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JAN - FEB OPPORTUNITIES
NPO/ NGO Networking event / Shinenkai / New Years Party
You
are all invited to to join us on Friday Jan 17, at 7:30 for a night of
networking, sharing and planning for 2020. This will also be a great
chance for people wanting to get more involve in 2020 to meet new people
doing good works.
Bring friends, volunteers, staff and interns - and
bring info on your 2020 programs and events. Please sign up by Jan 14
so we are to have enough food.
Cost: 3000 yen (includes a light buffet dinner)
BYO DRINKS
Facebook page with more info: https://www.facebook.com/events/2194240527548545/
Register here: https://forms.gle/BwDkfCx9HmBvZJwW6
MONDAY NIGHTS:Intensive course on the SDGs at TUJ
Temple University, Japan Campus Continuing Education course on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
DAY/TIME: Mondays 7:10-9:00
DATES: Jan 20, Jan 27, Feb 3, Feb 10 and Feb 17
Registration deadline: Jan 10
https://www.tuj.ac.jp/cont-ed/courses/professional/SDG101.html
Here
we discuss the key themes and issues in the SDGs as well as the roles
of governments, NGOs and people like you! This course is for anyone
interested in knowing more about current global issues, NGOs, citizen's
roles, international campaigns and/or sustainable development.TUESDAY NIGHTS - INSPIRE OTHERS 3-part Workshop series on Collaboration
DAY/TIME: Tuesdays, 7-9pm
Session
1 TU Jan 28: Partnership 101 - Working better in the diverse
environment. Focus on building better 1-on-1 collaborative relationships
Session 2 TU Feb 4: Organization partnerships - Focus on alliance building for common goals.
Session 3 TU Feb 18: For-Profit - Nonprofit partnerships: Going for win-win-win
FEE* 2500yen per session or 5000yen for the series
(in English)
6 to 12 participants only, register by Jan 22
Registration page: https://forms.gle/X4LqUbYufUXqEf6Y9
How
can we work better together better across borders, organizations and
sectors? This workshop series will review common issues and simple
skills and action items we can take to be more effect right away. Each
session will focus on a different area using case studies which will
serve as a basis for discussion. Participants will have ample
opportunity to share their own ideas, experience as well as pose
questions to the group.
Facebook page with more info: https://www.facebook.com/events/981996252163918/SATURDAYS: Intensive workshop on Project Management Winter Semester at Tsuda Open University
DAYS/TIMES: Saturdays 10:30-2:30pm
DATES: Jan 25, Feb 1, Feb 15 & Feb 22, 4
Information sessions/interviews: TH Jan 9 & WD Jan 15
First day Jan 25, Application deadline Jan 17
https://ssl2.smart-academy.net/tsuda/course/detail/979/
Register here: https://ssl2.smart-academy.net/tsuda/cart-list/
In
this course participants will develop skills and knowledge required to
develop and manage projects. The contents will be based on the systems
used by different international development agencies. The course starts
with the key elements of project preparation including Community
assessment & problem assessment, goal setting, project selection,
and project approaches and implementation. In the final session, methods
for monitoring and evaluation as well as budgeting will be discussed.
This course is for anyone interested in creating projects to deal with
social issues.SUNDAY WORKSHOPS :
Creative Relationship Building: "I see your point, do you see mine?"
Sunday Feb 2 2:00-4:30
Its a new year! But many of us return to the same issues at work!
We
all want to be more effective in working with others but what is
holding us back? This workshop will review common issues and simple
actions we can take right away. Participants will have ample
opportunity to share their own ideas and experiences. This workshop is
for anyone interested in finding better ways to deal with interpersonal
difficulties in the workplace.
Venue: Arisu Iki Iki Plaza, Multi-purpose Spaceありすいきいきプラザ／多目的室
Address: 3F 1-6-7 Minami Azabu, Minato-ku〒106-0047 港区南麻布4丁目6番7号
Closest station: Hiro Station on the Hibiya Line Access & map: https://www.central.co.jp/plaza/alice/map/index.html
Facebook page with more info:https://www.facebook.com/events/606375863499071/JAM - The Japan Alliance of (Conflict) Mediators - Call for conflicts to mediate.
Saturday Feb 8, 2pm
Might
you have a conflict JAM can help you deal with? JAM provides services
that empower participants to actively engage in constructive dialogue in
order for them to develop sustainable solutions to the problem the
bring forth. On Saturday Feb 8, from 2pm JAM will be using their skills
to help mediate your real every day interpersonal conflict.
Bring in your case and let us help you both work through it!
To sign up fill in this form: https://forms.gle/vnb7a9aXy8k3udkK9
To learn more or to join the group, please contact mediation.leadership.committee@gmail.com before Jan 20.
THURSDAYS - Develop Yourself to Inspire Others 2020
10-part monthly series starts in Feb aimed at skills development and networking.
Themes
for 2020: presenting your nonprofit, fundraising events, grant
prpospoals, online fundraising, elevator pitch, the role of ambassadors,
getting the right volunteers, and more!!
Fee: 1500yen per session (500yen for students)
Package Fee: 10,000 yen for the series: You can sign up in the Feb or March session or online.
The 2020 series will be launched on Friday, January 17 at the new years party on NPO/ NGO Networking event / Shinenkai more details for 2020!
Facebook page with more info: https://www.facebook.com/events/2194240527548545/
Register here: https://forms.gle/BwDkfCx9HmBvZJwW6
All these workshops are listed here:
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Nonprofit, NGO community events and organizations
Amnesty International monthly Quiz Night for Human Rights
– January 15, 2020
– February 19, 2020
– March 18, 2020
Hobgoblin Pubs Shibuya Ichiban Building, 3F, 1-3-11 Dogenzaka, Shibuya-ku
Amnesty
International Tokyo English Network (AITEN*) invites you to a fun event
with serious aims: answer general knowledge questions to show what you
know for prizes, maybe learn a few things (especially about human rights
and current affairs), meet a multinational crowd of like-minded people,
and support AI's work promoting and protecting human rights for all.
¥1,000
per person to play. Up to five members on a team. Prizes for the
winning teams! If you don't have a team, we'll help you to find or make
one.
For more about AITEN:
<www.aiten.info>
or TELL
Celebrate White Day with TELL
Sad
you missed an opportunity to attend the TELL annual Wine Auction? Great
news: it’s been rescheduled for March 13th. In the spirit of White Day
and Love, TELL will be hosting its 24th annual auction, with all
proceeds going to support the crucial programs and services provided by
the organization. Tickets and sponsorship opportunities available for
individuals, young professionals, and companies. Email Kathryn Sheppard
at development@telljp.com for more information. Stay tuned for more details!
Spring 2020 Lifeline Support Worker Training
If
you’re starting to think about things you want to try or ways to grow
and develop in 2020 - maybe the Lifeline Support Worker training is what
you’re looking for. A 69 hour intensive program teaching you listening
skills and how to support someone in need, this is a great opportunity
for personal and professional development while also giving back to the
English speaking community in Japan. The “in class” part of the training
is scheduled to run from February 29th - May 23rd and is provided
online so you can join from anywhere in Japan. There are 3 mandatory
sessions on Saturdays, (Feb 29th; Apr 11th and May 23rd) which are
offered online and also in person for those in the Kanto area.
For further information please see the TELL website or contact Jane at training@telljp.comGolfing for Good - Jarman International Charity Cup
- Jan. 25 and February 22,
- March 28 - A large scale combined event with Mirai no Mori and TELL
- April 18 and May 23.Been
meaning to get back to your golf game? Have you been missing nature?
Come and join the Jarman International Charity Cup golf tournament on Tochigi prefecture, Studies have shown that being out in nature helps to relieve stress and boost the immune system.
A Fun Charity Cup. Beginners welcome :)
Arrive by 9:15, Tee off will be at 9:45 a.m. g
Play
fee:16,000 yen per person including 18 holes, a great lunch with
locally sourced vegetable buffet and more, after party with snacks,
raffle prizes, and a ride on the free shuttle from Utsunomiya station if
requested.
4000 yen from each fee will be donated to Mirai no Mori.
For details contact Ruth at <ruth@jarman-international.com> Refugees international Japan Events
Gala Evening March 13, 6.30
An evening of extravagance, fun, celebration with networking opportunities, great auction items and entertainment.
We
celebrate the achievements of millions of people living in displaced
communities as they rebuild to become independent of outside support.
Location Hilton Tokyo (Shinjuku) 6-6-2 Nishishinjuku, Shinjuku, Tokyo 160-0023
Find out more: https://rij-npo.org/en/fundraising/rij-gala/
Great Wine Bluff
April
17 From 18.30 Join us for a wine tasting event with a difference. You
will get to taste a number of wines and each one is paired with three
different stories from our esteemed panel. In your groups you pit your
palates and lie detection abilities against the panel to determine the
truth, thus uncovering the bluffs and the buffs. Location Oakwood
Premier Tokyo, 1-8-2 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0005 Access
MONTHLY EVENTS
Perfect Liars Club Tokyo monthly event
Fridays, Venue Good Heavens British Bar Tokyo
Tickets https://perfectliarsclubapril.peatix.com/
*Get there early for your choice of seats.
*Show is in English. Come if you are fluent or practicing.
Find out more: https://www.facebook.com/perfectliarstokyo/
Start up lady night Monthly event
Startup
Lady events are safe spaces for our members, presenters, and attendees.
Entrance is PAY-AS-YOU-WISH. Proceeds will go towards supporting the
female entrepreneurship community and other social impact projects!
VENUE La Billage Shibuya 3-7 Udagawacho, Shibuya, Tokyo Hulic Shibuya Kouen-dori Building 5F
Join THE Facebook community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/602231423453629/MORE ORG INFO AND LINKS
Peace Boat: Peace
Boat is a NGO/NPO that works to promote peace, human rights, equal and
sustainable development and respect for the environment. Peace Boat
seeks to create awareness and action based on effecting positive social
and political change in the world. For more information, please contact www.peaceboat.org.
I Am Jane:
No other crime is handled so badly by the criminal justice system as
rape and no other serious crime is more under-reported. I Am Jane is a
group that provides solutions to the growing rape pandemic. Anyone who
has questions, wishes to inform us of any incidents or wants to advise
us on useful information is welcome to join. Details of incidents and
confidential information will not be published. For more information,
please visit www.iamjane.org.
Alcoholics Anonymous:
Alcoholic Anonymous meetings are available in Tokyo for anyone with a
desire to stop drinking. Meetings are free of charge. Dates and times
vary so please visit www.aatokyo.org/, email jordan28jordan1@gmail.com or call 080-4355-2285 for details.
For Empowering Women: we
welcome you to join our network For Empowering Women (FEW), and to
begin building your professional and social network. We offer monthly
events incorporating many different topics from lectures to social
outings and volunteering. For more information, please visit www.fewjapan.com.
For Empowering Women Kansai: FEW
is an organization for foreign women in Japan. Dinner meetings feature a
variety of guest speakers, usually held at the Hilton Hotel Osaka in
Umeda on the last Thursday of each month. The organization also
organizes monthly events that provide professional and personal support.
For more information, please email few@fewkansai.com or visit www.fewkansai.com.
A Dream a Day in Tokyo: We
provide weeklong, expenses-paid vacations to kids with life-threatening
illnesses and their families. We welcome volunteers and supporters. For
more information, please mail contact@guesthouse.or.jp or visit guesthouse.or.jp/?lang=en.
Living
Dreams: We are a nonprofit organization striving to rebuild, enrich and
empower orphans both in Tokyo and Tohoku. Fore more information, please
visit www.livingdreams.jp.
Tokyo Comedy Store’s Stand-up Comedy Workshop:
Want to learn about humor? Want to be funnier in life, with your
friends, or just in general? Maybe you even want to try getting on
stage? Come to the Tokyo Comedy Store’s Stand-up Comedy Workshop! For
more information, please visit www.tokyocomedy.com/standup_workshops.
Tokyo Vegan MeetUp: Held once a month (time and place varies). Please check the Tokyo For more details, please visit www.meetup.com/vegan-389.
College Women’s Association of Japan: CWAJ
is an organization for women committed to education, cross-cultural
exchange and friendship. CWAJ holds monthly luncheons with interesting
speakers and has several special interests groups such as hiking,
Japanese conversation, trips and tours, music and ceramics. It’s a great
way to meet new people and become involved! See www.cwaj.org.
Dance with the Disabled: Body
& Mind is aiming to open our body and mind through dance. Under the
guidance of Natsu Nakajima, a professional Butoh dancer, anyone can
participate. There are three locations in Tokyo and classes are held
from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Each class consists of movement for relaxation,
group-work and improvisation dance. Yotsuya class: second and fourth
Saturdays, Yotsuya Hiroba Gallery Lamp. Suginami class: first and third
Saturdays, Koenji Shogaisha Koryu Kan. Machida class: first and third
Wednesday, Tamagawa Bunka Center. Fee: ¥1,500 per class. For more
information, please visit www.geocities.jp/mutekisha/index1-e.html, email nnakajima7@ams.odn.ne.jp or call 042-391-4087.
Kyoto Journal: KJ showcases poetry that is Asia-related and “out of the ordinary.” Submission guidelines are available here: www.kyotojournal.org/submit-to-kj. For more information, please visit www.kyotojournal.org/fiction-poetry.
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SEMINARS AND PUBLIC LECTURES
- Venue: Sophia University, Bldg. 10, 3F, Rm 301
- Language: English / No registration necessary
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY, JAPAN CAMPUS ICAS
- Registration: RSVP is encouraged (e-mail to icas@tuj.temple.edu), but not required.
- Note: All ICAS events are held in English, open to the public, and admission is free unless otherwise noted.
Training Programs
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