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Another Way to Look at the Opioid Epidemic: a Journey of Self-Discovery
The current opioid epidemic in the United States is not only a threat to the lives and the health of opioid misusers, but is an enormous challenge for those responding to the epidemic. We seek to provide a deeper understanding of the origins of substance misuse, how it has been and might be interrupted and prevented and how to support your own needs in working with opioid users.
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Coalition Building: Back to Basics
This training is presented by the Community Health Training Institute. There will be a morning and afternoon session. Participants are encouraged to attend both the morning and afternoon sessions and there will be a networking brown bag lunch from 12 PM to 1 PM in which attendees from both sessions are welcome to participate in.
Attendance for both sessions is not required.
The morning session’s topics include coalition purpose, vision, shared goals, and language. The afternoon session will cover defined structure, governance, and leadership, roles of coalition members.
The Cost of Quality: Building High-Quality Early Education Systems
Cost-Quality-Pay. The early education field struggles to balance all three. How do we compensate workers fairly and contain costs? How can we expand access in an era of limited public investment? Join this ½ day forum to examine promising approaches to these complex issues.
Federal Women’s Program Guest Lecture Series featuring Cecilia McVey
Please join the Boston VA Federal Women’s Program for the second Guest Lecture Series discussion, featuring Cecilia McVey, Associate Director for Nursing/Patient Care Services. Join your fellow VA colleagues and hear Ms. McVey discuss the importance and advantages of mentoring.
Rebuild Puerto Rico
Join YaleWomen Boston chapter, the Yale Alumni Non-Profit Alliance, and the Yale Latino Alumni Association at Rebuild Puerto Rico, a musical event at the historic Villa Victoria theater in Boston’s South End.
For more information, please visit the registration page.
Social Justice, Solidarity and Women in the Workplace
A Faith That Does Justice invites you to its fourth Community Meeting. The featured topic, Social Justice, Solidarity and Women in the Workplace, will consider important social justice issues affecting women in the work place.
Tiziana Dearing, professor at Boston College School of Social Work, will moderate the symposium. She will be joined by panelists Helen Drinan, Carol Fulp, and Roxana Rivera.
Full information of the event is provided on the registration page.
2018 Academy of Women Achievers Luncheon
Since 1995, as part of our mission to promote and celebrate the achievements of women, YW Boston has held the Academy of Women Achievers luncheon. This is a program through which we recognize and honor some of Boston’s brightest, boldest, bravest and most influential women. All proceeds from the Academy of Women Achievers celebration support YW Boston’s programs to eliminate racism, empower women, and promote peace, justice, freedom, and dignity for all.
For more information on the event, please visit here.
2018 Nonprofit Awareness Day: A Celebration of Nonprofit Excellence
2018 Nonprofit Awareness Day
A Celebration of Nonprofit Excellence
June 4, 2018 – 10 am-12:30 pm
Massachusetts State House, Boston, MA
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Every year, hundreds of nonprofit and business leaders gather the State House to celebrate Nonprofit Awareness Day: A Celebration of Nonprofit Excellence, a statewide holiday signed into law by Governor Deval Patrick 10 years ago. This celebration is hosted by the Massachusetts Nonprofit Network and presented by Citizens Bank. We look forward to celebrating the impact of nonprofits and those who demonstrate excellence this year on June 4, 2018!
During Nonprofit Awareness Day, Nonprofit Excellence Awards will be presented to organizations and professionals exemplifying the innovative and effective work of nonprofits across Massachusetts. Nominations are being reviewed and winners selected by an independent panel of nonprofit and business leaders. Last year, MNN received over 125 Nonprofit Excellence Award nominations. Stay tuned for updates about this year’s Finalists.
Join our annual social media movement leading up to Nonprofit Awareness Day where we will use stories, images, and stats to tell our neighbors, elected officials, and funders how Massachusetts’ nonprofits are #MAkingadifference. The social media campaign will begin in May. Click here to sign up for campaign reminders, tips, tricks, and sample language to help you engage in the campaign.
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Equality & Equity – Advancing the LGBT Community in Massachusetts
Please join us for a special gathering of civic, community, and business leaders, as we release a new report and consider the state of the LGBT community in Massachusetts. During the event, new data will be shared, lived experiences will be highlighted, and space will be created to discuss ideas for action.
The report authored by Boston Indicators and the Fenway Institute features new research about our state’s LGBT community, drawing on public data, findings from existing research and key insights from interviews and listening sessions. Following a presentation of the report’s findings, we will have a series of discussions on the inequities facing today’s diverse LGBT community and ways to address them and other challenges going forward.
— The Boston Foundation
For more information on the event, visit here.