Thanks to everyone for coming out to our Winter Wine Tasting with the Trickle Up - Young Professionals Council. Special thanks to the Moore Brothers Wine Company for hosting the event and offering some delicious wines for tasting. Here are the pics from the night. Enjoy:

_Trickle Up YPC Winter Wine Tasting
Wednesday February 8th, 2012
6:00-8:30pm 
Moore Brothers Wine Company
33 East 20th Street between Broadway & Park Ave. View Map

Help support Trickle Up's vital microenterprise work by joining us for a winter wine tasting. Find out more about Trickle Up's work in India, West Africa and Central America while mingling with staff and members of the YPC!

Please purchase your tickets at the door for $40.

Want to learn more about Trickle Up? Looking for opportunities to volunteer? Please join the Trickle Up Young Professionals Council for an informational happy hour on Tuesday, November 8th, from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM. YPC members will be available to answer any questions you may have about Trickle Up, the YPC organization and volunteer opportunities.

Side Bar
120 East 15th Street (at Irving Place)
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
6:30 - 8:30 pm

We hope to see you there!
-YPC Steering Committee

Event Announcement:
Can Financial Services Help the Poorest of the Poor?

Monday, September 26, 2011
6:30 - 8:30 pm

Moody's Investors Services
7 World Trade Center at 250 Greenwich Street, 20th Floor | New York City

In partnership with the Microfinance Club of New York, Trickle Up presents a panel discussion featuring:

• Bill Abrams, President, Trickle Up
• Anne H. Hastings, CEO, Fonkoze Financial Services
• Irena Shiba, Program Officer, Citi Foundation (moderator)

There are more than 1 billion people in this world unable to access traditional microcredit. They possess few assets, have irregular incomes and live in isolated communities. Are there financial services that can help those most in need? 

Click here to register and find out >>

Advocacy Committee: Plans educational panels focusing on microenterprise and Trickle Up. Scouts and identifies appropriate advocacy and informational events in which the organization might participate.

Fundraising Committee: Plans fundraising events and devises other creative and unique fundraising strategies.

Outreach Committee: Publicizes YPC initiatives, plans membership outreach and networking events, and helps to grow the YPC network through strategic partnerships.


Commitment Committee Co-Chairs will meet with the YPC Steering Committee approximately once a month and will plan 2-3 events per year with the help of a fellow Co-Chair and committee.

How to Apply:  Send your resume and 1-2 paragraphs describing your interest in the position and any ideas for the upcoming year to the YPC Co-Chairs, Ahmed Deria & Christian Sanchez, at ypc@trickleup.org. Please clarify which committee(s) you are applying for. If you are applying to more than one, let us know which is your first, second and/or third choice.

Deadline: Please submit all applications before the end of the day on Friday, July 22, 2011.

Trickle Up is seeking volunteer interpreters for a 5-day training on our new online accounting system (cloud based). This training is for finance staff based in Trickle Up’s field offices in Mali, Guatemala, and India, who will be attending the training held at Trickle Up’s headquarters in New York.

The training will be conducted from July 18-22, and we will require live oral translation between English and French, and English and Spanish. We are seeking individuals who are comfortable with finance/accounting vocabulary in both English and French, or English and Spanish, and enjoy working in a multicultural environment.

To apply: Email a cover letter and a resume demonstrating your language ability and any relevant experience to daynellew@trickleup.org subject line “French/ Spanish Interpreter”.  Please include your availability in your cover letter - days and hours (9am-5pm) – between July 18-22. Deadline to submit application is July 8th.

Thank you for your interest in Trickle Up!

8:00PM to 11:00PM
Safe Harbor on 446 Broadway (View Map)

Tickets:
$45 before the event (PURCHASE NOW)
$50 at the door


Join the Trickle Up Young Professionals Council for our Second Annual Ball in support of Trickle Up's micro-enterprise development program. Trickle Up empowers women living in extreme poverty by providing them with the necessary resources to build sustainable livelihoods for a better quality of life. In partnership with local agencies, they provide training and seed capital grants to launch or expand a microenterprise and savings support to build assets.

Enjoy an open bar, compliments of Ketel One Vodka and the Brooklyn Brewery.

Click here to buy tickets