Nonprofit Focus
Nonprofit Focus brings together guest speakers, panels, workshops, and information sessions from an array of nonprofits that include public advocacy, human rights, education, health and much more. Nonprofit Focus increases exposure of students to a range of careers and considerations in the industry, while providing Employer Partners with the opportunity to connect with Barnard's exceptional student body.
From advocacy to direct service, large organizations to small: we’ll take a close look at this mission-driven sector. Bring your questions about typical internships and entry level roles, hiring processes and timetables, and the rewards and challenges of working in the nonprofit field.
Questions about Nonprofit Focus can be directed to BeyondBarnard@waki-aiai.net.
Nonprofit Focus Programming
Nonprofit Focus will kick off with an introduction to nonprofit careers, held on January 31 at Beyond Barnard (Elliott Hall, Second Floor). The semester-long series of events will include a keynote conversation with Barnard alumna Marcia Sells (Co-President of Russell Philanthropies), alum panels on nonprofit careers across disciplines, and connections to employers at a range of organizations and institutions.
- Nonprofit Focus Kickoff (January 31, 1PM)
- Nonprofit Focus Distinguished Alumna Speaker, Marcia Sells '81, P'23 (February 19, 6PM)
Students can sign up for specific programs in Handshake. Questions can be sent to beyondbarnard@waki-aiai.net.
Spring 2024 Nonprofit FOCUS Kickoff Event | Friday, January 26, 11:00am - 11:45am
Join us in Milstein LL002 for our Nonprofit Focus Series Kick Off. Curious about working in the Nonprofit sector? Join Beyond Barnard for an overview of this multifaceted field. From advocacy to direct service, large organizations to small: we’ll take a close look at this mission-driven sector. Bring your questions about typical internships and entry level roles, hiring processes and timetables, and the rewards and challenges of working in the nonprofit field. Attend this kickoff session and prepare to get the most out of Nonprofit Focus this spring.
Nonprofit Focus: New Legal Assistance Group, Friday, February 23, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Please join representatives from the New York Legal Assistance Group for an interactive panel covering our civil legal services; outreach and community based initiatives; and our mission being an anti-racism anti-poverty organization. We will have staff members from legal and non-legal areas across the organization who will talk about how their work furthers our mission and their own journeys that led them to this work.
Nonprofit Focus: The Center for Reproductive Rights | Friday, March 29, 11:00am - 12:00pm
In 2022, the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, setting off a cascade of devastating consequences. In the global fight for abortion access and reproductive rights, the stakes have never been higher. The Center for Reproductive Rights is fighting to enshrine reproductive rights into law, in the US and around the world, to protect access to critical health care and carve out the legal right to bodily autonomy.
Join Center staff for an interactive panel on the organization's programmatic, legal, and communications work. Staff members will share insights about working at a nonprofit and in the reproductive rights movement, how their work furthers the mission of the organization, and how their own academic and professional journeys led them to this work.