Celebrate Earth Day! This Weekend & Monday
Green Festival at Jacob Javits Center 4/20-21,
Screenings of CarbonNation throughout NYC
New York City Green Festival returns with the largest, most diverse and most trusted place for learning, shopping, networking and having fun. Click here for tickets. The Festival will feature vegetarian and vegan food court; the Sierra Club Green Cinema; eco-fashion exhibits; DIY workshops; live music; an organic beer and wine garden; inspiring presentations and, a nationally renowned Green Marketplace.
Join thousands of people around the U.S. for a free screening of the documentary film “Carbon Nation” by director Peter Byck. Led by CleanEdison, America’s leader in green-collar job training, click here to find a screening near you.
Suits to Silicon Alley – Coworking Panel
Happening 4/24, 7-9pm @ Alley NYC
Perfect for anyone in Corporate America looking to learn about the startup scene! This panel will share what it means to work in a collaborative, innovative, open environment with startups, early stage companies and independent workers.
With cofounders Tony Bacigalupo of New Work City, Benjamin Dyett of Grind, Marissa Feinberg of Green Spaces, and the Community Manager of WeWork Labs, Jason Saltzman of Alley NYC, the discussion will be moderated by Jesse Podell, Founder, Tradembark. RSVP or join the conversation with@SuitstoSA.
DIY Days :: Learn. Do. Share.
by Reboot Stories @ the New School Tishman Auditorium 4/27
A roving gathering for those who create. FREE to participants and organized by volunteers – diy days is about the accessibility of ideas, resources and networking that can enable creators to fund, create, distribute and sustain.
Green Spaces is proud to support its Creative Sparks initiative, 1:30 to 3:30, 10 participants compete for micro funds, mentorship and 30 days of Green Spaces Membership. Cofounder Marissa Feinberg will be on the judging panel.
Click here to learn more and be a part of this exciting day.
Public Private Partnerships Forum ::
The ‘HOW’ Behind Cross-Sector Collaboration
Tuesday 5/7, 6:30-9:30pm @ Green Spaces
IMA International is hosting a forum for public and private sector professionals, who will discuss how to establish and sustain cross-sector partnerships.
Panel speakers will share cases to highlight the main challenges faced at each stage of the partnership cycle, and the practical actions they took to progress through.
This Forum is for Directors and Program Managers of:
– International not for profits, NGOs and UN agencies who partner with the private sector
– Private sector organizations who partner with not for profits, NGOs or the UN
AGENDA 6:30pm: Welcome drinks // 7:00 – 8:15pm: Panel Case Discussions (panelists to be revealed soon) // 8:15-8:45pm: Q&A and general discussion // 9:00 – 9:30pm: Networking
To apply to attend the event, email linzi.moore@imainternational.com with details of your organization, role and why you are interested.
About: IMA International is a training organization that works across the public and private sector – we host similar events all over the world with UN, NGOs and private companies. Some of the organizations we work with include Care, Grameen Foundation, Chevron, and VSC, among others.
Jim Luce receives Humanitarian Award from Friends of DeCosta Headley 5/9