Thanks to our friends at YP Nashville for sharing the upcoming YLC Impact Luncheon presented by PNC Bank. The deadline to register for this event is tonight (August 22 by 11:30 p.m.) so it’s not too late to make your reservation! Whether you work for a nonprofit, serve on the board of a nonprofit, or want to strategize how your company can be a part of the solution, this YLC luncheon is for you. Learn all about “Collective Impact: A Collaborative Approach to Creating Change” on Wednesday, August 28 from 11:30am – 1:00pm at United Way of Metropolitan Nashville, 250 Venture Circle. Panelists include Samantha Wigand, chief of staff for Center for Nonprofit Management; Corinne Bergeron (YLC/Jackson National Class 2014), program officer of The Frist Foundation; and Tracey Dill, director of community impact at United Way of Metropolitan Nashville. The cost to attend is $30 per person. Make your reservation now.
Youth Encouragement Services (Y.E.S.) enriches the lives of Nashville’s inner-city youth by providing them with a safe place to go where they can engage in social, educational, recreational and spiritual development. Each day, nearly 150 youth (Grades K-12) attend the Y.E.S. after-school programs, which maximize the out-of-school learning that is crucial to bridge the learning gap between low-income families and their high-earning peers. Y.E.S. is currently recruiting mentors for the 2019-20 school year who will be paired with a child enrolled in its after-school program for at least one hour every month for the entire school year (October-May). Mentors will help build confidence in their mentees while encouraging educational and personal development, which may include homework help, sharing hobbies/interests, teaching life and study skills, career exploration, listening and giving advice, playing sports or games, arts/crafts, etc. No prior mentoring experience required and all mentoring takes place at Y.E.S. Centers on weekdays during the after-school program (4pm-6pm). If interested, apply here. Thanks to McKenna Healy (YLC/Junior League Class 2018) for sharing this volunteer opportunity with YLC alumni and future class participants!
In Nashville’s low-income neighborhoods, violence is an everyday fact of life. Gangs recruit the young, stealing their childhood and, often, their life—creating a public health issue for all Nashvillians. Homicide is today the No. 1 cause of death among African-American boys ages 10-24. Nashville Peacemakers was founded by North Nashville resident Clemmie Greenlee after losing her only son Rodriguez in a gang-related shooting. The nonprofit gives youth in distressed neighborhoods the basic life skills and self-worth to choose peaceful alternatives to violence, and to support the mothers whose child has been victimized. Nashville Peacemakers is planning a spring 2020 fundraiser and is looking for volunteer committee members to start planning this September. If interested, contact board chair Deborah Borfitz at debborfitz@gmail.com.
The Alumni Board of the Jack C. Massey College of Businessis hosting a Panelist Q&A Discussion with some of Nashville’s top business leaders to learn how to leverage your professional skills and make a difference in our community. Panelists include Angie Adams, CEO & President of PENCIL; Agenia Clark, CEO & President of Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee; Mark Deutschmann, Founder & Chair Emeritus of VILLAGE; Chip Howorth, Managing Principal of S+H Group; and Nicole Tremblett, VP of Strategy at HCA. The event takes place on Wednesday, August 28 at 5pm at Belmont University’s Frist Lecture Hall in the Inman Building. The cost to attend is $5 per person. Tickets will be available for purchase at the door. Thanks to Kyle Kilgore (YLC/Massey Graduate School Alumni Class 2019) for sharing this event with YLC alumni and class participants!
The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, the world’s leader in the search for a cure for cystic fibrosis, and one of the most innovative and successful organizations of its kind, is seeking a Development Director for the Nashville chapter office. In this position, you’ll develop fundraising plans and budgets; launch new events, campaigns, initiative and/or programs; engage in continuous short-term and long-term revenue planning; and identify prospective individual donors and cultivate new and veteran corporate sponsors, committee members, team leaders, honorees, chairs, and volunteers for assigned events, campaigns and initiatives. The position requires 5+ years of fundraising/sales experience and a four-year degree or equivalent education/experience. If you would you like to go to work every day knowing that your work is important and that you have made a difference, click here to learn more and/or apply for this position.
Come hear why “collective impact” has become such an important strategy for any organization trying to solve complex problems in our community, including nonprofits, businesses, government, and philanthropy at the 2019 YLC Impact Luncheon presented by PNC Bank. “Collective Impact: A Collaborative Approach to Creating Change” takes place on Wednesday, August 28 from 11:30am – 1:00pm at United Way of Metropolitan Nashville, 250 Venture Circle. Panelists include Samantha Wigand, chief of staff for Center for Nonprofit Management; Corinne Bergeron (YLC/Jackson National Class 2014), program officer of The Frist Foundation; and Tracey Dill, director of community impact at United Way of Metropolitan Nashville. The cost to attend is $30 per person. Reservations are required online by August 22 at https://lnkd.in/emhShDb.
