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** America's Oldest & Largest Young Republican Club
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** Digital Freelancing Workshop
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Join us Monday, April 20th as we host a free workshop on how to make money from digital freelancing during this coronavirus pandemic. Learn more about opening online businesses, listing services on sites like Fiverr.com, and work from home productively. The workshop will be hosted by successful Fiverr freelancer, Alex Fasulo, who has been featured on CNBC and Yahoo Finance, with resume formatting and editing tips supplied by our own Nando Acosta.

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Price: Free for all !

Date: Monday, April 20th

Time: 7PM - 8PM
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** NYYRC Response to COVID-19
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With the spread of COVID-19 continuing in New York City and across the world, the New York Young Republican Club (NYYRC) recognizes how difficult a time this is for so many individuals. During this uncertain time, there are a plethora of organizations that are seeking support to assist with relief efforts. If you are interested in learning more about what you can do to help, NYYRC leadership has compiled the below list of opportunities to donate, volunteer, and support fellow New Yorkers.

New York Cares is working with city agencies, nonprofits, and schools to assist those most impacted by COVID-19. Visit their website ([link removed][UNIQID]) for more information or click here ([link removed][UNIQID]) to sign up to receive further information about upcoming volunteer projects.

Volunteer New York has set up a “Virtual Volunteer Center” listing volunteer opportunities to aid communities, agencies, and those most vulnerable who have been impacted by COVID-19 (including opportunities that can be done from home). Click here ([link removed][UNIQID]) to see all available opportunities.

The New York Blood Center strongly urges individuals who feel healthy and well to make an appointment at a donor center or blood drive to give blood, platelets and plasma. More information can be found here ([link removed][UNIQID]) .

The New York Community Trust has established a COVID-19 Response & Impact Fund created to aid nonprofit service providers struggling with the health and economic effects of COVID-19. It will give grants and loans to NYC-based nonprofits that are trying to meet the new urgent needs that are hitting the city. Donations will help nonprofits with a variety of needs, including protective equipment, cleaning supplies, technological assistance, and support for financial loans. Click here ([link removed][UNIQID]) to donate.

The City of New York is seeking licensed healthcare workers to support healthcare facility needs during this challenging time. Those interested must complete a two-step process to have their license(s) verified and be matched with available staffing requests. Click here ([link removed][UNIQID]) for more information. Additionally, if you are employed or volunteering to provide care and/or services in a healthcare, community-based or home-based setting within New York City where you are at risk of being exposed to contracting COVID-19 and may not be able to temporarily live at home in order to minimize exposure, you may be eligible to receive free housing at a local hotel. More information including how to make a reservation can be found here ([link removed][UNIQID]) .

The City of New York is additionally taking steps to make sure every New Yorker has access to the food they need. Visit their website ([link removed][UNIQID]) to get more information on ways to donate food, cash, or supplies to those in need.

If you have any questions or know of additional opportunities for community engagement, please do not hesitate to contact [email protected]. We wish everyone safety and good health in these unprecedented times and look forward to seeing you all in person again as soon as possible.

Lizzie Holland

Philanthropy Chair

Gavin Wax
President
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** Year In Review
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This Sunday, April 19th will be the one year anniversary since our new administration took over management of the New York Young Republican Club. We are happy to report that during this time we have achieved numerous quantitative successes in terms of growth.

Since taking over in April of last year our Club’s finances have grown tremendously. We have more than doubled our cash on hand, rising from $18,722 in April of 2019 to $39,276 today – a 109% increase and a net increase of $20,554. This was despite losing money on three events this year due to the coronavirus outbreak.

During this time we maintained an average monthly cash-flow of $2,279. This was done by cutting back monthly expenses and expanding our income sources beyond just membership dues.

One of our first changes was implementing a recurring membership system where memberships renew automatically. This allows us to budget every year as we have a guaranteed income which will also grow each year with new members rather than resetting every year to zero. We also expanded the number of membership tiers and their offerings, including the Sustaining Membership and a Preferred Membership tiers.

Speaking of memberships, our membership has grown from 93 dues paying members in April of 2019 to 465 today. That is a 400% increase and a 372 net gain. This is the highest membership level the club has had in many years and makes us the largest Young Republican organization in the nation.

You could clearly see this membership growth from our event attendance which has averaged at around 164 per event excluding our annual gala, with our Ann Coulter event bringing in over 400 attendees. Our most financially successful event outside of our annual gala was our Michelle Malkin speaker series which grossed over $9,000 for the Club.

We have successfully held at-least 2 events per month since taking over (prior to coronavirus), with some months having as many as 4 events.

On social media we have also seen massive growth. Our Facebook page has grown from 2,101 likes in April of 2019 to 13,195 today – a 527% increase and a 11,094 net gain. We have seen similar growth on our other platforms specifically Instagram and Twitter. Further we created the Club’s first YouTube channel and Instagram TV and posted much of our video content from events to these platforms for the first time.

We have successfully turned the Club from a money losing institution with stagnant membership growth into a profitable enterprise with expanding annual membership and ever enlarging event attendance.

In terms of non-quantitative growth, beyond launching a new website and logo we have also established an official Club policy platform ([link removed][UNIQID]) along with issuing numerous legislative, policy, and candidate endorsements over the last year, something which the Club had not done in a very long time.

We successfully compiled our Club’s history going back to 1856 ([link removed][UNIQID]) (Including a full list of Club founders and presidents) which entitled us for inclusion on Wikipedia.

We have established partnerships with numerous organizations from the Free Speech Alliance, MavPac, MirYam Institute, Zionist Organization of America, Beretta, Tikvah Fund, London Center for Policy Research, Black Conservative Federation, Republicans for National Renewal, We Build The Wall, and the National Republican Hispanic Assembly.

We strengthened our relationship with the national party and have hosted senior leadership from the Republican National Committee, specifically Co-Chair Tommy Hicks Jr. and our board was invited to an exclusive Trump campaign fundraising event in the Hamptons. We also co-signed a letter ([link removed][UNIQID]) to President Trump that was retweeted by Donald Trump Jr.

Internally we have established a Club Code of Conduct ([link removed][UNIQID]) and a Free Speech Policy ([link removed][UNIQID]) and created a new Board of Advisors comprised of leading figures in the conservative movement. Further, we have seen many in our Club’s leadership being appointed to positions in both the national and state Young Republican organizations, something which has not happened in many years. We also led numerous successful philanthropic activities including a supply drive ([link removed][UNIQID]) for our veterans.

We are looking forward to another year of growth in 2020. We hope to come back after the Chinese Virus has been defeated stronger than ever. We thank all of our loyal members and supporters for making this growth possible.
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** Board Position Available: Finance Committee Chair
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The New York Young Republican Club is on the look for a new Finance Committee Chairperson.

The chairperson of this committee serves as a voting member of the Club’s Board of Governors. We are looking for someone with a passion for both conservative politics and a background in either finance, banking, accounting, or other related fields.

Applicants must be a current member of the Club in good standing and be willing to commit to at-least one board meeting and one Club event per month.
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