“Me? What am I doing at the UN?” – TDN Youth Representative

Reflection written by Halima Gikandi, TDN International Development Coordinator ECOSOC Youth Forum & 53rd Session of the Commission for Social Development Monday, February 2nd – Thursday, February 5th When I found out that I had been approved to represent the Transdiaspora Network (TDN) as their International Development Coordinator at the 2015 UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) […]

Real Entrepreneurs: a Realm Beyond Success

 Written by Ariel Rojas, Columbia Alumnus & President/Founder of Transdiaspora Network. Jan. 30, 2015 When you become a successful entrepreneur, it’s not because you have gotten all the wrong answers right; you’re a successful entrepreneur because you don’t stop at the basic understanding of what success is (job, salary, title), but you seek to go […]

Programming as a Tool of Empowerment: Career Day For Teens

TDN Digital & IT Strategist Jonathan Zacks attend a career day at Origins High School in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, on January 20, 2015 invited by Site Supervisor Dara Kammerman, LMSW, from Partnership with Children. During his presentation at the event, Jonathan empowered the students to be more proactive in the use of technology as a […]

Change Agents: The New Social Broker

By Shawnee Bigelow, PhD, MBA Ancient Brokers A broker is an advisor or trader who stands in the middle to negotiate a deal usually for individual and corporate financial gain. There are many types of brokers such as stockbrokers, mortgage brokers, real estate brokers, arms brokers, and even marriage brokers. Brokering goes back thousands of […]

TDN On The Go (e-newsletter)… Keeping you in tune

Issue XXX – December 2014 HAPPY HOLIDAYS! In these last weeks of December, the streets are filled with the sights and sounds of the holidays — salvation army bells, Christmas trees and menorahs, carols, colorful lights and the smell of pine trees abound. As you hop from party to party, do your shopping and get […]