New Women New Yorkers

Author: ariellekandel

Culture & events

Nonprofit Learning, Inspiration, and Interview Practice with JDC

On Thursday, April 29, JDC joined NWNY for a three-part company session, including interview practice, nonprofit career exploration, and insider insights with nonprofit professionals who care!  As we neared the end of April, National Volunteer Month, New Women New Yorkers was joined by our good friends at JDC (the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee or “The Joint”) for an illuminating three-part company session. On what was also their organization-wide Service Day, JDC’s leadership and staff volunteered their time and insights...

Portraits & interviews

Sara Pizzi’s Journey: How She Found Home Through Dance

A graduate from LEAD, NWNY’s free workforce development program, told NWNY about her professional and personal growth as an immigrant woman, in which New York City played a fundamental role. “I was not that scared, this was the point! This is why I felt it was the right decision,” she said about the time she decided to come to New York City. Sara Pizzi is an Italian immigrant woman who moved to NYC when she was 18-years-old and participated in...

Financial empowerment

Financial Literacy Insights with Guardian Life

In preparation for April’s Financial Literacy Sessions on Retirement Planning and Investing Basics, here is a recap of the key financial concepts we have learned so far. In March, NWNY hosted two Financial Literacy Sessions on Consumer Credit and on Budgeting & Cash Flow Management. During these sessions, Guardian Life financial service professionals provided individualized advice and US-specific financial knowledge. Equipped with these tools from our March sessions, we entered this April (Financial Literacy Month!) prepared and aware of the...

Financial empowerment

Financial Empowerment Sessions: Building Credit and Budgeting Basics

In celebration of Financial Literacy Month, we are collaborating with Guardian Life to offer our community four financial literacy sessions. The sessions allow participants to get more familiar with financial concepts, share their cultural experiences and financial know-how, and receive advice and practical tips regarding the U.S. financial system. We held the first two sessions in March and our next two sessions on Retirement Planning and Investing Basics will take place on April 20 and 22. Digna Figueroa, Guardian Life’s...