New Member Orientation
[Thursday, November 3 @ 7:00 pm]
Please join Thursday Network for the "Keys to the League" New Member Orientation on Thursday, November 3 at 7 p.m. at the Greater Washington Urban League Headquarters (2901 14th St. NW). This session will educate you about Thursday Network, the Greater Washington Urban League and the National Urban League Movement , and give you the tools to be an effective chapter member.
This meeting is open to:
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Everyone interested in learning more about Thursday Network and what we do.
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Thursday Network Friends and Visitors ready to join.
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Any current Thursday Network member who has not attended an Orientation.
Thursday Network members are REQUIRED to attend one Orientation, so if you are a member (or will be soon!), make plans to attend. We look forward to seeing you there!
The GWUL headquarters is located at 14th and Harvard Streets NW. The Columbia Heights Metro station (Yellow/Green lines) is just 2 blocks north of GWUL.
*Please enter from the Harvard Street side on the ground level. *
RSVP today: https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=267364823307126
Join Thursday Network's Effort to
Support Our Troops!
United States soldiers endure many hardships and undesirable conditions while deployed overseas. Military care packages send a touch of home to our troops.
Military care packages also are a way to show the troops that people back home are thinking about them.
Join Thursday Network in expressing our gratitude to our troops for their selfless service. We are asking supporters to donate the following requested items.
Your donations can be placed in the collection boxes located at the GWUL headquarters (2901 14th St. NW, Washington, DC, 20009).
If you would like to make a monetary donation instead, click here.
Note: Donated items may also be dropped off during the GWUL "Beautification Day" event on Saturday, November 5.
For more information, contact Dr. Kelly Kitchens at csevents@thursdaynetwork.org.
GWUL "Beautification Day"
[Saturday, November 5 from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm]
Join Thursday Network for GWUL "Beautification Day", which will take place at GWUL headquarters (2901 14th St., NW, Washington, DC).
GWUL Beautification Day is our way of saying THANK YOU to the staff of the Greater Washington Urban League (GWUL).
The dedicated staff provides various direct services, programs and advocacy to our local communities.
We will assist GWUL staff in organizing the storage facilities, and re-decorating the picture wall that honors our President and CEO, Maudine Cooper.
We will also assemble care packages with the donated items from the Adopt A Soldier drive. Sign up to volunteer for GWUL Beautification Day here.
To sign up to volunteer, click here.
Celebration of the Arts:
"I Empower" Scholarship Fundraiser
[Wednesday, November 9 from 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm]
Thursday Network is holding a Celebration of the Arts: "I Empower" Scholarship Fundraiser at Twins Jazz on Wednesday, November 9.
This event will feature Art by Liz , live music, and food and drink specials. All proceeds raised will benefit the 2012 "I Empower Scholarship."
DATE
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
TIME
5:00 - 8:00 PM
LOCATION
Twins Jazz
1344 U St. NW
Washington, DC 20009
TRANSPORTATION
U Street metro(Yellow and Green lines)
You may purchase tickets to the event by clicking here.
For questions or additional information, contact Dr. Ayana Rowley at fundraising@thursdaynetwork.org.
Thursday Network "I EMPOWER" Scholarship
2012 Scholarship Application
NOW AVAILABLE!
To learn more about the “I EMPOWER” Scholarship Fund or to print or download an application, visit: http://thursdaynetwork.org/volunteer.html. You may also email scholarship@thursdaynetwork.org.
National Day of Empowerment 2011
[Saturday, November 12 from 9:00 am - 5:00 pm]
JOBS! JOBS! JOBS!
In an effort to encourage our youth and college students to prepare themselves for the workplace, Thursday Network and the Greater Washington Urban League Alumni participate and volunteer at the Black College Expo hosted at the University of Maryland, College Park. In addition to participating in the "Hot Careers" panel discussions, we will provide logistical support and distribute information to help students emerge from college ready for the workplace!
Walk with Thursday Network for the
Fannie Mae "Help the Homeless Walkathon"
[Saturday, November 19 @ 9:00 am]
Thursday Network is walking at the "Help the Homeless Walkathon" on November 19, 2011 on the National Mall and we want you to join our team!
You can support us in two ways:
1) Register to walk on the 19th or
2) Register as a virtual walker and be counted without actually attending the event on the Mall.
Our efforts will benefit N Street Village, a community providing comprehensive services for homeless and low-income women in DC.
If N Street Village registers 3,000 walkers (virtual or in person), Fannie Mae will give them an extra $50,000!
This will provide nearly 900 homeless and extremely low-income women with access to award-winning housing, employment, mental health, physical health, and addiction recovery programs this year.
To register, click here, choose the "Click Here to Join Team" link on Thursday Network's team page and follow the instructions on the screen to register.
You can also register friends and family and make an additional donation at the same time!
The walk begins at 9:00 AM, but you are welcome to join N Street Village for breakfast at the Old Post Office Pavilion from 7:00-8:00 AM!
Thank you for joining us! One hundred percent of all walker fees and donations go directly to support N Street Village programs and are tax-deductible.
Thursday Network Presents:
Redskins vs. Cowboys Watch Party
[Sunday, November 20 @ 7:00 pm]
It's game time! Come out and join Thursday Network for food, fun, and fellowship as we watch the Washington Redskins go head to head with the Dallas Cowboys in a class rivalry matchup! Food and non-alcoholic beverages will be provided. However, feel free to BYOB.
Don't forget to wear your favorite team's paraphernalia and bring your competitive spirit, as we fellowship in true "TN" style.
Let the best team win!
DATE
Sunday, November 20, 2011
TIME
7:00 PM
LOCATION
Post Park Apartments (Clubhouse)
3300 East-West Highway
(on the corner of East-West Highway and Toledo Terrace)
Hyattsville, MD, 20782
PARKING
Parking is available in the guest parking lot in the open garage. Additional parking also is available across the street at the BB&T off of Toldeo Terrace.
For more information, contact Leila Sutler at: social@thursdaynetwork.org.
Thursday Network's "Empowerment Academy"
Call for Mentors!
Thursday Network is pleased to announce its 2012 Empowerment Academy, and we need YOU to help touch the lives of DC Public School high schoolers.
This highly interactive and motivational mentoring program will connect Woodrow Wilson Sr. High School students with the young professionals in our membership.
By focusing on the National Urban League's 5-Point Empowerment Agenda (Education and Youth Empowerment, Economic Empowerment, Health and Quality of Life Empowerment, Civic Engagement and Leadership Empowerment, Civil Rights and Racial Justice Empowerment), we can work to influence the future leaders of our community.
The Empowerment Academy will begin in January 2012, and we need dedicated and reliable mentors.
For more information, email Kendra Oates at csprograms@thursdaynetwork.org.
Attention All Federal Employees!
Thursday Network is encouraging all federal employees to pledge Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) donations to the
Greater Washington Urban League, and the National Urban League.
Visit https://my.cfcnca.org to submit your contribution.
The CFC# for GWUL is 17794, and the CFC# for NUL is 11191. You may make a pledge through December 31, 2011.
To Be Equal #44
November 2, 2011
Kearney-Tuner Jobs Bill Would Put Ohio Back to Work
“With a current unemployment rate of 8.7%, our local community cannot wait for the jobs to come. We must work cooperatively to create them.” Ohio State Senator, Eric Kearney of Cincinnati
On September 13th, one day after President Obama sent his American Jobs Act to Congress, he visited Fort Hayes High School in Columbus, Ohio where he told a receptive audience that passage of his bill would bring desperately needed jobs and infrastructure improvements to every state in the nation, including Ohio. Since then, Congress has failed to act and the President has voiced a new urgency in the jobs fight, recently declaring, “We can’t wait on Congress – the time to act is now.”
This week in Columbus, Ohio, State Senators Eric Kearney and Nina Turner heeded that call with the introduction of a state job creation bill that features many of the elements of both the American Jobs Act and the National Urban League’s 12-point Jobs Rebuild American plan. I was pleased to speak in favor of this legislation on Tuesday at the Ohio Jobs Tour press conference which was also attended by other bill supporters including Ohio State Senator, Charleta Tavares and three area Urban League Presidents: Stephanie Hightower of the Columbus Urban League, Marsha Mockabee of the Urban League of Greater Cleveland and Vince Watts of the Urban League of Greater Stark County.
Like the National Urban League’s 12-point jobs plan, the Kearney-Turner Jobs Bill proposes an increase in small business lending to boost economic development and job creation, as well as direct funding to keep first responders and other critical public service employees on the job. It specifically calls for an increase of $100 million to keep teachers in Ohio classrooms. With more than 13 percent of African Americans in the state employed by state, local and federal government, this direct funding is especially critical to our communities.
The Kearney-Turner bill would also create “bridge to work” programs to connect the long-term unemployed to employers through temp work and subsidized training. It would provide scholarships and grants to enable the long-term unemployed to learn new skills for employment in high-growth fields and provide a $4,000 tax credit for employers who hire them. And it would stabilize declining neighborhoods and put Ohioans back to work by rehabbing distressed residential and commercial properties. These are measures long-advocated by the National Urban League and our Ohio affiliates. That is why we were proud to stand with Senators Kearney and Turner at this week’s press conference.
With an unemployment rate of 9.1 percent and more than half-a-million of its citizens out of work, Ohio continues to struggle to dig itself out of the economic downturn. We applaud Senators Eric Kearney and Nina Turner for not waiting but taking action now to bring jobs to their communities. The National Urban League urges the Ohio legislature to pass their bill and, until Congress acts, we urge other states to follow their lead.
Are YOU an Emerging Leader?
The Whitney M. Young, Jr. Center for Urban Leadership:
2012 National Urban League Emerging Leaders Program
is accepting applications!
The National Urban League has begun to create an environment geared toward preparing talent for longevity within the Urban League Movement and the non-profit sector. The need came about due to Baby Boomers retiring, thus resulting in the diminishing numbers of non-profit leaders, paired with the change in how ‘other generations’ view and embrace the current work climate.
The Program
Participants in the program will attend four (4) face-to-face Emerging Leaders Program Sessions over a 12-month period.
These sessions will expose participants to the competencies in theLeague’s Leadership Model and link classroom learning with real-time activities.
These program sessions will be conducted by:
• Duke Corporate Education
• Urban League affiliate CEO’s
• Senior Staff from the National Urban League
To apply:
• All applicants must be professionals affiliated with the Urban League
Movement.
• All applicants must fully complete and submit TWO copies of their
5-part Application Packet.
• Your application will not be considered complete unless all documents
listed below are mailed together and received NO LATER than the
Thursday, November 17th submission deadline. To be deemed
complete, BOTH copies of your Application Packet must consist of:
1. Application form
2. Answer to essay question
3. Answers to application questions
4. Two (2) letters of recommendation
5. Your resume
Deadline to apply: November 17, 2011
For more information and to download an application packet, visit:http://www.iamempowered.com/sites/default/files/leaders_app2011_final.pdf
Job Announcements
National Urban League Policy Institute, Washington DC
Legislative Manager, Education & HealthPolicy
Salary Range: $55,000 – $62,200, depending on experience
Summary:
The National Urban League seeks a Legislative Manager in the National Urban League Policy institute, in Washington, DC. The successful candidate will support the work of the Legislative Director in representing the interests of the National Urban League mission and its affiliates before policy and decision makers. The Legislative Manager will primarily be responsible for monitoring education reform policies in the U.S. with a focus on high schools and successful college completion policies that impact low-income students and students of color. The ideal candidate will have strong research and writing skills; experience with or interest in federal legislative and administrative policy; the ability to work individually, in national coalitions and within communities of color; and will demonstrate an understanding of the unique issues of education access and completion among underserved student populations.
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Work collaboratively with Policy Institute staff to implement strategies to successfully fulfill advocacy goals, coalition building and grassroots organizing.
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Participate in the development of federal education policy through legislative and policy research, analysis, digest and draft summaries of legislation, budgets and other proposals.
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Assist with policy research and writing projects, including drafting reports, contributing to presentations, opinion articles, letters-to-the-editor, correspondence, fact sheets and other advocacy materials.
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Monitor legislative developments and conduct legislative research and analysis to support NULPI’s federal policy development.
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Contribute to the drafting of funding proposal, reports and maintain grant records and materials.
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Provide technical assistance and strategic advice to local Urban League affiliates on policy goals.
Education:
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Bachelor’s degree in Political Science, Public Policy, Education or related field. Masters degree preferred.
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Three to five years of related work experience in the areas of education policy, public administration, public policy, research, or related areas.
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Capitol Hill experience or prior state legislature experiences in education policy a plus.
To apply, submit cover letter, resume to Dale Y. Johnson, Talent Management Department, National Urban League, 120 Wall Street, New York, NY 10005 or e-mail recruitment1@nul.org.
Deadline to apply: November 15, 2011
The National Urban League is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Thursday Network is the young professionals auxiliary of the Greater Washington Urban League and one of over 50 chapters of the National Urban League Young Professionals (NULYP). Founded in 1999, NULYP is a network of young professionals across the United States, which provides an outlet for community volunteerism, leadership development, economic empowerment and political engagement.
Celebrating 20 Years of Empowering Young Professionals to Serve!
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