Past Events

IAP Class: Effective Philanthropy-Giving Drives

January 14, 2020

12-1:30pm in 5-134

When disaster strikes, do you feel compelled to act?

In the holiday season, do you feel called to give back to your community?

Are you looking for ways that your team can build bonds and make the world a better place?

A giving drive can be a great way to address critical needs, connect communities, and shape philanthropic habits. It can also have unintended consequences – unforeseen work and expenses for the organizers, and inappropriate goods for the receiving agencies.

In the class, we’ll share best practices for giving drives, explore the work that agencies do to process donations, and discuss how driver organizers can deepen donors’ engagement with agencies and their work.

The class is facilitated by staff from the PKG Center, and we’ll hear perspectives from a panel of MIT colleagues and representatives of local government and community agencies.

View listing on IAP website

Questions? Email Alison hynd@mit.edu

Snowflake Study Break

December 12, 2019

Drop in on 12/12 from 3-5pm in the PKG Center (W20-549) to celebrate the end of the semester and make some paper snowflakes! No RSVP required. To read more about this event visit MIT GivePulse!

PKG Spring Break Info Session

December 10, 2019

Already looking forward to spring? We are too! Join us in the PKG Center (W20-549) to hear about our PKG Spring Break excursions:

PKG Spring Break: Health
PKG Spring Break: Climate Change
And a new collaboration with MITEI

This is a walk-in event on Tuesday, December 10th, 5-6pm!

Summer Immersion: PKG Connect Info Session

December 10, 2019

Join us to learn more about our Summer Immersion: PKG Connect program! Our second info session is Tuesday, December 10th from 6-7pm in the PKG Center.

Summer Immersion: Team Internship Info Session

December 9, 2019

Join us in the PKG Center (W20-549) to learn more about our Summer Immersion: Team Internship program! The internship immersion takes place over the course of eight to ten weeks, where you can build connections and work with local stakeholders in Navajo Nation.

Monday, December 9th, 6-7pm

PKG Spring Break Info Session

December 6, 2019

Already looking forward to spring? We are too! Join us in the PKG Center (W20-549) to hear about our PKG Spring Break excursions:

PKG Spring Break: Health
PKG Spring Break: Climate Change
And a new collaboration with MITEI

This is a walk-in event on Friday, December 6th, 12-2pm!

Summer Immersion:PKG Connect Info Session

December 6, 2019

Join us to learn more about our Summer Immersion: PKG Connect program! Our first info session is Friday, December 6th from 3-5pm in the PKG Center. This is a walk-in event; feel free to drop by!

Davis Projects Workshop

December 5, 2019

Join us for FREE THAI FOOD and a walkthrough of what the Davis Projects for Peace is, what we look for in a proposal, and have some time to actually write your proposal with PKG staff on hand!

For more information visit us at MIT GivePulse or bit.ly/davisworkshop!

Deadline to apply for summer funding: Monday, February 3 (noon)

COMIT Dinner: Activism On Campus

December 3, 2019

Join like-minded students from the UA and the PKG Center for a FREE THAI DINNER on Tuesday, December 3rd at 7:30PM. This will be a wonderful time to connect to other students who have a passion for activism, social change and civic engagement, and learn about how they turn conversation into action.

Would you like to get more involved? Feel free to reach out to Danny Becker at beckerd@mit.edu for more information on the Civic Organizer dinners and how you can get involved!

To learn more about COMIT and this upcoming event, visit us at MIT GivePulse or http://bit.ly/activismatmit!

Social Impact Employment Orientation

November 15, 2019

3:00pm – 4:00pm (ET) Orientation is Mandatory to start your Social Impact Employment position. Student must have placement as well as all necessary paperwork prior to starting position. RSVP once your…