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A ‘Perfect Storm’: One Nonprofit Leader on Fear, Funding, and Finding a Way Through Caroline Gasparini Coordinator, Research, Center for Effective Philanthropy Elizabeth Lindsey Executive Director, Genesys Works National Capital Region
“We have had to be agile, flexible, and optimistic in ways that I haven’t experienced before.” Elizabeth Lindsey, who leads the Washington, DC area location of the youth-empowerment nonprofit Genesys Works, has spent most of her career in the nonprofit sector.
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The best revenge is becoming impossible to dismiss. You were counted out. Not once. Repeatedly. And you stayed quiet about it. You watched less qualified people move ahead. You absorbed the dismissals. You kept showing up anyway, wondering if you were the problem. You weren't. Being overlooked doesn't mean you were wrong. It means the room was too small for you. Something shifts when you stop waiting for the people who underestimated you to finally see you.
Family Lawyers Should Rethink Security From All Angles, Not Just Nuts & Bolts
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The Overall Rate of Divorce Is Falling, but Elder Divorces Are Increasing
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With a new CEO at the helm, here's what's next for DC digital literacy org Byte Back
Professional Development 1 hour ago On the (nine page) agenda for recently-appointed CEO Joe Paul: scaling the org nationally and locally, as well as adding more virtual offerings. "I'm so excited about those lives that we're going to change," he said. With a new CEO at the helm, here’s what’s next for DC digital literacy org Byte Back Joe Paul is the new CEO of Byte Back.
DC digital equity nonprofit Byte Back is bringing on Joe Paul as its next CEO
Professional Development 3 seconds ago Paul, who brings nonprofit leadership experience, was selected from over 200 applicants to lead the organization. He starts September 13. DC digital equity nonprofit Byte Back is bringing on Joe Paul as its next CEO New CEO of nonprofit Byte Back Joe Paul. Courtesy photo. Starting this month, tech training nonprofit Byte Back will have a new CEO. The organization announced Wednesday that Joe Paul will take over the leadership role starting September 13.
Vaccine Fights Will Be Family Lawyers' Next Challenges
Elizabeth Lindsey, a shareholder with Davis, Matthews & Quigley. (Courtesy photo) As if we have not been deluged with unusual challenges in the past year, the next 12 months promises to present us with some new ones, as well as a continuation of many of the issues we have been dealing with since last March. Family lawyers live at the heart of social change in our society. Any significant social changes that affect many Americans will affect the practice of family law.
Hewlett Foundation Promotes Program Officer to Chief of Equity and Culture
William and Flora Hewlett Foundation Charmaine Jackson Mercer, a program officer in the foundation’s education program, has been promoted to chief of equity and culture. In this newly created position at the $11 billion foundation, she will oversee its 10-year, $150 million racial-justice grant program.
Divorce & COVID-19: Be Prepared When Demand Returns
Commentary The loss of income and drop in net worth will certainly affect the ability to pay child support and alimony. Two households are more expensive to run than one, so both parties will need to cut their expenses and set financial priorities. Elizabeth Lindsey is a shareholder with the law firm of Davis, Matthews & Quigley. (Courtesy photo) Divorce-related filings in metro Atlanta have dramatically slowed due to the COVID-19 virus.
Verizon Community Partnerships Chat with Elizabeth Lindsey, CEO of Byte Back in Washington, DC
One of the most rewarding aspects of our community engagement work is the opportunity to partner with many non-profit organizations and support innovative programs that help advance the diverse communities we serve. In May 2020, we launched our Verizon Community Partnerships Initiative to celebrate community organizations supported by Verizon and highlight their important work.
COVID-19 is disproportionately affecting the Black community. So is the digital divide — and it’s not a coincidence - Technical.ly DC
Access Apr. 22, 2020 12:20 pm "Those of us with access to technology can be safe(r) and earn a livelihood. Those without access cannot." Here's how to support a more equal society, according to Byte Back CEO Elizabeth Lindsey. COVID-19 is disproportionately affecting the Black community. So is the digital divide — and it’s not a coincidence A Byte Back training course. (Photo by Peter Hershey, Byte Back) This is a guest post by Elizabeth Lindsey, CEO of Byte Back.
COVID-19 is Disproportionately Affecting the Black Community
I’m going to ask a question that will make many of you uncomfortable. Think about the last few people who delivered food to your home or who you saw working at the grocery store or pharmacy. Which racial and ethnic groups did those individuals belong to? Were they white? Were they millennials? Would they fit in or stick out at your office? The COVID-19 crisis has once again laid bare the pernicious and overt impact of the history of racism and white supremacy in the United States.
Local Ideas for Economic Inequality: Watch the CityLab Live Stream
Watch CityLab’s event in Washington, D.C. As economic inequality becomes an increasingly prominent global issue and political talking point, it is local communities that bear the burden of its impact, and that are piloting some of the most...
Awareness and treatment key for those living with inflammatory bowel disease, says gastroenterology specialist
If you’re among the more than three million adults in the U.S. suffering from inflammatory bowel disease, you know all too well the pain and frustration that accompanies the chronic condition. Inflammatory bowel disease is a term used to describe Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, both characterized by chronic inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract. Thanks to better treatments and increased awareness, I see countless men, women and children with IBD living normal, healthy lives.
The D.C. Tech Guide to the Tech, Music Festival
Each year, the District goes big at South by Southwest in Austin, Texas, and 2018 is no different. The coveted technology, film and music festival kicks off tomorrow, and, with an arsenal of programming and ambassadors by its side, the Washington, D.C. Economic Partnership (WDCEP) is ready to go. “Our main focus is to talk about D.C. as an inclusive city,” said Keith Sellers, WDCEP’s CEO.
Our microbiome: Understanding bacteria as friend not enemy
There is one word that probably isn’t in your health and wellness vocabulary but will be soon: microbiome. The New England Journal of Medicine defines the human microbiome as the collection of all genomes of microbes — or microscopic living organisms — in the ecosystem that is our body. The majority of these colonize in the gastrointestinal tract and other sites including our nasal passages, urinary system and reproductive organs. Why is our microbiome important?
Announcing DC Inno’s 2017 50 on Fire Nominees
DC Inno’s 50 on Fire identifies the hottest companies, organizations and people across a variety of categories, all operating within and around the city’s innovation economy. You can check out all of our previous 50 winners, starting in 2013, here. In years passed, we announced a list of 150 finalists and, later, shared the 50 on Fire list at a big party. It was great, but following that big reveal, we immediately transitioned to end-of-year stories and topics.
Curating humanity's heritage
It's been said that when an elder dies, it's as if a library is burned. Anthropologist Elizabeth Lindsey, a National Geographic Fellow, collects the deep cultural knowledge passed down as stories and lore. This talk was presented at an official TED conference, and was featured by our editors on the home page.
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