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Live in the #WashingtonDC area? Want to learn more about the first #DemocracyFestival in the #DC region, and how you or your organization can be involved?  Join Learning Life for our next #DMV #Democracy #Festival planning meeting tonight/Tuesday, July 9, 8:00-9:30pm ET, via this Zoom: https://lnkd.in/ei7tMUpy More about DemFest below.  BE PART OF THE DMV DEMOCRACY FESTIVAL   Dance, flowers, marijuana, beer and wine all get #festivals. If democracy is so important to Americans, why don’t we have democracy festivals every year in towns and cities across the country? If Washington DC is the capital of our country, and democracy is central to American freedom, why do we have folk, kite flying, and cherry blossom festivals, but no democracy festival?   In this election year, with democracy at stake, Learning Life, a DC-based nonprofit, is organizing the first DMV Democracy Festival or DemFest, tentatively scheduled for Saturday, October 19. We’re aiming for a festival with a range of engaging activities for youth and adults, including arts performances, exhibits, game rooms, workshops, round-chair discussions, a youth citizen assembly on mental health, and a democracy market. More about DemFest here: https://lnkd.in/dQNq2T6B    If you and/or your organization would like to be involved in DemFest in any of the above or other ways, please fill out our brief DemFest Partner Survey now:  https://lnkd.in/eB7WPDyg We'll then email you updates, including info on Zoom and in-person planning meetings upcoming you can attend to get details, ask questions, and figure out how you and/or your organization can be involved.  If you'd just like to attend DemFest in Oct, and want updates, RSVP here: https://lnkd.in/eMFqBMXa

"You get out of it, what you put into it." I've found my volunteer work to be so much more fulfilling because I get involved, say "yes," and build relationships with others. Read more about my volunteer life in this issue of Ad News from Philly Ad Club. See page 10. https://lnkd.in/eJx8TD-T #volunteering #advertising #adclub #rotaryclub #VoiceOver

Summer's been flying by!   From video shoots to attending a garden party, we've been enjoying the season while making a difference.   Our latest "Out and About" gif spotlights this, but it's more than just a highlight reel:   It represents our community's spirit of caring, action, and impact.   Each event, conversation, and connection reinforces our belief in the power of community collaboration.   But here's the real question:   How can your organization get involved in advancing our community?

Time to start planning your Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity schedule if you haven’t already. Make sure to give a quick listen to WARC ‘s Amy Rodgers top picks from the Creative Impact track so you can save the spots for the sessions in your calendars. Which ones are you most excited about? #MakeItWarc #CreativeImpact #CreativeImpact24 #BoldMindsBoldMoves

Creativity is a tool to bring attention to issues otherwise hidden. Your thoughts on this?

I've been thinking about....the paradigm shift to #authentic learning experiences. Now, hear me out. I call out the #paradigmshift because providing authentic learning experiences for our young people is SO much more than mimicking real-world experiences. It's about building #relationships among the adults in a #school, #district, and #community that result in enlightened collaboration that INCLUDES how we can work together to create actual experiences for young people that impact the world around them. Left alone, teachers, at best, can create versions of real-life experiences. And, in some cases, teachers are pulling together what's needed to create these opportunities for our young people but..honestly...they shouldn't be left alone to shoulder the effort. If we empower teachers by providing the structures, processes, and incentives needed for deep collaboration across a community....well, just imagine what they can do? One simple example is shared here by Jayden Balbuena Valles - a new colleague I met via collaboration here on #linkedin. Jayden is a part of a film maker team in Santa Ana Unified School District who, as a result of the intentional collaboration of a lot of adults AND the determination of young people, is creating real-world products for real-world clients. Imagine the impact on #motivation when young people come to school to learn in this way. Imagine the impact on #chronicabsenteesism when THESE are the types of experiences awaiting our young people. Imagine how much more possible this type of design can be when every single one of us sees ourselves as a part of making it happen (aka this is NOT a "teachers should...." type of shift). Feeling brave? Share an idea below about how YOU (yeah, not "they" or "them") can become involved in making authentic learning happen in your community schools. There. I said it. #itatakesallofus #communitymatters Dawn S. Reese, CFRE Tim Hanner Jerry Almendarez Dr. Lorraine Mora Perez Eric Timmons Cory Strasser Andy Johnsen, Ed.D. Joseph Clevenger Ed Manansala Ed.D. Frank Miranda, Ed.D. Laurie Dent, Ph.D. Erin Jones Trevor Greene, Ed.D. Gloria Ciriza, Ed.D. Todd Lile Babatunde Ilori

Looking forward to attending Future Proof with the Croesus team Annik Voyer, Edgard Mbayen, Maxime Dumas! We're eager to dive into the hottest WealthTech trends and how they're transforming the financial landscape. Let's connect if you're there! #FutureProof #WealthTech #Innovation #FinancialAdvice #WealthManagement #InvestmentAdvice #AdvisorTech

For New Year’s Eve, myself and a colleague hosted a virtual event for 100+ Covid Cautious BIPOC folks. Many of us have lost access to public space due to a complete lack of Covid mitigations when COVID is still killing and disabling people. We had 3 virtual dance floors, a spades tournament, a visioning for 2024 workshop, an art gallery, karaoke, short/feature film screenings, a haunted house and more. It went for a full 24 hours and there have been folks hanging in our virtual drop in space since. I say this to say two things: 1. There is a NEED for organizations and groups to continue making virtual events and 2. They can be fun if you care about them and don’t see them as a deficit!!!!! We are hosting an ongoing virtual BIPOC Covid Cautious drop in space AND a virtual event center. As someone who is immunocomprimised and a performer, this has been a vital space for me too! If you have questions, ASK, but do not keep going through this pandemic pretending that people are unimpacted by COVID.