YANA DC Panel | 25th Anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act
YANA Panel Discussion: 25th Anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act — November 6, 2019 — On November 6, the YANA DC Chapter held an event commemorating the 25th anniversary of the groundbreaking federal legislation, "The Violence Against Women Act." (VAWA)....
YANA Panel | Fighting Inequality: The Unique Role of Philanthropic Foundations
YANA Panel Discussion: Fighting Inequality: The Unique Role of Philanthropic Foundations This program explored the role that foundations play in fighting inequality. We heard from four experts (and Yale alums) who are leading the charge, as they share their...
Spotlight: Havenly Treats
Spotlight: Havenly Treats September’s New York Monthly Meeting’s Spotlight featured Ben Weiss '20 and Caterina Passoni '18, co-founders of Havenly Treats, a nonprofit with a mission to support refugee integration through education and employment. Havenly Treats runs a...
YANA Panel: Global Health & New Ways of Working in Africa
New Ways of Working: Delivering Health Services to Forcibly Displaced People in Africa September 16, 2019 | Dwight Hall, Yale Campus The New England chapter of the Yale Alumni Nonprofit Alliance put a spotlight on global health and the issues faced among forcibly...
Molly James M.Div. '05 Shares Message of Hope for the Future
Thrive Global: "Hope for the Future" In this recent Thrive Global piece, Molly James M.Div. '05 & YANA Board Member talks about YANA and the power of the Yale alumni community as a source of hope for the future. Published Sept. 12, 2019 by Lisa Chau READ MORE...
DOROT Rosh Hashanah Food Package Delivery
Rosh Hashanah meal packages to homebound elderly with DOROT! September 22, 2019 | NYC Recap by Sam Rubin, Yale Community Connect Volunteer *** Sam Rubin '85 and Catherine Wilson '72 participated in the Sept. 22 DOROT Rosh Hashanah food package delivery. Overall, it...
YANA Webinar: Purpose For Performance & Finding It Where You Are
Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2019 1:00-2:00 PM ET Purpose For Performance, and Finding It Where You Are — Nell Derick Debevoise, Inspiring Capital Nell Derick Debevoise, Founder and CEO of Inspiring Capital, a certified B Corp, presents the business case for working and living...
YANA Webinar: The Power of Relationship-Building & the Relentless Pursuit of the Right Metrics
Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2019 The Power of Relationship-Building & the Relentless Pursuit of the Right Metrics: The Story of ProUnitas & PurpleSENSE — Albert Wei, ProUnitas, Houston, TX This month’s webinar audience was treated to an inspiring yet humble and...
Spotlight: DonorsChoose
Spotlight: DonorsChoose August's New York Monthly Meeting's Spotlight featured Charles Best '98, Founder & CEO of DonorsChoose.org, a nonprofit crowdfunding platform where public school teachers create classroom project requests, and donors support the projects...
Prospect Park "It's My Park" Day
Fall 2019 "It's My Park!" Day! Saturday, October 5, 2019 | Prospect Park, Brooklyn, NY 8 Yale Community Connect volunteers and 6 Stanford volunteers gathered on "It's My Park" Day. The crowd geared up with brooms, paintbrushes, shovels, rakes, and trash grabbers for...
YAA Spotlight features YANA!
YAA Spotlight: Yale Alumni Nonprofit Alliance In the latest Yale Alumni Association spotlight, Yale Alumni Nonprofit Alliance (YANA) chair Ken Inadomi ’76 spoke to us about how the group got started, its early challenges, his advice for developing interest groups,...
Spotlight: THRIVEGulu
Spotlight: THRIVEGulu – Marlborough, MA & Gulu, Uganda THRIVEGulu believes that meaningful existence is more than mere survival. We believe the invisible wounds of psychological trauma deserve healing. And, we believe that functionality and productivity can only...