Year Up

@YearUp

Empowering urban young adults to reach their potential

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    May 14

    ’ graduate, Andrea Lozada, shares her success story w/ .

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    May 15

    Find the ones who have excelled at some of life’s many lessons. Like Lidia.

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    May 14

    It’s Time for Philanthropy to Face the Future of Work via

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    May 10

    💰Difference in status between people in a boardroom vs. people in a bodega is less about their talent and hard work than we assume. ☔️It's a lot more about differences in their opportunity: access, advice, support, shots-on-goal, and second chances.

    "Humans can do a lot more than we think, and our systems prevent people from being at their best. People don't need fixing... systems do." —
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  5. May 9

    Today, a petition was introduced to force a vote on 4 pieces of legislation related to , including a clean Act. Read Year Up founder and CEO 's statement.

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  6. May 8

    Kathleen found Year Up on .com. Intrigued, she purchased 's book on Year Up's origins. Enthralled—by the optimism, the commitment, the humanity. The values that took her back to why she entered teaching. Read more:

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    May 7

    In the third episode of his interview series on system entrepreneurship, our Board Chair interviews , Founder & CEO of , on how philanthropy and the social sector need to transform to prepare for the

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  8. May 8

    Year Up Instructor Kathleen Sheehan's symptoms improved, but would her body allow her to stand in front of a classroom and speak at the same time? "If I don’t try this, I’m never going to know if I can do it." Read Kathleen's story

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  9. May 8

    Forging human relationships; “the heart of my teaching philosophy,” says Year Up instructor Kathleen Sheehan. “You build that first, and things go from there.” Read Kathleen's story:

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  10. May 8

    How Kathleen Sheehan battled back to the head of the classroom after her teaching career was upended by the onset of a debilitating disease. Read Kathleen's story:

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  11. May 7

    Fast Company​ writes about how organizations like Year Up are working to connect companies with talented populations of workers who may not have traditional backgrounds or degrees.

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    May 4

    Let the networking begin! Today, our young adults had the opportunity to learn from expert, industry panelists and practice their networking skills. Thank you , a long-time partner, for hosting us in your beautiful conference space!

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  13. May 3

    Q&A w/our founder & CEO, Gerald Chertavian, on how leadership mindsets & organizations must change, but also how philanthropy needs to transform to keep up w/the pace of transformation to ensure struggling people & communities are not left further behind:

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    May 2

    : Redefining 'Disconnected' - “I am a graduate of , a program that pushes young adults to a career or college in within a span of one year. With this program, I found stability...”

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    May 2

    Founder and CEO, Gerald Chertavian shares his thoughts on the "future of work" and the role of the social sector in building this future.

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    May 2

    Thank you to our students for visiting our NYC Lab today. Excellent questions about the right skills for , emotional intelligence & how tech is disrupting business. I'm looking forward to great things from these future leaders!

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  17. May 2

    Thank you, for recognizing Year Up as your 2018 Internship of the Year. Read more:

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  18. May 2

    Year Up Voted 2018 Internship of the Year - 👩‍💻 2018 Internships and Jobs | :

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    May 1

    ...and sometimes we just snap pictures because our students are simply amazing! Check out these Future Leaders

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    Apr 30

    AppDynamics is thrilled to have partnered with the program, which provides opportunities for young adults to join the workforce. All three of our interns from the program became full-time AppDynamos!

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