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WHO: • Diverse, emerging leaders working for community, faith-based, government, and non-profit organizations serving Brooklyn. Must be dedicated to uniting communities. WHAT: • This 10-month leadership program teaches participants how they can help their communities share resources, manage tensions, and collaborate with others. Fellows attend monthly professional development seminars led by the top experts in the city, and also have the chance to participate in hands-on action committees. Apply at www.waab.org/getinvolved. WHERE: • Brooklyn, NY. [ continue reading ]

Dance New Amsterdam is looking for volunteers on Saturday, May 4th for Dance for DNA Day. We are looking for volunteers to cover 2- and 4-hour shifts throughout the day: 9:00-11:00am 10:30-2:30pm 2:30-6:30pm 6:00-8:00pm The live events occur from 11:00am-6:00pm and feature class specials and pop-up performances from artists such as Urusla Eagly, Alexandra Beller, Adele Myers, Kendra Portier, Catherine Galasso, Yanira Castro, Elena Demyanenko, Julian Barnett, and Bill Young/ Colleen Thomas and Co. As [ continue reading ]

HEI’s Health Equity Brown Bag Talk: Influencing Health Equity-Related Policy in Urban Settings: Drug Policy in NYS Event Description HEI’s Health Equity Brown Bag Talk Date & Time: 4/25/2013-12:30-2:00 pm (EST) Location: Health Equity Initiative – 99 Madison Avenue, go to 5th floor for access to meeting room/registration -New York-NY Title: Influencing Health Equity-Related Policy in Urban Settings: Drug Policy in NYS Presenters: Simone-Marie L. Meeks, MS Director, Community & Legislative Outreach Office of the [ continue reading ]

The Fellowship for Emerging Leaders in Public Service is a prestigious seven-month leadership and professional development program for a diverse group of approximately 30 early-career professionals working full-time for nonprofits, government agencies and philanthropic organizations in New York City. It is sponsored by the Research Center for Leadership in Action at NYU’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, a nationally top-ranked school for public service. The program runs from November 2012 through May [ continue reading ]

Become a Mentor/Personal Empowerment Coach! We are looking for individuals committed to excellence, to help empower our young women to succed in life. Mentors/Personal Empowerment Coaches will help their mentees develop social, educational/vocational and leadership skills that support personal and academic ahievement. Mentor/Personal Empowerment Coaches will meet with their mentees bi-weekly, document their contacts and facilitate monthly empowerment workshops. As a mentor/personal empowerment coach, you will receive orientation, ongoing training & support and be a [ continue reading ]

Description Position Description: HIP Fellowships are carefully tailored to match each fellow’s interests with a broad range of organizational areas, including Membership & Special Events, Strategic Initiatives and Programs, Communications, Finance, and Development. HIP Fellows are given a high degree of flexibility in defining their range of work and are expected to take charge of projects in a dynamic and fast-paced work environment. All fellowships are unpaid, educational opportunities. HIP seeks fellows at the graduate [ continue reading ]

CFY helps students in low-income communities, together with their teachers and families, harness the power of digital learning to improve educational outcomes. What We Do: -Provide FREE desktop computers to 6th grade students and their families -Provide free educational digital learning software worth hundreds of dollars -Train families on how to use their new computers (called Home Learning Centers) and how to do so together to improve academic performance and enhance the home learning environment [ continue reading ]