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Robert Egger, founder of the DC Central Kitchen — Washington DC
By Hope Katz Gibbs
Founder, InkNet.biz
“Hello, my name is Robert and I’m a recovering hypocrite,” writes nonprofit advocate Robert Egger in the beginning of his book, “Begging for Change: The dollars and sense of making nonprofits responsive, efficient, and rewarding for all.”
The founder of the DC Central Kitchen, who among other leadership roles was tapped to clean up the beleaguered United Way National Capital Area as interim director back in 2002, is on a mission.
“I discovered soon after I started the DC Central Kitchen that winning my war — the war against hunger — wasn’t just about feeding more people or building more efficient kitchens,” Egger explains in his book. “Even if I spent the rest of my life raising hundreds of millions of dollars for the ‘cause,’ I realized that all the money would never end hunger. Hunger is tied to other battles. It’s about education, child care, job training, AIDS work, drug counseling, affordable housing, and health care.”
“It’s about what products we buy, how we donate our money, and how we vote,” he adds. “It’s about creating a system of self-sufficiency for two things: the people we’re assisting and the services we’re providing. It’s about building alliances with volunteers, donors, corporations, and other nonprofits that all share a unified vision of the future. It’s about smashing stereotypes, and fighting hypocrisy.”
“You probably think these observations should be filed under D for ‘Duh,’ but you’d be surprised how difficult they are to implement in the nonprofit world.”
And so, Eggers is begging for change.
“With the economy dragging and other factors at play, in the coming years there is going to be a dramatic thinning out in the nonprofit world,” Egger told members of the Arlington Chamber of Commerce, who gathered to hear him speak in October.
Nonetheless, he believes it’s time for nonprofit organizations to band together so they are a more powerful and organized group.
“If 30 nonprofit organizations got together and approached a bank to say they’d all transfer their accounts to that one institution — in exchange for a seat on the board of directors — they would influence change,” he says. “If they did the same with a PR firm, their mutual vendors, and other organizations that will help them grow, they’d influence change.”
Without this kind of cataclysmic shift, Egger can’t see things improving for many organizations in the nonprofit world that don’t have the financial security to plan long-term goals.
“The harsh reality is that some nonprofit organizations shouldn’t be running day to day,” he insists. “Many of them should go out of business, but because they’re in what’s called the ‘independent sector,’ neither the government nor Adam Smith’s Indivisible Hand has the power to make them go away. And that is the biggest problem of the sector: We are perpetually helping perpetually failing companies.”
How did Egger get on the giving bandwagon?
Egger wasn’t always an advocate for the poor. He started his career managing some of DC’s top nightclubs and restaurants. His 20s were spent rubbing elbows with some of the biggest names in show business — Emmylou Harris, Mel Torme, Rosemary Clooney, and the Ramones — acts he booked to entertain the champagne crowd that gathered for lobster and filet, and yes, maybe a little cocaine.
So, how did a man who dreamed of one day opening his own Rick’s Café Américain, å la the film Casablanca, start a nonprofit to help the hungry and homeless?
The idea began to form one evening in 1989 when he and his fiancé (now his wife) Claudia volunteered to feed the poor with Grace Church in Georgetown.
“It was the least snooty church we could find to get married at,” Egger explains. “Being the new kids in the congregation, we were encouraged to volunteer for something called Grate Patrol. But feeding the poor just wasn’t my thing. Then one day we got cornered by an organizer and had run out of excuses.”
By the end of the night, after seeing so many people line up for a warm bowl of lentil soup, Egger had questions. Lots of them.
“Was this all there was to it, handing out food?” he wondered. “Where were the social workers, the homeless shelter partners, the drug counselors, the incentives to help these people get out of their situation, or at least out of the friggin’ rain?”
Within weeks, the restaurateur that had previously been somewhat of a party animal, had a new dream. “My idea was simple,” he shares. “The [homeless] nonprofits could take unused food that was thrown away by restaurants and caterers, but instead of dropping it off at shelters, they could bring it to a ‘central kitchen’ where it could be chopped, combined, cooked, and then distributed.”
And then he added a twist. “Instead of just cooking it, the nonprofits could teach the homeless people the basics of food service as part of a modest job-training program. To me, it was Food Service 101, a logical flow that seemed evident.”
It was. But it took Egger years to convince officials, donors and even the homeless that he was on to something. Challenge after challenge, obstacle after obstacle, the stubborn entrepreneur persevered. Today, the DC Central Kitchen produces and distributes more than 4,000 meals a day — and his program is a model for what to do right in the nonprofit world. Egger is the recipient of the Oprah “Angel” award, the Bender Prize, and a Caring Award.
“Change happens by empowering and educating people,” Egger believes.
Aneika Muhammad (pictured right) is one of 10 students to intern at the Washington Convention Center, courtesy of the DC Central Kitchen’s Culinary Job Training program.
In October, she was arranging rolls and breadsticks for the Congressional Black Caucus dinner. By the end of November, she will be one of the 25 students who graduate from the 80th Culinary Job Training program hosted by the DC Central Kitchen.
“These internships enable students to spend a 40-hour work week under a mentoring chef in preparation for a real working environment,” Egger explains.
The weeklong internship is just one element of the Culinary Job Training program’s professional empowerment curriculum. Throughout the 12-week program, students participate in a bi-weekly class that covers topics such as networking etiquette, the value of jobs vs. a career, and how the culinary industry works. The students participate in mock interviews with DC Central Kitchen staff to help them perfect their interviewing skills.
Still, Egger knows there is more to be done. “We need to move beyond our 19th century concept of charity and usher in a 21st century model of change and reform for nonprofits,” he insists.
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Tuesday, May 22, 7:30am - 7:00pm
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State of the Region: Made in America
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Philadelphia Chamber: State of the Region — Made in America
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Spring 2012 recruitDC
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Women's Financial Leadership Networking Event
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Wednesday, May 23, 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM
Pace University Event Planning Showcase
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Wednesday, May 23, 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
DMI Night Out — INSPIRING DESIGN ENTREPRENEURSHIP: Initiative, Innovation and Risk
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Thursday, May 24, 9 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
An Introduction to Collaborative Law Workshop
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Small Biz 101: May 24
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CMO Roundtable: Achieve Customer Engagement
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Thursday, May 24, 7:00 PM to 9:30 PM
Miami TechMeetups: Digital Creativity
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Thursday, May 24, 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM
Networking for Luke's Wings
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Anchors Aweigh in Annapolis
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Tuesday, May 29, 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
The 2012 Exchange Network National Meeting
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Ignite Miami
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Wednesday, May 30, 11:30 am to 1:30 pm
Women's Empowerment Luncheon
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Arts & Business Council Awards Celebration 2012
Location: Vie, 600 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19130
Cost: Visionary Level Sponsorship: $4,000; Leadership Level Sponsorship:$2,000; Nonprofit Arts & Culture Booth: $500; Business Ticket: $150; Business Ticket: $150; Arts & Culture Non-Profit Ticket: $100 |
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Philadelphia Chamber: Arts & Business Council Awards Celebration 2012
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Wednesday, May 30, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Arts & Business Council Awards Celebration 2012
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Wednesday, May 30, 7:00-10:00 pm
Silent Sentinel Award
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Thursday, May 31, 7:30 am - 11:00 am
Mass-ALFA Business Symposium: Breakfast with the National Investment Center
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Thursday, May 31, 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM
7th Annual Youth Entrepreneurship Conference 2012 "Think * Research * Create"
Location: Morgan State University New Student Center 1700 E. Cold Spring Lane Baltimore, MD 21251
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Thursday, May 31, 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM
7th Annual Youth Entrepreneurship Conference 2012 "Think * Research * Create"
Location: Morgan State University New Student Center 1700 E. Cold Spring Lane Baltimore, MD 21251
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Thursday, May 31, 11:30a to 1:30p
Business Builders Luncheon
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Friday, June 1, 8:00 AM to 3:30 PM
Transitioning to Independence: A Professional Development Symposium on Leadership for UMB K Awardees
Location: SMC Campus Center, Ballroom 208 2nd Floor 621 W. Lombard Street Baltimore, MD 21201
Cost: Free |
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Friday, June 1, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
YPN Volunteer Event: McClure Elementary School Spring Fling
Location: McClure Elementary School 600 West Hunting Park Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19140
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Friday, June 1, 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Leukemia Cup Regatta Summer Gala
Location: Annapolis Yacht Club 2 Compromise Street Annapolis, MD 21401-1866
Cost: $85 |
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Friday, June 1, 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Harlem X French Music & Film Festival
Location: Schomburg Center For Research In Black Culture 515 Malcolm X Boulevard New York, NY 10037
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Friday, June 1, 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM
The World C.L.A.S.S. (NYC Chapter) - June Meeting
Location: Rubin Museum of Art, 150 W. 17th St., NYC 10011
Cost: Non-perishable food for City Harvest and books for the New York Public Library. We politely but firmly decline monetary donations. |
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Saturday, June 2, 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Learn To Row Day 2012
Location: Baltimore Rowing Club 3301 Waterview Avenue Baltimore, MD 21230
Cost: Free |
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Saturday, June 2, 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Is There A Book In You?
Location: Doral Golf Resort & Spa, 4400 NW 87th Ave Miami, FL 33178
Cost: $20-$60 |
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Saturday, June 2, 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM
County Leadership Luncheon
Location: Radisson Hotel Valley Forge 1160 First Avenue King of Prussia, PA 19406
Cost: $75, member; $150, nonmember |
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Saturday, June 2, 12 PM and also 3 PM
Basics of Marketing Workshop at WEB: June 2
Location: 1118 Light St #101 Baltimore, MD 21230
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Saturday, June 2, 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM
90th Annual Dinner Gala and Silent Auction
Location: Miami Beach Convention Center- Ballroom D 1901 Convention Center Drive Miami Beach, FL
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Wednesday, June 6, 12:30 p.m.
Small Biz 101: June 6
Location: WEB Office 1118 Light Street Suite 101 Baltimore, MD 21230
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Wednesday, June 6, 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
6th Annual Black Pack Party
Location: Londel’s Restaurant 2620 Frederick Douglas Blvd at 140th St Harlem, NYC; Train: 2, 3, or B, C to 135th St.
Cost: Admission is free, cash bar, and casual dress; Food available for purchase |
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Thursday, June 7, 7:45 AM - 9:00 AM
Women’s Network Breakfast
Location: The Seaport Hotel 1 Seaport Lane - Boston
Cost: $50, members; $95, nonmembers |
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Thursday, June 7, 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Corporate Speed Networking
Location: Pen Ryn Mansion 1601 State Road Bensalem, PA 19020
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Friday, June 8, 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Robert Cray Band at the Gettysburg Festival
Location: Gettysburg Festival Main Stage 300 N. Washington Street Gettysburg, PA 17325
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Saturday, June 9, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
2012 Annapolis Arts and Crafts Festival
Location: Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium 550 Taylor Ave Annapolis, MD 21401
Cost: $5, kids; $8, adults |
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Sunday, June 10, 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Hope for Henry Foundation Fundraiser, "Deconstructing the Beatles: A Trip Through Strawberry Fields"
Location: Avalon Theatre, 5612 Connecticut Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20015
Cost: $25, single ticket; $50, VIP; $1000, sponsor |
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Sunday, June 10, 5:00 PM
AnimeNEXT 2012
Location: Garden State Exhibit Center 50 Atrium Drive Somerset, 08873
Cost: $50 |
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Tuesday, June 12, 7:30am-10:30am
CIO Innovation Awards
Location: Renaissance Boston Waterfront Hotel 606 Congress Street Boston, MA 02110
Cost: Starting at $100 |
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Tuesday, June 12, 8 AM to 11 AM
Workshop: Creating Breakthrough in Your Organization and Yourself
Location: Springhill Suites--Plymouth Meeting 430 Plymouth Road Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462
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Tuesday, June 12, 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Golden Networking's Hedge Funds Happy Hour: June 12
Location: Cafe China 13 E. 37th St. New York, 10016
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Wednesday, June 13, 8 AM to 10:30 AM
Energy Management Strategies: Energizing profits and insulating risk
Location: The Friends Center 1501 Cherry Street Philadelphia, PA 19102
Cost: Member Ticket, $45; Non-Member Ticket, $90 |
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Wednesday, June 13, 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Miami Beach Chamber Business Roundtable
Location: Chamber Boardroom 1920 Meridian Avenue Miami Beach, FL 33139
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Thursday, June 14, 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM
DISCOVER THE POWER OF UNDERSTANDING YOUR CUSTOMERS
Location: Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce 1920 Meridian Avenue Miami Beach, FL 33139
Cost: Complimentary & Exclusively for Women's Business Council Members |
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Thursday, June 14, 10 AM-Noon
PSYCHOLOGY OF SELLING WORKSHOP: June 14
Location: 1101 East 33rd Street, Suite C 307 Johns Hopkins @ Eastern Campus Baltimore, 21218
Cost: Free |
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Friday, June 15, 9:00 AM to 3 PM
2012 Chesapeake Power Boat Symposium
Location: St. John's College, Annapolis, MD
Cost: $25, student; $100, general admisssion |
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Friday, June 15, 6:00 PM to 4:00 PM
What Really Works? Impact and Innovation for Young Learners
Location: Marriott Inner Harbor Hotel at Camden Yards 110 South Eutaw Street Baltimore, MD 21201
Cost: $750 |
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Friday, June 15, 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
NSBE-BMAC Happy Hour for a Cause: June 15
Location: Eden's Lounge 15 W. Eager Street Baltimore, MD 21201
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Sunday, June 17, 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Anchors Aweigh in Annapolis
Location: 25 Market Space, Annapolis MD
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Tuesday, June 19, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
14th R&D Product Development Metrics Summit
Location: Four Points Sheraton Hotel and Conference Center 1125 Boston Providence Turnpike (Route 1) Norwood, MA 02062
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Thursday, June 21, 8:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Greater Boston Federal Executive Board: COOP TTX
Location: Boston, MA (register and exact address will be provided)
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Thursday, June 21, 10 AM and also Noon
SMALL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES WITH FEDEX WORKSHOP: June 21
Location: 1101 East 33rd Street, Suite C 307 Johns Hopkins @ Eastern Campus Baltimore, 21218
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Thursday, June 21, 5:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Ten Outstanding Young Leaders Awards
Location: Westin Waterfront, 425 Summer St - Boston
Cost: Member Individual $100, Member Table of 10 $1,000 |
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Thursday, June 21, 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.
What's Up? Best of Party 2012
Location: Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium 550 Taylor Ave Annapolis, MD 21401
Cost: $65 in advance, $80 at the door |
Thursday, June 21, 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Whisky Guild Classic Washington DC 2012
Location: Spirit of Washington Pier 4 - 6th and Water Street Washington, DC 20024
Cost: $95-$115 |
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Sunday, June 24, 8am-5pm
International Symposium on Forecasting, ISF 2012
Location: Boston Marriott Copley Place 110 Huntington Avenue Boston, Massachusetts 02116 USA
Cost: $600 for members, $700 for non-members; prices subject to change |
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Monday, June 25, 8:30 AM to 5:45 PM
Cracking the Nut: Attracting Pvt Investment to Rural & Agricultural Markets
Location: Enrique V. Iglesias Conference Center 1330 New York Ave., NW Washington, DC 20577
Cost: $765-$1600 |
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Monday, June 25, 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Getting an Autism Spectrum Disorder Diagnosis: Where do I go from here?
Location: 3901 Greenspring Avenue Creamer Building 3rd Floor Large Conference Room Baltimore, MD 21211
Cost: Free, registration required |
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Tuesday, June 26, 7:45 AM - 9:00 AM
Boston Chamber's Government Affairs Forum
Location: The Seaport Hotel 1 Seaport Lane - Boston
Cost: Starting at $50, members; $95, nonmembers |
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Tuesday, June 26, 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Telecom Exchange 2012 Pre-Event
Location: SPiN 48 East 23rd Street New York, NY 10010
Cost: Free |
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Wednesday, June 27, multi-day event
Elsevier Business Intelligence 2012: IN³ Medical Device 360° Boston
Location: Hyatt Regency Boston One Avenue de Lafayette Boston, Massachusetts 02111
Cost: $1,395 to $2,195 |
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Wednesday, June 27, 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Telecom Exchange 2012
Location: Cipriani Wall Street 55 Wall Street New York, NY 10005
Cost: $275, registration |
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Wednesday, June 27, 6:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Miami Beach INcard 3nd Anniversary Celebration
Location: Jungle Island 1111 Parrot Jungle Trail Miami, FL 33132
Cost: FREE TO ATTEND BRING YOU FRIENDS AND FAMILY |
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Thursday, June 28, 7:00 PM to 9:30 PM
Miami TechMeetups: Cloud Base
Location: MiamiShared, 990 Biscayne Blvd Miami, FL 33130
Cost: Free registration, sponsorships start at $300 |
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Friday, July 6, 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM
TACD Summer Institute 2012
Location: 60 Washington Square S New York, NY 10012
Cost: Free for all TACD affiliated school districts and regional partners; $20, students; $60, affiliated professionals |
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Friday, July 6, 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM
The World C.L.A.S.S. (NYC Chapter) - July Meeting
Location: Rubin Museum of Art, 150 W. 17th St., NYC 10011
Cost: Non-perishable food for City Harvest and books for the New York Public Library. We politely but firmly decline monetary donations. |
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Tuesday, July 10, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Improvement Kata / Coaching Kata Workshop
Location: Lean Enterprise Institute, 215 First St., Ste 300, Cambridge, MA 02142
Cost: $2100 through May 10, 2012; $2400 after |
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| Phone: 617-871-2900
Saturday, July 14, 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Comedy Cruise on the Harbor Queen
Location: Dock St 1 Dock St Annapolis, MD 21401
Cost: $20 |
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Tuesday, July 17, 10 AM and also Noon
SMALL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES WITH FEDEX WORKSHOP: July 17
Location: 1101 East 33rd Street, Suite C 307 Johns Hopkins @ Eastern Campus Baltimore, 21218
Cost: FREE |
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Thursday, July 19, 10 am to noon
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING WORKSHOP: July 19
Location: 1101 East 33rd Street, Suite C 307 Johns Hopkins @ Eastern Campus Baltimore, 21218
Cost: Free |
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Friday, July 20, 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.
NSBE-BMAC Happy Hour for a Cause: July 20
Location: Eden's Lounge 15 W. Eager Street Baltimore, MD 21201
Cost: Free |
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Saturday, July 21, 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Comedy Cruise on the Harbor Queen
Location: Dock St 1 Dock St Annapolis, MD 21401
Cost: $20 |
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Wednesday, July 25, 11:00am-2:00pm
4th Annual CFO of the Year Awards
Location: Sheraton Boston 39 Dalton Street Boston, MA 02199
Cost: Starting at $100 |
| Phone: 617-316-3228
Thursday, July 26, 8:00 AM to 8:30 AM Registration; 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM, Program; 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM, Reception
Minority Business RoundTable (MBRT) Annual Meeting and CEO Business Summit 2012
Location: The Willard Hotel, 1401 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, D.C. 20004
Cost: MBRT MEMBERS: $195; MBRT NEW MEMBER (includes a complimentary one-year membership) $295; NONMEMBER: $395. NOTE: All prices are "early-bird"; good through June 26. ALL TICKETS INCREASE BY $50 AFTER JUNE 26. |
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| Phone: (202) 289-8881
Thursday, July 26, 10 AM-Noon
PSYCHOLOGY OF SELLING WORKSHOP: July 26
Location: 1101 East 33rd Street, Suite C 307 Johns Hopkins @ Eastern Campus Baltimore, 21218
Cost: Free |
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Friday, July 27, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
NYC iPhone/iPad Boot Camp - Three Day IOS 5.0 Intensive Workshop: July 27
Location: SLC Conference Center 352 7th Avenue 16th Floor New York, 10001
Cost: $999 |
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| Phone: 212-767-9722
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Inside The Network
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Click here for tickets to attend the Turning Point Suffragist Memorial Association’s 2012 Silent Sentinel Award Reception, on May 30, 7-10pm Meadowlark Botanical Gardens in Vienna, VA!
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Country fried steak and mashed potatoes; sloppy, fall off the bone ribs; juicy burgers; chili, cornbread and sweet tea. This pure comfort food is what inspired Ralph Capobianco to found King Street Blues in 1990.
Book Store
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Art Gallery
“Photography can be used to capture small pieces of the natural world in the form of patterns of growth, movement, distribution, and decay,” explains NYC photog extraordinaire Steven Berkowitz.
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