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Vision Zero Network: Putting Pedestrian Safety First<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Vision Zero Network<\/a>\"pedestrian<\/a>\u00a0held a webinar, \u201cChanging Deadly Streets: Learn the Facts in Prioritizing Safety for People Walking\u201d, on August 12.\u00a0Dr. Robert Schneider<\/strong>, Associate Professor of Urban Planning at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee;\u00a0Dr. Rebecca Sanders<\/strong>, Founder and Principal Investigator Safe Streets Research & Consulting, LLC; and\u00a0<\/strong>Seleta Reynolds<\/strong>,<\/strong> General Manager of the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) discussed key findings from a recent study that identified the top fatal pedestrian crash \u201chot spots\u201d in the U.S.\u00a0The webinar also covered actions that transportation agencies can take to identify these dangerous roadway corridors and make them safer.<\/p>\n

Read Vision Zero Network\u2019s webinar summary.<\/a><\/p>\n

\"VisionIn other Vision Zero Network news, Program Director Jenn Fox was quoted in a\u00a0news article<\/a>\u00a0about U.S. scooter rental firm Bird\u2019s plans to trial a geo-fencing system to slow their scooters down in pedestrian-heavy \u2018community safety zones\u2019 such as schools and parks. Commenting on the initiative, Ms. Fox said, \u201cIt 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\u2019re impressed by the initiative and Bird\u2019s efforts to listen to local communities and respond to community feedback.\u201d Bird\u2019s initiative is being piloted in Miami, Marseille, and Madrid.<\/p>\n

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U.S. Digital Response: ProjectNursingHomes.org<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"DiagramThe Tobin Center at Yale University has partnered with U.S. Digital Response<\/a> 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.<\/p>\n

\"DiagramThe research data gathered on these previously unmeasured staff connections between nursing homes is being shared with\u00a0nursing 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.<\/p>\n

Learn more.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Digging Deep: Helping Kids Through Tough Transitions<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"Blonde\u201cChange is Tough, But So Are We\u201d, a webinar hosted by\u00a0Digging Deep<\/a>\u00a0on 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\u00a0ChildLifeMommy.com<\/a><\/u>\u00a0Shani Thornton was the event\u2019s guest speaker.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Check out Digging Deep\u2019s blog to learn more on topics of emotional resilience.<\/a><\/p>\n

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The Council for Global Equality: Supporting LGBTQ+ Afghans<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"AfghanAs the Taliban returns to power, leading the international community to worry about the potential for\u00a0a rise in extreme violence directed at members of the LGBTQI+ community in Afghanistan,\u00a0The Council for Glo\u00ad\u00ad\u00adbal Equality<\/a>\u00a0(TCGE)\u00a0has been sharing the work different organizations are doing to help LGBTQI+ Afghans.\u00a0TCGE has shared articles about, and tweets from,\u00a0Rainbow 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.<\/p>\n

An\u00a0article<\/a>\u00a0by\u00a0Advocate<\/i>\u00a0listed TCGE as one of several important organizations working internationally to protect human rights for LGBTQ+ people worldwide.<\/p>\n

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Board Member Highlight<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"BarbaraBarbara Rhomberg<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

黑料福利社 Board of Directors Service: October 2019\u2013present<\/strong><\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Before launching her own practice in 2012, Barbara was an attorney in the University of California\u2019s 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\u2019s Master of Nonprofit Administration program. She is currently chair of the California Lawyers Association Business Law Section\u2019s Nonprofit Organizations Committee.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0an aide to an Oakland city councilwoman.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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Let us know what’s going on with your project and we’ll do our best to get it into the next Project News and share on social media.<\/p>\n

Email Stephanie at\u00a0communications@communityinitiatives.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

If you would like to learn more about our projects, please\u00a0visit our projects page<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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