Young Professionals
The Young Professional Group was successfully launched in 2005 and their programs have been greeted by a growing and loyal following.
Upcoming Events:
Young Professional Leadership Workshop
Leadership Training for
Young Professionals and Emerging Leaders
Friday June 11th, 2010
8:00AM-2:00PM
Hunter College West Building, 7th Floor
(E 68th St. and Lexington Ave)
DISTINGUISHED SPEAKERS:
Nancy Barry Robert Safian
President and Founder Managing Director
NBA Enterprise Solution Fast Company
to Poverty
President and Founder Managing Director
NBA Enterprise Solution Fast Company
to Poverty
PRESENTERS:
Natalia Oberti Noguera
Founder of Pipeline
George Weiner
CTO of DoSomething.org
Misbah Naqvi
Business Development Manager for Acumen Fund
Irene Xanthoudakis
Development Writer/Researcher for Ms.Foundation for Women
Lauren Hurst
NYC Board of Directors Director of Design & Collaboration for Nest
Ariane Miller-Fuhrman
Manager of Employee Engagement Services for the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative
Jennifer Rupert
Assistant Chair of Career Services at New School
Mirele Goldsmith
Professor of Evaluation at NYU
Shenan Reed
Founder of Morpheus Media
ABOUT:
The Young Professionals Committee of the UNIFEM-USNC Metro NY Chapter will be hosting leadership training for young professionals. This program will tap expert leaders in the non-profit and for-profit worlds who are committed to women's leadership and advancing gender equality to share their experience and skills with the next generation of non-profit managers and practitioners. The training will be a series of interactive workshops that focus on innovative strategies, best practices, and management skills in order to prepare participants to take on leadership roles and responsibilities within the non-profit sector.
Registration: YP Leadership Training (Space is limited)
Fee: $30 (includes lunch courtesy of Chipotle)
AGENDA:
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Friday, June 11th
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UNIFEM/USNC Metro NY Chapter Young Professionals Committee presents: The YP Leadership Workshop
Hunter College West Building, 7th Floor
Conference Agenda
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8:00AM – 8:30AM
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Registration
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Morning Session
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Auditorium, 7th Floor
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8:30AM – 9:15AM
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Introductions:
Cheryl Benton, Founder, The Three Tomatoes & UNIFEM/USNC Metro NY Chapter Board President
Keynote Speaker: Putting Your Cause and Organization on the Fast Track
Robert Safian, Editor & Managing Director, Fast Company
Moderator: Vinti Bhatnagar, UNIFEM/USNC Metro NY Chapter Board Member, Marketing Committee
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9:15AM – 10:30AM
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Developing a Strategic Direction, Management & Building Partnerships:
Defining a mission and vision, developing values and strategies. Developing successful partnerships for sustainable programs and initiatives within the multi-stakeholder community
Presenters:
Nancy Barry, Founder of NBA- Social Enterprise Solution to Poverty
Natalia Oberti Noguera, Founder, Pipeline
Moderator: Laura Stephens, UNIFEM/USNC Metro NY Chapter Board Member, VP & Programming Committee Chair
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Morning Breakout Sessions
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Track A (1007, 10th Floor)
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Track B (1119, 11th Floor)
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10:45AM –11:45AM
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Fundraising & Resource Development:
Meeting budgetary needs, expanding donor outreach
Presenters:
Irene Xanthoudakis, Development Writer/Researcher,
Ms. Foundation for Women
Lauren Hurst, NYC Board of Directors, Director of Design & Collaboration for Nest
Moderator: Dina Ciarmatori, UNIFEM/USNC Metro NY Board Member & Young Professionals & Membership Committee Co-chair
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Human Resources & Organizational Development:
Staffing & recruitment management, training and development. Workforce planning and organizational development
Presenter:
Ariane Miller-Fuhrman, Manager of Employee Engagement Services, International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI)
Moderator: Jennifer Rupert, Assistant Director of Career Services, New School
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12:00PM – 12:45PM
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Break for Networking Lunch & Keynote Speaker: Jennifer Rupert, Assistant Director of Career Services, New School
Moderator: Brigitte Rajacic, UNIFEM/USNC Metro NY Board Member, VP & Young Professionals & Membership Committee Co-chair
Lunch will be served courtesy of Chipotle, Faculty Dining Hall, 8th Floor
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Afternoon Breakout Sessions
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Track A (1007, 10th Floor )
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Track B (1119, 11th Floor )
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1:00PM – 2:00PM
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Media, Marketing & Communications:
From Branding and Cause Marketing to Membership Recruitment and Retention
Presenters:
George Weiner, CTO, Do Something
Shenan Reed, Managing Director/Founder, Morpheus Media
Moderator: Michelle Lira, UNIFEM/USNC Metro NY Board Member, Marketing Committee
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Monitoring & Evaluation:
Measuring your social impact
Presenters:
Misbah Naqvi, Business Development Manager, Acumen Fund
Mirele Goldsmith, Professor of Evaluation, NYU
Moderator: Lisa Frantzen, Sr. Program Associate for Non-profit Technical Assistance, SeedCo
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2:00PM
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Conclusion of the Young Professionals Leadership Workshop Portion
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8:00PM – 10:00PM
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YP After party: Mad46 at the Roosevelt Hotel 45 E. 45th St.
Join us for drinks at the Roosevelt Hotel’s rooftop lounge with gorgeous views of New York City!
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MORE:
Participants in the training are also encouraged to register for the 2010 Annual Conference, Strategic Imperatives for Ending Violence Against Women: Linkages to Economic Security, Education, and Health, co-presented by the U.S. National Committee for UNIFEM and the National Council for Research on Women on June 11-12, 2010. The conference begins immediately following this training at the same location.
Registration: YP Leadership Training and Conference
Fee: $225 (Includes YP Leadership Workshop, Fri.& Sat. lunch, annual conference, and reception)
Conference registration is now closed. If you would like to register late, please email our conference organizers who will try to accomodate you.
For any other inquiries please contact:
Dina Ciarmatori at dciarmatori@gmail.com
Participants in the training are also encouraged to register for the 2010 Annual Conference, Strategic Imperatives for Ending Violence Against Women: Linkages to Economic Security, Education, and Health, co-presented by the U.S. National Committee for UNIFEM and the National Council for Research on Women on June 11-12, 2010. The conference begins immediately following this training at the same location.
Registration: YP Leadership Training and Conference
Fee: $225 (Includes YP Leadership Workshop, Fri.& Sat. lunch, annual conference, and reception)
Conference registration is now closed. If you would like to register late, please email our conference organizers who will try to accomodate you.
For any other inquiries please contact:
Dina Ciarmatori at dciarmatori@gmail.com
We cordially invite you to attend our May 25th Annual Meeting
Half the World Deserves a Whole Voice:
Voices of the Women of the Bahamas
Date: Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Location: Marymount Manhattan College
221 E. 71st Street (between 2nd and 3rd Ave)
Directions: Take the # 6 train to 68th St. or the M72, M101, M102, M103, M15 buses
Time: 6 - 6:30PM - Registration and Networking
6: 30 - 7:15-Annual Meeting: Leslie Wright, President presiding
7:30 - 8:30 - Program: Overview of the Challenges of Women of the Bahamas, followed by and Q&A from attendees
8:30pm - Wrap-up
PROGRAM:
In her many years of service in the areas of international affairs, education and the private sector, Ambassador Paulette Bethel has worked to better the circumstances of women, especially in her native Bahamas. For this program, Ambassador Paulette A. Bethel, the Permanent Representative to the United Nations, will address the challenges facing the women of the Bahamas.
Location: Marymount Manhattan College
221 E. 71st Street (between 2nd and 3rd Ave)
Directions: Take the # 6 train to 68th St. or the M72, M101, M102, M103, M15 buses
Time: 6 - 6:30PM - Registration and Networking
6: 30 - 7:15-Annual Meeting: Leslie Wright, President presiding
7:30 - 8:30 - Program: Overview of the Challenges of Women of the Bahamas, followed by and Q&A from attendees
8:30pm - Wrap-up
PROGRAM:
In her many years of service in the areas of international affairs, education and the private sector, Ambassador Paulette Bethel has worked to better the circumstances of women, especially in her native Bahamas. For this program, Ambassador Paulette A. Bethel, the Permanent Representative to the United Nations, will address the challenges facing the women of the Bahamas.
Ambassador
Paulette Bethel
ANNUAL MEETING AGENDA
1. Welcome and greetings
2. Approval of minutes from 2009 Annual Meeting
3. Approval of additional bylaw changes as mandated by the IRS
4. Presentation of financial position and budget for 2010-2011
5. Report from the President
6. Announcement of election of new directors (followed by a brief recess)
Please feel free to bring a guest
Space is limited so please RSVP to Sybil Evans at sevansny@aol.com (212 697-0974) by Fri, May 21, 2010.
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Past Events:
"A Night to Say NO to Violence Against Women" is a benefit fundraiser to raise awareness and money for the Say No UNiTE initiative. The fundraiser is targeted towards our young professionals audience, however, all are welcome to attend. Cocktails, sweet treats, raffles and great music are some of the many reasons we think you should join us! Tickets are $30.
The Young Professionals Committee of UNIFEM/USNC/NY Presents
Sex Trafficking in Women and Girls: A Global Phenomenon
A phenomenon know as "modern day slavery," sex trafficking has become increasingly pervasive. The panel will feature experts in the field who are working to promote awareness of this horrific issue and combat human trafficking. Panelists will provide an overview of the problem on the international level, and examine the steps being taken to address the problem and bring the trafficked victims to safety.
Moderator:
Director Michael Cohen
Graduate Program in International Affairs, The New School
Featured Panelists:
Cortney Rhoads Stapleton
RedLight Children Campaign
Shamiso Mbvizo
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Co-sponsored by The New School Graduate Program in International Affairs
Thursday, April 23rd at 6:00 pm
DOORS OPEN at 5:30 pm.
The New School, Swayduck Auditorium
65 Fifth Ave. New York, NY
RSVP BY Wednesday, April 22nd to metrony-yp@unifem-usnc.org
Please check back for updates and future events://www.unifem-usnc.org/nyyoungprof
The Young Professionals Committee of UNIFEM/USNC/NY
In Recognition of Women's History Month Present
Very Young Girls
Very Young Girls is an expose of human trafficking that follows thirteen and fourteen year old American girls as they are seduced, abused, and sold on New York's streets by pimps, and treated as adult criminals by police. The film's unprecedented access to girls and pimps will change the way law enforcement, the media, and society as a whole look at sexual exploitation, street prostitution and human trafficking that is happening right in our own backyard. Rachel Lloyd, Founder and Executive Director of GEMS, will facilitate a discussion following the screening. Producer/Director: David Schisgall
Monday, March 30th at 6:00 pm. DOORS OPEN at 5:30 pm.
The International Rescue Committee, 122 E. 42nd Street and Lexington Ave.
Chanin Building, 11th Floor Conference Rooms
RSVP BY Friday, March 27th to metronyinfo@unifem-usnc.org or 646-591-0742.
***SAVE THE DATE***
April 23, 2009, 6:00 pm -8:00 pm, Sex Trafficking in Women & Girls: A Global Phenomenon
Microfinance and Beyond:
Enterprise Solutions to Poverty
Featuring Nancy Barry
Location: Room 11-75 Cantor Boardroom, NYU
NYU's
( Panel Discussion: 6:30 - 7:15pm
Q&A: 7:15 - 7:45pm
Reception: 7:45 - 8:15pm
After fifteen years of leadership at the World Bank and sixteen years as President of the Board and CEO of Women's World Bank, Please RSVP to nyumicrofinanceinitiative@gmail.com by 1:00 PM, Fri, Oct. 17th. Sponsored by:
Careers In International Law
October 10, 2008
6pm-8pm
Panelists
George Andreopolous
Director, Center for International Human Rights
John Jay College for Criminal Justice
City University of New York
Founding Associate Director,
Orville Schell Center for International Human Rights
Yale University
Margaret (Meg) Satterthwaite
Associate Professor of Clinical Law
Faculty Director, Center for Human Rights and Global Justice
Faculty Director, Root-Tilden-Kern Public Interest Program
New York University School of Law
Linda Maria Wayner
Deputy Counsel
Office of the Mayor
Commission for the United Nations, Consular Corps and Protocol
Leila Zubi
Partner
Zubi Rosner, LLP, Attorneys at Law
International Law, International Trade Law
Government Relations
Commercial, Business, and Corporate Law
Real Estate
Location
October 10, 2008
6pm-8pm
Wullman Hall
65 West 11 Street
Between 5th & 6th Avenue
RSVP
RSVP by October 8, 2008 to careers@newschool.edu or (212) 229-1324
Cost
FREE for UNIFEM/USA/NY members
FREE for NYWBA members
FREE for The New School community
$5 everyone else
UNIFEM/USA/NYC The International Law and Practice Committee
The New York Women's Bar Association and Cardozo Advocates for Battered Women
Proudly Present Forced Prostitution vs. Sex Trafficking:
The Law vs. Reality
Featuring Cate Griebel Safe Horizon
Intensive Case Manager
Cate Tower Morris
Fair Fund
Co-Founder
Sapna K. Patel
Urban Justice Center, Sex Workers Project Staff Attorney
Dierdre Bialo-Padine
Kings County District Attorney's Office Chief, Domestic Violence Bureau
Location:
Jacob Burns Moot Court Room, Cardozo Law School
55 Fifth Avenue at 12th Street
Thursday, June 7
Women and Social Entrepreneurship
Opening Comments:
Representative of Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in New York
Short Feature Film: "Africa Open to Business"
Panelists
Michelle Cote, Program Manager
Aid to Artisans
Wanja Michuki, Founder
Highland Tea Company
Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in New York
1 East 42nd Street (between 5th and Madison)
New York, NY 10017
Registration: 6:00 - 6:30 pm
Feature Film: 6:30 - 7:00 pm
Panel Discussion: 7:00 - 7:45 pm
Reception to follow
RSVP: Shari Gruber at sharigruber@aol.com or Brigitte Rajacic at 917-402-0353.
$10 Donation (non-members), $5 donation (members to benefit the UNIFEM Trust Fund. Please bring identification for security purposes.
Hosted by:
UNIFEM/USA/NYC/YPIC
The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office New York
Wednesday, February 28
Human Trafficking: Is the Girl Child Safe in New York?
Featuring:
Melynda Barnhart
International Rescue Committee, Director of Anti-Trafficking Initiatives
Taina Bien-Aim
Equality Now, Executive Director
Carla Menares Bury
Department of State, Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons Multilateral Affairs Coordinator
Luca Dall'Oglio
International Office for Migration, Permanent Observer to the United Nations
Sapna Patel
Urban Justice Center, SWP
United Nations University
Please bring identification for security purposes.
Thursday, February 1
Opening the Door to a Career in Human Rights: Finding your first Internship/Job
Presented by: UNIFEM/USA/NYC Young Professionals and The Human Rights Program at the School of International Public Affairs at Columbia University
Featuring:
Meg Heenehan, Office of Career Services School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University, Director
Theresa Loken, International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, Summer Intern 2006
Catherine Staff, International Rescue Committee, Recruitment Manager
The Lindsay Rogers Room at SIPA, Rm. 707
Columbia University, 420 118th St. (at Amsterdam Ave.)
Registration: 7:00pm - 7:30pm
Panel Discussion: 7:30pm - 8:30pm
Q&A: 8:30pm - 9:30pm
Wednesday, December 6 from 7 to 10 PM
16 Days Against Gender Violence Event
Pianos www.pianosnyc.com
Join NYC's Young Professionals for an evening of music and drinks (cash bar) to benefit the UN Trust Fund to Eliminate Violence Against Women. Featuring: El Michels Affair www.truthandsoulrecords.com
$15 UNIFEM/USA members/$20 Non-members
For information about YP events, please contact Shari Gruber (sharigruber@aol.com) or Brigette Rajacic (rajacic@hotmail.com), co-chairs of the Young Professionals
September 5, 2006 from 6:30 to 8 PM
DARFUR: ENGAGING WOMEN IN THE PEACE PROCESS
Cardozo Law School
55 Fifth Avenue (at 12th Street)
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UNIFEM/USA/NYC Young Professionals Committee with Presenters from "Darfur: Engaging Women in the Peace Process" L to R: Simona Cruciani (UN Mission to Sudan and presenter, "Darfur: Engaging Women in the Peace Process); Shari Gruber (National Secretary, UNIFEM/USA); Brigitte Rajacic (Chair, Young Professionals Committee, UNIFEM/USA/NYC); Stephanie De La Rosa (Member, Young Professionals Committee, UNIFEM/USA/NYC); Dina Ciarmatori (Member, Young Professionals Committee, UNIFEM/USA/NYC); and Professor Sheri Rosenberg, (Director, Program in Holocaust and Human Rights Studies and Director, Human Rights and Genocide Clinic, Cardozo Law School at Yeshiva University and moderator/presenter, "Darfur: Engaging Women in the Peace Process). |
Microfinance, Part I (May 2006)
Empowering the Economic Participation of Women
Co-Sponsored with the New York Women's Bar Association
Speakers:
Christina Barrineau - Chief Technical Advisor for the UN's International Year of Microcredit 2005
John Ferguson - Goodwin Procter LLP
Joan Fyfe - Rotary International
Bhakti Mirchandani - Lehman Brothers
Microfinance, Part II (June 2006)
Local to Global Efforts in Empowering the Economic Participation of Women
Co-Sponsored with the New York Women's Bar Association
Nicola Armacost - Women's World Banking, Director of Linkages and Learning
Sylvia Chin - White & Case, Partner
Lynne Patterson - Pro Mujer, Executive Director
UNIFEM/USA YOUNG PROFESSIONALS PARTICIPATE IN THE UN'S ANNUAL 16 DAYS OF ACTION TO ELIMINATE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN (December 2005)
Co-Sponsored By:
Americans for UNFPA
DAWN: Developing Aspiring Women Nationally
New York Women's Bar Association
United Nations Association of New York's Young Professionals for International Cooperation
Program:
The New York Debut of "A Woman's Face" followed by a panel discussion on the connection between violence against women and HIV/AIDS featuring representatives from Americans for UNFPA and UNIFEM.
2 U.N. Plaza (on 44th Street between 1st and 2nd Avenues)
Registration 6:30pm-7:00pmPanel Discussion 7:00 - 8:00
Q&A 8:00 - 8:30
RSVP: Shari Gruber Sharigruber@aol.com
Brigitte Rajacic (917)402-0353
*Please RSVP by 6pm 2/27/07
Thursday, September 6, 2007
Date: Monday, October 20th, 2008
President, NBA Enterprise Solutions to Poverty
