Community
Impact Social: NYC 2023
Impact
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60 Attendees
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August 16 2024
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SDG 17: Partnership for the Goals
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New York City
Impact
Overview
Our inaugural Impact Social took place in New York City with 60 attendees. The event focused on networking with nonprofit leaders and raising funds for social impact initiatives, bringing together a dynamic group of social impact leaders.
Our partners
Speakers
The event featured speeches from BL’s Directors along with partners including:
Dr. Rubin Harvey: Professor of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.
Shah Rafayet: Founder and President, Footsteps Bangladesh.
Anika Hossain: Editor in Chief, Bengalis of New York.
Aaraf Ahmed: Co-Founder & Director of Partnerships, BacharLorai
Anil Wasif: Co-Founder & Director of Strategy, BacharLorai
Farhim Zaman: Co-Founder & Director of Operations, BacharLorai
Tahmid Khan Co-Founder & Director of Communications, BacharLorai
SDG Alignment
Target 17.16
Enhance the global partnership for sustainable development complemented by multi-stakeholder partnerships that mobilize and share knowledge, expertise, technologies and financial resources to support the achievement of sustainable development goals in all countries, particularly developing countries.
Target 17.3
Mobilize additional financial resources for developing countries from multiple sources.
Context
This community building event brought together BL’s partners, supporters and patrons from all across the globe for an evening of networking. BL hosted the event at Bonnie Vee in New York City on August 12th, 2023.
Our first impact social was organized in parallel to the 28th session of The Youth Assembly, hosted August 11th to 13th by AFS Intercultural Programs in New York City.
In a convergence of minds transcending borders and cultures, BacharLorai, organized in partnership with Footsteps Bangladesh and Bengalis of New York, a networking event aimed at connecting impact-minded individuals within the Bangladeshi diaspora and beyond.
The event, held with the noble intention of showcasing Bangladesh's potential on the global stage, served as a beacon for collaboration, innovation, and community empowerment.