YALE ALUMNI NONPROFIT ALLIANCE
Global Newsletter | Spring 2020
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Dear Members of the YANA Community,
I hope this email finds you managing as well as you can during these unusual times.
In spite of the personal and economic stresses many in our community are facing, YANA has been lucky to be part of several silver linings. We’ve been able to build and even expand our online programming — finding new ways and opportunities to stay connected. Your inspiring stories have uplifted us, and we will continue to use our position to link people and organizations with one another.
This newsletter contains links to many videos and recaps of the Virtual Town Halls, Webinars, and online community building YANA has been privileged to host over the past few months. I hope you find them as inspiring as we do!
YANA continues to be the connections hub for students, alumni, and nonprofits asking for or offering assistance. Below, you can meet the outstanding 2020 YANA-Dwight Hall Summer Fellows, peruse organization accomplishments in our 2019 Annual Report, read about exciting innovative efforts in our Spotlights section, and learn about the many ways Yale Community Connect volunteers and partners are strengthening their communities.
Many thanks to all of you for your dedication to social impact and support of YANA. Your perseverance, innovation, and compassion are inspiring, and I am confident we will navigate this turbulence together to emerge even stronger.
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Stay well and be safe.
Rachel Littman '91
YANA Executive Director
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INSIDE THIS ISSUE
Highlights
Be a Part of YANA's Impact
Upcoming Events
Recent Events
Yale Community Connect
Spotlights
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YANA'S 2019 ANNUAL REPORT RELEASED
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2020 YANA-DWIGHT HALL FELLOWS SELECTED!
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YANA SURVEY OF THE ARTS & CULTURE COMMUNITY
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Please take a few minutes to answer the questions in the linked survey to help us plan future programming for those involved in nonprofit arts and culture -- including museums, theater and opera companies, orchestras and other musical ensembles, arts educational nonprofits, and cultural institutions.
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YANA NEAR YOU: UPCOMING EVENTS
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Join our renowned free webinar series featuring Yale alumni experts, as we explore the dynamic and rapidly-evolving facets of the social impact sector.
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UPCOMING WEBINARS &
VIRTUAL EVENTS:
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JOIN THE YANA GROUP ON CROSS CAMPUS
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WHAT YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED: RECENT EVENTS
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NEW YANA NONPROFIT RESOURCES PAGE
We now have a
page for resources created in-house at YANA, publicly available on other sites, or re-published with permission. This is a collection of best practices documents, guides, and links to help individuals and nonprofits be the best they can in their social impact efforts.
Check back frequently for updates &
email Rachel if you have ideas or resources to share!
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COVID-19 RESOURCES & SUPPORT
We want to remind everyone that
YANA
also stands for
Y
ou
A
re
N
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A
lone. The kind of work many of you do on the front lines, with limited budgets, working with vulnerable populations, and tackling seemingly insurmountable social challenges, can be trying in the best of times. In the current chaotic climate, we want you to know that we continue to cheer you on, provide support and community in whichever format we can, and share resources and information from our extensive network.
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Shared Expertise & Community for Nonprofits
During the Coronavirus Pandemic
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In an effort to bring our YANA community closer together, we hosted our first virtual town hall on Wednesday, March 25th. Yale nonprofit leaders shared their insights on dealing with the current crisis. We also shared and discussed the
results (and some useful resources) from our
recent survey we sent out to help form a broader understanding of the Coronavirus impact on nonprofit service delivery.
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Remaining Committed to Mission While Responding to Crisis
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View a condensed presentation of how several alumni and a Yale senior have remained committed to their organizational and personal missions while developing innovative strategies for dealing with the crisis.
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The Impact of Coronavirus on New England: The Healthcare Provider’s Perspective
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A panel of healthcare providers offered descriptive and insightful comments regarding the actions being taken — and the lessons being learned — as healthcare professionals adjust to the challenges presented by COVID-19.
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Virtual Volunteer Opportunities: Yale Community Connect
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Yale Community Connect
is an exciting initiative to connect Yale alumni and friends with ongoing opportunities to volunteer and make a difference in community organizations throughout your area.
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YALE DAY OF SERVICE BECOMES THE YEAR OF SERVICE
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The Yale “Day of Service” was always meant to encourage and celebrate a year-round commitment to service, so 2020 is recast as the
Yale Year of Service, with new virtual sites added daily.
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GOD'S LOVE WE DELIVER
Deliver Meals & Emergency Kits
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God’s Love We Deliver
prepares and deliver nutritious, high-quality meals to people who, because of their illness, are unable to provide or prepare meals for themselves; also provides illness-specific nutrition education and counseling to our clients, families, care providers and other service organizations. All services are provided free to clients without regard to income. God’s Love We Deliver is a non-sectarian organization.
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June 10 | 12 PM EDT
Join us and meet other volunteers & those interested in building and joining volunteer opportunities.
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CARING CALLS & CARDMAKING WITH DOROT
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Yale Community Connect is working
with
DOROT to provide a number of volunteer opportunities to connect with older adults in NYC & Westchester.
Form a phone connection with an older adult and let them know you care.
Making a card is easy, fun, and important in the work that we do to decrease social isolation among seniors. Sometimes, a card from a DOROT volunteer is the only communication an older adult has on special occasions.
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DIGITAL SERVICE IN A VIRTUAL ERA:
Connecting the dots to help your community & save the world without leaving your home
May 9 | Zoom Webinar
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On a day that thousands of Yalies were scheduled to gather all over the world for the 12th Yale DAY of Service, the concept of gathering has changed dramatically. However, the need for community building and local support are in higher demand than ever. Fellow alumni discussed the ways in which alumni groups can form and maintain relationships with local partners, and heard from one group that did just that during remarkable circumstances in the COVID 19 crisis.
Speakers included:
Andrew Burgie ’87, the hazardous materials training coordinator at New York University School of Global Public Health;
Liam Elkind ’21 & Simone Policano '16, Co-Founders of
Invisible Hands; and
Alison Gardy ’88, Founder of Gardy Communication strategies. This webinar was moderated by
Xiaoyan Huang ’91, MD, MHCM, FACC, who is a member of the Yale Alumni Board of Governors and is a cardiologist and Medical Director of General Cardiology at Providence Heart Clinic in Portland, OR.
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YANA NYC's February Monthly Meeting featured
Ethan Heard ‘07, DRAMA ‘13, Faculty
, Founding Co-Artistic Director of
Heartbeat Opera
. Dubbed "singularly unconventional" by Opera News—Heartbeat Opera is intent upon reimagining opera in intimate spaces for a new generation. Employing minimalism that allows the emotional integrity of the music to shine through, the company's work focuses on the body of the singer and the visceral power of the music.
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Founded by Yale graduate
Rick Cruz
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EMERGE
helps under-resourced public high school students across five Houston-area public school districts prepare for and succeed at the nation’s top colleges and universities. The
YANA Houston chapter
was treated to an insider’s view on the EMERGE program during a virtual get-together with local Yalies and EMERGE mentors, Board members, volunteers, and alumni.
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The April YANA Virtual Town Hall
featured
Demi Knight Clark ‘19 SOM
Global Executive Leadership Program, the inspirational founder and leader of
She Built This City
, a social venture that encourages girls and women to enter the construction trade through educational opportunities and skill-building workshops.
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Generation Do It
is a nonprofit project started by an innovative and caring group of
Yale students. They work to match young talent -- most of whom have had their summer internships canceled but still want to work and help organizations -- with internship and volunteering opportunities. Please pass their website information along to any college students you know who may still be looking for internships, and to any nonprofit organizations who need help with short or long-term projects.
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7-Time Consecutive Winner of the Yale Board of Governors Excellence Award
Working Together, Giving Back, Changing Lives
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Editor-in-Chief:
Liana Epstein
Editorial Board:
Grace Hsieh, Lou Martarano
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Contributors:
Alison Gardy,
Joellyn Gray,
Ethan Heard, Rachel Littman, Trinh Truong
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