conversation, speaking and listening, writing, grammar, reading, exam preparation (TOEFL/TOEIC), interview practice, business emails, vocab/expressions, help with course work, presentation rehearsal, etc. We have fun classes, educational trips, exciting events, volunteer opportunities and even 1-on-1 tutoring. All members receive weekly papers that I have created based on years of teaching ESL. Members can ask questions and receive answers with thorough explanations. For useful expressions, go …

Asian Professional Architect Engineer Group is where creative thinker meets and networking begins. Our “Differentiation for Best Effort Networking” is set for members efficiently utilizing their versed, experienced, dynamic leader and professional in the architect engineer design area to network with businesses & other creative thinkers. apAEg will facilitate interaction amongst our members at meet-up event, social gathering, picnic, field trip, after work happy hour. apAEg is where visionary c …

A network of web developers, software engineers, database administrators - any and all technologists who'd like to use their skills for good. We share opportunities to volunteer, learn about social mission businesses, and network with other developers who want to make a difference. We're supported by CodeMontage, where developers can enroll in challenges to improve their skills while helping social good projects. Outside of meetups, you can connect with us through our individual office hours. N …

Mission The Young Nonprofit Professionals Network of New York City (YNPN-NYC) supports the professional development of the next generation of nonprofit leaders by providing opportunities for skill-building, information sharing, and networking. Founded in 2002, the Young Nonprofit Professionals Network of New York City (YNPN-NYC) is a regional association that engages and supports its members’ professional and leadership development. YNPN-NYC believes that its members’ growth and development can …

This group welcomes any and all types of recruiters and HR professionals; technical and non-technical, agency and in-house. The only requirement is that you’re interested in sharing your skills and expertise to promote a more socially and economically just community. This group will support various local NY/NJ non-profits and socially-driven start-ups and organizations through direct and purposeful action: * Partner with non-profit employment services to provide resume-writing workshops, mock …

The only way to get better at presenting is simply .... to practice, practice, practice! Why was this group formed We liked the idea of creating a friendly environment, where software developers could practice and get feedback on their presentation skills. Yes, there are already groups out there to practice general public speaking. But we are in the tech space, and we liked the idea of being able to present more technical material without alienating non-techies. Also, presenting to fellow develo …

Ann Pale Kreyol is a group for Haitians and Haitian-Americans to connect with each other through participation in various cultural and volunteer events while learning, speaking and improving Kreyol language skills. We all commit to being respectful of other members and open and receptive to people at various levels of their Haitian cultural awareness and Kreyol speaking ability. My hope is that through participation in this group we help each other to honor the language and improve our Kreyol f …

El Centro de Educación de Trabajadores has been serving the Hell's Kitchen community since 1975. Through evening education programs, community organizing and cultural events, we help students learn new languages and participate in an exciting cultural exchange. Classes are offered in Spanish, English and Mandarin. An all-volunteer teaching and administrative staff makes classes available at low cost. Our teachers are Native speakers and bring both a passion for teaching and a love of language in …

There are a number of trends in the world that if left to follow their current course have the potential of becoming serious disasters. Devaluation of Human Labor - decreasing ability to improve one's situation through human labor Polarization of Wealth - decline of the middle class Freezing of Classes - end of upward mobility Impending Generational Conflicts over shrinking financial resources Widening Gap between Education Haves and Have Nots and related disparity in economic opportunities Cli …

We are a group of independent people who use their collective skills and creative talents to impact the world in an immediate way. We seek to empower, connect and enliven our communities while having fun and creating change in ways we never imagined possible. Project, event and collaboration ideas are welcome. We’re an evolving community – and we’re unlimited in what we can achieve and experience together. Join up!

Congratulations! Yes, you did find a treasure! If you are reading this, we know one one thing for sure - we have something in common. Let's explore... Doesn't matter if you happen to be an entrepreneur, manager, recent graduate, attorney, physician, fashion rebel, CFA, CPA, MBA, yoga teacher, a monk or whatever as long as you have the fire in you to make a difference to the community around you. The power of this group will be behind you. Read further to find out... This group is designed to o …

The Phenomenal Women Group, Inc.(TPWG) is an organization of African American Women, who have a high moral character. Strong motivation and a undying spirit to climb and reach the heights. The Motto of The Phenomenal Women is : "Ad augusta per angusta" To high places by narrow roads Mission: The organization's primary objectives are to: * Exchange ideas and concepts. * Use education programs/speakers for the further development of our members and the communities that we have active local chapter …

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.

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 …

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 facilitate meaningful media making by partnering with local and international NGOs and non-profits. Sometimes called advocacy journalism, citizen journalism, humanitarian media, or just simply documentary film and photography. Our members create stories to help cause positive social change by helping the small organizations who are solving the world's biggest problems and injustices. These meetups serve the purpose of collaborating, educating, socializing, networking, awareness building and …

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 …

The New York Outrigger meetup group is for active members of our organization.  If you are interested in getting on the water, please visit the meetup page for our free Novice Sessions. New York Outrigger is 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 paddling and its r …

We are New Yorkers (and expatriates) who are troubled by the rapid and continuing decline of the ecosystem and want to make a change, starting by reducing our own impact on the environment. Our goal is to build a "Virtual Urban Eco-Village" focused on Green Living, Sustainability Skills and Education, New Urbanism, Community Gardens, Green Homes, Permaculture, Holistic Health, Volunteering, Environmental Activism, and much more. Follow Jennifer Shotts on twitter  http://twitter.com/#!/greensatur …

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 …

***FYI, Enrollment for Our Spring Program Will Begin In Early March*** The purpose of this group is to teach the fundamentals of pick-up: how to meet and date the women that you like, and how to become a better man. For beginners we provide the framework, atmosphere, knowledge and planned experiences that will get you comfortable meeting and dating women. For intermediate guys, we provide a clear structure for you to work within that most guys never really understand, even after doing years of …

SWUGNYC is operated completely by volunteers with the aim of promoting the sharing of skills and information related to the use of SolidWorks and to create a forum for networking within the SolidWorks community. SWUGNYC considers the specific needs of New York City area users, conducting quarterly meetings in easily accessible Manhattan locations. This group is open to anyone with an interest in expanding their knowledge of SolidWorks and related technologies utilized in design & engineering fie …

The out-of-body experience – also known as astral projection or soul travel – is one of the best ways to experience psychic reality firsthand.  Whether you are interested in having an out-of-body experience yourself or simply learning more about it, you’re in the right place. The New York OBE Meetup is sponsored by the International Academy of Consciousness, an international not-for-profit organization dedicated to research and education in the fields of consciousness and multidimensionality. Yo …

What is crisismapping? Crisismappers are online teams of people who gather and provide data online to people responding to and people caught up in disasters. Crisismapping has been around for a while, but for most people it started with the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, where all the government and NGO information needed to respond to the earthquake was lost in the earthquake. We created online maps from satelllite images, put SMS and media reports onto an Ushahidi map, got documents into Sahana, …

NYC PHP is one of the largest local PHP communities in the world. Meet PHP Developers near you! Come to a PHP Meetup to exchange ideas and talk about code, architecture, innovation, and open source in general. Anyone interested in PHP is welcome! We have a wide range of topics all related to PHP, Web Development, and Open Source technology. All meetings are free and we encourage everyone to participate and get involved to help grow the PHP community. Calling all presenters: We are looking for p …