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• NAPO-WDC Chapter Meeting: Beyond Diversity 101

  • When
    April 10, 2023
  •  
    7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Virtual Zoom Meeting
  • Registered
    23 registrants

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  Beyond Diversity 101: Intersectionality

  
  

  Agenda

  Beyond Diversity 101: Intersectionality 

  • Examine key components of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
  • Discuss the role of intersectionality and its effects on chronically disorganized clients
  • Generate ideas for becoming a more diverse and inclusive professional

  Speaker

  Tiffany Blassingame started Simple Organization to provide organizing and productivity strategies to help others develop a more organized approach to home, work, and school. As a divorced parent of a teenage son and a school administrator, she understands the delicate balance between raising children, progressing toward personal goals, working in your career, and being a good steward to others and to yourself. Her specialties include working with families of elementary, middle, and high school students as well as college students and educators. Tiffany is a member of the National Association of Productivity and Organizing Professionals (NAPO) as well as a founding member of the National Association of Black Professional Organizers (NABPO) where she serves as the Director of Inclusion and Belonging. She speaks frequently on the topics of diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice on various platforms. Tiffany is also the Founding Head of School of The Ferguson School, a progressive microschool in Decatur, GA.
  

  Zoom

  Note: Registrants will receive Zoom registration link and meeting info in their confirmation and reminder emails. 
  

  Zoom will allow participants to interact with each other via audio and video on their computer, tablet, or smartphone app in a real virtual meeting (optional alternative audio available by telephone) where we will be able to see and listen to each other in real dialog. 

  • How to Join a Zoom Meeting: Be sure to download the app when prompted for the full experience.
  • Meeting Controls
  • Tip: In upper right you can toggle between Speaker view and Grid view that shows everyone.

  Inclement Weather Policy

  In the event of bad weather, we will only cancel if power is out for necessary meeting managers, in which case, meeting registrants will be emailed.

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• "The Neighborhood" Group

  • When
    April 20, 2023
  •  
    7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location
    Virtual Zoom Meeting
  • Spaces left
    15

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  "The Neighborhood" Group is for NAPO-WDC Chapter members who live in Maryland or the District of Columbia. They meet via Zoom on the third Thursday every other month, from 7 PM to 8:30 PM. You will receive login information upon registration for this event.

  Sara Wiggins is the Neighborhood Group Coordinator. Her contact information will be included at the bottom of the registration confirmation email. 

  Please note that there will be a maximum of 15 attendees to keep the forum intimate as Neighborhood Groups are intended.

  The Neighborhood Groups are a “chapter members-only” benefit, so we ask that you not bring guests who are not members of our chapter until they join.

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• NAPO-WDC Chapter Meeting: Keep the Memories, Lose the Stuff

  • When
    May 01, 2023
  •  
    7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Virtual Zoom Meeting
  • Registered
    22 registrants

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  Keep the Memories, Lose the Stuff

  
  

  Agenda

  Matt Paxton, host of the Emmy-nominated Legacy List with Matt Paxton and HOARDERS, will discuss the importance of a family legacy and how telling the stories behind the items can help people let go of their stuff. Matt will highlight insights and stories from his 20-year career helping families downsize and declutter their homes. He'll share his tools and techniques to empower clients to tell and document their stories while letting go of the items that no longer serve them.
  

  Speaker

  Matt Paxton, host of the Emmy-nominated series Legacy List with Matt Paxton (on PBS stations nationwide) is a leading downsizing and decluttering expert. He started cleaning houses after his father, stepfather, and both grandfathers died in the same year, leaving him with several estates to settle at once. Ever since, Matt and his network of experts have been working with families struggling with settling estates and cleanouts for almost 20 years. He has been an expert featured during 12+ seasons of A&E TV show Hoarders. Matt is the author of Keep the Memories, Lose the Stuff, created in collaboration with AARP and featuring his signature steps to downsizing and decluttering your home. He appears regularly as a public speaker and guest on television and radio shows helping families find the upside of downsizing. He lives in Atlanta, GA with his wife and seven kids.
  

  Zoom

  Note: Registrants will receive Zoom registration link and meeting info in their confirmation and reminder emails. 
  

  Zoom will allow participants to interact with each other via audio and video on their computer, tablet, or smartphone app in a real virtual meeting (optional alternative audio available by telephone) where we will be able to see and listen to each other in real dialog. 

  • How to Join a Zoom Meeting: Be sure to download the app when prompted for the full experience.
  • Meeting Controls
  • Tip: In upper right you can toggle between Speaker view and Grid view that shows everyone.

  Inclement Weather Policy

  In the event of bad weather, we will only cancel if power is out for necessary meeting managers, in which case, meeting registrants will be emailed.

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• NAPO-WDC Chapter Meeting: Business Models: A Panel Discussion

  • When
    June 05, 2023
  •  
    7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Virtual Zoom Meeting
  • Registered
    20 registrants

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  Business Models: A Panel Discussion

  
  

  More information coming soon!

  Zoom

  Note: Registrants will receive Zoom registration link and meeting info in their confirmation and reminder emails. 
  

  Zoom will allow participants to interact with each other via audio and video on their computer, tablet, or smartphone app in a real virtual meeting (optional alternative audio available by telephone) where we will be able to see and listen to each other in real dialog. 

  • How to Join a Zoom Meeting: Be sure to download the app when prompted for the full experience.
  • Meeting Controls
  • Tip: In upper right you can toggle between Speaker view and Grid view that shows everyone.

  Inclement Weather Policy

  In the event of bad weather, we will only cancel if power is out for necessary meeting managers, in which case, meeting registrants will be emailed.

  Show details