August 2021 Events, Opportunities & Connections!
Hola ,
Feliz August!
Let's kick the month off with a bang.
Be sure to check out 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.
8/4 - Power of Positivity: Don’t Let Negativity Bring You Down😃🌼
4 PM EST - Join AMIGOS for this popular series
FEATURED - 8/4 - Summer Speakers Series and Networking Blast!
6 PM EST - Meet LatinasInBusiness at this Networking Blast to talk about you and your business! Members and non-members, we invite you to share your experiences!
8/4 - Do Latinos who don't speak Spanish face stigma?
7 PM EST - Join us as we discuss the stigma that Latinos face from the Spanish speaking community for not speaking the language.
8/5-8/6 No-Code Digital Summit
No-Code is a way of creating applications using special platforms that use drag and drop and visual modeling techniques instead of writing code.
8/5 Financial expert 💎 Turn your side-hustle into a business reality!
4 PM PST - 💵 Join Brittney Castro to learn the tips and chisme on managing your own business. Solo para Latin@preneurs 💪🏽
8/5 - Different children, Different needs
5 PM EST - Share your experiences, resources and learn from parents/caregivers who navigate the complexity of how to empower and support our children’s need to thrive.
8/5 Policy Platica - Latinas in Action: Energy and Environment!
6:30 PM Join Latina Coalition of Silicon Valley we spotlight Latinas in our community who are doing groundbreaking work in the Energy and Environment
8/5 - Latinx Military Community: hire and get hired
8 PM EST - Are you looking for a job? Do you need to hire someone n for your business? Is your employer currently looking for people with specific skills? Join us to find a job or find your new team member!
8/6 - AMIGOS Deportes/Sports Room-Olympics
3 PM EST - Come chat with us about what you liked about the Olympics, what teams/athletes you were most surprised to see win Gold.
Help An Amiga & Collabs
Dali Rivera posts...
I am interested in collaborating with anyone who would like me to speak on anti-bullying education on their podcast or YouTube show in exchange for an invitation to my YouTube show. I am looking for people to talk about parenting-related topics (i.e., confidence building, mental health & parenting/children). Please contact me if you are interested.
Rita S Calderón posts...
I am working on a series of interviews in Spanish for Hispanic Heritage Month. If you are a Latinx professional or know someone who has an unusual or nontraditional job, I would like to interview you about myths in your career!
Diana Frick asks...
Hi Ladies, I could use your help. I'm currently doing some research for a book I'm writing. If you could spare 15 minutes of your time I'd be really grateful. Please send me a DM and we can schedule a time that's convenient for you.
Career Opportunities
These are opportunities being shared by recruiters and partners who reached out to LatinaMeetup.
SYSTEMS ENGINEER II | $70K + BONUS | 90% REMOTE | IT SERVICES COMPANY
Join a 20+ year old IT Services company with 15 employees located in Montgomery County as their Systems Engineer II.
Compensation: Up to $70K Base + $15K Bonus
Mayo Clinic is looking for an Equity, Inclusion and Diversity Advisor within our Human Resources department in the Midwest!
Located in Rochester, MN
Second Harvest is hiring a Director of Strategy San Jose, CA
Looking for mission-driven work? Founded in 1974, Second Harvest of Silicon Valley is one of the largest food banks in the nation and a trusted nonprofit leader in ending local hunger. In this role, you will have the opportunity to make a tremendous impact in the local community by facilitating the successful planning and implementation of cross-functional strategic initiatives and leading data & analytics definition and integration. Don't miss out on this fantastic opportunity!
On-site Hiring! Project Supervisor| Plano, Texas & Miami, Florida
The Project Supervisor is responsible for executing data collection projects using Appen’s data collection systems, software, and equipment. The Project Supervisor will instruct the on-site participant based on project-specific needs and supervise the data collection. Some communication with potential participants will also be required (sometimes via email and sometimes via phone).
Junior Achievement of Washington - Director of Communication
Do you want to help make a difference? The Junior Achievement of Washington's purpose is to inspire and prepare young people to succeed in a global economy. This position can be located remotely anywhere in the state of WA and is a 4 day (preferably Monday – Thursday) a week job!
Remote - HRIS Analyst at Tatum in Charlotte, NC
This opportunity is 100% remote now and post COVID.
It's a direct hire, permanent position with outstanding benefits for you and your family. Individual must have implementation experience of HR (not payroll) modules in any HCM product and be a strong communicator, working well with others.
Resources
Brooklyn2Bogota - Digital Transformation Community: Solo queda una semana para aplicar por una de las becas de ! Quieres que te acompañemos en el proceso de transformar tu negocio? Aplica ya mismo! Solo son 30 cupos, todos con beca del 100% ($0!!!) y recibirás además beneficios de HubSpot, Google Workspace, Westfield Business School, BSR Idiomas, BCPartners Tech. Deadline 8/8/2021
IFundWomen Entrepreneur of the Year 2021: a funding program that rewards and celebrates woman entrepreneurs who have proven product-market fit, driven growth, and demonstrated a meaningful impact through their businesses.
Through the program, IFundWomen will be awarding one grand prize winner with a $100,000 equity investment. In addition, hundreds of thousands of dollars in monetary grants and coaching scholarships will be deployed to honorees and runners-up. Applications are open until September 20, 2021.
Nav's Small Business Grant: Each quarter, Nav offers a $10,000 small business grant to one founder to help them take their company to the next level. The runner-up will receive a $5,000 grant.
Applications are open until August 6, 2021.
FedEx E-Commerce Learning Lab: FedEx and Accion Opportunity Fund have launched the FedEx E-Commerce Learning Lab, a program designed to help woman entrepreneurs and entrepreneurs of color who are looking to develop or expand their e-commerce operations.
This fall, 150 small business owners from across the country will be selected to join the cohort program that provides coaching and hands-on support for setting up a virtual store, marketing, customer service, order fulfillment, and more.
Applications are open until July 19, 2021.
Professional Certificate Training Programs - Grow with Google
Discover professional certificates developed by Google and designed to connect you to over 100 top employers who are hiring for related roles.
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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