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The New York Immigration Coalition		Asylum, Withholding of Removal, and Convention Against Torture Relief This training will cover grounds for claiming asylum and related relief, persecution and well-founded fear of persecution, the definition of torture, expedited removal, the one-year filing deadline, firm resettlement, changed country conditions, and evidence.	5/13/2008
The New York Immigration Coalition		Immigrant Access to Homeless Services Immigrants in New York City are seriously under-utilizing the City’s Homeless services. Please join us for this training on accessing services for homeless immigrants. Learn about language access and immigration status related concerns, the rights of homeless immigrant and the services available. Speakers will also share information on homelessness prevention programs. Come voice your communities concerns.	5/13/2008
Support Center for Nonprofit Management		Forensic Accounting: Avoiding Fraud and Theft in Nonprofit Organizations This workshop will show you how to reduce your risk of fraud through the implementation of effective procedures and "best practices."	5/13/2008
Support Center for Nonprofit Management		Strategic Planning: Creating Your Organization's Roadmap This training provides participants with a fundamental understanding of the strategic planning process - its elements and participating ‘players’- and the role that planning can play in a successful nonprofit organization.	5/13/2008
Support Center for Nonprofit Management		Implementing Your Strategic Plan This workshop will provide you with strategies and examples of how to realign your organization to most effectively implement your strategic plan. (Prerequisite: Strategic Planning: Creating Your Organization's Roadmap or hands-on strategic planning experience.)	5/13/2008
Support Center for Nonprofit Management		Are You Ready to be an Interim Executive Director? This workshop will provide an introductory overview of what it takes to be an Interim Executive Director and will introduce you to: The role and functions of an Interim Executive Director; The skills and experience that are needed; The career path that can be created if you were to pursue this emerging field of work.	5/13/2008
The Municipal Art Society		Moynihan Station: What Needs to Happen Next Panel discussion led by Charles Bagli featuring Kent Barwick, Richard L. Brodsky, Anna Hayes Levin and Richard Ravitch	5/13/2008
New York Metropolitan Transportation Council		Basics of Freight Transportation A primer on freight transportation, how it operates in the region and its longer-term needs and impacts.	5/14/2008
Center for Nonprofit Strategy and Management		Nonprofit Seminar: Planning for Retirement Center for Nonprofit Strategy and Management Presents a Complementary Seminar on: Planning for Retirement	5/14/2008
Community Service Society/The Center for Benefits and Services		Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) To be an effective advocate it is important to understand the distinction between SSI and SSDI. This training highlights the differences between the two programs and teach advocates how the programs interact with each other.	5/14/2008
Municipal Art Society		MAS Planning Center Forum: David vs. Goliath The Municipal Art Society Planning Center will hold a panel discussion to explore neighborhood planning in the face of large-scale development in New York City.	5/14/2008
NYCLA Justice Center		David Udell moderates, The New York County Lawyers’ Association presents a CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION EVENT THE FINANCIAL CONSEQUENCES OF CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS: NEW FEES AND FINES IN NEW YORK'S CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM	5/15/2008
New York Academy of Sciences		Taking Stock of New York City's Water Will the innovative 1997 Watershed Agreement succeed in protecting New York City's drinking water into the future?	5/15/2008
Support Center for Nonprofit Management		Intensive Proposal Development In this two-day (Thursday, May 15 & Thursday, May 22) workshop you will: Be guided, using worksheets and examples, through a step-by-step process of developing the components of a proposal; Act as a mock funding board member as you critique an actual proposal; Apply what you learned during the first session by drafting a mini-proposal for the second session, to be critiqued by your peers. This workshop is recommended for those with some experience in writing proposals.	5/15/2008
The New York Immigration Coalition		Waivers & Exceptions to Select Grounds of Inadimissibility and Deportability This seminar will cover waivers and exceptions that overcome removability because of health concerns, criminal convictions, smuggling in persons, misrepresentation, unlawful presence, prior removal, false claims to citizenship, lack of proper travel documents and/or visas and document fraud.	5/15/2008
Friends of Hudson River Park		Hudson River Park Walking Tour Come walk the Village segment of Hudson River Park, and get a unique lesson about the rich history of the neighborhood as well as future Park plans.	5/17/2008
FUREE		FUREE's Annual Convention Join Hundreds of FUREE Members to Tell our Elected Representatives what they need to do to truly represent US!	5/17/2008
Support Center for Nonprofit Management		Internship Programs 101 This workshop will cover: Tips for recruiting interns and attracting them to your organization; How to plan an internship program and incorporate interns into your organization; Challenges and rewards of having an internship program; Internship program “best practices”; Specific legal and academic issues.	5/19/2008
Support Center for Nonprofit Management		New Supervisors: Skills for Success If you have recently been promoted to a supervisory position, this session is for you. In this workshop we will: Define and explore the roles of a supervisor; Provide an overview of the key concepts of supervision; Supply specific tools to help you develop your goals and supervisory strategies; Discuss communication skills, setting goals and standards of performance, delegation and providing feedback.	5/20/2008
The New York Immigration Coalition		Rights of Immigrant Students and Parents in New York City's Public Schools The training will give an overview of New York public school system and cover topics such as school program options and navigating the public school admissions process, as well as academic and support services for immigrant and English-language-learner public school students. The training will also cover the rights of limited-English-proficient parents in terms of language access, recent developments in the school system, and ways to hold our schools accountable to immigrant students.	5/20/2008
Crain's New York Business		Crain’s Business Breakfast Forum: Meet City Council Speaker Christine Quinn Christine Quinn will discuss the difficult issues facing the city as a budget is put in place. She will be questioned by Crain’s editor Greg David and Dave Seifman of the NY Post on many key land use issues headed to the Council, the controversy over the use of bogus budget items and her own future political plans.	5/20/2008
The New York Immigration Coalition		Battered Spouse Waivers & VAWA Self-Petitions This training will familiarize the advocate with federal immigration laws that allow battered immigrant spouses and children to become lawful permanent residents without having to depend on abusive spouses or parents for sponsorship. We will cover the self-petitioning process under the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), as well as how to remove conditions on conditional residency through battered spouse and child waivers. Information on recent changes under VAWA 2005 will be discussed.	5/21/2008
The New York Immigration Coalition		Immigration Remedies for Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence: U Visas This training will survey options for immigrant victims of domestic violence and other crimes. This session will concentrate in depth analysis of U Visas. Information on recently issued regulations will be discussed.	5/21/2008
Support Center for Nonprofit Management		Personality, Styles and Differences in the Workplace In this workshop, participants will explore the principles behind the Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)—an assessment tool used to understand personality differences—in order to develop ways to improve communication, resolve conflicts and benefit from the richness of different views and approaches.	5/21/2008
Office of Manhattan Borough President Scott M. Stringer		A Working Balance: Exploring Paid Leave In New York A conference to discuss ways to promote family leave policies that would allow working adults to care for their families during and following life-changing events.	5/22/2008
The New School's Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis		“It’s the Economic Recovery Plan, Stupid” ECONOMISTS, BUSINESS EXECUTIVES DEBATE THE LONG-TERM RESPONSE TO RECESSION: CONSUMER SPENDING VS. INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT *** Present New Publication, The Promise of Public Investment, Based on Year-Long Series Questioning Conventional Wisdom on Fiscal Policy	5/22/2008
Museum of the City of New York		Re-Saving Greenwich Village Anthony C. Wood will moderate a panel discussion about the transformation of Greenwich Village.	5/27/2008
The Municipal Art Society		The Heart of the City: Grand Central Terminal & The Urban Railroad Station Lecture by Francis Morrone	5/28/2008
Museum of the City of New York		New York Infrastructure: The Steamy Side of New York City Learn about the history and environmental benefits of New York's steam system in a special discussion devoted to New York's energy infrastructure.	5/29/2008
The New York Immigration Coalition		Immigrant Access to Health Care This training covers immigrants’ right to health care and sources of affordable care, provides an overview of immigrant eligibility for public health insurance programs in New York State, and addresses immigrant family concerns such as public charge, sponsor liability, sponsoring of family members, and repayment of benefits. The session is appropriate for health providers, immigrant advocates, facilitated enrollers, case managers, social workers, and immigration attorneys.	5/29/2008
NYC United for Peace & Justice		Pedal for Peace 2008 Family friendly bike ride	5/31/2008
The Supportive Housing Network of New York		8th Annual New York State Supportive Housing Conference This is the largest supportive housing conference in the country -- an opportunity to learn about the latest trends in research, development, financing, service provision and new models, and to network with colleagues.	6/5/2008
The New York Immigration Coalition		Adjustment of Status (Basics) This training will provide an overview of the basic eligibility requirements for adjustment of status in the United States with a focus on family-based immigration. The training will also survey common grounds of inadmissibility encountered by potential adjustment applicants as well as provides a general description of the adjustment of status process.	6/9/2008
The New York Immigration Coalition		Adjustment of Status (Intermediate) This training is intended for immigration practitioners who already have a working knowledge of adjustment of status. The training will cover practical issues that arise when completing the Form I-485, Application for Adjustment of Status, as well as describe common Requests for Evidence (RFE) that practitioners may encounter in the process and practical tips for responding.	6/9/2008
The New York Immigration Coalition		Battling Fraud adn the Unauthorized Practice of Law If your agency is providing immigration legal services, but not under the direct supervision of an immigration attorney, or your agency is not recognized by the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) as being qualified to provide immigration legal services, then your agency is engaged in the unauthorized practice of law (UPL). There are individuals and organizations, whether unscrupulous or well-meaning, that are engaged in UPL.	6/10/2008
The New York Immigration Coalition		Understanding and Protecting Tenant's Rights A comprehensive training on the basic rights of New York tenants and advice on how to respond when those rights are threatened or violated. Reference materials and real-world examples will be supplied. Language access barriers, and other immigrant specific issues will be addressed.	6/12/2008
The New York Immigration Coalition		Immigration Remedies for Immigrant Victims of Human Trafficking: T Visas This training will cover how immigrant victims of domestic violence, who are not married to U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents, can apply for the T nonimmigrant visa for victims of human trafficking. Information on changes under VAWA 2005 will be discussed.	6/17/2008

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