Making the most of a short respite after days of humid, 90+ degree temperatures, nearly 100 people gathered at the NonProfit Center in downtown Boston for the July 19 Nonprofit After Work Event, sponsored by the Boston Nonprofit Network (BNN). Regional co-hosts Oxfam America, the Nonprofit Quarterly, the Nonprofit/Higher Education/Healthcare Network and Third Sector New England (TSNE) provided fun take-aways, mellow jazz, hors d’oeuvres, soft drinks, beer and wine as the crowd mingled.


Along with national co-host OneWorld U.S., the three regional co-hosts provided Greater Boston’s nonprofit community with a low-key, informal opportunity to share food and fun while getting down to the serious business of sharing information on their organizations and projects. The event also provided those attending with opportunities to explore potential collaboration between their nonprofits and also between nonprofit organizations and their business and government supporters

 

Responding to requests from participants of earlier BBN’s Nonprofit After Work Events, the co-hosts added a short presentation on a topic of interest to the nonprofit community just before the event’s 6 p.m. kick-off. Jennetta Hyatt, TSNE’s recruitment manager, shared tips for both job seekers and organizations trying to fill positions with her talk on “Working in the Nonprofit Field.”

 

The evening would not have been complete without short presentations from the co-hosting organizations and the much-anticipated raffle. Lucky winners received great raffle prizes ranging from a year’s subscription to Dollars and Sense magazine from the nonprofit of the same name to a $50 American Express gift card from Accounting Management Solutions, the corporate sponsor of the Nonprofit/Higher Education/Health Care Network. The African Health Foundation also provided free registration to their August 26th International Conference on AIDS Orphans and Other vulnerable children. TSNE gave away a copy of the Executive Directors Guide, and Oxfam America awarded handy items such as a travel mug, a Frisbee, a T-shirt, and a tote bag.

 

Though the event drew to a close, many people stayed at the NonProfit Center beyond 8 p.m. to talk with their friends, old and new. They enjoyed the connections that they made, whether professional or personal. It was a successful networking event, and the best part was that even afterwards, the night was still young.

 

Special thanks to Jessica Rodgers of Oxfam America and Arthur Prokosch of Third Sector New England for taking photos at the event. Click here to check them out.

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