WeDidIt
WeDidIt is a social enterprise that helps nonprofits fundraise by using an intelligent online platform. Q&A with Su Sanni, CEO and co-founder. Q: What is the organization’s mission? A: WeDidIt is an organization that helps nonprofits use technology to raise money...
Cantori New York
Cantori New York is an award-winning chamber choir committed to excellence and innovation in the performance of vocal music, focusing on commissions and premieres of new works, lesser-known early music and fresh presentations of standard repertoire. Lead by...
NY Times features the work of filmmaker Melinda Hunt, MFA '85
Melinda Hunt, MFA '85, has been advocating for public access to Potter's Field, a little known burial spot with an unusual history. The New York Times — November 13, 2013 Visiting the Island of the Dead - A Rare Visit to New York’s Potter’s Field on Hart Island
Solar Youth
Solar Youth, Inc. was founded in the fall of 2000 to help address the tremendous need for positive youth development opportunities in New Haven’s low-income neighborhoods. Q&A with Joanne Sciulli, FES ’96, founder and...
YANA Wins AYA Board of Governors Excellence Award for Outstanding SIG
The AYA Board of Governors Excellence Awards recognizes alumni groups "for their superior accomplishments in creating events, programs, and best practices in alumni relations efforts for Yale and on behalf of Yale." Winners will be publicly recognized during the AYA...
Ice the Beef
Ice the Beef is a New Haven youth development organization run by long-time city residents, currently registered as a limited liability company but applying for 501(c)(3) status. The following is an excerpt from an interview with Alan Sage, SM' 14, advisor to the CEO....
#Yale4Good Excellence Awards Announced
YANA and YaleWomen are proud to announce our #Yale4Good winners! Congratulations to our winners and also many, many thanks for all who submitted nominations to #Yale4Good -- we were so inspired by all our Yalies and Yale alumni doing social good via social media!...
Demystifing Social Media for Nonprofits
YANA's Fall Roundtable was once again hosted at social enterprise cafe COFFEED on Long Island City and was an evening not to be missed by nonprofit practitioners! Roundtable members enjoyed delicious hors d'oeuvres & wine (courtesy of Roundtable member Frank...
Yale alums launch new social purpose partnership, and it's delicious.
Alums Eileen Egan of Community Mainstreaming Associates (CMA) and Frank Raffaele, owner of COFFEED social purpose cafes, celebrated the launch of their new partnership in Port Washington this month. CMA is a not-for-profit that provides homes and support services to...
Autism Science Foundation
The Autism Science Foundation funds scientific research to discover the causes of autism and to develop better treatments for people with autism. ASF also provides information about autism to the general public and supports the needs of individuals and families...
Innovative Funding Approaches for Nonprofits
We moved our summer Roundtable out of the conference room and onto the roof of COFFEED, a social-purpose cafe that boasts a rooftop garden that's home to City Growers and the Brooklyn Grange. The event featured a presentation by the founders of Catapultian, which was...
Artist as Citizen
Artist As Citizen: Blending Art and Journalism to Promote the Critical Thinking Necessary to Democracy: Q+A with Richard Reiss ’81, Executive Director Q: What is your mission? Artist As Citizen is an arts nonprofit that connects top emerging talent with minigrants...