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YALE ALUMNI NONPROFIT ALLIANCE
YANA GLOBAL NEWSLETTER
FALL 2018
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USING TECHNOLOGY TO BUILD COMMUNITY
At the heart of YANA's mission is connecting members to new career and volunteer opportunities - through introductions to nonprofit boards, social impact jobs, internships, funding sources, and speaking engagements.
Technology enables us to increase the size of YANA's member base and the connections we make. Our global network continues to expand - with this Global
Newsletter that reaches 5,000 people, and a social media presence of 2,300+ followers across Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and YouTube. We are also excited to be using Salesforce to more seamlessly connect YANA members to resources and opportunities at scale.
Are you interested in helping us build our mission-driven community? Please contact me directly!
With appreciation,
Ken Inadomi '76, YANA Founding Chair
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YANA ACROSS THE GLOBE
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MEMBERSHIP WITH YANA & HELPING US GROW
2 out of every 3 Yale alumni are involved in social impact - whether they're board members, executive directors, practitioners, or volunteers - representing a population of over 110,000 alumni around the world.
We envision a global community that engages
all
alumni and friends of Yale in advancing social change.
A five-time winner of the Yale Board of Governors Award since our founding in 2011, we have grown into a network of over 5,000 - with 9 chapters on 3 continents: the Bay Area, Colorado, Europe, India, New England, New York, Seattle, Texas, and Washington DC.
Working together. Giving back. Changing lives.
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YANA is entirely volunteer-led; and we rely on the generosity of our members and those who believe in social good to support our inspiring programs.
INTERESTED IN STARTING A YANA CHAPTER?
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YANA GETS SOCIAL
Check out our pages
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REPRESENT YANA WITH A T-SHIRT!
Looking for a fresh addition to your wardrobe? Grab a
beautiful YANA t-shirt (2 styles and 2 colors) at upcoming chapter meetings & events!
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Do you have a Yale class reunion coming up in 2019? Help us plan and/or participate in our
first-ever
YANA Reunion Program!
We are looking for alums interested in spearheading a YANA presentation at college, graduate, and professional school reunions!
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YANA FUNDRAISING WEBINAR SERIES
Announcing the
YANA Fundraising Webinar Series! Join Yale alumni fundraising experts in a 4-part series to learn everything from the basics of fundraising, to tips on making the most of social media. Each session is 1 hour: a 40-minute presentation, followed by 20 minutes of Q&A.
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YANA-DWIGHT HALL SUMMER
FELLOWS SHARE EXPERIENCES
The YANA-Dwight Hall Summer Fellowship Program supports Yale undergraduates pursuing nonprofit fellowships.
This program is designed to complement the
Domestic Summer Award Fellowships
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announced in 2017 by Yale College Dean, Marvin Chun. During the summer, YANA provided funding to 2 members of the Class of 2018 to grow
Go South, a nonprofit they founded as students.
Read more about this year's fellows.
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YANA NEAR YOU: UPCOMING EVENTS
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KEN PLACES 3RD IN 2018 SHARKFEST SWIM
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YANA's Founding Chair,
Ken Inadomi '76 placed 3rd in his age group at the 2018
Golden Gate Sharkfest Swim in Sausalito, CA on July 22! He completed the 1.6-mile swim from the south to north tower of the Golden Gate bridge in 41:17. Congratulations to Ken!
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SOCIETY, INNOVATION, AND FOOD
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On July 17, a crowd of Yale alumni and friends gathered at COFFEED's flagship location in Long Island City for a thought-provoking and tasteful discussion about entrepreneurship and social good in the food business.
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YANA DC STUDENT WELCOME EVENT
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YANA DC's summer event welcomed current Yale students in DC for the summer, as well as alums, for a panel discussion about "Social Justice Careers - New Challenges and New Opportunities." The panelists shared their insights on career paths in the sector, as well as new ways to think about social justice careers in a changed political and work environment.
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FAMILY CAREGIVING AS A PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE
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Planning for this forum led to the creation of
YANA's
Family Caregivers Resource Guide
(co-authored by
Peg Graham
and
Rebekah A. Alexander
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designed to provide new Family Caregivers with an overview of the many and diverse challenges they are about to face.
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YALE CLUB OF LONDON: VOLUNTEERING THE YALE WAY
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The event opened with current YCL members reading excerpts from
Volunteering: Personal Stories of Commitment from 130 Octogenarians
. Following this reading, a panel discussion chaired by YCL member Tom Swidler (YC '58) and Rachel Littman (YC '91), Chair of Chapters for Yale Alumni Nonprofit Alliance (YANA) shared their original motivations for volunteering, the scope of their volunteering, and the lessons they've learned along the way.
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YALE COMMUNITY CONNECT
Current YC Connect Opportunities
:
Click here
to sign up for more information about this exciting YANA initiative!
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RECENT YC CONNECT HIGHLIGHTS
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Carver Community Garden Revitalization
Yale Community Connect joined the Mission Continues Harlem Platoon on August 25 making the flowers and vegetables grow at Carver Community Garden!
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Yale Community Connect had a wonderful time assisting with Mosaic Preparatory Academy's Back to School Block Party Jam on August 31 in East Harlem, NY at its wonderful back-to-school event!
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Howard Playground Beautification Project
Yale Community Connect volunteers had a wonderful time painting basketball courts - in purple - on a gorgeous summer day in Brownsville. Some stayed after the project for a tour of Brownsville led by the Brownsville Partnership.
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THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE FOUNDATION
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July's New York Monthly Meeting's Spotlight featured Griffin Pinkow, founder of the Foreseeable Future Foundation, a nonprofit that focuses on improving the lives of the visually impaired through sports and recreation.
Griffin has completed four marathons, competes at the national level in cycling, and recently learned to snowboard - all while being blind.
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CARROT NEW YORK
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August's New York Monthly Meeting's Spotlight featured Denise Byrd '88, the Creative Director of CarrotNewYork, a for-profit media and communications firm that helps corporations, nonprofits, and government agencies reach millions through creative, imaginative media initiatives. Their core competency areas of focus include financial literacy, health & nutrition, and sustainability.
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CITY SQUASH
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September's New York Monthly Meeting's Spotlight featured Terence Li '04, Executive Director of CitySquash, a non-profit youth development program that helps motivated and talented young people from economically-disadvantaged households in New York City fulfill their academic, athletic and personal potential.
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YANA is a 5-Time Winner of the Yale Board of Governors Excellence Award
Working Together, Giving Back, Changing Lives
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We envision a global community that engages
all alumni and friends of Yale in advancing social change
. We advance this mission by focusing on 3 essential processes that drive our work: Convening, Collaborating, and Connecting.
YANA Newsletter:
Editor-in-Chief: Liana Epstein |
Editorial Board: Grace Hsieh, Lou Martarano |
Contributors: Rebekah A. Alexander, Denise Byrd, Joe DeNicola, Kathy Edersheim, Alison Gardy, Peg Graham,
Ken Inadomi,
Terence Li, Yang Li,
Rachel Littman, Dasia Moore, Griffin Pinkow
Chapters
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Bay Area
Jeanne Marecek GSAS
Tim Sullivan '72
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Colorado
Michael Mazer '78
Rachel Tibbetts '99
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Europe
Contact Rachel Littman '91 or Ken Inadomi '76
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India
Ragini Luthra '16
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New England
Molly James DIV '05
Marta Hodgkins-Summer '10
Emily Dally SPH '12
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New York
Ken Inadomi '76
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Seattle
Jennifer Stout' 03
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Texas
Jennifer Wester '16 (Dallas)
Rachel Littman '91 (Houston)
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Washington DC
Laura Kadetsky '99
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