News and Updates

VPF and its members are funding and working with Full Circle Education this year to help them increase their impact on the lives of underprivileged students in NYC.

Contact us at info@nycvpf.org to learn more about VPF or join a team of professionals working directly with Full Circle Education to build their capacity.

VPF will be sending out a request for proposals this fall.

VPF has a new Director: Jason K. Babbie.
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Join us for VPF’s Year End Event

Nov 4th, 2008 by Heather Rees | 0

VPF welcomes members, family, friends and guests to celebrate our inaugural year-end event as we announce our first ever investee. We hope you will come to let loose, have fun and do good.

Who: VPF members, family, friends and guests
When:
Thursday, November 20th, 7 – 10pm
Where: Galapagos Art Space
16 Main Street, Brooklyn (DUMBO)
Free entry, cash bar with special drink offered in upstairs bar just for us!

CLICK HERE TO RSVP




IN PARTNERSHIP WITH:

Sherry Mills, Artist and Photographer
www.sherrymills.com/

Sherry Mills will exhibiting a selection of her work from A CLOSER NY©. This project enriches the daily lives of New Yorkers and helps them to emotionally connect with their environment, to see the often-overlooked visual treasures of their own neighborhoods. Its citywide photo displays offer an artistic view of New York City streets and subways, from scrawls on walls to ripped safety cones, crushed candy, and mailbox rust. A CLOSER NY© extracts the “Gems” from the “Junk” and reinforces the inherent wonders of New Yorkers’ soil-less gardens.

GreenSpaces
www.greenspacesny.com

Green Spaces brings together leading green entrepreneurs by offering shared work space, resources and a community to launch their business.Entrepreneurs have access to a network of peers in different industries to share ideas, and a strong network of Green Business Leaders through the networking group affiliated with Green Spaces. This hub of leading green entrepreneurs will also draw investors, clients and talent looking to break into the new green economy.

New York Women Social Entrepreneurs (NYWSE)
www.ywse.org/nywse

NYWSE is the New York Chapter of Young Women Social Entrepreneurs (YWSE). NYWSE members include seasoned social entrepreneurs, women transitioning from one career to another, and/or adding a social venture idea to their already full plates. NYWSE supports and promotes women social entrepreneurs through workshops, networking opportunities, an incubator, and a book club forum.

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