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Philanthropy in Action

What do a pie baker and a tech angel have in common? A shared connection to Yale and a vision to help small businesses remain afloat, while feeding the vulnerable. Please join Ken Inadomi ’76 for a conversation with Lenore Estrada ’05, Founder and Executive Director of SF New Deal and owner of Three Babes Bakeshop. The Audience Q&A will be led by Grace Hsieh ’07. SF New Deal was funded by Twitch CEO, Emmett Shear ’05.

This webinar is brought to you in partnership with the Yale Alumni Association shared interest groups, Accelerate Yale, and the Yale Alumni Nonprofit Alliance (YANA). By registering for this webinar, you agree to sharing your email address with these groups for future communication. For more information, contact Wendy Maldonado D’Amico ’93. 

Lenore Estrada '05

Lenore Estrada '05 is the Founder and Executive Director of SF New Deal (sfnewdeal.org), which is paying San Francisco restaurants (and their workers) to make and deliver meals to San Francisco's most vulnerable residents during the Covid-19 crisis. Since launching on March 23rd, SF New Deal has delivered over 130,000 meals and has disbursed nearly $1.5 million dollars directly to small businesses to keep their doors open and their workers employed.

Ken Inadomi ’76

Ken Inadomi ’76 is the founding chair of the Yale Alumni Nonprofit Alliance (YANA). He currently serves as the executive director of NYPACE (New York Professional Advisors for Community Entrepreneurs), a nonprofit that provides pro bono consulting to entrepreneurs operating in underserved, under-resourced communities of New York City. Ken was awarded the Yale Medal in 2017.

Grace Hsieh '07

Grace Hsieh '07, Co-Founder of Accelerate Yale & Yale Angels, serves as a marketing and operations advisor to senior leadership teams across the tech, consumer, financial services, healthcare, education, luxury, and tourism sectors. Educated at Yale and Wharton, Grace is a Board Member of the Yale Alumni Nonprofit Alliance (YANA).

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