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Cannabis is an increasingly big business, even as its legal status remains murky. Join us for a conversation with Yale SOM alumni in the industry about the state of legalization in the United States and elsewhere, new technologies, sources of capital, and the role of social equity.

Hope to see you online!

Looking forward to seeing many of you on Wednesday, March 25th!

In an effort to bring our YANA community closer together, we’re trying something new next week by hosting a virtual town hall on Wednesday, March 25th from 6:30 to 7:30pm EDT that will feature Yale nonprofit leaders sharing their insights on dealing with the current crisis.

Speaker Lineup

• Don Chen ’89, FES ’92 (President, Surdna Foundation)
• Joellyn Gray SOM ‘81 (Principal, GrayMatter Advisory Services)
• Rachel Littman ‘91 (YANA Executive Director)
• Dasia Moore ‘18 (YANA Board Member, Board Chair, Go South)
• Tim Ryan ’20 (Yale senior; President, Harbor Scholars)
• Ted Smith ’00 (Executive Director, New Heights)

Spotlight: Sasha Thomas ’22 (Dwight Hall Student Executive Committee Co-Coordinator) and Peter Crumlish DIV ’09 (Dwight Hall Executive Director) will give a spotlight presentation on the ways Dwight Hall and its member organizations are adapting programming, communications, and local engagement in the midst of a global health crisis. Join the conversation about how Yale alumni, students, and community organizations can work together to weather this challenging time.

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AGENDA

March 25, 2020 | 6:30 PM EDT

This meeting will be held on Zoom

Yale Alumni Nonprofit Alliance Monthly Meeting

Time: Mar 25, 2020 06:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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Meeting ID: 225 836 524

Description

March 19, 2020

Dear Yale FGLI Students and Young Alumni,

While we are trying to cope with this unexpected crisis affecting all of us, we pull together as members of the Yale family. 1stGenYale, an alumni-led support group for Yalies, who share being first-gen and/or low-income, is hosting our first webinar focused on helping you with your future plans. Your summer jobs, internships, and full-time work now might be up in the air and we want to help you through it. All Yale students and alumni are welcome to participate.

Partnering with Office of Career Strategy, we are hosting our own 1stGenYalie Derek Webster '99, Associate Director for the arts in the Yale Office of Career Strategy, who will share his thoughts on how to navigate these uncertain times. Please join us!

When Plans Change: Yale’s Office of Career Strategy, Summer 2020
Thursday, 3/26 @ 3:00pm
Register on the following page. Webinar is free to all participants.

Open discussion on all career fields will include:

• Following-up on current plans
• Exploring back-up options
• Knowing your resources
• Domestic Summer Award (DSA) opportunities
• Helpful online links: Yale Career Link and OCS.yale.edu

Derek's Bio:
1stGen at Yale, Derek graduated as a film studies major, before spending a decade in Los Angeles as a literary manager and script consultant. He now organizes and expands the university’s arts career resources as part of the Common Good & Creative Careers initiative at Yale OCS.

As the associate director for the arts, Derek works with students and alumni to explore creative careers, which can include pursuing recruited or external job searches; reviewing submission and pitch materials; improving networking approaches; and helping Yalies to navigate the arts, entertainment or communications related industries. Currently enrolled in the Fairfield Creative Writing MFA program, when not adventuring with his wife and precious/precocious children, Derek is prone to the occasional burst of fiction, both literary and genre: ivanhope.com.

Be safe!

1stGenYale Alumni Team