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Welcoming Ujima's New Business Alliance Coach: Jenny!
We are very excited to share that we recently welcomed our newest team member, Jenny Geffrard! Jenny is joining us as our Business Alliance Coach. In our job posting for this position, we wrote: "The Business Alliance Coach is an unabashed champion of women, immigrant, and entrepreneurs of color, in Boston and within Ujima’s network." We are so grateful to have found someone who so clearly embodies this spirit! Jenny brings passion, creatitivity and a depth of experience supporting people to thrive with finance, and we can't wait for you to meet her. Join Jenny at the Business Support team meetings every fourth Wednesday of the month.
About Jenny: Daughter of Haitian immigrant parents, eldest of three, and self-proclaimed planner/organization addict. Jenny is a serial entrepreneur, visionary, credit repair specialist, and money coach whose mission is to help individuals take the stress and shame out of managing their finances. With creative strategies and a holistic approach, her mission is to help those who feel marginalized or forgotten by the financial industry to BE seen and treated with dignity. Joining Boston Ujima Project as a Business Alliance Coach is an absolute honor and she looks forward to partnering with the team and community members in creating a Boston where everyone's voice is heard and communities are empowered to shape their neighborhoods and ultimately their legacies.
TONIGHT: Time Bank Workshop!Our next Ujima Open Meeting is TONIGHT, Wednesday, November 13th, from 6:00pm-8:30pm. 6:00-7:15pm #CoLearning: Come learn about the Ujima Time Bank with members of the Time Bank Team 7:15-8:30pm #CoCreation: Join us for member team meetings: Time Bank and Financial Education PLEASE RSVP. Thank you!
Join and share on Facebook: #UjimaWednesdays! Next week, we're back to the conversation of Community Spaces, one of the top Neighborhood Needs named during our Ujima assemblies! #CoLearning Recap: Community Space Part I with Biplaw & Nyacko of Comfort KitchenLast week, we were joined by Biplaw Rai & Nyacko Perry, for a presentation on their work to open Comfort Kitchen — a sit-down restaurant, new food business incubator, and multi-purpose community space. Check out some of the notes below, and view the full notes with the link below! Watch the presentation here, and view the full notes here. Upcoming Ujima MeetingsWe hold Open Meetings every Wednesday at 6pm, at City Life/Vida Urbana, 284 Amory St. in Jamaica Plain (unless otherwise noted). This month's Neighborhood Need is community space, one of the top needs named during our Ujima assemblies! Check out the November Calendar below..png) Ujima’s 2019 Member Team Regular Meeting Schedule is below: 1st Wednesdays: Arts & Cultural Organizing | Ujima Podcast 2nd Wednesdays: Financial Education | Outreach | Time Banking Outreach 3rd Wednesdays: Anchor Institution Outreach | Fundraising & Investor Outreach 4th Wednesdays: Business Support | Evaluation Member Meeting Agenda: 6:00-7:15 Community Building + Financial and Political Education. 7:15-8:30 Member Team Meetings |
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