Vision Zero Network: Putting Pedestrian Safety First
听held a webinar, 鈥淐hanging Deadly Streets: Learn the Facts in Prioritizing Safety for People Walking鈥, on August 12.听Dr. Robert Schneider, Associate Professor of Urban Planning at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee;听Dr. Rebecca Sanders, Founder and Principal Investigator Safe Streets Research & Consulting, LLC; and听Seleta Reynolds, General Manager of the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) discussed key findings from a recent study that identified the top fatal pedestrian crash 鈥渉ot spots鈥 in the U.S.听The webinar also covered actions that transportation agencies can take to identify these dangerous roadway corridors and make them safer.
In other Vision Zero Network news, Program Director Jenn Fox was quoted in a听听about U.S. scooter rental firm Bird鈥檚 plans to trial a geo-fencing system to slow their scooters down in pedestrian-heavy 鈥榗ommunity safety zones鈥 such as schools and parks. Commenting on the initiative, Ms. Fox said, 鈥淚t is fantastic when companies innovate to support community traffic safety. Community Safety Zones can support localities working to improve safety for pedestrians and other vulnerable road users. We鈥檙e impressed by the initiative and Bird鈥檚 efforts to listen to local communities and respond to community feedback.鈥 Bird鈥檚 initiative is being piloted in Miami, Marseille, and Madrid.
U.S. Digital Response: ProjectNursingHomes.org
The Tobin Center at Yale University has partnered with to create a user-friendly, interactive tool that allows users to see how many nursing homes in a given area have a high level of connectivity to other nursing homes, thus increasing the chances of spreading and receiving infections.
The research data gathered on these previously unmeasured staff connections between nursing homes is being shared with听nursing home decision-makers and public health officials so they can implement protective measures in hyper-connected homes, activate early warning systems to let connected nursing homes know when there is an outbreak in a home with shared staff, and, ultimately, save lives.
Digging Deep: Helping Kids Through Tough Transitions
鈥淐hange is Tough, But So Are We鈥, a webinar hosted by听听on Wednesday, August 25, focused on how to promote flexible thinking and a growth mindset in kids and teens so they can feel confident in their ability to deal with whatever comes their way, from small day-to-day disruptions to major life-changing events. Certified Child Life Specialist and expert behind听听Shani Thornton was the event鈥檚 guest speaker.
The Council for Global Equality: Supporting LGBTQ+ Afghans
As the Taliban returns to power, leading the international community to worry about the potential for听a rise in extreme violence directed at members of the LGBTQI+ community in Afghanistan,听听(TCGE)听has been sharing the work different organizations are doing to help LGBTQI+ Afghans.听TCGE has shared articles about, and tweets from,听Rainbow Railroad, a Toronto-based nonprofit that helps LGBTQI+ people flee state-sponsored violence. Rainbow Railroad is currently engaging with the Canadian government to identify and refer LGBTQI+ Afghans in need of emergency assistance.
An听听by听Advocate听listed TCGE as one of several important organizations working internationally to protect human rights for LGBTQ+ people worldwide.
Board Member Highlight
Barbara Rhomberg
黑料福利社 Board of Directors Service: October 2019鈥損resent
Barbara Rhomberg is a partner in Kavanagh Rhomberg LLP, a law firm that represents nonprofit organizations and their charitable donors on the unique legal issues of the nonprofit sector. Her work includes forming nonprofit organizations and obtaining tax-exempt status, planned and charitable giving, limits on lobbying and campaign intervention for exempt organizations, grant compliance, endowments and donor-restricted funds, nonprofit mergers and dissolutions, unrelated business tax, and nonprofit corporate governance.
Before launching her own practice in 2012, Barbara was an attorney in the University of California鈥檚 Office of General Counsel, representing the University on charitable giving matters and advising on the use of endowment funds. Barbara also taught nonprofit organization law as an adjunct professor at the University of San Francisco School of Law, and also taught nonprofit law to students in USF鈥檚 Master of Nonprofit Administration program. She is currently chair of the California Lawyers Association Business Law Section鈥檚 Nonprofit Organizations Committee.
Barbara received her J.D. with distinction from Stanford Law School, and a B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley. Before law school, Barbara worked as a nonprofit administrator at the Sierra Club Foundation and Citizens for Reliable and Safe Highways, and she was听an aide to an Oakland city councilwoman.
Barbara is also a member of the Northern California Planned Giving Council, the California Political Attorneys Association, the American Bar Association, and the Peninsula Estate Planning Council.
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