Suffragists founded it, Marian Anderson sang here, and Garrison Keillor likes to stop by for a few yarns about Minnesota. Numerous NYC school children have their first theatrical experience here. Founded in 1921, The Town Hall is a non-profit National Historic site in the heart of NYC's theatre district, with a line-up that features events ranging from world music, jazz, gospel, blues, folk, show tunes, political humor, theatre, dance, its critically acclaimed Broadway by the Year, and more.
We’re Here for good. It’s been the signature phrase of New York City’s YMCA since early 2008, and it describes the Y’s commitment to building the foundations of—and strengthening—our communities, through nurturing the potential of every child and teen, improving community health and well-being and providing opportunities to give back and support neighbors. We’re here for you and your family. We’re here for the community. We’re here for good.
Alley is an entrepreneurial hub, where teams and individuals can grow their businesses surrounded by like minded people, and work collaboratively in a supportive environment. Additionally, our members take advantage of outstanding networking opportunities and special events hosted by Alley, such as speaker series with Angel Investors and experienced entrepreneurs, as well as hackathons and sponsored happy hours. Our aim is to help our start-ups bridge the gap between their innovative ideas and stable business establishment. This is where human talent, ingenuity, and sourcing capital come together. This is Alley.
The mission of 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East is to advocate for quality healthcare and good jobs for all. With over 400,000 members, we are the nation’s largest and fastest-growing healthcare union. We follow the community terms and guidelines set forth by Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/policies
Vision Statement The Vision of the IEEE Communications Society is to be the organization of choice for communications and related professionals throughout the world.
Encompassing 7.5 acres nestled between 30th and 33rd Streets, Kips Bay Towers is home to a diverse professional community of families, couples and singles.
The Interdependence Project offers traditional trainings for modern people. We integrate contemplation, ethics, and wisdom to help you create a harmonious life for yourself and others. Incorporating multi-lineage teachings, western psychology, and practical philosophy, our Mindfulness Plus retreats and trainings help empower people to live in balance with our complex and interdependent world.
OUR HISTORY Founded in October 1995, P.R.I.D.E., is an organization made up of the LGBT Community and its supporters, of Puerto Rican/Latino(a) descent/heritage. In 1996, we marched for the first time in the Puerto Rican Day Parade in NYC. In 1997, we marched for the first time in the Gay Parade in Puerto Rico and led a successful campaign against oppressive HIV laws in Puerto Rico. In 1998, we sponsored events at the LGBT Community Center and collaborated with other LGBT groups of color to best service our constituents. In 1999, we brought the P.R.I.D.E. Awards to Brooklyn’s Audre Lord Project. In 2000, we took time for introspection and re-examination of our structure and purpose. In 2001 we brought the P.R.I.D.E. Awards to the Bronx with the assistance of the Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance. In 2005 we brought the P.R.I.D.E. Awards to Manhattan and we celebrated P.R.I.D.E.’s 10th Anniversary, with the assistance and sponsorship of Latino Gay Men of New York and the Gay and Lesbian Dominican Empowerment Organization. P.R.I.D.E. is redefining Puerto Rican/Latino/People of Color empowerment across the City with the Young Adult Program, Salud Boricua, Volunteer Program, Community Outreach, Health Survey and other programs that will be expanded. P.R.I.D.E. has become an active part of AIDS Walk NY, Rapture on the River Women’s Dance, Community Forums, Conferences, Toy Drives and our Welcoming Seasons Event. Our two new Initiatives will be: Giving back to our Community (G-BOC) by volunteering at different venues that have sponsored P.R.I.D.E.. In addition we are looking into Starting a Hot Line for victims of hate crimes/bullying. P.R.I.D.E. Under the leadership of Lillian Nieves (President since 2010) along with the Board Members and Advisory Board Members continues to support the LGBT Community. In addition to the Board Members, P.R.I.D.E. is also supported by their P.R.I.D.E. Volunteer Corp. (Volunteers are welcome!) P.R.I.D.E. grows at the same pace as our community. In this regard, our Organization is proud to announce that since April 11, 2011, our office is located at the headquarters of the Latino Commission on AIDS (LCOA). Our new address is: 24 West 25th Street (9th Fl.), New York, NY. 10010, and our office number is 212-675-3288 x 469.
OUR HISTORY Founded in October 1995, P.R.I.D.E., is an organization made up of the LGBT Community and its supporters, of Puerto Rican/Latino(a) descent/heritage. In 1996, we marched for the first time in the Puerto Rican Day Parade in NYC. In 1997, we marched for the first time in the Gay Parade in Puerto Rico and led a successful campaign against oppressive HIV laws in Puerto Rico. In 1998, we sponsored events at the LGBT Community Center and collaborated with other LGBT groups of color to best service our constituents. In 1999, we brought the P.R.I.D.E. Awards to Brooklyn’s Audre Lord Project. In 2000, we took time for introspection and re-examination of our structure and purpose. In 2001 we brought the P.R.I.D.E. Awards to the Bronx with the assistance of the Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance. In 2005 we brought the P.R.I.D.E. Awards to Manhattan and we celebrated P.R.I.D.E.’s 10th Anniversary, with the assistance and sponsorship of Latino Gay Men of New York and the Gay and Lesbian Dominican Empowerment Organization. P.R.I.D.E. is redefining Puerto Rican/Latino/People of Color empowerment across the City with the Young Adult Program, Salud Boricua, Volunteer Program, Community Outreach, Health Survey and other programs that will be expanded. P.R.I.D.E. has become an active part of AIDS Walk NY, Rapture on the River Women’s Dance, Community Forums, Conferences, Toy Drives and our Welcoming Seasons Event. Our two new Initiatives will be: Giving back to our Community (G-BOC) by volunteering at different venues that have sponsored P.R.I.D.E.. In addition we are looking into Starting a Hot Line for victims of hate crimes/bullying. P.R.I.D.E. Under the leadership of Lillian Nieves (President since 2010) along with the Board Members and Advisory Board Members continues to support the LGBT Community. In addition to the Board Members, P.R.I.D.E. is also supported by their P.R.I.D.E. Volunteer Corp. (Volunteers are welcome!) P.R.I.D.E. grows at the same pace as our community. In this regard, our Organization is proud to announce that since April 11, 2011, our office is located at the headquarters of the Latino Commission on AIDS (LCOA). Our new address is: 24 West 25th Street (9th Fl.), New York, NY. 10010, and our office number is 212-675-3288 x 469.
Il Roma Club New York nasce nel 2009 da un'idea di Giovanni Peluso -l'attuale presidente del Club - insieme ad altri tifosi romanisti residenti a New York. L'intento di questa pagina e' quello di raccogliere al suo interno tutti i soci del club e non solo, di dare informazioni su dove vedere le partite della Roma a New York e di mettere insieme tifosi giallorossi o semplici appassionati che amano la Roma e il calcio. Astenersi laziali, please.
The DAMAYAN Migrant Workers Association, Inc. is a membership-based non-profit and tax-exempt institution which organizes, educates and advocates for domestic workers from the Philippines. DAMAYAN´s uniqueness comes from its being managed by domestic workers, who decide on programs, campaigns and other aspects of non-profit operations. It is truly representative of and a voice for Filipino domestic workers. Around 90% of our members are women. Our members vary in age, from mid-20s to some who are in their 60s. Our current annual rate of membership increase ranges from 50% to 100%. Through internships and exposures, DAMAYAN offers Filipino-Americans and others born in the U.S. the unique opportunity to learn about migrant life.
The New York City Gay Men’s Chorus is celebrating its 35th Anniversary and is one of the oldest and possibly the most well-known chorus in the LGBTQ choral movement. NYCGMC’s commitment to equality for LGBTQ citizens is matched by their commitment to fabulous singing, and their musicianship and professionalism has connected with audiences in all five boroughs as well as across the globe. Able to perform in a wide range of vocal styles, from classical to pop, jazz, gospel and Broadway, NYCGMC has worked with acclaimed talents in every genre: Marilyn Horne, Roberta Peters, Barbara Cook, Elaine Stritch, Stephen Sondheim, Kelli O’Hara, Carolee Carmello, Victoria Clark, Martha Wash, and Sia—to name just a few.
Need a New Nigerian Passport in the United States? Called the Nigerian House in NY won't help! Here are some information to help you. 1. Apply online at https://portal.immigration.gov.ng/passport/epassport 2. Select Standard e passport 3. Fill out the form, & pay $65 as of June 02 2011 4. Upon completion of your application, print the whole completed application out 5. Buy a $20 money order from the post office. 6. Take your OLD passport with you. 7. No need to take passport photographs. You passport will be taken there! 8. Your fingerprint or biometric will be taken on site as well. RECAP: Apply online Take OLD PASSPORT $20 Money Order Go at your appointed date & time. Completed Paid for Application form printed from the website Google Checkout payment page printed Track able Return First Class Envelope [optional]* Drive or fly to 828 2nd Ave # 12 New York, NY 10017-4300 (212) 949-1598 [may be they will pick up your call] try it! *You will need the Track able Return First Class Envelope if you don't want to go back to NY to receive your passport. So they will mail it to you...First class is the bare minimum. FedEX or UPS will be good too...
Whether you’re a social entrepreneur with a breakthrough idea to address a stubborn, deeply-entrenched problem, a young person ready to build a career with impact, a conscious investor who wants to support innovative solutions, or simply someone who wants to make a difference by joining the social innovation movement, Echoing Green provides a springboard for realizing your contribution to solving the world’s biggest problems.
There's greatness in every girl. Girl Scouts helps her find it. We introduce your daughter to inspiring role models, offer unique skill-building opportunities in a safe environment, and set the stage for lifelong friendships. And then watch her blossom into her full potential. Girl Scouts. Next stop: success.
CurePSP is the foundation for prime of life brain diseases, which include a spectrum of disorders that most often strike during productive years when people may have family, job responsibilities and an active life. These diseases are currently untreatable and incurable. CurePSP provides support for patients, families and other caregivers; education and awareness to professional audiences and the general public; and research funding and clinical trials support to investigators and pharmaceutical companies seeking to find treatment and cure.
We identify and document, through research and field visits, the widely overlooked problems that adversely affect refugee women, children and adolescents. We develop guidelines, manuals and other practical tools to assist the humanitarian community in changing practice on the ground. We advocate to governments, the UN and aid organizations to make changes in laws, policies and practice that bring measurable improvements to the lives of refugees. We give voice to refugees and displaced peoples so that they can realize their aspirations, including getting an education and supporting their families.
Our History: Marriage Equality, Inc. began as an idea in 1996 with a handful of activists who believed that same-sex couples should have the freedom and the right to civil marriage, and who were angry that the federal government wanted to pass a law barring LGBT people from this right. Marriage Equality New York was founded on 12 February 1998, on National Freedom to Marry Day. Connie Ress led Marriage Equality New York from 1999 until 2001. Another early leader of Marriage Equality New York was Cathy Marino-Thomas, who served the organization in myriad roles including that of Communications Director and President of the Board of Directors. Marriage Equality New York was granted status as a 501(c)(3). The MENY PAC, a separate national political action committee was also established. The New York organization became so successful that activists in Los Angeles, Oakland, and San Francisco, California, responding to that state's 2000 anti-marriage referendum (Proposition 22, the Knight Initiative), began Marriage Equality California (MECA). The primary activists involved in starting Marriage Equality California were Davina Kotulski, L.J. Carusone and Molly McKay, with the help of Connie Ress from New York. Molly McKay and Davina Kotulski quickly became nationally recognized public faces of the marriage equality movement, usually with McKay wearing a wedding dress which she referred to as her "battle garb". Kotulski coined the term "Love Warriors" which became used nationwide and was the title of a book she later authored about the marriage equality movement. In 2001 Connie Ress and Jesus Lebron co-founded Marriage Equality USA® (MEUSA™) and Ress served as the organization’s first Executive Director until 2005. In 2004 MECA merged with Equality California (EQCA), in the hopes of providing added strength to both organizations. The merger was unsuccessful, primarily because EQCA and MECA functioned using entirely different organizational structures. In 2006 the original leadership of MECA met with core grassroots activists who either had been involved with MECA prior to the merger, or who had worked with MECA and then with Equality California through-out the merger, but who preferred to do grassroots activism MECA-style, and voted to re-organize as the California chapter of Marriage Equality USA®. In 2005 Davina Kotulski became the Executive Director of Marriage Equality USA®, serving until 2007. After Kotulski stepped down, the Board of Directors decided not to fill the Executive Director position, opting rather to function with a working Board to oversee the legal and fiduciary duties of the organization. Between 2006 and 2010 Marriage Equality USA® expanded and established chapters in Arizona, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, New Hampshire, Ohio, and Pennsylvania, in addition to the existing 20+ county chapters in California. The organization also created outreach positions in the form of Community Liaisons who represent and work with specialized communities such as Parents, Seniors, Jewish, Communities of Faith, and Asian-Pacific Islander. (Please see Visit Chapters and Community Voices.) In March 2009 the new By-Laws were adopted and approved by the MEUSA™ Board of Directors. In August of 2009 Marriage Equality USA® became a registered 501(c)(3). In June 2011 the New York Marriage Equality Act was passed and on 15 December 2011 Marriage Equality USA® and Marriage Equality New York announced their intention to consolidate. In the Spring of 2012 Marriage Equality New York (MENY) became a state chapter of Marriage Equality USA and the majority of the MENY Board of directors was voted on to the national MEUSA Board of Directors. Cathy Marino-Thomas, President of MENY, and Dave Janis-Kitzmiller, President of MEUSA, joined together to serve as Co-Presidents of the new Board of Directors. The Executive Director position was re-activated and Brian Silva was hired to fill that position for Marriage Equality USA. At the same time the current By-Laws were adopted.
The Jed Foundation (JED) was founded in 2000 by Phil and Donna Satow after they lost their 20-year-old son, Jed, to suicide. We have been working ever since to make mental health a priority for colleges, college students and their families.
Inspiration for the HelpMeSee campaign began in the late 1970s when Albert L. Ueltschi, the founder of Flight Safety International, dedicated himself to fighting blindness by cofounding and leading the organization, Orbis International. Orbis’s “Flying Eye Hospital,” an ophthalmic operating room on wings, could reach out to every corner of the globe to treat all types of avoidable blindness and to strengthen eye care practices in the developing world through training. While the Flying Eye Hospital program continued to do great work, Al realized it lacked the scalability needed to provide access to the millions waiting for cataract treatment. It wasn’t long into the new millennium when he began investigating the possible use of simulation technology to instruct cataract surgical specialists on Manual Small Incision Cataract Surgery, an effective and cost-efficient procedure for treating cataracts. Together in 2010, the Gates Foundation, the A. L. Ueltschi Foundation and the Jim Ueltschi Foundation collectively contributed to the start-up and successful launch of HelpMeSee. HelpMeSee’s campaign uses a three-part approach: 1. The Training of Highly Skilled Specialists HelpMeSee is in the latter stages of developing the HelpMeSee Eye Surgery Simulator as part of an integrated learning system designed to instruction tens of thousands of cataract specialists on Manual Small Incision Cataract Surgery. 2. Finding Patients in Need of Care Using an Android smartphone, community health workers find and record patient information as a photograph, voice recording and GPS location in the HelpMeSee Reach app. In this initial medical record a pre-surgery test is conducted by the partner and if required the patient is scheduled for treatment. After the procedure the community health worker is alerted through the app to conduct a 4-week follow-up vision test. A paper-based processed that used to take days is now handled electronically and in minutes. 3. Supporting High Quality Surgeries Delivering high-quality healthcare in the developing world presents a unique set of challenges. Many medicines may be counterfeit and infection rates are higher than in the developed world. In some areas accountability and standards may be week. To address these issues, HelpMeSee developed a pre-sterilized, single-use surgical kit and a cloud-based surgical reporting system. The HelpMeSee surgical kit is a complete set of the instruments, pharmaceuticals and disposables required to perform a Manual Small Incision Cataract Surgery. The cloud-based surgical reporting system monitors the outcomes of all procedures. Our goal is to use these for a solution where after initial setup partners can continue this work on their own sustainably.
La mitad de la población ciega del Mundo podría curarse de ceguera mañana gracias a una cirugía que toma tan poco como 5 minutos para un adulto y 15 minutos para un niño. Hay cerca de 22 millones de niños y adultos que padecen de ceguera hoy y podrían ver mañana. Desafortunadamente, el 99% de ellos nunca recibirá esta cirugía y no recuperarán la vista por el simple hecho que no pueden pagarla o no pueden acceder a ella. HelpMeSee es la campaña global para ELIMINAR LA CEGUERA causada por cataratas, que es por lejos la causa principal de cueguera siendo la causa de hasta el 51% de los casos de ceguera a nivel global. Aproximadamente 20 millones de personas padecen de ceguera bilateral por culpa de cataratas y se estima que cerca de 167 millones sufren de impedimento visual también por cataratas. La mayoría de estas personas viven en países en vías de desarrollo donde la falta de acceso a servicios de alta calidad evita que accedan a una simple cirugía que podría recuperar su vista. En relación a una reciente publicación del Rand Health Study, la ceguera por catarata va a aumentar a 32 millones para el año 2020, costando al PBI mundial cerca de un billón de dólares. Para encarar esta crisis global, HelpMeSee fue fundada en 2010 con el objetivo de hacer el milagro de la vista posible para cada niño y adulto en el mundo. Nuestra meta es entregar Cirugías de Catarata de Incisión Pequeña (MSICS) de bajo costo a millones de adultos y niños en países en vías de desarrollo. Trabajando con 192 cirujanos de MSIC de China, India, Nepal, Nigeria, Sierra Leona, Togo y Perú, HelpMeSee ha salvado o recuperado la visión de más de 185 000 personas. HelpMeSee anticipa que superará las 325 000 cirguías para fin del año 2015. Construyendo este récord de éxito, HelpMeSee planea incrementar su trabajo de manera exponencial en los próximos 5 años. Una vez que el simulador esté en operación, se planea expandir el alcance actual a otros varios países de África, Asia y América Latina. HelpMeSee va a entrenar 1680 especialistas en MSICS para el año 2017, habilitándolos para lograr así un millón de cirugías con su apoyo. En los próximos 20 años se espera entrenar 30 000 especialistas dedicados exclusivamente a MSICS y así alcanzar los 60 millones de cirugías, eliminando así el rezago de ceguera por catarata.
It began with a promise from a father to his dying son. In 1973, a high school student named T.J. Martell was battling leukemia. He asked his father, music industry executive Tony Martell, to raise a million dollars for cancer research so that “no one else will have to experience what I am going through.” Although he had no fundraising experience, Tony agreed. Two years later, T.J. died at the age of nineteen, and as Tony explains today, “that put my promise in cement.” Soon after, Tony was joined by many of his musician friends like Ella Fitzgerald, Benny Goodman, and Duke Ellington to hold a fundraiser at Buddy Rich’s nightclub in New York. They raised $50,000 and the T.J. Martell Foundation was born. Over the years, hundreds of volunteers have worked passionately to help provide more than $270 million for leukemia, cancer and AIDS research. We are proud of our long history and our reputation for innovation in fundraising and the research we support.