Emma Mayerson’s Alliance for Girls Lunch Series is a Great Way to Network

Program Director Emma Mayerson has put together an extensive series of monthly lunch lectures and workshops through Bay Area group Alliance for Girls. Open to members for free and non-members for a small fee, these lunch series provide a space for members of local non-profits to learn about effective organizing, and come together to exchange ideas on improving the lives of girls in the Bay Area.

Topics for the lunch series are chosen by program director Emma Mayerson, who has exhibited an understanding of the many issues affecting girl-supporting non-profits through her selection of multiple speakers from all different backgrounds. Two past events include “Speed Networking with Alliance for Girls,” held through the San Francisco Public Library, and “Conversation with Pamela David about Collaboration,” put on with the cooperation and assistance of the Women’s Foundation of California.

Emma Mayerson has recently announced the upcoming lunch series workshops and lectures, which draw on the experience of organizers, consultants, and various professionals to talk about ongoing issues in organizing to improve girls’ lives. In November, attendees will have the opportunity to learn about issues in campaigning for funding for girls’ programming. Girls Incorporated will deliver a lecture on local campaigning. Emma Mayerson chose a workshop on creating Infographics for December, where attendees can learn how to make their organization stand out using snappy imaging and charts to convey information. In January, Emma Mayerson called on past boss Judy Patrick of the Women’s’ Foundation of California, as well as Lateefah Simon of the Rosenberg Foundation, to talk about building sisterhood among organizations and fighting feelings of isolation and burnout in activist spaces. In February, Dana Sheanin will discuss focusing on long-term goals while fulfilling short-term needs at non-profits. Emma Mayerson has put together a program of events that will appeal to members from all types of organizations.