September News: Kicking-off fall LEAD series, and new storytelling cohort with The Moth
I hope you had a wonderful end of the summer and Labor Day weekend.
At New Women New Yorkers we are excited to kick off soon our professional development fall programs, including 2 new LEAD series and 1 new LEAD for New Moms series with The New York Public Library and The Northern Manhattan Improvement Corporation. We also welcomed yesterday our new cohort of storytellers enrolled in our training program with The Moth. Save the date of October 15 for their only public performance at LMHQ in downtown Manhattan! More information and ticket sale will open up soon.
Also, don’t miss our latest news and our blog post of the month, featuring an article on cuisine in New York by our LEAD graduate Daria Kurdiyukova-Pillot.
Wishing you a great start of September, and thank you for your continuing support!
Arielle
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Arielle Kandel
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Latest news
Professional development programs
Elevator pitch, resume writing, informational meeting, job interviews – Our participants were able to practice and meet with professionals from the finance, marketing, tech, nonprofit, and other fields, at our Job Search Practice & Networking event on August 14.
“This program is something I need to be confident with myself and because trying to find a job is really hard as an immigrant. Thank you. I want to participate in the next session with more experience and practice. The volunteers were so nice and made me feel better” – participant in Job Search Practice & Networking event
Other news
We are honored to have been awarded a $5,000 general operating grant by the Isha Koach program of the Jewish Women’s Foundation of New York.
We completed in August the 2018 NYC Good Governance Summer Academy offered by NYC Service to improve board governance.
Featured Blog Post: Exploring cultures through cuisine in New York
Written by Daria Kurdyukova-Pillot
Dessert at Mari Vana
I have been living in New York for two years, and of course I have tried to visit different places and go to cafes and restaurants. My husband and I like to go out to eat and taste many flavors and experience different cultures through food.
Here are four of my favorite places to dine out in New York.
