Every day, we work alongside and support one another in the name of our journey to make the world better. We've hosted hundreds of organizations by day and events by night, in New York and Colorado. 

Our members work to innovate organic food, green fashion, clean energy, or they share social good values while innovating tech, transportation, art, design & science. Green Spacers have made our eco-office a stomping grounds for connectivity, community and productivity, making our world better.  

We want you to help us ring in our 5th year by partying with us and our extended family! We'll toast, network and continue to cultivate our dynamic community of green and social innovators, and good friends. We'll also make exciting announcements, and hear from other local leaders.

Whether you're a seasoned professional, brand new, or just curious about science writing, you'll want to meet Adam Aston, Jill U. Adams, Alison Fromme, Emily Gertz, Andreas von Bubnoff, and Sarah Webb, contributors to the brand new book, The Science Writers' Handbook: Everything You Need To Know To Pitch, Publish And Prosper In The Digital Age. 

They will share personal stories from the trenches of science writing - tales of frustration, victory, danger, and more. Afterwards, the crew will address questions. 

We'll discuss topics such as finding and crafting a story, pitching to publications, dealing with emotional issues like isolation and envy, work-life balance, understanding business structures, negotiating contracts, or handling ethical matters. Whatever your level of experience, you're invited to come chat, share, and learn. We'll serve light refreshments and have books available for sale. RSVP soon as space is limited.

Join us for an evening of libations, appetizers, music, dancing, and MORE! Learn more about the impact of the Global Opportunity Fund (GO Fund); an organization that for 10 years has put 100% of every dollar donated toward improving lives in Africa. Come hear about the Home for Hope, our Sew for Sisterhood project and the women who participate in Gift a Goat.

Featured Speakers: Elvis Morris Donkoh, Director of the GO Fund's programs in Ghana and Founder and Director of Alliance for Youth Development // Sarah Davie, Executive Director and Founder of the GO Fund.
Click here to RSVP. Free Event; donations will be requested, amount at discretion of guests.

A roving gathering for those who create. FREE to participants and organized by volunteers - diy days is about the accessibility of ideas, resources and networking that can enable creators to fund, create, distribute and sustain.

 

Green Spaces is proud to support its Creative Sparks initiative, 1:30 to 3:30, 10 participants compete for micro funds, mentorship and 30 days of Green Spaces Membership. Cofounder Marissa Feinberg will be on the judging panel. Click here to learn more and be a part of this exciting day. 

This Weds 3/13 7-9pm @ Green Spaces

Kick back and watch a movie with us. No green strings attached!

Member Helen Morgan, of VSI International, will introduce us to Don. The film is about a simple man from the city of Mumbai who is recruited by a police officer to masquerade as the Don, the leader of an international gang of smugglers. But things go wrong, the officer is killed and now the man is on his own, with only his lover and a lame ex con artist to help him to prove his innocence. Join us for this fun, Bollywood flick. RSVP to eva@greenspaceshome.com. 

Sophie Faris, Community Development, B Lab, Presents at 

Idea Bounce Lunch Weds 3/20 1pm @ Green Spaces

Join our idea bounce lunch and learn about becoming certified. Email us to RSVP as space is limited.

Join us & Catchafire, The Future Project, Reboot, White Roof Project & Acumen Fund, Thurs 3/21 6:30-8:30pm @ Green Spaces

You are invited to join the Be Social Change and Green Spacescommunities at this month's special Change Makers Happy Hour!

 

Eat and drink with change makers from different sectors as we gather to network, socialize, and celebrate New York City as a home to innovation and entrepreneurship.

Joining us will be representatives from Catchafire, The Future Project,Reboot, The White Roof Project, and Acumen Fund. All of these NYC based organizations are either hiring or looking for volunteers. We are excited to offer this informal opportunity to meet, mingle, and ask questions about their awesome organizations! Click here to RSVP and learn more.

How to Get Noticed by Media, Tues 3/26 7-9pm @ Green Spaces

We've all heard the fairy tales -- get a plug by Oprah or land a segment on the Today Show, and your business skyrockets. But how do companies really get media coverage?

Rod Kurtz, a longtime journalist and advocate for entrepreneurs, pulls back the curtain on what the media really look for, how to best tell your story, and what you can do to use media coverage to your advantage.

 

This all-star panel includes: 

Colleen DeBaise, Special Projects Director for Entrepreneur.com and author ofThe Wall Street Journal Complete Small Business Guidebook, who has reported on a variety of issues facing small-business owners, and is a regular guest on MSNBC, Fox Business Network, CNBC, CBS and NPR.

Marissa Feinberg, Green Spaces cofounder, Forbes blogger, publicist and Do It Yourself PR for Startups speaker, will weigh in. Marissa has experience launching startups, new organizations and representing change makers to the media in-house and at PR firms.

Kurtz, Editor-at-Large of OPEN Forum and a regular contributor to CNN, MSNBC, The New York Times and Entrepreneur, among others, will bring together this lively, interactive roundtable of journalists and entrepreneurs who have found success in print, on air, and online. If there's anything you've ever wondered about the media but were afraid to ask -- now's your chance. RSVP here.

Sam Rodriguez, CEO of Borrowed Time, Presents at 

Idea Bounce Lunch, Weds 4/3 1pm @ Green Spaces

If you would like to join our idea bounce lunch, email us to RSVP. Space is limited.

For the second year running, the biggest coworking conference in the world is coming to Austin, The Global Coworking Unconference Conference. GCUC aims to bring together the best and brightest minds in the coworking movement, to share ideas and inspiration and develop new strategies for the future. Attendance is open to anyone with an interest in coworking. The two-day event is split between an organized conference on the first day and an open-format unconference on the second. Don't miss this "juicy" affair!

Join our idea bounce lunch and learn about becoming certified. Email us to RSVP as space is limited.

We've all heard the fairy tales -- get a plug by Oprah or land a segment on the Today Show, and your business skyrockets. But how do companies really get media coverage?

Rod Kurtz, a longtime journalist and advocate for entrepreneurs, pulls back the curtain on what the media really look for, how to best tell your story, and what you can do to use media coverage to your advantage.

 

This all-star panel includes: 

Colleen DeBaise, Special Projects Director for Entrepreneur.com and author ofThe Wall Street Journal Complete Small Business Guidebook, who has reported on a variety of issues facing small-business owners, and is a regular guest on MSNBC, Fox Business Network, CNBC, CBS and NPR.

Marissa Feinberg, Green Spaces cofounder, Forbes blogger, publicist and Do It Yourself PR for Startups speaker, will weigh in. Marissa has experience launching startups, new organizations and representing change makers to the media in-house and at PR firms.

Kurtz, Editor-at-Large of OPEN Forum and a regular contributor to CNN, MSNBC, The New York Times and Entrepreneur, among others, will bring together this lively, interactive roundtable of journalists and entrepreneurs who have found success in print, on air, and online. If there's anything you've ever wondered about the media but were afraid to ask -- now's your chance. RSVP here.

According to the Organic Monitor, sales of organic and natural products will reach $14 billion by 2015. Though 70% of Americans seek sustainably made products, successful eco-companies are struggling to find the right audience and deliver the proper message.

Gain insight on how green fashion and beauty entrepreneurs and startups use social media strategies to establish an authentic online voice that connects with conscious consumers.

Thurs 2/21, 2:30-4pm @ Bloomberg, 731 Lexington Avenue, 6th fl

Financial crises, climate crises, and the growing iniquity of our market-dominated society have prompted a range of startups to ask what a New Economy might look like -- and to start building it today. 

James Slezak (Purpose Partner and New Economy Practice Founder) joins Aparna Mukherjee (Social Media Editor for a major consulting firm, formerly of The New York Times, Bloomberg), Marissa Feinberg (Green Spaces NYC Co-Founder) and Erica Berger (Storyful, formerly of The Economist) for a panel discussion and debate on what trends and movements are best poised to disrupt unsustainable and unjust economic models.  

How can online strategies accelerate the movement towards sharing, co-production, renewable energy, and greater democratic influence on the economy? What's working and what's not? What role can big established organizations play, and where are the spaces for new social enterprises? Engage with our panel of experts on these questions and many more. Click here to RSVP.

Thurs 2/21, 6:30-9pm @ Green Spaces

VERGE brings together business innovators, entrepreneurs, and leading public officials to illuminate the opportunities for radical efficiencies created through technology advancements in energy, buildings and transportation.

Join us for a special VERGE Meetup to connect with and help cultivate the growing VERGE community. As GreenBiz builds out the program for our 2013 VERGE event in Boston, it's interested in connecting with innovators and leaders, like you, who are advancing the VERGE agenda through entrepreneurial, corporate, governmental and academic endeavors alike.

VERGE invites you to meet interesting people, hear compelling stories and invites your engagement in making VERGE 2013 in Boston a dynamic program that features the most cutting-edge, innovative work. Join members of GreenBiz's VERGE, Hack City and VERGE Accelerate teams, along with a diverse network of local allies. RSVP here.  

 

Thurs 2/21, 6-7:30pm at Green Spaces 

With the increased passion for meaningful businesses that help all their stakeholders, there have been a growth of different legal issues to help ensure that these businesses stay true to their missions.

Taught by Whitehouse Law, this class will discuss structures common to all businesses - LLCs, C-Corps, and S-Corps, as well as contractual restrictions intended to keep businesses true to their mission such as B-Corps and charter-based ways for founders to ensure business stays true to its mission across its lifecycle. We will also discuss the impact of investment and investor objectives on these missions. Click here to learn more and RSVP.

Tues 2/26, 7-9pm @ Green Spaces Join TriNet and SCENE PR

RESCHEDULED Reboot & Institute of Money, Technology and Financial Inclusion THURS 2/28, 6:30-8:30pm @ Green Spaces