Jan 18 TEDxEast Networking in NYC

In case you missed the TEDxEast Salon recently curated by Rives, see the talks below!

There is also a TEDx networking event on Wednesday, January 18 - mark your calendars and get psyched!
With TEDx enthusiasm,
Katharine
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TEDxEast Salon Talks Are Up!

Please enjoy these talks and feel free to share widely.

T.M. Rives- The Nature Hole
Kristen Taylor- 4 a.m. bread delivery
Emily Dubner- Baking for good
Geoff Trenchard- New York Inspired Poetry
Rives- New York Sculpture Tour

TEDxEast was the first TEDx event in NYC and since we started, we have been joined by a number of other TEDx communities.  We thought it would be great to host an evening where all of the TEDx communities could meet each other and socialize.  So, here it is- January 18, 2012.

January 18, 2012
Time: 6- 9 pm
Where: We will share it once you are registered.

CLICK HERE to RSVP.

NYU Stern Women in Business Conference, Fri Feb. 3, 2012

Just heard about this event from a friend. Happy networking!
-Katharine
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To sign up, or for more info:
https://nyustern.campusgroups.com/swib/rsvp?event_uid=e93f3602-2285-11e1-b474-003048d70a60#.TvZbzoB0qW5.linkedin

20th Annual Stern Women in Business Conference Friday, February 3, 2012 9:00am to 5:30pm NYU Kimmel Center   77 tickets sold  (+0 on the waiting list)  Ticket price: $45 (Student SWIB Member Early-bird (Ends Dec 31)) $50 (Student SWIB Member Regular) $60 (Non-Member Student) $70 (SWIB Alumni) $75 (Non-SWIB alumni) $90 (Corporate and Professionals)

NY Creative Interns 12/14 Party

This looks pretty cool!  See details below.
Happy networking,
Katharine
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NY Creative Interns One Year Bash

NY Creative Interns is a meetup group for creative college students and recent grads in New York City. They have thrown over 20 events that have been attended by more than 1,000 local creatives. The results? An inspired community of emerging creatives who have found inspiration, internships, jobs, mentors, and friends.
Go celebrate in style with our One Year Anniversary Bash.,

Details:
Where: The Wix Lounge, 10 W 17th St, 2nd floor
When: Wednesday, December 14, 2011
7-10 pm

Entertainment, Food and Drink:
This is going to be so. much.fun. DJ Frankenmack will be spinning great tunes, Galo Delgado of The Photobooth Project will be snapping shots of you looking snazzy, our host The Wix Lounge is providing an open bar and Sweet Loren‘s is providing delicious cookies and brownies as the finishing touches to our light refreshments.

Dress:
Cocktail attire. Think that fancy black dress you’ve been hoping you could bust out of the closet and for guys, ties and blazers abound. Use this as an excuse to play dress up and have fun. General rule of thumb, it’s better to be overdressed than underdressed.

Door Prizes:
Thanks to our friends (and sources of inspiration) at Holstee we are giving away Holstee Manifesto posters to three lucky party attendees.

Tickets:
Tickets can be purchased here and are our normal $5 for students and recent grads and $10 for professionals. We also have Super Supporter tickets for $50 and Micro-Sponsor tickets for $100. These are for folks who’d like to help NY Creative Interns continue to thrive. All the money from those tickets goes to programming costs and you get a permanent spot on our About Page. Be sure to print your tickets out and bring them with you.

Feb. 4, 2012 - Wine Tasting Fundraiser with Kiva

Check this out!  I went to this last year and it was a lot of fun.

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Join us for our 3rd Annual Wine Tasting Fundraiser on February 4th!

Need a good reason to join us for our Wine Tasting Fundraiser? How about to celebrate Valentine's Day early, enjoy 6 wines from countries where Kiva borrowers live and work, socialize with other lenders and your friends, all while raising money to support more loans for Kiva?

There will be light snacks, 10% of the funds raised will be donated to Kiva and the rest to the non-withdrawable New York Team Fund to support loans infinitely.

Tickets are limited and our sold-out event last year raised $2,000 (80 loans), so come help us make it a success again.

Buy your ticket today here. Thanks for BottleRocket Wine & Spirit for hosting us again.

Co-Founder of Net Impact Mark Albion webinar Dec. 9, 12 pm EDT (FREE)

I saw Mrim Boutla speak at the StartingBloc All Fellows' Summit in October 2011. In this webinar, co-founder of More than Money Careers and co-founder of Net Impact Mark Albion will be presenting how to create a career that makes a difference.

If you can't make it, do forward this to college students, young professionals, or those with midlife crises that need a kick in the pants.  This is good stuff.

Happy learning!

Katharine

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Tools and guidelines to align your inner self to a meaningful, well-paying career
Mark Albion's annual worldwide free webinar on December 9th at 12 noon EST.

RSVP: www.morethanmoneycareers.com
or click bit.ly/MarkAlbionsAnnual120912

Three key steps: get clear. get connected. get hired.

In fact, you'll learn:
• How to overcome restrictive beliefs to discover the real you.
• How to realize simple steps to implement positive change almost immediately.
• How to create a career you are passionate about with significant social impact.

Dr. Mark Albion was a student, administrator and professor at Harvard for 20 years, after which he co-founded six organizations, including Net Impact.

Most recently, he served for one year in the Office of the President at Babson College. A New York Times Best Selling author, he has written seven books and made over 600 visits to business school campuses on five continents, for which BusinessWeek dubbed him, "the savior of business school souls."

In 2010, he co-found More Than Money Careers LLC, which helps university staff guide students interested in careers with social impact.

In 2011, Dr. Albion co-convened the Founders Circle at Net Impact to help students "work for good."
TWEET you can copy-paste:
Turn yr #values into a well-paying #career - @ MarkAlbion 12/9 free WEBINAR - ow.ly/7lLpI #csr #netimpact #socent #socinn

Tues Dec 13 Green Drinks NYC - shop and swap

If I weren't singing on Tuesday nights with the Young New Yorker's Chorus, I'd be going to this event.
Happy holidays!
Katharine
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Green Drinks NYC and Sustainable NYC 

present the 2011 Holiday Shop and Swap!

 

When: Tuesday Dec 13, 2011 from 5:00pm to 10:00pm 

What: A Social Holiday Shop and Swap to benefit New York Cares Coat Drive!  Bring your wallets for some great holiday gifts and finds! Bring gently used items to swap with others!

Benefit: A percentage of the evenings proceeds will be donated to New York Cares Coat Drive! Bring in old coats for donation!

Treats: Yummy snacks and treats, open bar!



Tickets:  $15 in advance ONLY - AVAILABLE HERE

Due to the size of the venue, tickets are only sold in advance and not available for purchase at the door.

Fabulous vendors: Mighty Wallets, Voltaic Systems, Ella Vickers Recycled Sailcloth Bags, Sustainable NYC, The Andean Collection and more!

Dec 11 Startup/VC networking event

If you're a startup looking for funding, or if you want to meet other cool tech-oriented innovators in NYC, check out this event!
Happy networking,
Katharine

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DigitalFlashNYC's exclusive networking event: VCs & Starters - Real Talk Event to be held at the following time, date, and location:
Will you attend? No Maybe	Dec 1, 2011 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM LBi Offices 11 West 19th St 3rd Floor New York, NY NY View Map

Join us on December 1st, for DigitalFlashNYC's exclusive networkingevent: "VCs & Starters - Real Talk" It will be a fantastic conversation with VCs and starters about what it takes to get the money, invest the money, what happens when you  the money and not taking the money.

Panelists include:
Jalak Jobanputra - VC & Techstars Mentor
David Rodriguez - Greycroft Partners
Benjamin Dyett - Founder of  Grindspaces
Danielle Gould - Founder of Food+Tech Connect
Steve Sarner - Vice President Marketing of Tagged
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Share this event on Facebook and Twitter

We hope you can make it!

Cheers,
DigitalFlashNYC

Nov. 30 History & Future of Money event with WNSF

If you're interested in understanding how money works, why credit in Europe is all messed up, and what might happen to the euro, check out this event.
--Katharine

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Women's Network for a Sustainable Future: keynote and conversation with Bernard Lietaer co-author of New Money For A New World As we witness the turmoil in Europe around the single currency and the search for solutions, few people are better equipped than economist, systems thinker and currency designer Bernard Lietaer, to shed light on the crisis and to share his vision for New Money For A New World. Co-designer and implementer of the convergence mechanism to the Euro, Bernard will be our keynote speaker at an event hosted by the Women's Network for a Sustainable Future and the Earth Institute at 6:30pm on Wednesday evening, November 30, 2011 at the Altschul Auditorium in Columbia University's International Affairs Building. A long time proponent of currency and money system diversity, Bernard will take us on a journey through the history of money. He will demonstrate how our obsession with single currencies and the monopoly of our centuries old monetary system have fostered instability as well as societal and ecological breakdown. In advocating diversity both in scale and type in our monetary ecology, Bernard will showcase several innovative solutions, including examples of rethinking money already in play, that can "stop the juggernaut towards global self-destruction." A monetary expert, Bernard has studied and worked in this field for more than 30 years in an unusually broad range of capacities: as a Central Banker, a fund manager, a university professor, and a consultant to governments in numerous countries, multinational corporations, and community organizations. He served as president of the Electronic Payment System at the National Bank of Belgium (the Belgium Central Bank) and today consults with many Central Banks across the world. He is the author of The Future of Money, co-author of New Money For A New World (forthcoming from Qiterra Press) with Stefan Belgin and co-author of Creating Human Wealth, published last month which talks about creating motivational currencies at local levels to grow local economies and to create jobs. This is a timely conversation and should not be missed. More information on Bernard Lietaer and his works can be found at www.lietaer.com. Date: Wednesday, November 30, 2011 from 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM (ET) Location: Columbia University International Affairs Building Altschul Auditorium (Room 417) 420 West 118th Street New York, NY 10027

If you can attend -  Respond Here

For more information click here.

Dec 1 political debate in a bar - NYC

Want to debate politics with interesting, smart people?  Check this out! 
Katharine

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Event Overview
Want to experience a multi-partisan GOP Presidential Primary debate watching party in a bar with other people who care?  Want to learn more or to share a piece of your mind with the crowd?  Want to cheer for your favorite candidate or boo the positions you can't stand?  If so, this New American Tavern event is for you.  Join us as we redefine what a Public House can be on December 1, 2011.

Event Details
What: A Multi-partisan GOP Presidential Primary Debate Watching Party
When: December 1, 2011: 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm

Where: Finnerty's, 221 2nd Ave (between 13th St & 14th St), New York, NY 10003.  Note: We've reserved the back room.  It has a number of televisions which will all be turned to the debate.
Dress Code: Casual.  Formal.  Revolutionary.  All are welcome.  Come as you are.  **We may provide some festive wearable decorations too

Support The New American Tavern with a gift
We are a social business that is of, by and for people such as you.  Want to see our vision become a reality?  Your support can help us advance to the finals of the William James Foundation's Socially Responsible Business Plan Competition.  If you would like to learn more about our vision or to support our vision with a gift of any size please do so on our crowdfunding partner page at http://wjf.launcht.com/participant/detail./40
To learn more about The New American Tavern more generally or to get involved in helping make this vision a reality visit us at http://www.thenewamericantavern.com

Are you a woman professional who wants to see more about how to get promoted, how to make things happen, and get real, actionable advice and support?
Check out this event on November 17, below.
Happy networking!
Katharine

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I've been asked, how did you do that.... get to where you are?  Or women saying they are the only ones in their department, company.  Another woman asked me, I do all the work and bring in all the sales in the company, grew a division, and am still not promoted.  I'm going to fix that.  I think it’s time for a different approach to getting women there.  More hands on, more actively making each one happen.

A group of women and I are going to do a series around leadership to show HOW it’s done and provide the ongoing support through mentors, support teams, and hands on initiatives to turn them to who they want to be.  And then, provide the women network to open all the doors needed.  We will specifically track promotions.

We're kicking this off next Thursday, 6pm and would love for you to join me and
Joanne Zaiac, President Digitas
Diane Oshin, Group Publisher, Time Inc,
Angela Leaney, former CMO Newsweek
Valia Glytsis, Leadership Expert

We will doing more of these and would love your support for the women and to share your stories.

RSVP AND SHARE WITH OTHER WOMEN: 

http://wamwomen.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d664d1310e01d0ef0920f2f02&id=8f640cb649&e=bedd34ad1f
NOV 17, 6:00 - 8:30 PM 

IAB
116 E. 27th St, 8th floor
NYC
$40 early/$50 regular admission

The Hatchery and Wimlink present:

Advancing Women - what you need to succeed in 2012, and beyond

In this premier leadership event, inspiring and accomplished women executives share their stories of leadership and success. Our elite panelists include Joanne Zaiac – President of Digitas NY, Diane Oshin – Group Publisher All You / Cooking Lite for Time Inc., and Angela Leaney – EVP Brand Marketing for The World Famous Harlem Globetrotters. The panel will reveal their thoughts on leadership, strategies for breaking through to the next level, and ideas for leveraging both inner and outer strengths along the journey to achievement.

The audience will have the opportunity to learn from the panelists’ collective experiences including how they met their goals, solved seemingly impossible challenges while continuing to push through and exceed expectations. There will be the opportunity to meet and speak with the panelists personally as well as network with like-minded women leaders across various industries and scopes.

Wimlink and The Hatchery are proud to host this premier event as a leadership forum for already successful women to connect, exchange ideas, and plan for their businesses and careers for 2012 and beyond.

Yao Huang
Managing Partner
The Hatchery
Forbes: 11 Women at the Center of New York's Digital Scene
25 Women Driving New York's Tech Scene

Nov. 16 Tagai 'birthday party' & fundraiser

A StartingBloc fellow started this mentorship organization bringing together professionals and recently arrived international high school students. Check out Tagai's party in NYC next week!
Katharine
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We have embarked on our third year of Tagai.  To celebrate this success and look towards the future, we will be hosting a 3^rd birthday party on Wednesday, November 16^th at the TriBeCa Grand.  Please join us by buying tickets here.  If you can’t join but would like to support our efforts, we really appreciate it and you can do so here.

When Tyler and I started this program, we sought to help international students in New York better acclimate to life in the United States while providing a unique global perspective for young professionals. 

Both of us have been incredibly fortunate to befriend people from many countries, all of whom have added fresh perspectives and wonderful ideals to our lives.  We are committed to bringing this same experience to more and more of our peers and fellow New York citizens.

For students we provide positive role models, events that spark curiosity in new areas and help them feel welcome in wider New York City, not just their neighborhood. 

For mentors, we facilitate relationships with people they never would have met from places they might know nothing about.  We also help them feel welcome in wider New York City, not just their neighborhood.

Together, we all become closer and better understand diverse perspectives, cultures, and experiences.

We have made a lot of strides since last year including:

·      Grown our program to the following:

o   2 schools

o   42 Mentors

o   45 Students

o   14 Countries represented

·      Submitted our 501c3 application

·      Partnered with New York Needs You to create a college preparation curriculum within Tagai

·      Recruited a truly outstanding advisory board and executive team

All that we have accomplished is thanks to all of the amazing support that we’ve received from all of you.  We hope you will continue to support our efforts as we grow our program and further our mission. 

Adam Winski 
Tagai

Nov 15 - Financial Sustainability for Social Enterprises + Nonprofits

Check this out!  If you're interested in finding funding as a social enterprise or nonprofit, this workshop is for you.
Happy learning,
Katharine
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WORKSHOP 5: NOVEMBER 15th - Generate Revenue: Funding Your Social Enterprise or Nonprofit

The 5th session of our workshops series, Building High Impact Organizations: Creating Financial Sustainability for Social Enterprises and Nonprofits, will focus on how to put together a strategic business plan in order to prepare your enterprise to receive funding.

When you’re in startup mode, it can be a race against time to secure funding. Whether you’re running a social enterprise or a nonprofit, you need money to achieve your mission, to pay staff and to keep the lights on. Before you can secure funding, be it from angel investors, venture capitalists, program officers from foundations or philanthropists, you need a clearly articulated business plan so investors and funders feel confident that you will spend the money you receive wisely. With your plan in hand and a polished pitch, you’ll be ready to approach investors and major donors. The money is out there. The question is, “Are you prepared to receive it?”

Zoravar S. Dhaliwal has an extensive background in finance and holds an M.B.A. from the prestigious Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. He is the co-founder and CEO of Community Lab, a nonprofit based in New York City that partners with the Earth Institute at Columbia University to advise governments and organizations on sustainable international development and foreign direct investment. http://community-lab.org/

Shana Dressler is the co-founder of the Social Innovators Collective, a dynamic, energetic network of emerging founders, leaders and individuals who work in the social enterprise and nonprofit spaces. Since February 2009, Shana has concentrated on building unique giving communities through the Global Giving Circle and Global Gifts That Matter, an online gift emporium supporting high-impact nonprofits and social enterprises through the sale of gifts and gift donations. http://www.socialinnovatorscollective.org

Ticket site: http://financialsustainability.eventbrite.com/

Discount codes:

$10 OFF: LUCKYYOU

Class Format:

The workshop will include a 45-60 minute presentation that will be followed by a short break, an interactive exercise and finally Q&A. Networking from 9-10pm will follow.

Special thanks to our outreach partners:

Catchafire, A Better World By Design, Ashoka, BBMG, CauseVox, Compass Partners, DigitalFlash NYC, Echoing Green, Hub NYC, The Humans, Idealist, Just Means, New York Women Social Entrepreneurs, NTEN, PUREPROJECT, Shareable, Social Media For Nonprofits, StartingBloc and Yoxi.

Holiday Event - Thursday, November 17 from 6:30 – 9:30pm

Fast Forward Fund & Social Innovators Collective present "Social Impact Giving: Strategies & Opportunities for Giving Season 2011" hosted at Green Spaces TriBeCa.

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Thursday, November 17 from 6:30 – 9:30pm

Tickets and info: http://socialimpactgiving.eventbrite.com

Includes a cocktail tasting of FAIR spirits as well as delectable, organic treats and drinks from local vendors and more.

Nov. 14 Atlas Corps happy hour

Check this out if you're interested in social enterprise / nonprofits!
Happy networking,
Katharine

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Join us on Monday, November 14 at 6 pm for Atlas Corps' first 'Meet and Greet' Monday Happy Hour! Guests are invited to join Atlas Corps Fellows, staff, and CEO Scott Beale to chat, network, and learn more about the amazing work of our Fellows and Host Organizations. As some of you already know, our Fellows are the world's rising leaders and I can't wait for you to meet them.

Happy Hour begins at 6:00 and lasts until 8:00 pm, on Monday, November 14 at Favela Cubana (543 LaGuardia Place). Please RSVP at http://atlascorpsnov14.eventbrite.com/.

I hope you will be able to join us!

Warm Regards,
Alexa Wejko
www.atlascorps.org
Acting New York Program Manager

Atlas Corps (www.atlascorps.org), founded in 2006, seeks organizations to host nonprofit leaders from overseas in a 12 to 18 month direct service fellowship. All Fellows have 2 to 10 years of experience, bachelors or graduate degrees, and are fluent in English. Host Organizations provide a cost share that supports 70% of the overall Fellowship expenses. Atlas Corps generally partners with nonprofit organizations, though this opportunity is also open to socially-responsible corporations and government agencies. Atlas Corps Fellows serve at organizations such as Ashoka, CentroNia, MobileActive.org, Global Kids, AJWS, GBCHealth, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, the UN Foundation and U.S. Peace Corps. In March 2011, Atlas Corps will have engaged 74 emerging nonprofit leaders from 23 countries as Atlas Corps Fellows.

Impact investing / social venture capital mixer, Nov. 14 in NYC

If you want to meet NYC changemakers, action-takers, venture capitalists, startup founders, social entrepreneurs, and more...check out this FREE event on Monday, November 14.  I just RSVPed and am hoping to make it.

Happy networking,

Katharine (also see me on Twitter: @kbierce)

Join Criterion Ventures and City Light Capital for a lively evening mixer for people focused on impact investing and creating sustainable businesses.

This is an informal happy hour to create buzz, build community, and make a strong statement about the strength of the social capital marketplace in the New York area. Join us as we gather to chat over food and drinks about the new paradigm of social, environmental, and capital return.

When:   November 14, 2011, 6:00pm -9:00pm
Where: Delicatessen, 54 Prince Street, New York
Who:    Social entrepreneurs, institutional and individual investors, foundations, socially responsible venture firms, wealth managers, and nonprofit leaders.

Please be sure to RSVP to guarantee entrance - only one week left!  Hope to see you all there!

RSVP: http://nmdnovember.eventbrite.com/

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Nov. 8 - Corporate/Legal Structures for Socent & Nonprofits

Legal structures can be confusing, and the options for social entrepreneurs and nonprofits generating earned income through operations can be complex. Learn more at this event next Tuesday!
Katharine
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WORKSHOP 4: NOVEMBER 8th - Get Organized: Corporate Structuring from 7-9pm at General Assembly

The 4th session of the 5 part workshops series, Building High Impact Organizations: Creating Financial Sustainability for Social Enterprises and Nonprofits, will focus on legal structures for social enterprises and nonprofit organizations.

Learning about available legal structures for social enterprises and nonprofit organizations, and choosing the right corporate structure for your venture, is one of the savviest steps toward sustainability a social innovator can take. This workshop will cover structures such as 501(c)(3), L3C, benefit corporations, B Corp certification, LLCs, and other corporate entities. With the knowledge of corporate structuring and the power of the market, attendees will be ready to create positive social and environmental change. This workshop includes a presentation providing an overview of all corporate structures available to social enterprises, and an interactive breakout session where attendees form mock corporations based on innovative business models.

Kyle Westaway is a social entrepreneur and attorney in New York City with a track record of championing social ventures that make a real positive impact on the world around them. He is a Founding Partner of Westaway Law, an innovative law firm that counsels social entrepreneurs, and a firm believer in the power of the market to create positive social and environmental change. He has also helped build Biographe, a sustainable style brand that employs and empowers survivors of the commercial sex trade.

Ticket site: http://financialsustainability.eventbrite.com/

Discount codes:

20% off any class: PARTNER

Remaining 3 sessions for $75: LUCKYYOU

Class Format:

Each class will have a 45-60 minute presentation that will be followed by a short break, an interactive exercise and finally Q&A. Networking from 9-10pm will follow.

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Workshop #5 takes place on November 15^th – Generate Revenue: Funding Your Social Enterprise or Nonprofit taught by Zoravar Dhaliwal, Co-Founder and CEO of Community Lab, and Shana Dressler, Co-Founder, Social Innovators Collective.

Class description and signup: http://bit.ly/uICnFP

For the full schedule please visit: http://financialsustainability.eventbrite.com/

Special thanks to our outreach partners:

Catchafire, A Better World By Design, Ashoka, BBMG, CauseVox, Compass Partners, DigitalFlash NYC, Echoing Green, Hub NYC, The Humans, Idealist, Just Means, New York Women Social Entrepreneurs, NTEN, PUREPROJECT, Shareable, Social Media For Nonprofits, StartingBloc and Yoxi.

 

Nov 14-19 NJ Entrepreneurship Events

Check this out!
Katharine
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Start Something NJ - A Week of Free Events on Entrepreneurship Event to be held at the following time, date, and location:
Will you attend? No Maybe	Nov 14, 2011 at 8:00 AM to Nov 19, 2011 at 7:00 PM (ET) Online & Throughout Northern New Jersey For More Event Details and Locations Please visit www.StartSomethingNJ.org View Map

The kick-off starts on Monday, November 14th at 8AM at City Hall in Jersey City. The event will include a roundtable discussion with Alfred Titone of the Small Business Administration, Lori Matheus of the New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Senator Sandra Cunningham of New Jersey, Ari Matusiak, Executive Director of the White House Business Council, and other key leaders. Immediately following will be a keynote address by Lieutenant Governor, Kim Guadagno and recognition of local entrepreneurs. For more information, please visit www.startsomethingnj.org or call 201-432-4316. Click here for the full schedule of activities.  We look forward to seeing you at Global Entrepreneurship Week! Sincerely, Alfa Demmellash, CEO                                                           Rising Tide Capital Highlights for the week: Start Something Green, a discussion moderated by Julie Wang, Director of the Clinton Economic Opportunity Initiative  and a panel of top innovators and entrepreneurs in the green sector Panel, Reception & Resource Fair opportunity to hear from and network with successful entrepreneurs, philanthropists and key business leaders Jump Start Your Big Idea, a keynote by a top entrepreneur/philanthropist and Q&A with successful NJ entrepreneurs Nuts and Bolts of Marketing with The Star Ledger’s Director of Marketing ARTfest – a market fair with local vendors, artists and performers I Started Something Online Video Competition – deadline 11/11/11. A free and easy way to raise awareness for your initiative or business idea. Prizes include new Digital Camera.

Nov. 14 microfinance panel - volunteerism

Interested in microfinance?  Find out about volunteering opportunities!
Happy networking,
Katharine
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High Water Women Panel on Microfinance Volunteerism

Date: Monday, November 14, 2011
Time: 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Location: Reed Smith, 599 Lexington Ave. (52nd St)
Register to attend now.
Please come to meet High Water Women's newest microfinance partner WomensTrust, an MFI operating in Ghana, with a strong social mission that has been organically built from the ground up and combines girls’ education and healthcare in an original and comprehensive approach to poverty alleviation, empowerment, and financial access. This is an unusual opportunity to hear from the founder Dana Dakin and executive director Wilma Longdon and ask questions.

High Water Women volunteers are currently working with WomensTrust and also with Contactar in Colombia on pro bono assignments. They will speak about how their work will help enhance governance and risk management, and facilitate access to the capital markets as both groups look to expand their footprint.

Learn more about High Water Women's work with microfinance groups serving under-resourced communities in New York City.

Nov. 16, 18, 19 - Toastmasters conference in NYC

Want to learn more about how to become a good public speaker? Want to see some great speeches / can't make it to TED?

See below for info from the NYC Toastmasters (district 46) on an upcoming conference.

Katharine
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One World Champion – 3 Opportunities to Enjoy Dana LaMon

Fall Conference will be the grand finale to a sensational week.

Blind since 4 years of age, Dana LaMon overcame adversity, earning Yale University degree in Mathematics and USC law degree, and, in 1992, battling thousands of competitors across the globe, before being “crowned” the World Champion of Public Speaking, and later an Accredited Speaker.

I hope to see you at all of these events!  But do try to make at least one.  Dana is too wonderful to miss!

The conferences are my favorite days of the Toastmaster year.  If you've never been to a conference, at least come and spend an evening and get a feel for why we're so excited.  Hear what a world champion speaker is all about.  Learn how to extend your Toastmaster club experience. 

Penelope Boehm, District Governor

Wednesday, November 16 7:00 p.m.

“Packing POWER in Your Presentations”

AP Essential Voices, Associated Press, 450 West 33^rd Street, Manhattan. 

A joint presentation with the National Speakers Association to provide a skillbuilding workshop.

RSVP and additional info:  www.NSA-NYC.org  $20 in advance (by 11/14), $30 at the door.

Friday, November 18  7:00 p.m.

“Living In an Ideal World”

  Parsons Midtown Auditorium, New School University, 560 Seventh Avenue, 2nd floor, Manhattan

 How to use communication skills to foster a richness of diversity and the rightness of inclusion.

RSVP:  www.Toastmasters46.org  $25 In Advance,  $35 at the door.

Saturday, November 19^th    Full day including meals

District 46 Fall Conference – New York LaGuardia Airport Marriott

102-05 Ditmars Boulevard · East Elmhurst, New York 11369

And then the crowning glory!!!  Our Fall Conference.  A full day of fellowship, lunch & dinner, Humorous Speech and Evaluation Contest finals. 

TWO sessions by Dana LaMon plus a selection of 9 dynamic workshops by other presenters. 

For full details and registration, go to www.Toastmasters46.org 

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Penelope P. Boehm, Distinguished Toastmaster
District Governor, District 46
Penelope DOT BoehmTM-at-gmail.com

Nov. 15 Women Advancing Microfinance happy hour

Women Advancing Microfinance has great events - check these out!
Happy networking,
Katharine
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WAM NY HAPPY HOUR and ELECTIONS featuring 2010 WAM NY Scholarship Recipient Wilma Longodon HAPPY HOUR DETAILS Where: The Black Sheep 583 Third Avenue (between 39/38the Streets), Second Floor Private Event room  When:Tuesday November 15,  6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EST  ELECTIONS - Join the WAM NY 2012 Steering Committee! WAM-NY would also like to take this opportunity to invite applications from individuals interested in joining the Steering Committee. If you or anyone you know has an interest in serving on the Steering Committee, please send an email to wamnewyork@yahoo.com. We will send you an application. All applications are due November 4. MICROFINANCE EVENTS NYC   November 1: Microfinance Harvest Festival   November 7: Managing Risk in Microfinance  Dear WAM NY Members and Friends, WAM-NY warmly invites you to join us in celebrating 2011 at our year end Happy Hour. We will also be electing new 2012 Steering Committee members, so apply or come out to vote! We are very pleased that Ms. Wilma Longdon, one of the five recipients of the 2010 WAM-NY scholarships, will be joining us for the event.  Wilma Longdon joined WomensTrust in February 2011 as Executive Director stationed in Pokuase, Ghana. WomensTrust is pioneering a unique model of economic development, merging microfinance with support in education and healthcare to give women and their families in poor communities the tools to achieve and maintain true economic independence. Wilma attended the Sustainable Microenterprise and Development Program (SMDP) in March 2011. The full scholarship from WAM-NY made it possible for Wilma to attend at no cost to WomensTrust, allowing the organization to retain its program funds and channel it into loans for more women. Join us for a few drinks and bites, and vote to elect your new 2012 WAM NY Steering Committee members!    Register Now! We look forward to seeing you there!   WAM NY Women Advancing Microfinance (WAM) - NewYork wamnewyork@yahoo.com

Nov 17 Global Sourcing Council Event, South African Consulate, NYC

Check out this Global Sourcing Council event! (www.gscouncil.org is their website FYI.)
Happy networking,
Katharine
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Don't miss the opportunity to attend the GSC Annual Meeting on November 17, Thursday, at the South African Consulate in NYC. The reception will begin at 5:00PM:


Here is the agenda:
November 17, 2011
4:30 PM GSC Business Meeting for members
5:00 PM Reception for all participants
6:00PM Welcome greetings from George Monyemangene,
the Consul General of South Africa, followed by the keynote address

The South African Consulate is located at:
333 East 38th Street, 9th Floor
New York, NY 10016
If you would like to reserve your seat at this event, please   Register here

Check out the GSC Newsletter and see the selected article on LEED certification on the home page: GSC Home Page

Nov 19 - be a mentor to teen girls in NYC

I'm probably going to another employee volunteering event this day with co-workers, but....if you're interested in being a mentor to help more teen girls go to college - check out this all day event!
Happy mentoring,
Katharine
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Step Up's 2nd annual College Connections Conference sponsored by in partnership with Hunter College 695 Park Avenue New York, 10065 Saturday, November 1910:30 a.m.: networking with fellow Step Up members 11:00 a.m.-2:30 p.m.: mentoring Step Up teens as one-on-one mentors for the day, igniting teen girls' college aspirations What's it like to be a mentor for the day? Participating in this one day event will empower the girls in unimaginable ways and give you the opportunity to network with other community-minded professional women. Mentors must be available to attend the event for the full day. All interested mentors should RSVP and apply by emailing Tanwi answers to the following questions by Friday, November 11: What is your current industry, company, and job title? What college di