Return on Change is the next generation's crowdinvesting platform that will bring high-impact start-ups and investors together! The law has been passed and now is the critical time for us to bring our heads together to think about ways to help shape crowdinvesting into the revolutionary platform it is intended to be! If you are a start-up company that is ready to look for funding, this is the right meetup for you! Our meetings will be focused around strategy as well as specific business points t …

Every month the No Impact Project (noimpactproject.org) plans days of hands-on events to give back to the world! Some of our events have included community gardening, painting a roof white to lower the energy needed for cooling, joining in activism events and compost and recycling collection!

… Purpose: The purpose of this group is to join together and support the unemployed and employed job seekers over 40 who have been negatively impacted by this economy. We want to be the largest Over 40 job networking group in New York City, and eventually the country. This group will meet on a regular basis (monthly or quarterly) to network, share personal stories, and share career advice. Most importantly, we will have fun!!! This group will be open to suggestions by any of its members on where a …

… Our chapter has since grown to become the largest healthcare innovation focused meetup in the world, running events that focus on specific topics such as the impact of social media in Healthcare or our Startup pitch contest called "Pitch Yourself into the Shark Tank."  The investments, partnerships and collaborations that have come from this meetup are myriad, as we purposely foster the genesis, growth and development of innovative technology companies.  A few of the companies that have presente …

We are first of all, Concerned People, concerned about the greater good, and the impact that our decisions will have on our families, our community, and the world. We are professionals from every background, but who share a common ideal or principle, that of Financial Responsibility and Accountability. We are people who don't care to let ourselves be overrun by the setbacks and downfalls of the financial industry. We wish to empower ourselves with the right tools, knowledge and wisdom to …

Fashioncamp is a barcamp style community "Unconference" on trending social media, tech & their future impact on design, making, presentation & sale of fashion, home & beauty sector! We want to bring together all who Design, Make, Show, Sell, Market or Buy using technology. The first FashionCamp is scheduled to be held september 12th and 13th in New York! An ad-hoc gathering Barcamps are born from the desire for people to share and learn in an open environment, it is an intense event with discuss …

… Interested in learning how to develop and deliver presentations with impact? Want to improve comfort with “business tools” e.g. Excel, PowerPoint, Flash, etc.? Have you just graduated with an MBA and finding out that your interviewers are telling you that you do not have experience or required skills? These aspirations & thoughts have intrigued me for the past few years. Surprisingly, I had a long career in finance with some of the top Wall Street companies, yet never got exposure to learn a num …

… Green initiatives and programs to reduce energy use are more likely to engage public and political support when framed as ways to lower costs now, reduce the economic impacts when energy costs increase in the near future, and create local green jobs. Let’s expand the discussion to making our communities more resilient to disruptions, and preparations for the era of greater volatility in oil price and supply that’s around the corner.   According to a British business task force …

What are we? Our group is organized to start a conversation about the profound impact SaaS(Software as a Service) and Cloud Computing are having on the delivery of software, infrastructure and other things " as a service". We welcome members and companies from the New York area interested in a discussion addressing the enormous potential and challenges in the future adoption of these technologies.

Meet other local readers of Philosophy Now (a magazine for all those who have an interest in philosophy), or in general people intrigued by philosophy and its impact on our understanding of life, the universe and everything! The format is a dinner at a restaurant in the city, with a limited number of people to enjoy conversation and intellectual give and take. The idea is that good conversation requires small crowds, and is helped by good food and wine, just like in the original Symposium by Pla …

The UX Book Club: NYC has been in existence since 2009. We meet about every six weeks to engage in in lively, in-depth discussions of books with the potential for making an impact on the way we think and work in our field. We’re also a social club, a salon-of-sorts interested in building community among like-minded folks hungry for ideas and good talk. We believe in the concept of sharing diverse perspectives as a way toward enhancing personal practice and promoting greater community understandi …

We are a group of technology and finance professionals interested in exploring how Cloud technologies will impact and advance the Quant/Finance field.

… If you even remotely know and/or believe that our thoughts manifest, materialize, affect, influence, impact and bring about any change we desire – this meditation will take your belief to the limit proving you 100% correct ( it is virtually impossible to sum up all the benefits deriving as a result of participating in it ). Combined with our purest intentions, open hearts, assistance of the Divine Powers ( whether you believe it or not ) and collective energy of the participants – makes this …

As director of a pediatric therapy clinic in Manhattan, I have committed to offering support to our community, through monthly seminars and providing information on updated news and events that impact the children and families we work with.   Please visit us at www.ctdtherapy.com for further information

Do you have a passion for global and domestic humanitarian issues? Do you want to have an impact on the world despite your busy schedule? This group is designed for humanitarians, volunteers, philanthropists, and social entrepreneurs who want to discuss underserved issues and come up with solutions for them in a friendly and inviting setting. ------ REAL Humanitarians is a great organization of volunteers with a true passion for international and community service. If you are interested in event …

The International Networking Council (INC) hosts monthly networking seminars on global and domestic issues impacting current business development and relationships. The INC forums feature innovative international companies, global networks and organizations, paradigm-shifting ideas, and inspirational personalities whom have developed new opportunities both domestically, in global markets and across sectors. INC is an advisory, capacity-building forum for public-private enterprises on global busi …