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ComNetworkNY Special Happy Hour
Join us for a special happy hour next Wednesday, where you can hang out with your fellow communications pros in the social good space, share stories, and unwind over drinks.
PICNIC CANCELLED - Other Meet-Ups Planned
CANCELLED: The good news: there is a free event happening Sept. 25 and next week (Oct. 1) that we wanted to share. See details in the event post and stay tuned for a save the date for a late fall ComNet Local NY event!
ComNetworkNY Summer School: AI in Communications
Level up your Artificial Intelligence (AI) knowledge in this free interactive workshop. Join your ComNet NY colleagues for a *201-level session, created in partnership with the AI-savvy PTKO team, focusing on advanced applications of AI and ethical considerations, such as data privacy, algorithmic bias, and transparency.
ComNetworkNY: LOCAL Happy Hour
Come join your friends and colleagues for a ComNet NY Local gathering to reconnect with fellow communicators and welcome in the warmer weather and longer days.
Join us for happy hour snacks and a glass or two of whatever strikes your fancy and catch-up with friends old and new.
ComNetworkNY: Coffee & Connect: Communicating With Staff
Dear ComNet New Yorkers,
It’s a new year in New York City! Let’s gather and learn with our fellow communications-for-good colleagues.
Join us Thursday, February 1 from 8:30–10 a.m. at Carnegie Corporation in Midtown Manhattan for breakfast, networking, and a conversation about why staff should be your first and most important audience.
ComNetworkNY: Virtual BYOB
By early October, many of us are in the thick of the fall rush of activity, thinking back on those mellow summer days with a longing. Don't worry, we are in this together! We will have our next virtual BYOB (Bring Your Own Bagel) get together on October 4 at 9:00 AM. Come brainstorm and get inspired at a Fall Ideas fest!
ComNetworkNY: Local Happy Hour
In our past two BYOB's we explored the future of AI. Now it's time to get together to be social, connect with old friends, and meet some new ones.
As spring blooms in New York City, let's celebrate with our fellow communications colleagues and enjoy each other's company. Join us at the Evelyn Hotel Bar on May 25 at 5:30 pm for great conversation and a great Happy Hour.
ComNetworkNY AI Use Cases and Best Practices for Comms-for-Good Professionals
This month, we will explore real-life examples of how AI is being used in the social sector and share practical tips for using different types of AI. This is a continuation of our March BYOB on the Promise & Perils of AI, during which we collectively conducted a SWOT analysis of using AI in communications.
ComNetworkNY: Exploring the Promise and Perils of ChatGPT and other AI in Ethical Communications
Join your CommNetNY colleagues for a thought-provoking discussion on the risks, benefits, opportunities, and responsibilities of using ChatGPT in our communications! As communications professionals in the social sector, we're always looking for innovative ways to engage with our audiences and amplify our messages.
ComNetworkNY: Big Ideas over Breakfast
Join friends and colleagues for a lively early morning session focused on your big goals, big plans, and big campaigns in 2023! And, if there's time, we'd love to brainstorm session ideas for ComNet 23 in Atlanta. Coffee, bagels and riveting conversation are on you - the zoom room is on us!
ComNetworkNY: NYC In-Person Gathering
Save the date! ComNet New York invites you to join your communications colleagues at our first event of 2023—a party to celebrate the New Year.
ComNetworkNY: NYC In-Person Happy Hour
With ComNet22 Seattle right around the corner, we wanted to take the time to gather in person as a local chapter for the first time since February 2020.
ComNetworkNY BYOB: Leveraging Partnerships
We’re using next month’s BYOB (Bring Your Own Bagel) as a space for our members to exchange feedback, insights and challenges on all things strategic communications.
ComNetworkNY: “Bring Your Own Comms Plan”— A Strategic Comms Show and Tell
We’re using next month’s BYOB (Bring Your Own Bagel) as a space for our members to exchange feedback, insights and challenges on all things strategic communications.
ComNetworkNY: BYOB (Bring Your Own Bagels) “Yearporium” Planning Summit!
As we look to the year ahead, where can ComNetwork NY add the most value? And what do we want the experience to be?
ComNetworkNY BYOB: Maintaining Momentum on Racial Justice
As we’ve passed the one-year mark of the massive Black Lives Matter protests, many organizations in the social sector and racial justice space have been exploring how to keep the momentum going after the historic surge of interest and engagement.
ComNetworkNY BYOB: How Do We Go Hybrid?
Please join us at our next BYOB (Bring Your Own Bagels) Breakfast. The focus of our conversations will be How Do We Go Hybrid? Tools and Strategies for Navigating Reopening.
ComNetworkNY: Using Strategic Communications to Feed the Soul of NY, A Special BYOB Discussion
Join Michael Remaley and Kiki Louya Wood for a special BYOB as they share RWCF’s story and impact, the role communications has played in helping the organization adapt and thrive, and what’s next in the years ahead.
ComNetworkNY: BYOB (Bring Your Own Bagels) Breakfast April
BYOB (Bring Your Own Bagels) Breakfast with ComNetworkNY is a monthly Zoom gathering structured to enable attendees to connect with peers, build networks, and think together about some of the unique communications issues we are dealing within New York.
ComNetworkNY: BYOB (Bring Your Own Bagels) Breakfast March
BYOB (Bring Your Own Bagels) Breakfast with ComNetworkNY is a monthly Zoom gathering structured to enable attendees to connect with peers, build networks, and think together about some of the unique communications issues we are dealing within New York.
ComNetworkNY: How Can Communicators Improve Racial Equity?
Please join us for an in-depth discussion about how we can all address racial equity through our work as communicators for good.
ComNetworkNY: 6th BYOB (Bring Your Own Bagels) Breakfast
BYOB (Bring Your Own Bagels) Breakfast with ComNetworkNY is a monthly Zoom gathering structured to enable attendees to connect with peers, build networks, and think together about some of the unique communications issues we are dealing within New York.