<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/blog/2022/helping-hands-initiative.php" dsn="blogs"><type>Internal</type><external_link/><featured/><category>The Charger Blog</category><pubDate>03/17/2022</pubDate><title>Director of Employer Relations Creates Innovative Initiative to Support Tomorrow’s Nonprofit Leaders</title><description>Marcus Paca, MBA, created the Helping Hands Initiative, which he describes as a triumvirate connecting the University with local nonprofits and corporate philanthropy. He looks forward to the collaborative opportunities it will create between the University and local organizations, as well as the experiences it will provide for underrepresented students to excel in nonprofit leadership roles.</description><hide-description/><author>Renee Chmiel, Office of Marketing and Communications</author><author-details/><hide-author/><date>March 17, 2022</date><image><img src="https://newhaven.edu/_resources/images/business/news/2022/helping-hands-8.jpg" alt="The Helping Hands Initiative offers leadership development training sessions that bring together students, staff, and nonprofit leaders."/></image><image-caption>The Helping Hands Initiative offers leadership development training sessions that bring together students, staff, and nonprofit leaders.</image-caption><hide-image/><tags><tag>News</tag><tag>news-all</tag><tag>news-blog</tag><tag>year-2022</tag></tags></item>