Category: Membership
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Building A Culture of Social Connection
“We have all known the long loneliness, and we have found that the answer is community.” Dorothy Day, American journalist and social activist From being picked last in gym class to not being invited out with friends, we all know the dreaded feeling of being left behind. However, recent reports suggest there is an undercurrent…
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Strengthen your connections: Become a YNPNdc member
Our nation’s capital is home to a wide variety of nonprofits that provide services that are central to strengthening our community. At YNPNdc, we envision a network of inspired young professionals who are equipped to lead the diverse and evolving Greater Washington nonprofit sector. We want to strengthen this community by activating, engaging, and championing…
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Meet YNPNdc’s New Governance Committee
In July, YNPNdc thanked and said goodbye to our 2020-2021 Board of Directors, and welcomed our new chapter leadership. Our new Board of Directors have already gotten to work to continue creating a great experience for our members. YNPNdc’s new Governance Committee, who will serve the organization through June 2023, sat down to share about…
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Volunteer Spotlight: Meet Hadley Ashford
Hadley Ashford joined YNPNdc in 2018 and serves as an On-Site Events Volunteer. She began her role in the virtual environment and has supported planning and managing YNPNdc’s events such as Happy Hours and Inner Circles. She also has been involved in the DEI Committee, which began in 2021. When she isn’t volunteering, Hadley is working…
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Volunteer Spotlight: Meet Nicole Pettenati
Nicole Pettenati has been the Program Manager for YNPNdc’s Mentoring Program since 2019. The Mentoring Program matches early career professionals with more seasoned nonprofit professionals for one-on-one mentoring relationships and also provides professional development and networking opportunities. Sarah describes her role as “basically to make sure every step of the [mentoring] process happens, working with the rest of…
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Share Your Voice: Take the 2021 Membership Survey
YNPNdc board and volunteers are always working to make sure our members are getting the best experience from us. As we think about what 2021 looks like, we want to ensure we’re providing resources, events and more to help you on your professional development journey. YNPNdc board and volunteers are always working to make sure…
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Here’s Your Megaphone: The Membership Survey is Now Open
In the last year, the YNPNdc board and volunteers have been working to implement our new strategic plan and fully realize our commitment to diversity and inclusion. One of our major goals is to offer programming and events that are meaningful and reflective of our membership. Now, we’re asking for your feedback in our membership…
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Volunteer Spotlight: Meet Sarah Miller
Sarah Miller joined YNPNdc in 2018 as the Volunteer Event Manager for the Mentorship Program. During the day, Sarah is a Development Coordinator for the Dental Trade Alliance Foundation. Sarah is passionate about trying to save the world: “My main motivator for everything I do is to try and make any place/person/thing better than how…
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Member Spotlight – Meet Cecilia Majors
Cecilia Majors joined YNPNdc in 2018 as a Board Member leading our Volunteer network. In her day to day, Cecilia is a Diversity & Inclusion Consultant at the American Institutes for Research and in her spare time, she leads our Volunteer Engagement strategy here at YNPNdc. Cecilia is passionate about creating inclusive and diverse work…
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YNPNdc and You: Looking Ahead at 2019
This past year was a growth year for YNPNdc. We evaluated our work, looking at our successes and learning from one another about what we can do better. Most importantly, we established more meaningful connections with our members and the greater Washington, DC nonprofit community. This year, we formalized our signature monthly program, Inner Circles,…