Million Trees NYC

A tree-mendous month! Due to all of our upcoming events we are extending our inaugural MillionTreesNYC Month through May 18. Find out the latest events. About A Million Trees: MillionTreesNYC, one of the 127 PlaNYC initiatives, is a citywide, public-private program with an ambitious goal: to plant and care for one million new trees across… Continue reading Million Trees NYC

New York Women Social Entrepreneurs (NYWSE) every fourth Thursday

From NYWSE: Please join New York Women Social Entrepreneurs (NYWSE) every fourth Thursday of the month for engaging discussions. NYWSE is proud to present a special guest who will be speaking at our March 27 meeting. Lara Galinsky is VP of Strategy at Echoing Green and co-author of Be Bold, which is “a call to… Continue reading New York Women Social Entrepreneurs (NYWSE) every fourth Thursday

University Technology and Entrepreneurship: Anatomy of Spin-outs

Here’s a neat little event for those of you who are in the tri-state area: MIT Enterprise Forum of NYC presents University Technology and Entrepreneurship: Anatomy of Spin-outs Learn about the role area universities are playing in developing new technologies and fostering entrepreneurship. A panel of experts will discuss how ideas move from the Petri… Continue reading University Technology and Entrepreneurship: Anatomy of Spin-outs

Attend a timely and thought-provoking introduction to the important changes underway as Microfinance comes of age.

Not sure if this is limited to Yale alums but sounds interesting: Microfinance lending institutions have traditionally been recognized for making small loans to the poor in developing countries a market considered too small, too expensive, and too risky for conventional lenders. Repayment rates, however, have been remarkably high, and over the last few decades… Continue reading Attend a timely and thought-provoking introduction to the important changes underway as Microfinance comes of age.

Invitation to New York Women Social Entrepreneurs’ January Event

Passing this message along: New York Women Social Entrepreneurs (NYWSE) is a group of women that is forming to share experiences, insights, support and ideas related to social change and entrepreneurship. We are the New York chapter of Young Women Social Entrepreneurs (www.ywse.org). For this gathering, we invite you to join us to discuss the… Continue reading Invitation to New York Women Social Entrepreneurs’ January Event

Global Microfinance Investment Congress

I guess it’s not too early to promote the Global Microfinance Conference, which will happen in May 2008 PlaNet Finance and American Conference Institute invite you to attend the Global Microfinance Investment Congress taking place in New York City on May 14-16, 2008. The agenda for the Global Microfinance Investment Congress is based on extensive,… Continue reading Global Microfinance Investment Congress

THE FOURTH ANNUAL PACE UNIVERSITY PITCH CONTEST

Here’s a plug for the Pace University Pitch Contest: THE FOURTH ANNUAL PACE UNIVERSITY PITCH CONTEST Thursday, December 6, 2007 5:00 p.m. – 7:45 p.m. Pace University (east of City Hall) 1 Pace Plaza, NYC 3:30 – 5:00 Special Bonus Session on Technology Entrepreneurship, conducted by faculty from the Ivan G. Seidenberg School of Computer… Continue reading THE FOURTH ANNUAL PACE UNIVERSITY PITCH CONTEST

Jobs: Trickle Up, Director of Development

About Trickle Up Trickle Up (www.trickleup.org) is a 28-year-old nonprofit global microenterprise development organization working in Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the United States. We provide opportunities for the very poorest people to improve their living standards by developing microenterprises via a combination of seed capital grants, training and support services. We work with a… Continue reading Jobs: Trickle Up, Director of Development

Jobs: New York Cares, Corporate Service Manager

About New York Cares Founded in 1987, New York Cares enables 33,000 New Yorkers each year to serve on hands-on volunteer projects benefiting schools, social service agencies, homeless shelters, and other deserving organizations. For more information about New York Cares, visit www.nycares.org. New York Cares has been designated by The Princeton Review, for the second… Continue reading Jobs: New York Cares, Corporate Service Manager

More Nonprofit Jobs

Here’s a great opportunity for a Project Manager position at New York City Center for Charter School Excellence. —– JOB DESCRIPTION – Project Manager The mission of the New York City Center for Charter School Excellence is to stimulate the supply of new, high-quality charter schools and support student excellence in all existing charter schools… Continue reading More Nonprofit Jobs