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UPCOMING EVENTS

    • October 23, 2024
    • 7:00 PM - 7:45 PM
    • Zoom event
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    Newsletters? Videos? Facebook? X? Videos? Communicating your organization’s story is an ever-evolving process that involves skills, hard work and a team that, itself, communicates well with one another. By focusing on general concepts, members of the ClassACT HR73 Communications Committee Henrietta W. Lodge, Rick Brotman, and Dick Friedman will present an overview of their efforts to connect with the intended audience, articulate the organization’s goals and promote its various activities. Opportunity for questions, answers, and discussion will follow the presentation.

    A BIT OF BACKGROUND:

    ClassACT HR73 offers pro bono assistance to nonprofits called Bridge Partners, which are either founded or run by classmates, as well as supporting classmates who are involved in organizations that want to change the world.

    In order to help our Bridge Partners to further their objectives, we are offering assistance in a variety of skills related to the success of non-profits via the Bridge Toolbox Series. These webinars are recorded and archived on our website for public use.

    • November 01, 2024
    • 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
    • St. Botolph Club, 199 Commonwealth Ave, Boston, MA 02116
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    The ClassACT HR73 Board and the Benazir Bhutto Leadership Program Steering Committee invite you to join us in person for a social gathering introducing this year’s Benazir Bhutto Leadership Program Fellow, Waheed Ahmad of Afghanistan. This reception will begin with social time, wine, beer, soft drinks and delicious food, followed by a conversation between Waheed and ClassACT HR73 Board Member Leigh Hafrey, and classmate and former Ambassador, Peter Galbraith. Come learn more about Waheed, his perspective on Afghanistan, and his hopes for the future More information about Waheed, Leigh, and Peter below. We will plan time for questions from those attending. This is a great opportunity to meet our wonderful fellow and to share time together in a relaxed and beautiful setting.

    Please join us.


    Waheed Ahmad holds over a decade of experience at the intersection of national security, governance, and development. He notably served as a senior National Security staff of the Afghanistan Democratic Government (2001-2021). During his tenure, he was responsible for strategy and implementation of security sector reforms, and for developing the 2020 Afghanistan National Threat Assessment among other projects.

    Originally from Baghlan, Afghanistan, Waheed’s passion for public service began during his adolescence. In the early days of the Afghanistan democracy, he led many civic activities in his hometown, including the establishment of a library and sponsoring a radio station for women voices.

    He earned his bachelor’s degree in economics from Balkh University in Mazar, Afghanistan and later pursued a Master of Public Administration degree from State University of New York- Binghamton as a Fulbright Scholar. He has worked at every level of the Afghanistan Democratic Government, from sub-national conflict resolution and community engagement with the Ministry of the Interior to empowering sub-national elected bodies and local councils with the Independent Directorate of Local Governance. In his past roles, he worked closely with the United Nations Development Program, the United States and NATO mission in Afghanistan, and the World Bank, as well as other relevant stakeholders.

    Waheed has also written many articles on Afghanistan’s security and political challenges that have been published in international news outlets, including a chapter on Afghanistan’s implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. He has received several awards, including a top honor from the President of Afghanistan for his public service. He is fluent in English, Farsi, Pashto, and Urdu.

    Waheed fled Afghanistan after the Taliban forcibly took power during the U.S. withdrawal from the country in 2021. Once in the U.S., he served as Resident Practitioner at the Institute for Genocide and Mass Atrocity Prevention (I-GMAP) at Binghamton University, focusing on human rights issues in Afghanistan. He is now a Mason Fellow pursuing his MC/MPA at the Harvard Kennedy School.

    • November 13, 2024
    • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
    • Zoom event
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    As a follow-up to our September Forum on “Environment on the Ballot in 2024 and Beyond,” please join us for a special edition of Learn at Lunch in which we come together to process the outcome of the national, state, and local elections, how they intersect with our environmental concerns, biodiversity conservation, and what the path forward looks like for climate justice. Everyone is welcome to bring their thoughts, hopes, and ideas to this session -- this is a space for meaningful and respectful conversation by everyone. Put it on your calendar. We look forward to your participation and insights.

    Note: After this session, Learn at Lunch will resume with classmate presentations in Spring 2025.

    • December 04, 2024
    • 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
    • Zoom event

    In honor of the past ten years as an organization, ClassACT will host a zoom cocktail party for HR73 members to meet, mingle, and reflect on the last decade.

    Registration information TBD.


    • December 05, 2024
    • 7:00 PM - 7:45 PM
    • Zoom event

    Classmates Ken Bartels '73 and Nick Sakellariadis '73 will share information on how to successfully fundraise for your organization.


    Registration TBD.

    • December 11, 2024
    • 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
    • Zoom event
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    More information coming soon.

Past events

October 06, 2024 From HR75's Marching Toward Justice: Democracy '24 Town Halls
September 24, 2024 Tuesday Texting Night with Black Voters Matter
September 18, 2024 Meet the Bridges: FoolProofMe
September 16, 2024 Environment on the Ballot in 2024 and Beyond
September 05, 2024 The Right Question Institute Voting Webinar
June 12, 2024 To know our trees: A vital task and responsibility for today and tomorrow with John Kress '73
June 06, 2024 Life at Midlife: What's Next?
May 22, 2024 Grant Supremacy: The Art of Proposal Writing and Grantsmanship
May 08, 2024 The Need For Speed: What it Will Take to Save Our Planet, with James Engell '73
May 02, 2024 Business and Society: Capitalism Today
April 24, 2024 Beyond the Mission Statement... Financial and Marketing Startup Overview with Martha Stone-Martin
April 10, 2024 ClassACTors Learn at Lunch: Sharon Tisher '73
March 27, 2024 Building an App for Your Non-Profit With John Noran '73
March 16, 2024 To the Ballot Box! Our Vote, Our Voice
March 01, 2024 Climate Change, Public-Private Partnerships, and Social Equity: Lessons from Bangladesh
February 21, 2024 6 Steps to Promoting Your NonProfit on Social Media
January 17, 2024 Creating a 501(c)(3): What You Really Need To Know, With Leonard Easter '73
December 12, 2023 A Ten Point Plan for Building a Board of Directors in the Nonprofit World with Ron Dieckmann
November 13, 2023 Zoom Forum: Update on Ukraine
August 16, 2023 Biodiversity Treaty Strategy Group
June 21, 2023 Honoring the Leadership Legacy of Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto
June 01, 2023 ClassACT Symposium: From the Charles River to Half-Earth: 50 Years to 50 Percent
June 01, 2023 ClassACT Symposium: Reinventing American Democracy for the 21st Century
May 20, 2023 ClassACT Conversation with the BBLP Fellows
May 11, 2023 ClassACT Bridges Forum
May 02, 2023 Meet and Greet with BBLP Fellow Laila Khondkar and Leigh Hafrey '73
April 25, 2023 Washington, D.C. Pre-Reunion Regional Gathering
April 22, 2023 Charleston Pre-Reunion Regional Gathering
April 17, 2023 Zoom Forum: Protecting Half-Earth: Opportunities and Obstacles
April 02, 2023 Los Angeles Pre-Reunion Regional Gathering (Tentative)
March 28, 2023 Minneapolis Pre-Reunion Regional Gathering
March 01, 2023 Zoom Forum: Addressing Anxiety & Depression In Young Adults: Leveraging What Works
February 08, 2023 San Francisco Pre-Reunion Regional Gathering
November 11, 2022 Boston Pre-Reunion Regional Gathering
November 02, 2022 NYC Pre Reunion Regional Gathering
October 20, 2022 Half-Earth: Conserving Biodiversity From the Deep Sea to Mt. Everest
September 12, 2022 Voter Suppression: A Cancer in our Body Politic
April 07, 2022 LGBTQ Youth Rights: Protecting the Queer Frontier
March 16, 2022 ClassACT HR73 Presents: A Conversation on Russia's War on Ukraine
December 16, 2021 Can 21st-Century Capitalism Reverse School Failure, Climate Change, and Income Inequality?
October 25, 2021 Climate Change and Water Crises: Drought, Flood, Contamination … and What We Can Do About It
October 19, 2021 JusticeAid Fall Concert: Mavis Staples and Amy Helm
October 19, 2021 JusticeAid Author Talk with Prof. Kris Henning at Busboys & Poets
June 10, 2021 Gerrymandering: Our Democracy At Risk
May 20, 2021 Health Disparities and the COVID-19 Vaccine
March 25, 2021 Racism and the Criminal System: Communities Fight for Justice
January 11, 2021 When the Stage Goes Dark: Performing Arts in COVID Time
November 17, 2020 Schools + COVID = Inequity Amplified
October 20, 2020 Fascism: Are We There Yet?
September 24, 2020 Call to ClassACTion: Turn Out the Vote
July 30, 2020 Health Disparities: Lessons from COVID-19
June 30, 2020 Social Justice and Race in America
June 18, 2020 Game Changer: Sports in the Pandemic Era
May 07, 2020 ClassACT Zoom Forum: Mental Health in the Age of COVID-19
November 01, 2019 Reception for New BBLP Fellow Nadia Rehman
October 22, 2019 JusticeAid Baylor Project Concert
October 15, 2019 JusticeAID Matthew Whitaker Concert
September 28, 2019 Kids Care Everywhere Autumn Soiree
September 10, 2019 Sports Analytics Club: The Benefit of HBCUs Developing Data Science Programs
April 16, 2019 JusticeAid Concert for the Immigrant Defense Center
April 15, 2019 JusticeAid Public Forum on Indefensible: The Atrocity of Crimmigration
April 13, 2019 South Asia Symposium – Challenges Facing the Leaders of Tomorrow
April 12, 2019 Weatherhead Assembly
April 27, 2018 Dinner and Conversation
April 21, 2018 Chicago ClassACT Weekend 2018
May 24, 2017 JusticeAid Concert: Gotta Serve Somebody
May 23, 2017 JusticeAid Panel: Justice, Mental Health, and Incarceration
April 07, 2017 Benazir Bhutto Leadership Program Associate and HR '73 Classmate Dinner
December 05, 2016 Benazir Bhutto Leadership Program Assembly
September 29, 2016 ClassACT Board Retreat
May 14, 2016 ClassACT Weekend 2016
April 19, 2016 Benazir Bhutto Leadership Program Boston Launch Event
February 19, 2016 Benazir Bhutto Leadership Program New York Launch Event
November 20, 2015 White Pony Express
October 15, 2015 ClassACT Weekend 2015
November 12, 2014 Washington D.C. Local-Connection Event: El Rincon

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