Kansas City | St. Louis Local Nonprofit News, Events and Chat for Sunday - October 2
The latest local Kansas City/Jefferson City/St. Louis area nonprofit news to help power your network, strengthen your organization and keep you involved with your professional peers, funders, competitors and cohorts!
ICYMI: How Missouri's rural electric cooperatives can benefit from the Inflation Reduction Act: https://www.kmaland.com/news/missouri-electric-co-ops-poised-to-benefit-from-inflation-reduction-act/article_f31c946e-3eab-11ed-82b4-d38450750e90.html
This 100% solar community endured Hurricane Ian with no loss of power and minimal damage, from @CNN https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/02/us/solar-babcock-ranch-florida-hurricane-ian-climate/index.html
In February, we convened educators for the fifth annual Amplify event. This event creates a space for #educators of color to connect with peers.
@hmcghee shares her experience in education and how to prepare all students for a more #equitable future.
https://www.kauffman.org/currents/schools-must-prepare-citizens-for-multiracial-democracy/
Don't miss this great session tomorrow at #AAO2022 by our Medical Director, Dr. Joseph Tauber!
We’re delighted to welcome Joy Poole back to the Library for her third Missouri Valley Sunday Program.
Today she’s discussing three merchants who worked along Sante Fe Trail, developed relationships with First Nations people along the trail, and more.
#kcHistory
TOMORROW (10/3) award-winning author & illustrator @ChrisRaschka and our friends at the forthcoming immersive #kidlit museum @RabbitHoleKC will discuss Caldecott Medal picture books and their impact. Join us: http://ow.ly/f3Sq50KVI8K
It's National #custodialworkersrecognitionday! Help us give a huge #afftonstrong THANK YOU to our amazing custodians who work hard every day to make our schools clean and shiny, healthy and safe. 💜💛💜
We have a terrific lineup of guests this coming week! A big 'Shoutout' to The Nonprofit Show Sponsors @yptcllc
@CauseSellingEd @LetsBGenerous @StaffingBtqInc
@NatUniv @bloomerangTech
Start your Monday with us! 12:30 pm ET 9:30 am PT
Set a reminder: https://bit.ly/3flGKrJ
Educator, journalist, and scholar, @andreperryedu sat down for a Q&A, diving into the devaluation and suppression of Black communities – and how that hurts everyone.
https://www.kauffman.org/currents/investments-in-black-communities-antiracism-andre-perry/
Today is National Custodian Appreciation Day! Please join us in giving a shout out of appreciation and thanks to our custodial team. They work hard behind the scenes to ensure that our schools are clean, safe and ready for learning. Thank you for all you do!❤️
Mark your calendars! Feastival is coming to Topeka! Tickets are on sale NOW. Enjoy amazing food, while helping us devour hunger in our community. All event info & tickets available at http://topekafeastival.com.
This week several Library staff traveled to Springfield, MO for the @MOlibraries conference! They shared work around civic engagement, sustainability, our #KCQ series w/ @KCStar & reader services. We're sure they'll also bring back new ideas from other libraries across the state!
He lifts you up when you feel you have no fight left.
#SundayInspiration
Explore the history of redlining and urban renewal, and the lingering impact on today's communities with Speakers Bureau presentation "Mapping Inequality" with Donna Rae Pearson. 10/2 at 10:30am CDT in #Topeka
https://bit.ly/3CkQzVh #humanitieseveryday
The free exhibition "Signs: Photographs by Jim Dow" closes October 9 so hurry to Gallery L11 to see it this week. Learn more here: .
Signs: Photographs by Jim Dow
Signs includes approximately seventy-six photographs featuring early black and white prints as well as a small selection of recent color work.
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