
How To Build (and Grow) a Professional Network
Key Takeaways Building a professional network can support your career development goals. When starting from scratch, consider how your personal relationships can help you find people in your industry. To grow your network, consider local networking opportunities and sharing thought leadership on social media. Table of Contents There is more

How To Build (and Grow) a Professional Network
Key Takeaways Building a professional network can support your career development goals. When starting from scratch, consider how your personal relationships can help you find people in your industry. To grow your network, consider local networking opportunities and sharing thought leadership on social media. Table of Contents There is more
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The Smithsonian Institute’s Men of Change Exhibition Highlights Influential Black Men
“Seen” by Mario Moore. A photograph of the multi-media art work in the Smithsonian Art Exhibition, “Men of Change.” A new traveling art exhibition, “Men of Change,” showcases the accomplishments of notable Black men who signify the powerful African American journey through contemporary art, photographs, stories, quotes and literary excerpts. The immersive

Lack of Equitable Access to HIV Prevention and Treatment in the Black Community
December 1 was World AIDS Day, an international day dedicated to raising awareness of the AIDS epidemic caused by the spread of the HIV infection. World AIDS Day was first observed in 1988, when organizations and individuals across the world came together to speak out against the stigma around HIV.

Robert F. Kennedy Ripple of Hope Awards 2021
“Stacey Abrams speaks at TEDWomen” by TED Conference is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 December 9th, 2021 marks the 53rd Robert F. Kennedy Ripple of Hope Award Gala — an event held each year to honor, as the organization notes, “exemplary leaders across the international business, entertainment, and activist communities who have demonstrated

Live Music is Back: Carnegie Hall Reopens for the 2021-2022 Season
“peg-legged” by Rian Castillo is licensed under CC BY 2.0 In October, the world-renowned Carnegie Hall re-opened its doors in New York City, after closing to live music for more than 570 days due to the health and economic crisis. The famed venue’s 2021-2022 season will consist of more than 100 performances

Priscilla Chan Joins Executive Board of REFORM Alliance
Dr. Priscilla Chan — philanthropist, pediatrician, teacher, co-founder and co-CEO of the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, and spouse of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg — is the newest addition to the executive board of criminal justice organization, REFORM Alliance. She joins a list of notable names in business, entertainment and philanthropy, including

A Brief History of GivingTuesday
Every year, people around the world participate in GivingTuesday, an initiative that declares the Tuesday after Thanksgiving as a “global movement for generosity.” One of the biggest days of the year for nonprofit fundraising, GivingTuesday generates billions of dollars in donations to charitable causes. In 2012, the Belfar Center for

The Smithsonian Institute’s Men of Change Exhibition Highlights Influential Black Men
“Seen” by Mario Moore. A photograph of the multi-media art work in the Smithsonian Art Exhibition, “Men of Change.” A new traveling art exhibition, “Men of Change,” showcases the accomplishments of notable Black men who signify the powerful African American journey through contemporary art, photographs, stories, quotes and literary excerpts. The immersive

Lack of Equitable Access to HIV Prevention and Treatment in the Black Community
December 1 was World AIDS Day, an international day dedicated to raising awareness of the AIDS epidemic caused by the spread of the HIV infection. World AIDS Day was first observed in 1988, when organizations and individuals across the world came together to speak out against the stigma around HIV.

Robert F. Kennedy Ripple of Hope Awards 2021
“Stacey Abrams speaks at TEDWomen” by TED Conference is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 December 9th, 2021 marks the 53rd Robert F. Kennedy Ripple of Hope Award Gala — an event held each year to honor, as the organization notes, “exemplary leaders across the international business, entertainment, and activist communities who have demonstrated

Live Music is Back: Carnegie Hall Reopens for the 2021-2022 Season
“peg-legged” by Rian Castillo is licensed under CC BY 2.0 In October, the world-renowned Carnegie Hall re-opened its doors in New York City, after closing to live music for more than 570 days due to the health and economic crisis. The famed venue’s 2021-2022 season will consist of more than 100 performances

Priscilla Chan Joins Executive Board of REFORM Alliance
Dr. Priscilla Chan — philanthropist, pediatrician, teacher, co-founder and co-CEO of the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, and spouse of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg — is the newest addition to the executive board of criminal justice organization, REFORM Alliance. She joins a list of notable names in business, entertainment and philanthropy, including

A Brief History of GivingTuesday
Every year, people around the world participate in GivingTuesday, an initiative that declares the Tuesday after Thanksgiving as a “global movement for generosity.” One of the biggest days of the year for nonprofit fundraising, GivingTuesday generates billions of dollars in donations to charitable causes. In 2012, the Belfar Center for