Aug. 12, 15, 16, 17, 18 backpack drive - volunteering event

Looking for a great volunteering opportunity with cool people in NYC? See the latest High Water Women event below.
Happy volunteering,
Katharine
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Please Help the High Water Women 2011 Backpack Drive

Thanks to our fabulous fund raising committee we have been able to raise a record amount of donations that will enable us to provide 6500 backpacks to children in need.   Assembling these backpacks with the assortment of school supplies we've been able to purchase and getting them out the door to our nonprofit partners who will distribute them to the children, is a large-scale operation requiring the help of hundreds of volunteers.   Volunteers are needed on August 12th and from August 15th - 18th.  There are multiple two-hour shifts available each day.  It's fun to stuff backpacks and we very much need an army of volunteers to make this happen!  Please come solo, bring a group of family (children over 12) or friends, or put together a work team!  Sign up now.  Location:  Credit Suisse,  One Madison Avenue, Level B (corner of 23rd St.) We encourage you to watch this short film to see how the High Water Women Backpack Drive helps children start the school year ready to learn. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPau4_tTHBg.

August 4-September 1: Grassroots Tech Summit in NYC

Just heard about this from the NYC StartingBloc email list. If you're interested in technology, social impact, and more, check out these great events!
Happy networking,
Katharine
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Grassroots.org invites you to the 2011 Grassroots Tech Summit taking place every Thursday from August 4^th until September 1^st. 

Each event includes an hour-long workshop and a networking session afterwards. Events include Next Generation of Volunteers with Catchafire.org, Digital and Offline Media Marketing, Metrics and Statistics Analysis, Web and Mobile Fundraising Strategies with LetGive and Upgrading Your Web Presence with SEO.com.

Here is a brief list of events:

August 4th - The Next Generation of Volunteers: Pro Bono Engagement Strategies (with Catchafire)

August 11th- Digital & Offline Media Marketing: Generating Support For Your Cause

August 18th- Metrics & Statistics Analysis: Boosting Internal Operations with Data

August 25th- The Drive to Give Online: Web & Mobile Fundraising Strategies (with LetGive)
September 1st- Search Engine Optimization: Upgrading Tour Web Presence (with SEO.com)

Enter the code ‘startingbloc5dollars’ for $5 off your $35 ticket or buy the Techie SuperPass to get tickets for all 5 events for just $125. All tickets include two drinks.

Go to www.grassrootstech.eventbrite.com to buy your tickets today.

For more information on the event, contact Cara Shih at caratshih@gmail.com.

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Great upcoming conferences in NY and CA - 85 Broads

I'm a member of 85 Broads and they have great events.  85 Broads was founded initially as a Goldman Sachs alumni network but now it's open to all women worldwide (and also selected men with the "guys who rock" membership). Anyway, check out these really cool conferences!
Happy networking,
Katharine
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Join us for Conferences in NY and CA This Fall!

• Women & Girls Education Summit and Global Conference for Social Change (NY)
  
• Compass Summit  (CA) 

Women & Girls Education Summit and Global Conference for Social Change

The Foundation for Social Change, Inc., founded by 85 Broads Power Circle member Louise Guido, is a not-for-profit corporation that mobilizes businesses to implement initiatives that benefit both their bottom line and the economic growth of their surrounding communities.  Their work is based on the motto: "Better Business for a Better World."

Oct 5th: Women and Girls Education Summit: Driving Economic Progress

Attend a high-level presentation with interviews and best practices from global organizations dedicated to gender equality through education.  Learn why investing in young women and girls is the main driver in economic progress and workforce development throughout the world.
Featured speakers:

• 85 Broads Power Circle member Cherie Blair, Founder, Cherie Blair Foundation for Women
• Lakshmi Puri, Assistant Secretary-General, UN Women

         


Oct 6th: Global Conference for Social Change

The Leader of Change Award is given annually to organizations who have a proven business case for solving social and environmental problems.  Attend discussions and presentations of real-world practical examples of how “doing good is good for business.”
Leaders of Change represent multinational corporations, individuals, NGOs, government organizations and small-to-mid-size businesses.  There will be an audience of top Fortune 500 Corporate Executives, Venture Capitalists, Government Leaders, Heads of CSR, Foundation Presidents, and Social Entrepreneurs.

Location:	UN Plaza Hotel, New York, NY
Date:	October 5-6
Fee:	Early registration discount of 50% good until August 15 with discount code “FSCL1006” (only 50 seats available!) Regular Price: $295 per day or $395 both days
RSVP:	http://globalconference.eventbrite.com/

Compass Summit

what's possible. what matters. what's ahead.

Compass, an intimate gathering of innovative thinkers, addresses urgent large-scale challenges facing our companies and institutions.  Social innovation, technology and finance are at the core of the program playing key roles in: job creation, capital shortages, climate change, energy, mass urbanization - big ideas, driven by conversations.

Thanks to Guy Who Rocks Peter Petre we are offering a special registration rate to the first 50 members and friends of 85 Broads to register before August 10th.  REGISTER.

The program is designed to spark dialogues among people from different ‘tribes’ whose paths don't often cross—scientists, economists, engineering and technology executives, venture capitalists, bankers, environmental advocates and policymakers.

View the list of speakers.

Location:	Terranea Resort, Palos Verdes, CA
Date:	October 23-26
Fee:	$3,500 for 85 Broads members ($4,000 for regular registration)
RSVP:	Visit 85 Broads Registration to take advantage of the special 85 Broads registration offer

July 28 webinar on Social Impact Bonds

Because social impact bonds are really cool - see below!
Cheers,
Katharine
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Upcoming Webinar "The Impact on Service Providers: Opportunities and Challenges of PFS/SIB Participation" Join us on on July 28th from 3:00pm – 4:15pm EST Sign Up! In our last webinar on Pay for Success projects and Social Impact Bonds (PFS/SIB), "First Mover States, What are They Doing and Why?", spokesmen from Massachusetts and Minnesota described their states' approaches to investigating and piloting potential PFS/SIB projects. These two states are taking different approaches to engaging state government and investors. However, one thing they clearly have in common is that their success will depend on the participation of high-performing service providers with a track record of successfully executing and measuring evidence-based programs. To date, the public dialog on PFS/SIB has provided little opportunity for the service provider voice to be heard. In the July 28th webinar, leaders of three high-performing U.S.-based nonprofit organizations representing diverse social missions and service territories will share their thoughts on the opportunities and challenges of participating in PFS/SIB projects. Each will discuss their views on: the resources, capacities and skills providers will need in order to participate successfully in PFS/SIB the potential opportunities and benefits PFS/SIB can have for service providers and the constituencies they serve risks and other obstacles they may face in participating in PFS/SIB any recommendations for service providers who may be interested in investigating PFS/SIB Panelists Deborah DeSantis, President and CEO, Corporation for Supportive Housing The Corporation for Supportive Housing (CSH) helps communities create permanent housing with services to prevent and end homelessness. CSH delivers its core services in Washington, D.C. and in eleven states: California, Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Rhode Island and Texas. Jeff Edmondson, President, Strive Serving Greater Cincinnati, Strive is focused on the success of children: every child, every step, from cradle to career. Strive unites common providers around shared issues, goals, measurements and results, and then actively supports and strengthens strategies that work. Dorothy Stoneman, YouthBuild USA YouthBuild is a youth and community development program that simultaneously addresses core issues facing low-income communities: housing, education, employment, crime prevention, and leadership development. There are YouthBuild programs in 45 states, Washington, DC, and the Virgin Islands. Click here to sign up and/or to submit a question ahead of time! Or paste this link into your browser: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/619798233 If you missed any of our previous webinars, they are available at our PFS/SIB Learning Hub! Visit payforsuccess.org or nffsib.org to see all of the free resources on this important topic! To go directly to any of the previous webinars, click on the titles below: Webinar: "First-Mover States: What Are They Doing and Why?" Webinar: "Pay for Success Projects and Social Impact Bonds: Structuring Considerations and Adaptations Arising from the Field" Webchat: "The Federal Government's Role in Implementing the Social Impact Bond in the US" Thanks for your participation in the Webinar! NFF's SIB team What is SIB? What is Pay for Success? Learn more about NFF's SIB Learning Hub Questions about the Webinar? Contact Jennifer Hurley. Having trouble signing up for the SIB Learning Hub? Contact us.

July 25 Microfinance dinner

Just heard about this event from the ACCION Microfinance USA email list. Check out this microfinance-focused dinner next week!
Happy networking,
Katharine
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Council Dinner at Arepas Cafe

(as featured in the NY Times)

What does microfinance in NYC look like

Join the Microfinance Council on July 25th at 7pm to find out!

We will gather a small group to visit Arepas Cafe in Astoria (only 20 minutes by train from mid-town!).  It's a Venezuelan restaurant that is an ACCION USA client who has been featured in the NYTimes this year ( and will welcome our small group with delicious arepas.   Check out their site: 

$30 for non-members

$25 for paid 2011 members of the Microfinance Council

**includes 2 Arepas + a soda OR 1 app + 1 Arepa + 1 dessert**

You must pay in advance via PayPal to attend.  Please visit:  www.paypal.com

and choose the "SEND MONEY" option to pay to azishfilabi@gmail.com

There is no fee for using paypal to pay for this event.

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If you would like to bring a friend, that would be great, but please email RSVP.ANY@GMAIL.COM to give us a heads up -- space is limited

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Oct. 5-6 Foundation for Social Change + UN Conference

This conference is rather pricey, but looks awesome!
Happy networking,
Katharine
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In partnership with the United Nations, the Global Conference for Social Change
is a dynamic platform designed to showcase how corporations develop business opportunities
through social and environmental problem-solving.

Each year, the United Nations awards 10 corporations the
Leader of Change Award
given to visionary leaders that have demonstrated an exemplary committment to the pursuit of
sustainability whereby social and environmental performance are embedded in the competitive strategy of the organization.
Come hear their stories and learn how "doing good is good for business."

2011 Leaders of Change include:
Billabong, Carbon Disclosure Project, Domini Social Investment Fund, DSM, Marks & Spencer,
NatureWorks, Pepsico Foods Mexico, Philips Lighting, Seventh Generation and Unilever

Special Honoree
Ricky Martin, Ricky Martin Foundation

Presentations by:
Patricia Velasquez, Wayuu Taya Foundation (Venezuela), Alicia Marin, ALAS Foundation (Latin America), Paula DiSantis, Consulado da Mulher (Brazil),
Trina DasGupta, mWomen (Global), Liesel Pritzker, IDP Foundation (Ghana), Rukmini Banerji, Pratham (India)

The Women and Girls Education Summit: Driving Economic Progress
is a special presentation by the leading organizations devoted to the financial and
social impact of gender equality throughout the world.

Guest Speakers
Cherie Blair, Cherie Blair Foundation for Women
Lakshmi Puri, Assistant Secretary General, UN Women

Moderators
Jane Bornemeier, The New York Times, Amy Resnick, Thomson Reuters, Heidi Moore, The Wall Street Journal
Mia Haugen, TheStreet.com, Femi Oke, CNN International, Gillian Tett, Financial Times

  Program agenda includes: discussions by top business leaders, exclusive interviews,
a private evening reception, networking lunches and much more.

General Registration is $395  | Platinum Registration is $650
Single day registration is available
To register: http://globalconference.eventbrite.com

July 22 Kiva Happy Hour and more microfinance NYC events

Microfinance fans of NY - check this out!
Happy networking,
Katharine
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There's some great events coming up this month for our New York Lending Team and our related organizations in New York. You can subscribe to our google calendar with just this email address (kivanewyork@gmail.com). Follow directions here (http://www.google.com/support/calendar/bin/answer.py?answer=37100)

Sponsored by Kiva NY Lending Team

July Happy Hour - July 22nd 6-9pm. For more information and Registration: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/1880347169

Ahkun Pop-Up Shop - July 30th and 31st 11am-6pm. For more information: 

Site Visits:

WAM NY - July 22nd. For more information and registration: https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?llr=d7pqsadab&oeidk=a07e4btt80e3d43d42b&oseq=a01n3g1uxpauf

Microfinance Council of AccionUSA - For more information and registration: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/1877318109/estwhdr

And don't forget about our 2nd FUNDRAISER for the Year: Register today for the 2nd Annual Run4Kiva 5K (nycruns.com/kiva) and get a $10 gift card from one of our sponsors, Holstee, just for registering.

The Kiva New York Lending Team

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www.kivanewyork.com

Join us for the 2nd Annual Run4Kiva Fundraiser: http://nycruns.com/kiva

July 19 Social changemakers happy hour

Just e-met the founder of this meetup, Marcos Salazar, from the StartingBloc NYC network. Check out this awesome social impact meetup event below!
Happy connecting,
Katharine
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Announcing a new Meetup for Be Social Change New York!
What: "Social"- Change Makers Happy Hour
When: Tuesday, July 19, 2011 6:00 PM
Where: Mary Queen of Scots
115 Allen St. New York, NY 10002 New York, NY
New York, NY 10002
Come meet with a diverse group of change makers, social entrepreneurs, techies, educators and overall do and want-to-do gooders.
Share ideas, collaborate, network and grab a drink with the NY "Be Social Change" community.
Half-priced beer, wine, and specialty cocktails until 8pm!















About Be Social Change NY Meetups
Our Meetups focus on empowering, connecting and organizing the social change community in New York through:

• “Be” - events and panels that highlight innovative social entrepreneurs and change makers
• “Social” - meetups that bring diverse groups of people together for idea sharing, collaboration and networking
• “Change” - projects that create meaningful and sustainable impact in the NY community

TEDxGotham July 13 simulcast

I'm a huge fan of TED talks (www.ted.com) since they are just about the best way to get distilled knowledge in an easy to understand format.  And I don't have a TV.  I try to get up at 7 am a few days a week and watch a few TED talks on my treadmill in my apartment before going to work.  It's a great way to start the day and get inspired about life.
Anyway, TEDxGotham has a simulcast of the TED conference in Edinburgh, Scotland on July 13, so check it out!
~Katharine
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Dear Friends of TEDxGotham,

You couldn't go to Edinburgh to catch TEDGlobal? Do not let that stop you from watching the TED talks live! The TEDxGotham  organizing committee invites you to come along and catch some TED talks and good conversation. This year's conference theme is "The Stuff of Life". Find the full program link here.

Program- 13 July
09:00 am - 10:45 am Talks
10:45 am - 11: 45 am Break
10:45 am - 01:30 pm Talks

TEDxLive is an extension of the TEDx program, launched by TED in 2010. TEDxLive events are TEDx events built around the live webcast of TED Conferences. TEDxLive events enable TED enthusiasts all over the world to experience live sessions of the TED Conference; events can be solely viewing events, and may also host live speakers.

To Register for the simulcast on July 13th, please click here

Space is limited to several dozen seats for both events, so please make best efforts to come if you register (each person must register seperately).  We will reach capacity.
We thank Loeb & Loeb LLP for sponsoring this event. A specials thanks goes to Joe Daniels at Loeb & Loeb LLP.
Next TEDxGotham - Save the Date Announcement
TEDxGotham's next event will explore the theme "Imagine" on September 23rd. Stay tuned!

Regards,

The TEDxGotham Team
 

July 28 Catchafire event

Interested in volunteering, but want to do something to develop your professional skills in your free time?  Check out www.Catchafire.org or learn more at this free event!
Happy networking,
Katharine
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Catchafire's Summer Party

It's summertime - and we want to celebrate the contributions of our community of pro bono professionals toward changing the world!

It's summertime - and we want to celebrate the contributions of our community of pro bono professionals toward changing the world!

Where: WixLounge, 10 West 18th Street, 2nd Floor
When: Thursday, July 28th, 7:00 - 9:00 pm
Why:  Connect with like-minded people who are eager to give what they're good at and make a lasting change in the world. Meet the Catchafire team, and learn how you can make a difference by giving pro bono.

RSVP today (it's free!) and we look forward to meeting you in person!

TEDxNY Friday TED talk viewing/chat group

I went to one of these a few months ago and the diversity and breadth of awesome people there was pretty cool.  Check this out!
Happy TED-talk-watching,
Katharine
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TEDxNY salons are back!

For those of you who are new to the TEDxNY community, the format is simple: once a week for one hour, we gather to watch a 20 minute TED talk, and discuss it in a large group for 40 minutes. It's a wonderful opportunity to share ideas with a dynamic and diverse group of people, and to indulge in curiosity and inspiration for an hour out of our busy days.

*PLEASE NOTE THE NEW TIME AND CHANGE TO THE RSVP SYSTEM*

As of this Friday, July 8, please join us for TEDxNY summer Fridays, 9am-10am at Grey (200 Fifth Ave – the NW corner of 23rd Street). Every person who wants to come needs to be on the security list in order to get in. If you'd like to come this Friday, please RSVP NO LATER THAN Wednesday, July 7 at 5pm to TEDXNY@GMAIL.COM.

We have a new TEDxNY team that we're excited to introduce you to soon. We look forward to seeing you!

Jennifer Kessler, Don McKinney & Chel O’Reilly
aka TEDxNewYork

July 11 Green Breakfast Club - sustainable startups + networking

If you’re at all interested in sustainable business, social innovation, and networking events… you should check out the Green Breakfast Club. In case you can’t make the next event on July 11, save the date for August 8.  Details are below.  Feel free to pass this along to leaders in sustainability, college students, startup founders, job seekers, or whomever else might be interested!
Happy networking,

Katharine

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The Green Breakfast Club is a monthly networking event series to accelerate social innovation and sustainability. This event meshes creators in technology, sustainability and social innovation.
Every month will provide a featured keynote startup story (success and failure!) and a networking model for intergenerational mentoring, bartering and resource exchange. The event seeks to promote a solidarity economy that helps entrepreneurs help each other and that collectively sees triple bottom line enterprise thrive.
July 11 Keynote Speaker:  Douglas Cohen, of the Sustainable Enterprise Fieldbook.

The next event details are:

July 11, 2011
8:30 – 10:30am
Location: New York Public Library SIBL Business Library
188 Madison Avenue @ 34th Street
New York, NY
Website or Map: http://www.greenbreakfastclub.com

Cost:  $20.00 Register Now.

Format:

• The second Monday of every month for 2 hours of breakfast and bartering
• Networking and Nosh: 30 minutes
• Keynote startup success & failure story of established social entrepreneur: 15 minutes
• Barter time: 1 minute for attendee to say I am X, I have Y to give, I need Z. 60 minutes
• News Wrap-up: community & sponsor news and feedback on how to improve: 15 minutes

Team
This initiative is led by Danielle Lanyard of Third Rail Ventures and Lucien White of DLA Piper.

July 2 (event tonight) for a great cause

Another StartingBloc Fellow I know is having a fundraiser party in Brooklyn tonight.  The purpose is to help raise money so she can pay her college tuition (financial aid doesn't cover everything) so she can keep inspiring young people to take action to lead the lives they want to lead.... It should be a great party and she's doing terrific work, so check it out!
Cheers,
Katharine
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Tonight I am having an event powered by the good folks at CARTER Magazine to raise funds to pay my tuition for my fall semester of undergrad. 

Date: Saturday, July 2, 2011 

Time: 9:00pm - Until

Location: Alchemist Lounge

                 31 Rockwell Place bet. Fulton and Dekalb 

                 Brooklyn, NY 11217

$5 minimum cover, generosity is welcome  

$5 Drink Specials 

Food Served 

Special Guest DJ 

Over the past 3 months I have been applying for Financial Aid – submitting paperwork and re-submitting paperwork, to only be informed that the funding will not cover the entirety of my Fall 2011 bill, and I have until July 7th, 2011 to raise the remaining balance: $2,000.

My Purpose:

Is to inspire young people into action

Here is what I have been up to:

• I have created The SWT Life Conversation which is a pilot program designed to provide (teens ages 14-17) with a clear understanding of how to use their passions, strengths and purpose drive their scholastic and life success.
• Just BE Cause which is a collection of stories, anecdotes, and wisdom from community leaders, innovators, leverage experts, executive directors and CEOs.  The book breaks down Social Entrepreneurship – providing definitions, examples, and history, – and ultimately advises Gen Y on how to use our unique values and ideology to create social change and spread the world’s wealth while doing it. 
• In addition countless articles here, here and here and my first published article in CARTER Magazine. Hunter College has really been a catalyst thus far, in terms of providing me with the tools necessary to continue my quest.

I am committed to ensuring that every young person is inspired to take action, and is aware that they can cultivate their future today. This is not an easy request for me to ask, as I prefer to figure things out on my own.  However my commitment to youth is much bigger than me.  So I am asking for your support.

Thank you in advance for your consideration.

Ways you can help me out :) :

1.  You can come to the event tomorrow at Alchemist Lounge and we can do the Dougie

2.  You can mail it to me if preferred (Please respond to email for my address)

3.  PayPal (I am searchable under syreeta.gates@gmail.com)

 

Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, You're Far too Kind in Advance :)

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SyreetA Gates
The Purple Pack  |  About Me  |  @syreetagates  |  From West 2 West  | Tumblr

"we are not merely inheritors of a culture but its makers"-Robin DG Kelley

July 26 Women's Network for a Sustainable Future - Energy event

I haven't been to any WNSF events (esp. since many of them are lunchtime talks and that's tough to schedule), but... if you work in Midtown Manhattan / can take time off for lunch and are interested in energy sustainability - check this out!
Cheers,
Katharine
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The Energy Question: Crises, Costs—and Alternatives Event to be held at the following time, date, and location:
	Jul 26, 2011 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM Pfizer 235 42nd Street (between 2nd and 3rd Avenues) New York, NY 10017 View Map

Women's Network for a Sustainable Future (WNSF) Cordially invites you to its New York Luncheon Panel The Energy Question: Crises, Costs—and Alternatives.  This summer, the heat is on, as both temperatures and energy prices rise. Read More

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Tickets are $40 (early bird, on or before July 20) or $55 (regular).

We hope you can make it!