Every PR professional I know wants to use their talents to perform important socially needed, cause-based activities. Especially now, during these extremely difficult economic times, thousands of important charitable programs will begin to fail. Remarkably, the power of PR can help many of these organizations to begin to prosper again. This marks the creation of the PublicRelationsCares.org national meetup organization, the first all volunteer/intern organization for socially responsible PR pro …

… Do have social media skills, pro or enthusiast proficiency creating media, or are just dedicated to this original approach to causing sustainable social change for the causes you care about? Join us!

A network of web developers, software engineers, database administrators - any and all technologists who'd like to use their skills for good. We'll share opportunities to volunteer, learn about social mission businesses, and network with other developers who want to make a difference. This group is focused on bringing developers together with non-profit and social mission organizations. If you are interested in connecting with developers for other purposes, we recommend the New York Tech Meetup …

… We are always looking for leaders if your interested in taking a more active role or office in your local area please send a email to thephenomenalwomen@gmail.com

Hello good people. I've been looking for a group in NYC to meet, exchange and share experiences with PR, media and communications experts. I work in the non-profit world, but am very keen to have creative people from all areas, all sectors. We will start with (in NY style) drinks and informal gatherings, and see where it takes us. Once we have a core group and volunteers to host, we'll get into presentations based on themes and current events. So if you are in the public relations domain, a medi …

… The organizer           Steven's inspiration to seriously learn Chinese classical dance came in 2003 while participating in a volunteer project to promote traditional Chinese culture through the performing arts, by putting together a Chinese New Year show with fellow students.  Prior to this time, his search for serious dance instruction proved disappointing and practically gave up his search.  But the opportunity to contribute for a good cause rekindled Steven's determination to seek profession …

This group will serve as a forum to discuss your possible membership to the American Diabetes Association's Junior Leadership Board. We look forward to your participation in our Information Session which we will be hosting some time in Mid-June. We will also be starting a larger meet up group for those people who decide they do not want to join the board but would still like to me part of a bigger group of young professionals who work together to bring awareness to NY and raise money in support …

Comprised of local professionals who seek to raise awareness, resources, and funds for The Family Center, our Leadership Council offers New Yorkers an opportunity to serve the community while developing their professional skills. Each year this dynamic group organizes and hosts several major fundraising events. Members and participants serve as Family Center advocates to their corporate employers, who may be interested in supporting our programming. Leadership Council members also have the o …

Passionate about using design thinking for social innovation? Want to collaborate with a dynamic group of changemakers, social entrepreneurs, designers and artists. Want to get involved and do something with your skills. You love to network but you are really looking to collaborate. Then your in the right place. We are a interdisciplinary group devoted to bringing together communities and designers with one goal: Projects that are socially conscious.

We are the arts council on Staten Island. We have meetings for artists, art lovers, and cultural organizations. These meetings might teach new skills, offer networking opportunities, or allow us to enjoy art together. Everyone may join!

The objective of this group is for artists to collaboratively donate their skills by creating lively, nurturing and visually stimulating murals in hospital walls to enhance healing for sick patients. If you love painting, collaborating with artists and giving back to the community, this group is for you! Murals will be scheduled sporadically, and whenever possible, throughout the year.

… …wondering what your career options are? …how other organizational functions “fit in”…or how to start your own venture, may be? Are you a new finance professional? wondering …what to know to get into the alternative investment sector?...want to learn industry fundamentals and practical skills? Are you a driven non-finance/entrepreneurial profesional? wondering …wondering what is finance and investment all about?...want to improve finance & investment fundamentals? Are you a recent graduate …

WHY FIGHT?... for 27 MILLION REASONS! "Freedom is not a gift from heaven... we must fight for it every day!" ~ Simon Wiesenthal Few people in the developed nations have a grasp of the magnitude of human trafficking. Fewer still take action. Welcome to Fight Slavery Now! Thank you for choosing to make a difference. We are an all volunteer grass-roots organization of regular folks like yourself. Most of us initially knew little about this subject, or else believed that incidents were few and far …

… If you (or someone you know) are experienced in a topic that may benefit the group and have some presentation skills - then please let us know. We are also looking for volunteers to help us with planning and logistics.  

The New York Outrigger Meetup site is for active members of our organization.  If you are interested in joining NYO, please sign up for a free Novice Session on our website at www.newyorkoutrigger.org New York Outrigger a community of dedicated and inspired paddlers living in New York City.  Our goal is to provide New Yorkers with the unique opportunity of experiencing their city through its waterways.  As a volunteer-driven nonprofit we strive to educate New Yorkers about outrigger canoe paddli …

… Crisismappers are usually volunteers: many of them are highly-skilled both at data gathering, mapping and analysis, and in areas which impact this work (like open-source technologies), but if you're new to crisismapping, don't let that put you off joining in: everyone starts as a newbie sometime, and many of those skills were gained through hours of working on maps. What's this crisismapping meetup about? This meetup is open to anyone working on crisismapping, working with crisismappers …