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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
    35 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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• Arlington/Alexandria Neighborhood Group

  • When
    May 16, 2023
  •  
    7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    In Person - Whole Foods, Wilson Blvd
  • Spaces left
    14

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  The Arlington/Alexandria Neighborhood Group meets from 7 PM to 9 PM. 

  

  Amy Dobson is the Neighborhood Group Coordinator. Her contact information is 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: Empowered Boundaries

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

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  Empowered Boundaries: Setting Boundaries in Your Organizing Business for More Serenity, Authenticity, and Abundance

  
  

  Agenda

  Is it difficult for you to set boundaries in your work life so you can get your work done and walk away from it into your personal life? Do you feel like you’re always connected to work? Would you like to learn the secrets to gently set boundaries that are win-win for everyone?

  Erika Salloux will share the strategies she has given her clients so they get what they want without creating stress for themselves and conflict with others whom they want in their lives. This CEU-eligible program will be full of techniques you can use in your business for yourself AND share with your clients to help them succeed in their organizing projects.

  In this program, you’ll learn:

  • The top three boundary tools to increase your gross income and serenity
  • The Fabulous Five steps to setting a loving and powerful boundary
  • The revealing of the surprising myths on boundaries and business
  • Three soft, affirmative, boundary scripts
  • An exercise in which you walk away with a new, empowering boundary you can begin tomorrow.

  Speaker Info

  Erika Salloux is a Certified Professional Organizer and founded Living Harmony LLC in 2003. Her organizing, writing and speaking focus on her internal and coach-centered approaches to organizing and her signature systems. She’s a member of, and has held leadership positions in, numerous NAPO and NAPO - New England groups, including the Speaking for Fees Special Interest Group Leader (2013 - 2015) and the Board of Certification for Professional Organizers Item Writing Committee Member (2016 - 2021).

  She regularly contributes to media outlets. Her appearances include NPR, ABC, CBS, FOX, Martha Stewart Living Radio, WebMD, “Boston Magazine,” and “The Boston Globe.” She has acted as an organizing consultant for “Real Simple.”

  She holds a BS in Communication from Boston University’s College of Communication. When she’s not organizing, you’ll probably find her swimming in the sea, dancing or looking around for the best fish taco in some far off spot.

  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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• Quarterly Off-Site Workday

  • When
    June 09, 2023
  •  
    8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    See confirmation email

  Join your NAPO-WDC colleagues for an Off-Site Workday on Friday, June 9th, 8 am to 4 pm.

  

  Leave home to hyper-focus on a project or two. Set aside a day to tackle your business projects and get accountability and support from fellow chapter members. We work independently and then gather for intermittent discussions to share ideas and offer support and suggestions.

  Where:

  In-person: Janet's home in Centreville, VA. Let her know you would like to participate and she'll send her address to you.

  There is a kitchen and dining room table and two comfy sofas and some chairs to sit in all day. If the weather is nice we can spread out to the back porch and patio too.

  You can use the kitchen or there are some places close by to pick up lunch and you can come and go anytime. If people are interested, we can have a happy hour at the end of the day.

  Virtual: Work via Zoom, with the ability to join in on the discussions.

  When:

  The next Off-Site Workday is Friday, June 9th. We meet from 8 am to 4 pm. You can come and go as you please during this time.

  Format:

  We work for 1 hour and 45 minutes and then stop for accountability and feedback for 15 minutes. We'll do this 4 times throughout the day.

  To do:

  If you are interested in attending, please email Janet Schiesl at janet@basicorganization.com and she'll send you the meeting address or Zoom link.

  
  

  
  

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