March and April OPPORTUNITIES
 3RD THURSDAY NIGHTS 2020
Develop Yourself to Inspire Others 2020 (DYIO 2020)
10-part monthly series aimed at skills development and networking.
Join like-minded people from an array of groups each month for an
intensive yet fun workshop aimed at both personal and organizational
development. Enhance your skills and knowledge while also networking
with other people in the social impact sector.
Next session on April 16 (March-May will be online due to Covid-19)
Register here: https://forms.gle/NTdcsevBerEjMtEY8
Fee: 1500yen per session (500yen for students)
Package Fee: 10,000 yen for the series
More information here: https://www.facebook.com/events/611446306068237
For now we will use Zoom
– all registrants will get receive login login details the day before
the session by email. If you are new to zoom, please download and review
the basics of how to use the system a day or two in advance. Also - you
wont get the log in info unless you register a few days in advance.
On the day of the workshop, please login 15 min in advance - to assure
that everything is working smoothly. We can start on time.
ZOOM: https://zoom.us/meetings
ZOOM HELP CENTER: https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/categories/200101697
Spring 1 day workshop on Fundraising at TUJ, Temple University, Japan Campus
Fundraising for NGOs: Practical Hints 4/25 10am-4:30 pm (30-min lunch break)
Focus: the various ways NGOs raise funds and key fundraising issues,
concentrating on diverse funding sources and strategies. The workshop
will include a combination of lecture, discussion and group exercises
with the expectation that each person will come out with some new ideas
and plans. Participants will work in groups to create fundraising plans.
Application deadline: April 10
To sign up or to find out more =>https://www.tuj.ac.jp/cont-ed/courses/seminars/PWW102-SP.html
APRIL TUESDAY NIGHTS
INSPIRE OTHERS 3-part Workshop series on Collaboration 
- on Zoom - link will be sent to all who sign up on April 3
Tuesdays in April 2020, 7-8:45pm
Session 1 - April 7 Partnership 101 - Working better in the
diverse environment. Focus on building better 1-on-1 collaborative
relationships
Session 2 - April 14 Organization partnerships - Focus on alliance building for common goals.
Session 3 April 21 For-Profit - Nonprofit partnerships: Going for win-win-win
FEE* 2500yen per session or 5000yen for the series
(in English)
6 to 16 participants, register by April 2 for all 3 or 1 week before the one you want to join.
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/
Building Partnerships and Collaboration (8 Weeks) (NGO102)
Looking forward to teaching my new course on Developing Partnerships in the summer semester at Temple University, Japan Campus.
Monday nights, 19:10-21:30, Starting 5/18
After reviewing the benefits and challenges of collaboration ore
generally, we will focus on specific opportunities and difficulties.
Case studies will be used to cover themes such as multi-national teams,
inter-organization alliances, corporate community engagement,
public-private partnerships, nonprofit-donor relationships and
international-local partnerships.
Application deadline: May 10
To sign up or to find out more please visit => https://www.tuj.ac.jp/cont-ed/courses/professional/NGO102.html
TUJ info sessions in April. April 18 in English and May 2 in Japanese:
find our more : https://www.facebook.com/events/194229485120153/
In Japanese: https://www.facebook.com/events/186355052589695/
Or on the TUJ site: https://www.tuj.ac.jp/cont-ed/about/form-info-session.html
Tsuda Open University, Global education for sustainable development (GESD) program
Information Sessions on Sat 4/18（10：00～11：45) and Wednesday 4/22（19：00～20：45) at the Sendagaya Campus
Weekly Courses
・The Sustainable Development Goals(SDGs): progress & what needs to be done Saturdays 10-12:30, May 16- July 4
In this workshop, we investigate a core issues facing global society and
how these are being addressed. This course uses hands-on activities so
that
participants may learn more about problems, people, needs, approaches and possible solutions. Course info: https://ssl2.smart-academy.net/tsuda/course/detail/990/
Sign up for the information Session: https://ssl.action-compass.jp/tsuda/titp_form_2020spring.html
All workshops are listed here: https://www.facebook.com/SarajeanRossitto/
Useful resources in these troubled times
“How to Survive a Plague” a 2012 American documentary film about the early years of the AIDS epidemic, and the efforts of activist groups ACT UP and TAG. find out more => https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_to_Survive_a_Plague
You can view it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tp5676N7de8&pbjreload=10
Coivd-19 data provided by John Hopkins University => https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.html
Covid-19 in Japan, data and beds available by prefecture info in English => https://www.stopcovid19.jp/?fbclid=IwAR1rthrvU-OUjvMjUb5F8GL5RYG92rn-t8o2X448VZJnT6cOm6fojhNsI20
Covid-19 Tokyo page => https://stopcovid19.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/en
English language support and consultation numbers (courtesy of TELL https://telljp.com/coping-with-a-pandemic/)
- https://www.japan.travel/en/news/coronavirus/
- https://webchat.bebot.io/JapanNationalTourismOrganization
- https://www.fukushihoken.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/iryo/kansen/coronasodan.html
- https://www.mhlw.go.jp/…/covid19-kikokusyasessyokusya.html
- https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20200226_37/
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Nonprofit, NGO community events and organizations
Venture Cafe - Thursday nights - now online
Venture Café Tokyo and JWLI partnership
Thursday April 2 6 p.m. on (Japan time)!
"Leaders from JWLI" kicked off this month at Venture Cafe Tokyo. This
series features alumni from JWLI, the Champion of Change Japan Award,
and the Bootcamp. Champion of Change Japan Award 2019 finalists and
award recipients at the second session will discuss how human rights
defenders create social innovation.
For more details, please visit our Facebook（https://www.facebook.com/events/538418037071347/）or the event website(http://venturecafetokyo.org/event-calendar/#event=38287372).
※This is an online event. Click here (https://zoom.us/j/221488510) to join!
Diversity Dojo
Golfing for Good - Jarman International Charity Cup
For Mirai no Mori
- 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 
RIJ 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
The RIJ Gala Evening has been postponed to May
On May 29, RIJ would like to invite everyone to the annual RIJ Gala at
Tokyo Hilton. Get the chance to win special prizes from KI NO BI gin
experience, 1-month loan of Jaguar-Land Rover cars and many others!
A minimum donation of ¥20,000 per person includes buffet dinner, beverages, fun and lots of prizes.
For more information or to make an RSVP, send an email at info@rij-npo.org or visit website at https://rij-npo.org.
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
Amnesty International Japan
monthly Quiz Night for Human Rights
April 15, 2020
– May 20, 2020
– June 17, 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
The White Day with TELL annual Wine Auction for March has been CANCELLED => new date forthcoming
TELL MONTHLY PUB QUIZ
Wednesday, April 1, 2020 at 8 PM – 10:30 PM
Hobgoblin Pubs Japan (3F, Ichiban Building, 1-3-11 Dogenzaka, Shibuya, Tokyo)
3F, Ichiban Building, 1-3-11 Dogenzaka, Shibuya, Tokyo 150-0043
Find out more: https://www.facebook.com/events/230714748096094/
Project Upcycle by Love Charity Tokyo
Love Charity Tokyo is putting on a monthly series of events
find out more about April 4 and May 16 events
https://www.facebook.com/pg/lovecharitytokyo/events/?ref=page_internal
Jambo provides fun activities for people while providing support for the less fortunate.
For april events please consult the website. Schedules are changing !!!
For more information and upcoming events, please visit www.jambointernational.org/en.
Nerd Nite Tokyo
Fridays doors open 19:30, start 20:00
Every month we gather 3 smart speakers and a curious crowd.
March was live streamed and now you can see the Video on youtube from Friday night (March 27) RIGHT HERE
this rerun includes:
A Journey Into the Uncanny Valley of Dolls
CO2 Removal: Pumping the Earth’s Stomach
Paper Digest: Summarizing Science using AI
Find out more: https://www.facebook.com/nerdnitetokyo/About Nerd Nite Tokyo
Run For The Cure
on March 13 postponed!!! Now on May 22, RFTC Japan will be hosting Pink Ball 2020, one of its largest charity gala dinners, at the Conrad Tokyo
| Participation Fee |
JPY35,000/person | JPY350,000/table for 10 (including５-course dinner and bottomless drinks) |
| Attire |
Black Tie |
| Details |
5-course dinner, bottomless drinks, vodka bar, live entertainment, live and silent auctions, raffle prizes |
Find out more: https://rftcjapan.org/
I House Events - The Role of Sport and Athletes in a Changing World
Thursday, April 16, 6:30 pm
The
role of elite sport and athletes has matured over the decades, and
today there is an opportunity for sport to play a much larger role—on
issues such as disability, mental health, human rights, and refugees. An
example is the Refugee Olympic/Paralympic Team first created at the
2016 Rio Summer Games that has enabled forced migrants to participate.
Find out about this and other events as well as updates: https://www.i-house.or.jp/eng/programs/eventcalendar/
AUW Japan 11th Annual Fundraising Evening
Thursday, March 12, 2020 postponed to Thursday, October 15, 2020
This year’s event theme is: ‘Radical Leadership,’ and we’re excited to
welcome AUW’s Founder, Kamal Ahmad, Ms. Rubana Huq, President,
Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) , as
well as an AUW alumna to speak.
https://www.facebook.com/events/736475470155023/
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
Fridays for the Future Tokyo https://www.facebook.com/fridaysforfuturejapan/
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.
Green Peace Japan
They have a number of events and timely reports about food safety,
seafood sustainability, the opening of nuclear power plants in Japan.
Find out more here: http://www.greenpeace.org/japan/ja/news/
about Green Peace International http://www.greenpeace.org/international/en/
350.org Japan has a lot going on! Join this grassroots effort to protect our planet.
Lets divest campaign: https://letsdivest.jp/
Find out more : http://world.350.org/ja/
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Community Theater & Arts News
Tokyo Sinfonia - 2020 events
Tchaikovsky Serenade champagne concert, - Oji Hall, April 22
German Serenade dinner-concert ~ FCCJ, May 22
Borodin Serenade champagne concert ~ Oji Hall, June 17
Oji Hall (Ginza) ~ April 22, June 17, July 15, September 16, October 28, December 16
FCCJ (Nijubashi) ~ May 22, August 7, November 13, February 15
Takasaki Theatre, June 16 • Embassy of Mexico, July 3
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SEMINARS AND PUBLIC LECTURES
* Events may be cancelled or postponed depending on current conditions.
Sophia University, Institute of Comparative Culture events
http://icc.fla.sophia.ac.jp/
- Venue: Sophia University, Bldg. 10, 3F, Rm 301
- Language: English / No registration necessary
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY, JAPAN CAMPUS ICAS
Training Programs
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