Oct 2021 Events, Opportunities & Connections!
Hola ,
This is it! The last week of Hispanic Heritage Month is upon us.
A bunch of new job opportunities came in, so be sure to check them out!
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!
10/11 - Daily🔥 🅽🅴🆃🆆🅾🆁🅺🅸🅽🅶 en Español con Amigos 🤚🏻🤚🏽🤚🏿
9:00 AM EST - ¿Quieres conocer y conectar con otros profesionales? ¡Perfecto! Todos están invitados a presentarse. Esta es una sala amigable y divertida, una reunión con AMIGOS nuevos.
10/11 -Daily🔥 🅽🅴🆃🆆🅾🆁🅺🅸🅽🅶 🅸🅽🆂🆃🅰🅶🆁🅰🅼 Engagement 🔥🔥🔥 GROW w/ US
10:00 AM EST. - Are you here to network & connect? So are we! Everyone gets a chance to introduce themselves. It’s all about fun, friendly networking with new & old AMIGOS 😁🎉 ZERO drama, super friendly. Daleeee💥☕️👏🏽
10/11 - 🎉𝐇𝐢𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞 🅲🅴🅻🅴🅱🆁🅰🆃🅸🅾🅽 CUBA
3:00 PM EST - Let's join our Cuban AMIGOS in celebrating their cultura, food, music, history, current events and everything CUBA!
10/11 - Bullying Awareness: resources to educate your communities
5:00 PM EST - Did you know that October is National Bullying Awareness Month? Let’s talk about ways to inform communities to become upstanders rather than bystanders.
10/11 - 3 ways Imposter Syndrome impacts the Latinx Community
6:00 PM EST - Spend an hour with breakthrough coach Nando Rodríguez discovering how past childhood traumas rooted in the Latinx community can lead to imposter syndrome learn new ways to break free!
10/11 - Hispanic Heritage Month: Dali Rivera
7:00 PM EST - Dali Rivera is the creator of the Diversity & Anti-Bullying Academy (#DABA) and owner of DaliTalks, L.L.C. She is a Parenting coach specialized in bullying awareness and prevention and she is also a U.S. Army veteran (former Drill Sergeant), speaker, parent to two teen girls, and has been married for 22 years to a veteran. She earned a master’s degree in Women & Gender Studies from Towson University in Towson, Maryland.
10/11 - 🎬Nuestra Cultura Movie Night: 🍿Mi Vida Loca🍿
9:00 PM EST - The seminal 1994 film centers Chicanas growing up in the Echo Park, Los Angeles, facing the struggles of friendship, romantic entanglements, and motherhood in a neighborhood ravaged by gang violence.
10/12 - Exploring Latinx ERG Leadership and impact
12:00 PM EST - Thoughtworks is a proud supporter of the Latinx community, recognizing their contributions and celebrating their heritage during #HispanicHeritageMonth and throughout the year.
10/12 - Unpacking The Latinx Experience @Work: Resilience, Strength & Empowerment
3:00 PM EST - Join Highwire PR for a timely #HispanicHeritageMonth conversation centering the LatinX experience of finding community in the workplace.
10/12 - Build a flamin’ hot career without losing your identity
4:00 PM EST - This Latinx Heritage Month, meet the man credited as being the creator of Flamin’ Hot Cheetos and his inspiring career journey as a son of immigrant parents from Mexico who overcame his fears & embraced his identity to become a recognized leader in business & innovation.
10/12 - AMIGOS BOOK ROOM Charla con Latinx autorx
6:30 PM EST - Let’s get our favorite Latinx authors in to chat, share, laugh and cry about their writing journey y el poder su voz.
10/13 - 📰🌎👀 🅽🅴🆆🆂 in LATIN AMERICA 📰🌎👀
12:00 PM EST - News in LATIN AMERICA From AMIGOS - Latinos/Latinas unite, network, fun.
10/13 - 🎉𝐇𝐢𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞: What makes you a proud Latino/a?
7:00 PM EST - Come tell us why you are a proud Latino/a – share with us what is that you love about your culture and how you keep yourself connected to your roots.
10/13 - LTN Mentoring Panel Event
7:00 PM EST - LTN will be holding its first panelist event showcasing three notable mentors. These women are what we consider impressive and goal-inspiring. LTN wants to not only highlight how astounding they are but also give you a little taste of how impressive our network truly is.
10/14 - 🎉☕️AMIGOS Break Room: Cafe Con Chisme🤩🍻
12:00 PM EST - Come hang out for some lunch break Chisme.
10/14 - Cuisine of the Dominican Republic 🥘 | Spanish Heritage
12:00 PM EST - We are celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month🍾! Join the I.Culinate ladies and chat about the traditional and contemporary foods 🍛 that are created en la isla Quisqueya! 🗣Spanglish.
10/14 - Estrategias de Social Media: LinkedIn (Español)
2:00 PM EST - Ven aprender estrategias sobre LinkedIn.
10/14 - 🎶Pass the AUX: Música y Recuerdos: 🎶 Puro Pinche Parí Music🎶
8:00 PM EST - Pass The Aux highlights the party songs in our culture, from Selena to Marc Anthony, from Celia to Bad Bunny, Vicente to Calle 13, we want ALL the songs por qué nosotros queremos perrero.
10/14 - Hispanic Heritage Month: Gianfranco Fernández-Ruiz
8:00 PM EST - Gianfranco is a filmmaker, writer, director, & poet making a change in the film industry. He is on a mission to tell the stories of Latinx & other BIPOC communities more accurately w/out stereotypes.
10/14 - LinkedIn WomenConnect (Virtual)
4:30 PM PST - Adapting to a Fast-Changing World: The Pivot to Hybrid and Beyond. WomenConnect (#LinkedInWomenConnect), a Program under Women in Tech initiative at LinkedIn, is a platform for Women in Technology and allies to come together, connect with one another, exchange best practices and build meaningful relationships.
2:00 PM EST - Ven a disfrutar 60 minutos de música, folklore panameno, el plato más exquisito un poco de historia.
10/15 - 🌱Plant Mamas and Plant Daddy’s🌱: Topic TBD
2:30 PM EST - Let’s celebrate being green and share how-to tips to be better plant parents.
10/15 - Stories From a Hot Mess Mami 🤦🏻♀️🤦🏽♀️🤦🏾♀️🤦🏿♀️
7:00 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.
10/16 - La Lucha: Libertad/Action
7:00 PM EST - Join the Latino Community Foundation of Colorado for the fourth and final session of the Our Story Forum series on Collective Power on Wednesday, October 13. Building upon the learnings from the first three sessions of the Forum, this final session will feature an expert panel of Luchadors y Luchadoras who share their personal and diverse stories on the innovative ways that they have impacted change in the Latino community across disciplines including the nonprofit sector, business, government, and more.
10/16 - The Dream Lab presents: SELF-MASTERY CONFERENCE
At The Dream Lab, we are deeply committed to the growth of women and especially as daughters of immigrants. The day will start with taking a look inward: reparenting, setting boundaries, finding purpose, and ending with cultivating a mindset for success in life, business & career. COST: $275.
10/17 - Gente Market presents a Dia De Los Muertos festival for the whole family!
7:00 AM EST - Gente Market presents a Dia de Los Muertos festival for the whole family to celebrate traditions, culture, and loved ones who have passed.
10/20 - Power Women Gathering OCT 2021
Embrace the desire to be a shining star in the world. Own the power to be paid well for your brilliance. Be a star in your own niche.
6:00 PM EST - Platicaremos de los diferentes formas en que se honra a los ancestros en diferentes areas de México y centroamérica.
Help An Amiga & Collabs
Danay (that's me 😁 ) asks
We are celebrating each country in Latin America for Hispanic Heritage Month! That includes history, current events, food, music and more. If you would like to join in the celebration and sharing of your country or origin's cultura, please reach out.
Career Opportunities
These are opportunities being shared by recruiters and partners who reached out to LatinaMeetup.
Seedscout is looking for a community manager. Part-time founder job: Mat ShermanMat Sherman @Mat_Sherman "Hiring a community manager for the Seedscout founder community. It's a paid, but very part-time position. High chance to roll into a full-time role if it's working out. 10/10 way to break into tech through the backdoor. DM or comment if interested".
Wikimedia Foundation is Hiring again! The nonprofit organization that operates Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia free knowledge projects is hiring fully remote roles! Check out our job postings:
-Controller, Senior Director
-Advocacy Communications Specialist
-Senior Global Movement Communications Specialist (Latin America)
-Lead Program Manager – Thriving Movement and Community Resilience & Sustainability
The Partnership for Los Angeles Schools is hiring 2 seasoned leaders to serve as our Senior Directors of Elementary and Secondary Schools! Our Senior Directors will lead transformation efforts for all Elementary or Secondary Schools by providing direct support and coaching to principals, leadership teams, and school communities to improve academic success plans and increase student achievement at each school site. Administrative Credential Required. Interested or Referrals? Please reach out!
NYC Office of the Mayor hiring a Policy Advisor I’m looking for a Policy Advisor with a communications background. Most important is the ability to distill complex information, like legislation and data, into everyday language for diverse audiences. Experience in content creation also a plus. This position is located in NYC, we are fully in person. Must have NYC residency within 90 days of appointment. Must be vaccinated or receive an exemption by start date. Salary is nonnegotiable (we adhere to strict salary bands to ensure equity).
The Knowledge House is Hiring: Business & Partnerships Specialist. Location: Temporarily Remote / New York, NY. Pay Rate: $55K - $60K. Responsibilities: The Business & Partnerships Specialist is responsible for providing general support to the Business & Partnerships Manager by Coordinating industry engagement across all TKH programs, Owning the implementation of the volunteer program. The main point of contact for the volunteers, onboarding them, celebrating their contributions via social media, planning social events, and matching them to students. Attend industry and networking events on behalf of TKH, Lead business outreach that results in corporate partnerships, and collects relevant data to report progress back to the team.
AlmaYEspíritu seek Business Developer Commission Based Hola Ladies, we are looking for a community manager intern. We are a small wellness start-up (steadily growing), initially compensation is commission-based and full access to our programming at no cost. DM your CV, if interested. Start: ASAP.
The College of Arts & Media at the University of Colorado Denver is currently recruiting a Gallery Coordinator position We have a priority deadline of this Friday, October 15th, and realize this is a tight turn-around but would be grateful for any distribution you might be able to provide.
Resources
At LatinaMeetup we’ve always used our platform to celebrate, invest in and highlight Latina businesses and brands. We uplift and elevate each other so that we can rise together. Which is why last year was particularly hard: hard hearing the reports from our fellow Latinx entrepreneurs about being left out of the Paycheck Protection Program, and hard watching thousands of small, Latinx-owned businesses, who were already more exposed due to centuries of inequity, close their doors for good. But today, we are excited to share that Comcast has launched a multi-year, multi-faceted initiative designed to help strengthen small businesses owned by people of color, who were hit hardest by the pandemic. Going beyond funding and one-time donations, Comcast RISE is helping these business owners take stock, rebuild, and achieve their goals now, and in the future. ✅ Visit Comcast RISE and sign up today!
🎄 BE LISTED IN THE AMIGOS HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE!!!
We are working on an AMIGOS Holiday Gift Guide that will launch early November. The guide will be featured in press releases, paid social media campaigns and the website. Applications are open till Oct 20th.
BGE is pledging $15 million to assist Maryland’s small businesses with COVID-19 relief and recovery
BGE is pledging $15 million to assist Maryland’s small businesses with COVID-19 relief and recovery. Eligible businesses located in BGE’s service area can apply for a $20,000 BGE Energizing Small Business Grant. This grant program is part of BGE's comprehensive Customer Relief and Energy Infrastructure Investment Plan, designed to help the state’s economic recovery from the pandemic. Deadline is October 13th!
Entrepreneurs and business owners will have the opportunity to pitch to a panel of judges for a chance to win the $10,000 cash prize and/or be a Shopify Green Bag Winner, which includes a free eCommerce site build courtesy of Shopify. All participants are eligible for 1MBB Business Development services provided by a HOPE Financial Wellbeing Coach.
Hispanic Heritage Foundation's The Youth Awards
The Youth Awards program is the main pipeline to Hispanic Heritage Foundation's (HHF) system of talent that prepares and positions Latino youth through the award-winning Latinos On Fast Track (LOFT) program as they transition from high school to college, to graduate school, and into their careers. Follow LOFT on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Deadline is November 14th, 2021. Shout out to Wendie Veloz for sharing this grant opportunity!
Female Founders Alliance: Ready Set Raise Cohort 4
A national, industry agnostic, virtual pitching, and fundraising accelerator for women and non-binary founders. The program is designed for pre-seed and seed startups across industries located anywhere in North America. The priority application deadline is September 9, 2021, and the final deadline is October 3, 2021.
WomensNet is offering a $10K Amber Grant each month to a woman-owned business.
The Amber Grant is a monthly $10,000 grant. Additional smaller grants may be awarded as well. Women can apply at the Amber Grants for Women website, and winners are picked from a judging panel from WomensNet.
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.
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
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