aspen Institute
Noel Poyo ‘98, National Association of Latino Community Asset Builders

Panel Bios
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The panel will be moderated by Antony Bugg-Levine, CEO of the Nonprofit Finance Fund, and will discuss a range of timely issues, including:

To what degree has structural racism impacted the foundation and grant-making communities?
What role can philanthropy play in preventing COVID from entrenching further inequity?
How can we reimagine how nonprofits are funded to ensure racial equity in a post COVID world?
How can grantmakers, nonprofits, and communities work together with a unified sense of purpose and urgency?

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YIA: The Global Impact of Climate Change
2020-07-07 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York)
DescriptionThis live stream panel program is part of the Yale International Alliance Virtual Series on Global Citizenship.
Climate change connects us all – the magnitude of its effects on the interdependency between the global environment and human society may jeopardize our survival as a species in the not-too-distant future. And yet efforts to mitigate the looming risk of climate change are often uncoordinated and conflicting, differing from country to country and industry to industry. What does it mean to be a Global Citizen in the face of this reality? This panel will discuss how we can use interdependence of our own to counter the threat that climate change poses and the role that Global Citizenship can – and should – play in tackling this vital issue.
PANELISTS

Devrim Celal ’96 MPPM (moderator), CEO, Upside Energy
Marc DuBois ’81, Independent humanitarian analyst/consultant; Senior Fellow at SOAS; former Executive Director at Medicins Sans Frontieres-UK/IE
Gernot Laganda, 2016 World Fellow; Director, Climate and Disaster Risk Reduction, UN World Food Programme
Susan Tambi Matambo ’04 MEM, Senior Environmental Specialist, World Bank
Adrien Couton, 2011 World Fellow; Vice President, Americas Sustainability Services, Engie Impact, and Principal, Firefly

THIS WEBINAR IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE YALE INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE (YIA) AND YALE SHARED INTEREST GROUPS.
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DescriptionThis live stream panel program is part of the Yale International Alliance Virtual Series on Global Citizenship.
Climate change connects us all – the magnitude of its effects on the interdependency between the global environment and human society may jeopardize our survival as a species in the not-too-distant future. And yet efforts to mitigate the looming risk of climate change are often uncoordinated and conflicting, differing from country to country and industry to industry. What does it mean to be a Global Citizen in the face of this reality? This panel will discuss how we can use interdependence of our own to counter the threat that climate change poses and the role that Global Citizenship can – and should – play in tackling this vital issue.
PANELISTS

Devrim Celal ’96 MPPM (moderator), CEO, Upside Energy
Marc DuBois ’81, Independent humanitarian analyst/consultant; Senior Fellow at SOAS; former Executive Director at Medicins Sans Frontieres-UK/IE
Gernot Laganda, 2016 World Fellow; Director, Climate and Disaster Risk Reduction, UN World Food Programme
Susan Tambi Matambo ’04 MEM, Senior Environmental Specialist, World Bank
Adrien Couton, 2011 World Fellow; Vice President, Americas Sustainability Services, Engie Impact, and Principal, Firefly

THIS WEBINAR IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE YALE INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE (YIA) AND YALE SHARED INTEREST GROUPS.
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DescriptionThis live stream panel program is part of the Yale International Alliance Virtual Series on Global Citizenship.
Climate change connects us all – the magnitude of its effects on the interdependency between the global environment and human society may jeopardize our survival as a species in the not-too-distant future. And yet efforts to mitigate the looming risk of climate change are often uncoordinated and conflicting, differing from country to country and industry to industry. What does it mean to be a Global Citizen in the face of this reality? This panel will discuss how we can use interdependence of our own to counter the threat that climate change poses and the role that Global Citizenship can – and should – play in tackling this vital issue.
PANELISTS

Devrim Celal ’96 MPPM (moderator), CEO, Upside Energy
Marc DuBois ’81, Independent humanitarian analyst/consultant; Senior Fellow at SOAS; former Executive Director at Medicins Sans Frontieres-UK/IE
Gernot Laganda, 2016 World Fellow; Director, Climate and Disaster Risk Reduction, UN World Food Programme
Susan Tambi Matambo ’04 MEM, Senior Environmental Specialist, World Bank
Adrien Couton, 2011 World Fellow; Vice President, Americas Sustainability Services, Engie Impact, and Principal, Firefly

THIS WEBINAR IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE YALE INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE (YIA) AND YALE SHARED INTEREST GROUPS.
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DescriptionThis live stream panel program is part of the Yale International Alliance Virtual Series on Global Citizenship.
Climate change connects us all – the magnitude of its effects on the interdependency between the global environment and human society may jeopardize our survival as a species in the not-too-distant future. And yet efforts to mitigate the looming risk of climate change are often uncoordinated and conflicting, differing from country to country and industry to industry. What does it mean to be a Global Citizen in the face of this reality? This panel will discuss how we can use interdependence of our own to counter the threat that climate change poses and the role that Global Citizenship can – and should – play in tackling this vital issue.
PANELISTS

Devrim Celal ’96 MPPM (moderator), CEO, Upside Energy
Marc DuBois ’81, Independent humanitarian analyst/consultant; Senior Fellow at SOAS; former Executive Director at Medicins Sans Frontieres-UK/IE
Gernot Laganda, 2016 World Fellow; Director, Climate and Disaster Risk Reduction, UN World Food Programme
Susan Tambi Matambo ’04 MEM, Senior Environmental Specialist, World Bank
Adrien Couton, 2011 World Fellow; Vice President, Americas Sustainability Services, Engie Impact, and Principal, Firefly

THIS WEBINAR IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE YALE INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE (YIA) AND YALE SHARED INTEREST GROUPS.
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YANA Virtual Town Hall: Four Yale Nonprofits Fighting Inequality
2020-06-24 18:30 - 19:30 (America/New_York)
Fighting Inequality: Four Yale Nonprofits

Please join us as we spotlight the work of four
high-impact nonprofits led by Yale alums

YANA Town Hall
Wednesday, June 24 | 6:30 PM EDT
All welcome to attend; Registration required

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SPEAKERS

Joe English ‘17: Founder & ED, Hope in a Box, which recognizes the prominent roles that LGBTQ people have played throughout history and across cultures. Joe and his team work with educators to fight against LGBTQ discrimination by cultivating inclusive environments and weaving queer history and literature into the classroom.

Andrea McChristian ‘08: Law & Policy Director, New Jersey Institute for Social Justice, which focuses on providing residents of NJ’s urban communities with opportunities for meaningful employment, promoting more humane alternatives to incarceration for youth, and reshaping the state’s criminal justice system to assure equal access to justice.

Felipe Aragão Pires ‘20: Co-Founder, Generation Do It, an organization started by Yale students in response to the pandemic. Their goal is to connect college students whose summer plans were canceled with remote internships and work opportunities. The platform has attracted hundreds of students, 75% of whom are seeking nonprofit work.

Jane Veron ‘86, Co-Founder & CEO, The Acceleration Project (TAP), a nonprofit consulting firm that provides high caliber business advice at affordable rates to underserved small businesses across the nation, with a focus on minority and women-owned enterprises.

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June 24, 2020 | 6:30 PM EDT
This meeting will be held on Zoom
Yale Alumni Nonprofit Alliance Monthly Meeting
June 24, 2020 06:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEpd-yoqzIpH9LiWAeWhciOZdCZoYwWMsCw
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

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Please note that this meeting will be conducted virtually over the Zoom platform, and that in order to participate you’ll first need to download Zoom. We hope you can join us on the 24th for this global session which promises to be an informative and uplifting evening.

YANA Chicago Chapter | Planning Meeting
2020-06-24 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Chicago)
Would you like to play an active role in fostering a vibrant nonprofit community in Chicago?
Please join new YANA Chicago chapter chair Stephanie Rath ’96 and fellow Yale alumni in the Chicago area involved or interested in the nonprofit and social impact communities to share ideas and planning for future events and programming.
This will be an online meeting to get to know one another, share ideas, and begin to sketch out plans for starting the Chicago chapter of the Yale Alumni Nonprofit Alliance. Bring your ideas! The format will be a virtual round table on zoom, so everyone will be able to see and share with each other. Please come ready to introduce yourself and to share an idea for how you’d like to contribute to building the nonprofit community in Chicago. Feel free to eat lunch during the call. Kids and pets in the background are welcome!
The call is on Wednesday, June 24th at 12 PM CT.
Register here

YANA Panel | Scenario Planning: What Does Education Look Like in Fall 2020?
2020-06-23 18:30 - 19:45 (America/New_York)
Scenario Planning: What Does Education Look Like in Fall 2020?
Tuesday, June 23, 2020 | 6:30pm EDT Virtual Panel Discussion followed by Audience Q&A.
Led by Professor Barbara Biasi, Yale School of Management
COVID-19 has created complex, new challenges for educational nonprofits from grades K-12 through college. Issues such as teacher and student safety, health testing, privacy, the cost and effectiveness of eLearning, student extracurricular opportunities, transportation policies, supply chain logistics, and more need to be addressed.
Scenario thinking can help organizations better anticipate and adapt to dramatic changes, increase agility and resilience, and turn uncertainty into an advantage.
Join us for a conversation to learn how educators are planning to address these challenges in the face of uncertainty. While no one has clear answers today, we know that Yale trains individuals to think creatively at the forefront of issues — the ideas presented and discussed will be a provocative conversation about what to expect and ways to respond.
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Speakers:

Jeremy Chiappetta (SOM ’02), CEO of Blackstone Valley Prep, six charter schools serving 2,000 students in K-12 in Rhode Island
Meghan Hughes (YC ’88), President, Community College of Rhode Island, the largest community college in New England
Pericles Lewis, Vice Provost for Academic Affairs and Vice President for Global Strategy), Yale University
Leslie Torres-Rodriguez, Superintendent of Hartford Public Schools serving 18,000 PreK-12 students from Hartford and nearly 90 nearby towns with 39 schools and 18 magnet schools
Barbara Biasi, Assistant Professor of Economics at SOM whose research focuses on labor economics and microeconomics with special application to education and creativity. (Moderator)

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This event is made possible by the New England Chapter of the Yale Alumni Nonprofit Alliance

YANA Webinar | Brand Building for Social Impact
2020-06-17 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York)
Wednesday, June 17, 2020 | 1:00-2:00pm EDT

Brand Building for Social Impact
Wednesday, June 17, 2020 | 1:00-2:00pm EDT
Brand Building for Social Impact – Stephanie Rath ’96, Vice President of Marketing & Brand Management, YMCA of the USA
Your brand is a valuable asset that can drive growth for the future. How strong is your brand? How can you position your organization to engage a wider audience of supporters in your mission? Join us to evaluate the strength of your brand and learn how to apply expert techniques to build your brand on any size budget. We’ll discuss how to create your brand positioning, how to evaluate your name and logo, and how to write an elevator pitch that generates interest in your organization.
We’ll discuss tools you can use to encourage everyone in your organization to champion and steward the brand, how to set guardrails to protect your brand, and how to measure your brand over time. We will review case study examples and discuss practical tools. Please bring your brand and marketing challenge to share as we’ll take the opportunity to workshop a few challenges during the session.
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Stephanie Rath is passionate about leveraging the power of brands to drive social change. She serves as Vice President of Marketing and Brand Management at the YMCA of the USA. Previously she led the brand marketing team at Feeding America, the nation’s largest hunger charity and prior to that, spent twelve years running big consumer brands at Quaker Oats and PepsiCo. She is a graduate of Yale University, Phi Beta Kappa, Magna Cum Laude. She has been an active contributor and board member of the Yale Club of Chicago.
Stephanie’s LinkedIn Profile

YANA Texas Monthly Virtual Meeting
2020-06-16 18:30 - 19:30 (America/New_York)

Yale Community Connect Online Get-Together: How to Take Meaningful Action
2020-06-10 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York)
How to Take Meaningful Action: Sharing Experiences and Asking Questions
Yale Community Connect Online Get-Together
June 10, 2020 12:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Please join us for an informal talk with Yale Community Connect volunteers who will share their experiences and answer questions. If you would like to share or would like to volunteer and are not sure how to take action, please join us. You do not need to be a Yale alum to participate. Just bring your curiosity and wish to help. Click here to register
Yale Community Connect Response to Our Times
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the deep inequalities that Yale Community Connect has endeavored to address from its inception. Too many people in our country of opportunity are being denied opportunities, dignity, health, and well-being because of the shade of their skin, level of formal education, and lack of economic resources. These hard realities go back hundreds of years. The instant access to video has made them undeniable to all.
Because of inequality, those who have resources and opportunities can best start to help those who don’t by listening, asking how we can be supportive, and creating conversations of trust that enable honest discussion and meaningful action.
Yale Community Connect has encouraged participants to build ongoing relationships with communities, to listen to what communities identify as their needs, to support communities in meeting their needs and growing stronger, and to face challenges together through ongoing respectful conversation and invested action.
— Alison Gardy
Director, Yale Community Connect
This meeting will be held on Zoom
Register here
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMsf-irqjgiHtcTKIMnpnZcqRhTqWQB5tvf
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

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Please note that this meeting will be conducted virtually over the Zoom platform, and that in order to participate you’ll first need to download Zoom.

YANA Webinar | Solving the Mystery of Corporate Funding
2020-06-03 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York)
YANA WEBINAR SERIES
Join Yale alumni experts as we explore the dynamic and rapidly-evolving facets of the social impact sector. Each session will be 1-hour: a 40-minute presentation, followed by 20 minutes of Q&A.
Catch up on what you missed: YANA Webinars Page
Solving the Mystery of Corporate Funding
Wednesday, June 3, 2020 | 1:00-2:00pm EDT
Solving the Mystery of Corporate Funding – Vivien Hoexter, Aviva Strategic Advising & Cheryl Green Rosario, CGR Consulting
Have you thought about approaching companies for funding but been intimidated by the complexity and seeming unapproachability of the modern corporation? Have you wondered whether it was worth the effort?
In this webinar, you will learn how to build relationships with corporate funders and understand the differences between foundation and sponsorship support. Vivien Hoexter of Aviva Strategic Advising LLC, and Cheryl Green Rosario of CGR Consulting will help break down the do’s and don’ts of approaching corporations and share the secrets of building a partnership over time.
This interactive webinar will cover the essential elements of a successful approach to corporate funding:

Identifying the right prospects
Building a partnership over time
Avoiding common mistakes in proposals
Engaging corporate employees in potential board opportunities
Creating opportunities for other types of employee volunteerism
Navigating the complexities of corporations

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Vivien Hoexter is a catalyst for organizational and social change, an innovative nonprofit strategy consultant and accomplished executive coach. Her firm, Aviva Strategic Advising LLC, also provides fundraising, governance and diversity and inclusion services to nonprofits and foundations. In 2017, Vivien co-authored a book called Big Impact: Insights & Stories from America’s Non-Profit Leaders.
Prior to founding Aviva in 2011, Vivien served as the CEO of Gilda’s Club Worldwide, vice president for Marketing and Development at John Jay College, vice president of AFS Intercultural Programs/USA and director of development at The Hunger Project.
Vivien graduated magna cum laude from Yale College and earned her MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
For Vivien’s complete bio, please click here.
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Cheryl Green Rosario is a visionary leader with a proven track record in supporting excellence in corporate social responsibility, family foundations and the nonprofit arena.
Cheryl recently started her own philanthropy and diversity and inclusion consulting business to further her impact. Prior to her business, she served as Vice President of Social Responsibility (SR) at Wyndham Hotels & Resorts and was the Executive Director of The ZAC Foundation. Previously as Director, Philanthropy at American Express for 10 years, Cheryl led the strategic direction and grantmaking for the Arts & Culture & Historic Preservation portfolios.
Cheryl is active in the funding community through her work as a mentor with Philanthropy New York and member of Council of NJ Grantmakers. She is the Vice-Chair of the Art Beyond Sight Board and member of the JBWS (formerly Jersey Battered Women’s Services) Board.
She has her MPA with an emphasis in Nonprofit Management from New York University and a BS in Mass Communications from Virginia Commonwealth University.
For Cheryl’s complete bio, please click here.

YANA Virtual Town Hall: May 2020
2020-05-27 18:30 - 19:30 (America/New_York)
Hope to see you online!
Looking forward to seeing many of you on Wednesday, May 27th!
Please join us for another YANA town hall featuring inspiring updates from a special group of proactive leaders each responding to COVID-19 in their unique way. Six alums, a graduating senior, and a Yale parent will describe how they and their organizations have remained true to mission while developing innovative strategies for dealing with the crisis.
Register here.
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AGENDA
Speaker Lineup

Rachel Littman ‘91 (YANA Executive Director)
Ethan Heard YC ‘07, YSD ‘13, Faculty (Founding Co-Artistic Director, Heartbeat Opera)
Aaron Shipp ‘96 (Founder & CEO, Y-Apply)
David McCullough III ‘17 (Founder, American Exchange Project)
Frank Raffaele ‘95 (YANA Founding Board Member; Founder, COFFEED)
Betina Jean-Louis PhD ‘99 (Sr. Managing Director of Research & Data Support, Harlem Children’s Zone)
Grace Jin ‘20 (YANA-Dwight Hall Fellow)

Spotlight will feature Jeannie Blaustein PhD, D. Ministry, Yale Parent ’20 & Founding Board Chair of Reimagine End of Life, a nonprofit focusing on the exploration of death and celebration of life through creativity and conversation. Drawing on the arts, spirituality, healthcare, and design, they host festivals that break down taboos and bring diverse communities together in wonder, preparation, and remembrance.
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May 27, 2020 | 6:30 PM EDT
This meeting will be held on Zoom
Yale Alumni Nonprofit Alliance Monthly Meeting
May 27, 2020 06:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEpd-yoqzIpH9LiWAeWhciOZdCZoYwWMsCw
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

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Please note that this meeting will be conducted virtually over the Zoom platform, and that in order to participate you’ll first need to download Zoom. We hope you can join us on the 29th for this global session which promises to be an informative and uplifting evening.

Webinar | Climate Emergency: Practical Actions, Equitable Solutions
2020-05-27 14:30 - 15:30 (America/New_York)
Climate Emergency: Practical Actions, Equitable Solutions
Scientists tell us we need to flatten our emissions curve and actively decarbonize our economies by 2030 to avoid the most severe effects of climate change. This will require broad changes in the way we produce and consume energy. As leaders in our communities, how can we ignite this change and ensure that it is a “just transition” for all people – not just a few? What lessons and reverberations from COVID-19 will affect our response to climate?
You will hear from speakers:

Dr. Kim Cobb ’96 BA (Chair and Professor, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences and Director, Global Change Program
Georgia Institute of Technology)
Susan Tambi Matambo ’04 MEM (Senior Specialist, World Bank Climate Change Unit)
Mary D. Nichols ’71 JD (Chair, California Air Resources Board)

The webinar will be moderated by Lauren Graham ’13 MEM (Senior Associate at The Cadmus Group, Founder and CEO of Velvet Frame, and Chair, Yale Blue Green)
DETAILS
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Hello YANA Chicago!
2020-05-27 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Chicago)
We invite you to join YANA Chicago online Wednesday, May 27th at 12:00 CT to re-introduce ourselves to each other, share challenges, expertise, and best practices, and generally take comfort in YANA’s other meaning — You Are Not Alone.
The format will be a virtual town hall so everyone will be able to see and share with each other. Feel free to eat lunch during the call. Kids and pets in the background are welcome!
Registration link below. Hope to see you there!

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This meeting will be held on Zoom
Yale Alumni Nonprofit Alliance Chicago Meeting
Time: May 27, 2020 | 12:00 PM CDT (US & Canada)
Register in advance for this meeting: REGISTER
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

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Please note that this meeting will be conducted virtually over the Zoom platform, and that in order to participate you’ll first need to download Zoom.

YANA Webinar | How to Approach New Charitable Projects
2020-05-20 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York)
How to Approach New Charitable Projects
Wednesday, May 20, 2020 | 1:00-2:00pm EDT
How to Approach New Charitable Projects – Justin Zaremby BA ’03, PhD ’07, JD ’10, Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP
How do you bring a charitable project to life? There are many ways to generate impact—from partnering with an existing charity to creating a new tax-exempt entity. This webinar will explore the pros and cons of various options, including fiscal sponsorship. In the process, we will explore how legal, operational, and fundraising considerations affect decisions over how to structure a nonprofit venture.
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Justin Zaremby practices law in the Tax-Exempt Organizations department of Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP where he represents a range of public charities and private foundations, including universities, cultural institutions, and other tax-exempt entities on a variety of matters including corporate governance and restructuring, charitable giving, program-related investing, international grantmaking, commercially driven mission activities, and other state and federal regulatory matters. From 2010 to 2011, Justin served as a Law Clerk to the Hon. José A. Cabranes of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Prior to joining Patterson Belknap, Justin advised for-profit companies on complex commercial transactions and corporate governance matters at another New York-based law firm.
Justin received his B.A., Ph.D., and J.D. from Yale, where he taught courses on the history of political thought. He is the author of Legal Realism and American Law and Directed Studies and the Evolution of American General Education. His writings have been published in various journals including the Yale Journal of Law and the Humanities, the Rutgers Law Review, and The New Criterion. He regularly blogs about nonprofit matters at Patterson Belknap’s Exempt Org Resource Blog.
For Justin’s complete bio, please click here.
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Philanthropy in Action During COVID-19: Small Businesses, Vulnerable Populations, and Innovation
2020-05-12 20:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York)
YANA & Accelerate Yale Invite You to
PHILANTHROPY IN ACTION DURING COVID-19:
SMALL BUSINESSES, VULNERABLE POPULATIONS, AND INNOVATION
A Virtual Fireside Chat, featuring
Lenore Estrada ’05 and Ken Inadomi ’76
Audience Q&A led by Grace Hsieh ’07
TUESDAY, MAY 12 | 8 PM – 9 PM (EDT)
Lenore Estrada: Founder & Executive Director, SF New Deal
Ken Inadomi: Executive Director, NYPACE

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This webinar is made possible by Yale Shared Interest Groups

Digital Service in a Virtual Era: Connecting the dots to help your community and save the world without leaving your home
2020-05-09 11:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York)
Digital Service in a Virtual Era: Connecting the dots to help your community and save the world without leaving your home
May 9, 2020 | 11:00 AM EDT
On a day that thousands of Yalies were scheduled to gather all over the world for the 12th Yale DAY of Service, the concept of gathering has changed dramatically. However, the need for community building and local support are in higher demand than ever. Join fellow alumni for a discussion of the ways in which alumni groups can form and maintain relationships with local partners, and hear from one group that did just that during remarkable circumstances in the COVID 19 crisis.
You will hear from speakers Andrew Burgie ’87, the hazardous materials training coordinator at New York University School of Global Public Health; Liam Elkind ’21, Co-Founder of Invisible Hands; and Alison Gardy ’88, Founder of Gardy Communication strategies. This webinar will be moderated by Xiaoyan Huang ’91, MD, MHCM, FACC, who is a member of the Yale Alumni Board of Governors and is a cardiologist and Medical Director of General Cardiology at Providence Heart Clinic in Portland, OR.
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YANA Webinar | Using Blockchain to Drive Social Impact
2020-05-06 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York)
YANA WEBINAR SERIES
Join Yale alumni experts as we explore the dynamic and rapidly-evolving facets of the social impact sector. Each session will be 1-hour: a 40-minute presentation, followed by 20 minutes of Q&A.
Catch up on what you missed: YANA Webinars Page
Using Blockchain to Drive Social Impact
Wednesday, May 6, 2020 | 1:00-2:00pm EDT
Using Blockchain to Drive Social Impact — Jennifer Mitrenga, Provenance Blockchain Inc.
The promise — and potential — of blockchain to drive social impact is being widely discussed, but what is hype and what is reality?
Please join our next YANA webinar on Wednesday, January 8th to learn all about blockchain from industry expert Jennifer Mitrenga, Head of Americas for Provenance Blockchain Inc, a San Francisco-based firm that is pioneering the future of finance on blockchain.
Jennifer will explain in lucid terms how blockchain technology opens up solutions to social challenges not previously possible in areas such as:

Financial inclusion
Digital identity
Healthcare

This is our kickoff webinar for the New Year and one you won’t want to miss!
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JENNIFER MITRENGA – Head of Americas, Provenance Blockchain Inc.
Jennifer Mitrenga Maymon is an entrepreneur, board member and impact investor in industries including global financial services, blockchain, and international development.
Jennifer serves as the Head of Americas for Provenance, the leading production blockchain for the global financial services industry. Provenance is a private, proof of stake protocol that acts as a ledger, registry and exchange for global assets and markets. Provenance is revolutionizing the way digital assets are issued, traded and accessed globally. Today, over $1B of loans have been originated, serviced, financed and securitized on Provenance. Members include global financial institutions that act as stakeholders on the blockchain. The Provenance ecosystem is actively gearing up for imminent use case applications specific to assets/funds on chain, trade finance and supply chain financing.
Previously, she served as an executive at Opportunity International, where she led new initiatives in strategy and technology across programs in over 30+ emerging market countries. Prior, she spent a decade on Wall Street at Goldman Sachs.
Jennifer is Co-Founder of Young Ambassadors for Opportunity and Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Directors to Atma Connect. She is a member of the Council of Global Affairs. She has sat on the boards of Executive’s Club of Chicago, Teach for America and Step-Up Women’s Network and is an advisor to The Future Project and Altitude Seven.
Jennifer holds a B.A. with Highest Honors in Finance, Accounting and International Business from the University of Illinois. She has completed executive education courses at Harvard Business School, Northwestern University and Stanford University. She is currently in the process of completing her Masters in Data Science from Johns Hopkins University. She lives in San Francisco with her husband and two children.

YANA Virtual Town Hall: April 2020
2020-04-29 18:30 - 20:00 (America/New_York)
Hope to see you online!
Looking forward to seeing many of you on Wednesday, April 29th!
It should come as no surprise that during a crisis, nonprofit organizations are often in the best position to provide assistance to those in critical need. During this pandemic it’s been incredibly gratifying to see our nonprofit community stepping up to help countless individuals, families, and small businesses access support, whether medical, financial, logistical, or emotional.
Please join us next Wednesday, April 29th at 6:30pm EDT for another YANA town hall featuring inspiring updates from a special group of proactive leaders each responding to COVID-19 in their unique way. Six alums and a Yale senior will describe how they and their organizations have remained committed to mission while developing innovative strategies for dealing with the crisis.
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AGENDA
Speaker Lineup

Rachel Littman ‘91 (YANA Executive Director)
Jennifer DaSilva ‘94 (Founder & Executive Director, Start Small Think Big)
John Bacon ‘85 (Chief Development Officer, Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Dasia Moore ‘18 (YANA Board Member, Board Chair, Go South)
Miranda Massie ‘92 MA (Director, The Climate Museum)
Marwan Safar Jalani ’20 (Former YANA-Dwight Hall Fellow; Rhodes Scholar)

Spotlight will feature Demi Knight Clark ‘19 SOM Global Executive Leadership Program, the inspirational founder and leader of She Built This City, a social venture that encourages girls and women to enter the construction trade through educational opportunities and skill-building workshops.
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April 29, 2020 | 6:30 PM EDT
This meeting will be held on Zoom
Yale Alumni Nonprofit Alliance Monthly Meeting
Time: Apr 29, 2020 06:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)Register in advance for this meeting:
https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEuf-uvpz4tGdEJT3YXgWf361IIKPvtU1SP
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

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Please note that this meeting will be conducted virtually over the Zoom platform, and that in order to participate you’ll first need to download Zoom. We hope you can join us on the 29th for this global session which promises to be an informative and uplifting evening.

YANA Webinar | How Donors & Nonprofits Can Achieve Greater Impact in the Age of COVID-19
2020-04-22 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York)
Wednesday, April 22, 2020 1:00-2:00 PM ET

How Donors & Nonprofits Can Achieve Greater Impact in the Age of COVID-19 — Kat Rosqueta ‘89, Founding Executive Director, Center for High Impact Philanthropy, University of Pennsylvania

High impact philanthropy is the practice of using philanthropic funds for social impact. It starts with a social impact goal, then uses the best available evidence, considerations of cost and impact, and a commitment to ongoing learning to achieve that goal. It’s not about how much you give, but how well you give to drive positive, social change.
Drawing from the approach that she and her team at the Center for High Impact Philanthropy pioneered, Kat will share some of the key principles that both nonprofits and funders can use to identify opportunities for greater social impact. Given the scale of the harm caused by the current COVID-19 pandemic, she will illustrate how nonprofits and funders alike are applying these principles to respond to the current situation.
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Kat Rosqueta’s Full Bio
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