Category: Culture & events
Leveraging her publishing expertise, NWNY volunteer Diane Oshin helped NWNY community members craft personal branding statements that spoke to their professional purpose, core values, and uniqueness. On Thursday, May 13, a small group of NWNY community members attended a unique Community Education Workshop, learning how to craft true-to-self yet attention-grabbing personal branding statements. Lucky for us, Diane Oshin, a devoted NWNY volunteer and career coach, acted as our steadfast facilitator. Wielding her 30 years of experience in the publishing industry,...
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...
Our podcast series of interviews with a diverse group of immigrant women living in NYC has come to an end. A month ago, we came together to discuss some of the common themes and topics that came up. On Sunday, March 7, New Women New Yorkers held an online conversation with the women featured in our podcast series titled Real People. Real Lives. Women Immigrants of New York. The series introduces a diverse group of immigrant women living in NYC....
In our first-time collaboration with ThankView, NWNY participants receive tailored information and advice from individuals who work in their field of interest Interviewing for jobs is already nerve-wracking as is, let alone doing so in a second language. NWNY’s first-time collaboration with ThankView, a start-up for donor-outreach video sharing, was a welcoming environment for mock-interview practice. In a virtual environment, connecting with professionals can be increasingly difficult. For the February 26 Job Search session, ThankView volunteers and NWNY participants successfully...
