Opportunities Taken and Opportunities Missed

By Megan Arend − September 07, 2011

From college volleyball, I’ve learned that you play, you are promoted, you are given a position because of your running tally of two events: opportunities taken and opportunities missed. When you take advantage of those opportunities, your reliability is noted and often rewarded. When you miss them, you fail the test.

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Carolina Fernandez on Martha Stewart Radio

By Megan Arend − August 14, 2011

Carolina Fernandez, one of the Opportunity Community’s resident financial gurus, will be a guest on Martha Stewart Radio Monday morning (August 15) on Sirius radio 110 at 8:00 a.m. She will be speaking on capital markets and what individual investors can do right now admist market volatility. Tune in to support her and learn some valuable information in the process.

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Socially Conscious Intern Event: Pathways to Social Impact Careers

By Megan Arend − July 22, 2011

Pathways to Social Impact Careers is a meet-up for interns (+18) currently working or hoping to work in social impact careers (for-profit social purpose, nonprofit, or pro bono). Come ready to meet other socially conscious interns, learn about social impact career options from one another, and play volleyball on Chelsea Piers’ indoor beach volleyball sand court!

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Founders Space New York Roundtable

By Megan Arend − July 22, 2011

Join us for the Founders Space New York Roundtable, where founders gather to share knowledge and work together to solve problems.

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CGI U NYC Mentors & fast forward fund’s SOCIAL IMPACT SPRING MIXER

By Brandon Perkins − May 10, 2011

The Clinton Global Initiative University NYC mentors and the Fast Forward Fund invite you to celebrate spring with our SOCIAL IMPACT SPRING MIXER, a meeting of extraordinary people in New York City with remarkable ideas to change the world.

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