August -Sept 2021 Events, Opportunities & Connections!
Hola ,
Happy Tuesday!
This is the last day of the month, so check out any grants and opportunities that may be expiring.
Here are this week's Events, Celebrations, Career Opportunities, Resources and Help An Amiga.
REMEMBER TO TAKE ACTION.
Upcoming Events
Check out these events by fellow Latina Professionals in the LatinaMeetup family. Show up and use the hashtag #LatinaMeetup to let us know you were there!
Daily at 10:00 AM EST - AMIGOS NETWORING & IG Growth on Clubhouse
Join us every day at 10AM to connect with other Latinx friends on the Cluhbouse app. Share your pitch, make connections & Get FOLLOWERS. Reply to this email if you need an invite.
8/31 - What Do You Prefer? Parenting coaching or parenting courses?
5 PM EST - Are you struggling in your ore ting journey because you don’t want to be judged by friends or family members? Have you considered alternative ways to get the help?
8/31 - AMIGOS BOOK ROOM: The Likability Trap
6:30 PM EST - Are you stuck in an impossible bind? At work, are you criticized for being cold or a pushover? Leave old rules and reimagine leadership rather than reinvent yourself.
9/1 - Latinas in Motion Midweek Check in
6 PM EST - Ladies, share how you were in movement today. Or do you need encouragement, accountability? Judgement free zone, good vibes. NO 🚫Sales! www.latinasinmotion.com
9/2 AMIGOS Break Room: Cafe con Chisme😎🔥
12 PM EST - Come hang out with AMIGOS for some silliness and checking in.
9/3 - Stories From a Hot Mess Mami 🤦🏻♀️🤦🏽♀️🤦🏾♀️🤦🏿♀️
7 PM EST - A Judgement free 🚫 room to share your hot mess mami stories. Here to build a community of mami's who have learned to embrace the chaos...get advice & have some laughs.
Stay tuned for next week's GIANT list of Hispanic Heritage Month events!
Help An Amiga & Collabs
Tanya Marie Vazquez asks...
A little late but I need an intern to assist me with building my website. They don’t have to know anything about coding but be passionate and interested in learning how to build a site.
Yadira Stamp asks...
A little late too, but I had previously asked if any vidoegraphers in the group in the DMV area. Thank you
Career Opportunities
These are opportunities being shared by recruiters and partners who reached out to LatinaMeetup.
Prospanic is hiring a Manager, Partnership & Business Development (remote)
You will lead the development and management of new and existing relationships with corporate, non-profit and government partners by providing solutions and strategies to help reach their diversity, equity and inclusion goals within the Prospanica Hispanic and LatinX network. This is a high impact role requiring you to promote Prospanica to external stakeholders as the partner of choice for building a talent pipeline of Hispanic professionals and access to quality professional development programs. This position will have 1-3 direct reports and report to the Chief Financial and Operating Officer.
Prisa Brand Solutions is Hiring: Director of Sales, Mid West
Prisa Brand Solutions is a media partner to agencies and brands alike, that are looking to interact, understand, and engage with Hispanic audiences in the U.S. Your knowledge of digital media and advertising solutions will contribute to business growth. Using your agency and client direct relationship-building skills will be a key element to uncover the needs of potential clients. The ability to communicate and promote our range of product offerings can help grow their business by reaching the fastest-growing multicultural segment in the U.S. Email to apply
Wix is hiring an Employee Experience Partner in NYC
We’re looking for an Employee Experience Partner who will play an integral part in creating a great workplace experience emphasized by Wix’s culture.
They have a great product, a relaxed & inclusive tech culture, and flexible in-office or remote work options. Interested in learning more? Check out these open positions and feel free to DM me or add me on LinkedIn!
Client Engineer (Senior React Native)
Engineering Manager
Senior Backend Engineer (Ruby on Rails)
Executive Assistant
Spanish Bilingual Support Specialist
Spanish Bilingual Sales Rep
Resources
Walter Grant for Diverse Authors
Applicants must be unpublished as illustrators and/or authors. This includes both trade publishing and self-publishing. If the applicant has a book deal for an as yet unpublished book, the applicant is considered published for purposes of this grant. Essays, short stories, and articles do not render an applicant ineligible.
Applicant must be working toward a career as a children’s author and/or illustrator. This includes but is not limited to: Picture Books, Early Reader Books, Chapter Books, Middle Grade Books, Young Adult, Graphic Novels, Non-Fiction, Poetry. Deadline August 31, 2021
Creciendo con TikTok, a Small Business Grant Program
TikTok, HHF and partners have partnered to create a $150,000 Grant Fund aimed at expanding and elevating 30 Small Latinx Businesses across the US. celebrating the perseverance, hard work and commitment of Latinx Business Owners as champions of entrepreneurship during the COVID crisis, the fund will grant cash awards of $5,000 each to selected Latinx business owners from across the country who exemplify those business principles championed through TikTok.
The Bank of America Institute for Women's Entrepreneurship at Cornell
The new Bank of America Institute for Women's Entrepreneurship at Cornell offers an unparalleled opportunity for women to earn a certificate in business from this Ivy League university. Through a free online program made possible by Bank of America, students will gain the skills, knowledge and resources necessary to build, manage and scale a successful business. Shout out to Wendie Veloz for sharing this grant opportunity!
JOANN GRANTS for Hispanic Crafters & Sewers
The second annual JOANN Minority Grant Program will provide grants totaling $100,000 to 20 small Hispanic business owners, in need of support to help achieve their business goals. Each grant recipient will receive $5,000 in JOANN cash to help broaden their creative product supplies to further spread handmade happiness among their customers. Applications will be accepted through Hispanic Heritage Month, September 15 - October 15.
Shoutout to Linette of Breads & Threads the Magazine for sharing.
Library of Congress - Of the People: Widening the Path: Community Collections grant to Individuals
The Library of Congress seeks to award grants to support contemporary cultural documentation focusing on the culture and traditions of diverse, often underrepresented communities in the United States.
Shout out to Wendie Veloz for sharing this grant opportunity!
Our mission is to CELEBRATE, ELEVATE, and CONNECT Latina professionals in an effort to build our wealth and influence as a community.
When you have wealth and influence, EVERYONE wants to help you, listen to you, be a part of what you are doing. It creates a snowball of opportunity, and THAT is what I want for our community.
Here is how you can be a part of this movement.
- Add yourself to the Latina professionals directory.
- Tell your amigas about it.
- Be active in our Facebook group.
- Support your fellow Latina sisters in business and life.
- Brag about your success and your support of other Latina professionals in our group.
As always, reach out any time for assistance, questions or collaborations.
Un abrazo,
Danay Escanaverino
Founder LatinaMeetup
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