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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...

Portraits & interviews

How I Have Built My Community in New York City

A personal experience in building a community in New York City, written by a Russian immigrant. October 8, 2017. My plane landed at JFK airport. It was a hot fall evening. The only thing I had was a touristic backpack with all my dreams about a new life in it. My husband had his too. The first place we had in the new city was a living room in a one-bedroom apartment in South Brooklyn. On the first morning, we...