Community Initiatives
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Community Initiatives is a nonprofit fiscal sponsor.
We share our 501c3 status and take care of the admin work so projects can focus on their missions.
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We share our 501c3 status and take care of the admin work so projects can focus on their missions.
communityinitiatives.org
This #givingseason, learn more about the benefits of mentoring youth with #MENTORcalifornia! Mentoring lets people share hope, connection, and supports a future worth celebrating.
To support their work, scan the QR code or follow the link in our newsletter: communityinitiatives.org/blog/project...
To support their work, scan the QR code or follow the link in our newsletter: communityinitiatives.org/blog/project...
November 26, 2025 at 10:25 PM
This #givingseason, learn more about the benefits of mentoring youth with #MENTORcalifornia! Mentoring lets people share hope, connection, and supports a future worth celebrating.
To support their work, scan the QR code or follow the link in our newsletter: communityinitiatives.org/blog/project...
To support their work, scan the QR code or follow the link in our newsletter: communityinitiatives.org/blog/project...
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Approaching #TransDayofRemembrance, we condemn the anti-trans rhetoric from Members of Congress & the violence that trans ppl face every day.
The words of decision makers carry power & consequences.
Trans ppl deserve to live in a world free w/o hate.🏳️⚧️
equality.house.gov/trans-rhetor...
The words of decision makers carry power & consequences.
Trans ppl deserve to live in a world free w/o hate.🏳️⚧️
equality.house.gov/trans-rhetor...
213 Representatives Call on Speaker Johnson to Address Anti-Trans Rhetoric, Enforce Rules of Decorum
As Congress returns to normal business this week after the government shutdown, 213 Members of Congress—led by Equality Caucus Co-Chair Rep. Sarah McBride (DE-AL) and Chair Rep. Mark Takano (CA-39)—se...
equality.house.gov
November 18, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Approaching #TransDayofRemembrance, we condemn the anti-trans rhetoric from Members of Congress & the violence that trans ppl face every day.
The words of decision makers carry power & consequences.
Trans ppl deserve to live in a world free w/o hate.🏳️⚧️
equality.house.gov/trans-rhetor...
The words of decision makers carry power & consequences.
Trans ppl deserve to live in a world free w/o hate.🏳️⚧️
equality.house.gov/trans-rhetor...
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Data Science 4 Everyone’s “State of the Field” report documents the rapidly changing landscape of data science education.
Read the report: insights.datascience4everyone.org/documents/St...
#EduSky
Read the report: insights.datascience4everyone.org/documents/St...
#EduSky
November 18, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Data Science 4 Everyone’s “State of the Field” report documents the rapidly changing landscape of data science education.
Read the report: insights.datascience4everyone.org/documents/St...
#EduSky
Read the report: insights.datascience4everyone.org/documents/St...
#EduSky
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Coming up on Tuesday, 16 December 2025, we’ll be hosting our seventh(!) annual community potluck! www.cscce.org/2025/11/19/d...
December’s community call: Seventh annual CSCCE community potluck - CSCCE
Join us on Tuesday, 16 December 2025, at 11am EST / 4pm UTC for our annual end-of-year community call - and "bring a dessert" to share!
www.cscce.org
November 19, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Coming up on Tuesday, 16 December 2025, we’ll be hosting our seventh(!) annual community potluck! www.cscce.org/2025/11/19/d...
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We're pleased that our report on the financial burden of placing disaster response on states, a consequence of eliminating federal aid such as FEMA, helped inform Pew Charitable Trusts' brief, similarly analyzing trends in disaster assistance relative to state budgets www.pew.org/en/research-...
What Waning Federal Disaster Aid Would Mean for State Budgets
States play a critical and often overlooked role in paying for disaster costs, assisting communities and individuals and helping to cover cost shares required by federal relief programs. To cover thes...
www.pew.org
November 20, 2025 at 4:09 PM
We're pleased that our report on the financial burden of placing disaster response on states, a consequence of eliminating federal aid such as FEMA, helped inform Pew Charitable Trusts' brief, similarly analyzing trends in disaster assistance relative to state budgets www.pew.org/en/research-...
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More than 75 communities across 30 states + DC joined #WDoR2025 to call for safe streets. From vigils to rallies, people honored loved ones lost to traffic crashes and demanded leaders to prioritize safety over speed.
Read our full recap: visionzeronetwork.org/wdor-2025/
Read our full recap: visionzeronetwork.org/wdor-2025/
Rallying to Tame Speeds & Save Lives: 75+ U.S. Communities Call for Change on World Day of Remembrance
More than 75 communities in 30 states and Washington, D.C. joined a global call for change on World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims (WDoR). On November 16, 2025, people in small towns and ...
visionzeronetwork.org
November 20, 2025 at 3:22 PM
More than 75 communities across 30 states + DC joined #WDoR2025 to call for safe streets. From vigils to rallies, people honored loved ones lost to traffic crashes and demanded leaders to prioritize safety over speed.
Read our full recap: visionzeronetwork.org/wdor-2025/
Read our full recap: visionzeronetwork.org/wdor-2025/
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We're thrilled to feature award-winning author Hena Khan on The Write Time! Hena discusses her book We Are Big Time with NWP teacher-leader Rhiannon. Download/listen via NWP Radio wherever you get your podcasts. bit.ly/43zdWry #nwpwritenow
November 19, 2025 at 6:31 PM
We're thrilled to feature award-winning author Hena Khan on The Write Time! Hena discusses her book We Are Big Time with NWP teacher-leader Rhiannon. Download/listen via NWP Radio wherever you get your podcasts. bit.ly/43zdWry #nwpwritenow
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In this video from @gdocexpo.com, Ed Lago, Senior Producer at Creature Label shares lessons he's learned after reviewing more than 200 game pitches. Ed deep dives into valuable and actionable suggestions on how to improve your game pitch, avoid common mistakes and stand out. tinyurl.com/2jp9rc9u
250 Reviewed Game Pitches Later: The Lessons Learned
Join Ed Lago, Senior Producer/Biz Dev/Scout at Creature Label as he shares his insights and the lessons learned after reviewing more than 200 game pitches. With his experience working for the Indie VR Fund initiative in a partnership between Creature and SideQuest, Ed deep dives into valuable and actionable suggestions on how to improve your game pitch, avoid common mistakes and stand out. Helping you be in a better, more confident position when pitching to publishers and platforms.
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November 19, 2025 at 6:15 PM
In this video from @gdocexpo.com, Ed Lago, Senior Producer at Creature Label shares lessons he's learned after reviewing more than 200 game pitches. Ed deep dives into valuable and actionable suggestions on how to improve your game pitch, avoid common mistakes and stand out. tinyurl.com/2jp9rc9u
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Yesterday, 75+ communities across the U.S. came together for World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims #WDoR2025. Their voices and stories fuel this work. Stay tuned – a full recap of events is coming soon.
November 17, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Yesterday, 75+ communities across the U.S. came together for World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims #WDoR2025. Their voices and stories fuel this work. Stay tuned – a full recap of events is coming soon.
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"Good game direction lives at the intersection of creativity, technology, and psychology," - Christopher Rubyor, principal design director at World’s Edge, Age of Empires IV. Polygon asked 16 directors across the industry to unpack what's involved in game direction: tinyurl.com/3a32zksd
What even is game direction? We asked 16 game directors
It's a lot more complicated than you think
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November 17, 2025 at 9:26 PM
"Good game direction lives at the intersection of creativity, technology, and psychology," - Christopher Rubyor, principal design director at World’s Edge, Age of Empires IV. Polygon asked 16 directors across the industry to unpack what's involved in game direction: tinyurl.com/3a32zksd
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🚀 The US-RSE November Newsletter is out!
Highlights: USRSE’25 Recap, USRSE’26 Announcement, Steering Committee Updates, SC25 Conference & more 🎉
👉 us-rse.org/2025-11-06-n...
👉 Learn more about US-RSE: us-rse.org/about/
#RSE #RSEng #ResearchSoftware #ResearchComputing #ResearchData
Highlights: USRSE’25 Recap, USRSE’26 Announcement, Steering Committee Updates, SC25 Conference & more 🎉
👉 us-rse.org/2025-11-06-n...
👉 Learn more about US-RSE: us-rse.org/about/
#RSE #RSEng #ResearchSoftware #ResearchComputing #ResearchData
US-RSE November 2025 Newsletter
United States Research Software Engineer Association
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November 17, 2025 at 9:47 PM
🚀 The US-RSE November Newsletter is out!
Highlights: USRSE’25 Recap, USRSE’26 Announcement, Steering Committee Updates, SC25 Conference & more 🎉
👉 us-rse.org/2025-11-06-n...
👉 Learn more about US-RSE: us-rse.org/about/
#RSE #RSEng #ResearchSoftware #ResearchComputing #ResearchData
Highlights: USRSE’25 Recap, USRSE’26 Announcement, Steering Committee Updates, SC25 Conference & more 🎉
👉 us-rse.org/2025-11-06-n...
👉 Learn more about US-RSE: us-rse.org/about/
#RSE #RSEng #ResearchSoftware #ResearchComputing #ResearchData
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❤️NVCCA is the only organization in Nevada with a singular focus on reducing the human health harms of climate change. Please consider helping us continue our work by donating:
give.communityin.org/42U3U2?ref=a...
give.communityin.org/42U3U2?ref=a...
November 17, 2025 at 10:14 PM
❤️NVCCA is the only organization in Nevada with a singular focus on reducing the human health harms of climate change. Please consider helping us continue our work by donating:
give.communityin.org/42U3U2?ref=a...
give.communityin.org/42U3U2?ref=a...
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This week at CSCCE, we’re kicking off our last multi-week training cohort of 2025: our Project Management for Scientists Bootcamp! The Birdaro training program also continues, with participants part way through building their team playbook or contributor guide.
November 18, 2025 at 2:52 PM
This week at CSCCE, we’re kicking off our last multi-week training cohort of 2025: our Project Management for Scientists Bootcamp! The Birdaro training program also continues, with participants part way through building their team playbook or contributor guide.
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It's not too late to join colleagues in the Write Now Teacher Studio to read and discuss John Warner’s Why They Can't Write: Killing the Five-Paragraph Essay and Other Necessities. The book club in the #nwpstudio is a perfect way to connect and reflect with other teachers! bit.ly/4hMHyrb #EduSky
November 6, 2025 at 11:23 PM
It's not too late to join colleagues in the Write Now Teacher Studio to read and discuss John Warner’s Why They Can't Write: Killing the Five-Paragraph Essay and Other Necessities. The book club in the #nwpstudio is a perfect way to connect and reflect with other teachers! bit.ly/4hMHyrb #EduSky
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Tomorrow: Join us at @cmcmath.bsky.social's CMC-South for the "Modernizing High School Math for College Readiness" panel at 10:30 a.m. PT! Panelists include Pamela Burdman, Kyndall Brown, Katherine Stevenson, David Weisbart and Babette Benken.
Learn more & register: www.cmcmath.org/cmc-south-co...
Learn more & register: www.cmcmath.org/cmc-south-co...
November 7, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Tomorrow: Join us at @cmcmath.bsky.social's CMC-South for the "Modernizing High School Math for College Readiness" panel at 10:30 a.m. PT! Panelists include Pamela Burdman, Kyndall Brown, Katherine Stevenson, David Weisbart and Babette Benken.
Learn more & register: www.cmcmath.org/cmc-south-co...
Learn more & register: www.cmcmath.org/cmc-south-co...
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US-RSE is heading to #SC25! 🎉
📍 Booth #3911 | Nov 16–21 | St. Louis, MO
Stop by, meet fellow RSEs! Join our #RSE-HPC Workshop (Nov 16) and Topgolf Focus Group + Social Hour (Nov 18)! More at us-rse.org/rse-hpc-2025/
🎯Email contact@us-rse.org to sign up for the workshops!
📍 Booth #3911 | Nov 16–21 | St. Louis, MO
Stop by, meet fellow RSEs! Join our #RSE-HPC Workshop (Nov 16) and Topgolf Focus Group + Social Hour (Nov 18)! More at us-rse.org/rse-hpc-2025/
🎯Email contact@us-rse.org to sign up for the workshops!
Research Software Engineers in HPC (RSE-HPC-2025)
Research Software Engineers in HPC (RSE-HPC-2025)
us-rse.org
November 7, 2025 at 5:22 AM
US-RSE is heading to #SC25! 🎉
📍 Booth #3911 | Nov 16–21 | St. Louis, MO
Stop by, meet fellow RSEs! Join our #RSE-HPC Workshop (Nov 16) and Topgolf Focus Group + Social Hour (Nov 18)! More at us-rse.org/rse-hpc-2025/
🎯Email contact@us-rse.org to sign up for the workshops!
📍 Booth #3911 | Nov 16–21 | St. Louis, MO
Stop by, meet fellow RSEs! Join our #RSE-HPC Workshop (Nov 16) and Topgolf Focus Group + Social Hour (Nov 18)! More at us-rse.org/rse-hpc-2025/
🎯Email contact@us-rse.org to sign up for the workshops!
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"Pathways for Action: Affording our Clean Energy Future" is an examination of the drivers of the current energy affordability crisis we are facing, and a framework for developing policy solutions that ensures long-term bill savings and advances clean energy goals. Link is in our bio!
November 7, 2025 at 7:03 PM
"Pathways for Action: Affording our Clean Energy Future" is an examination of the drivers of the current energy affordability crisis we are facing, and a framework for developing policy solutions that ensures long-term bill savings and advances clean energy goals. Link is in our bio!
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Heading to #SC25? 🎉
Check out the full list of #research-software-related events, including sessions, workshops, and meetups that highlight the vibrant software community at SC25!
👉 Explore here at Better Scientific Software (#BSSw): bssw.io/events/sc25-...
#RSE #RSEng #ResearchSoftware #RCD
Check out the full list of #research-software-related events, including sessions, workshops, and meetups that highlight the vibrant software community at SC25!
👉 Explore here at Better Scientific Software (#BSSw): bssw.io/events/sc25-...
#RSE #RSEng #ResearchSoftware #RCD
SC25 Software-Related Events
The Supercomputing conference series is one of the premier venues for high-performance computing and computational science and engineering. Here's a list of events that relate to producing better sci...
bssw.io
November 8, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Heading to #SC25? 🎉
Check out the full list of #research-software-related events, including sessions, workshops, and meetups that highlight the vibrant software community at SC25!
👉 Explore here at Better Scientific Software (#BSSw): bssw.io/events/sc25-...
#RSE #RSEng #ResearchSoftware #RCD
Check out the full list of #research-software-related events, including sessions, workshops, and meetups that highlight the vibrant software community at SC25!
👉 Explore here at Better Scientific Software (#BSSw): bssw.io/events/sc25-...
#RSE #RSEng #ResearchSoftware #RCD
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❤️NVCCA is the only organization in Nevada with a singular focus on reducing the human health harms of climate change. We are 90% volunteer powered and 100% self-supporting!
Please consider helping us continue our work by donating:
give.communityin.org/42U3U2?ref=a...
Please consider helping us continue our work by donating:
give.communityin.org/42U3U2?ref=a...
November 10, 2025 at 6:27 PM
❤️NVCCA is the only organization in Nevada with a singular focus on reducing the human health harms of climate change. We are 90% volunteer powered and 100% self-supporting!
Please consider helping us continue our work by donating:
give.communityin.org/42U3U2?ref=a...
Please consider helping us continue our work by donating:
give.communityin.org/42U3U2?ref=a...
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An end to the shutdown may be on the horizon, but this ordeal has exposed the compounding effects of assistance disruptions on communities across the US. The impacts of SNAP and LIHEAP funding delays vary by state. Here's where they'll hit the hardest: justsolutionscollective.org/snap-and-lih...
Double Trouble: Disruptions to Federal Food Assistance Program (SNAP) and Low Income Heating and Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Leave Families and Children in Crisis as Winter Approaches – Just So...
justsolutionscollective.org
November 10, 2025 at 7:10 PM
An end to the shutdown may be on the horizon, but this ordeal has exposed the compounding effects of assistance disruptions on communities across the US. The impacts of SNAP and LIHEAP funding delays vary by state. Here's where they'll hit the hardest: justsolutionscollective.org/snap-and-lih...
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This week at CSCCE, it’s the final week of our Nurturing Online Communities (NOC) cohort, and it’s “last call” for our Project Management for Scientists Bootcamp (which starts next week!).
November 10, 2025 at 7:49 PM
This week at CSCCE, it’s the final week of our Nurturing Online Communities (NOC) cohort, and it’s “last call” for our Project Management for Scientists Bootcamp (which starts next week!).
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There's still time to join or plan your own #WDoR2025 event to draw attention to the urgent need for safe speeds & safe streets.
Join communities across the nation in speaking up for #VisionZero & for safe streets for all. Find out more: wdor-usa.org
Join communities across the nation in speaking up for #VisionZero & for safe streets for all. Find out more: wdor-usa.org
November 11, 2025 at 2:34 PM
There's still time to join or plan your own #WDoR2025 event to draw attention to the urgent need for safe speeds & safe streets.
Join communities across the nation in speaking up for #VisionZero & for safe streets for all. Find out more: wdor-usa.org
Join communities across the nation in speaking up for #VisionZero & for safe streets for all. Find out more: wdor-usa.org
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Gameheads has been telling our corporate partners this for years. Profit driven institutions cannot do this. And that's no shade. You should focus on profit. And, these things are important for the industry. Partner with us. We have the system in place and we will organize this for you. Call us!
“Don’t gather some of the most brilliant activists in the industry, treat us like crap, and then expect us to do nothing about it.” After the Game Awards cancelled its Future Class programme, @alyssamerc.bsky.social talked to its former honorees
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/n...
“We were effectively props”: young stars of game development feel let down by the ‘gaming Oscars’
Announced in 2020 by the Game Awards as an inclusive programme for the industry’s next generation, the Future Class initiative has now been discontinued. Inductees describe clashes with organisers and...
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Gameheads has been telling our corporate partners this for years. Profit driven institutions cannot do this. And that's no shade. You should focus on profit. And, these things are important for the industry. Partner with us. We have the system in place and we will organize this for you. Call us!
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Northern Nevada Public Health and Renown Health are working together to learn more about health in Washoe County from 2026 to 2028.
Your answers are private. The survey takes about 10 to 15 minutes to finish.
survey.alchemer.com/s3/8497236/2...
Your answers are private. The survey takes about 10 to 15 minutes to finish.
survey.alchemer.com/s3/8497236/2...
2026-2028 Washoe County Community Health Assessment ACTIVE
survey.alchemer.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Northern Nevada Public Health and Renown Health are working together to learn more about health in Washoe County from 2026 to 2028.
Your answers are private. The survey takes about 10 to 15 minutes to finish.
survey.alchemer.com/s3/8497236/2...
Your answers are private. The survey takes about 10 to 15 minutes to finish.
survey.alchemer.com/s3/8497236/2...
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A Center for Scholars & Storytellers at UCLA study finds more than 40% of adolescent gamers surveyed said "racial diversity in characters & storylines" remains important. However, 47.8% of respondents also said they struggled to find games with characters that represent them. tinyurl.com/bdw7hz3x
Report: Nearly half of US adolescents avoid games that portray women in "stereotypical and harmful ways"
New study also finds that 47.8% of respondents struggled to find characters that represent them
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November 12, 2025 at 8:05 PM
A Center for Scholars & Storytellers at UCLA study finds more than 40% of adolescent gamers surveyed said "racial diversity in characters & storylines" remains important. However, 47.8% of respondents also said they struggled to find games with characters that represent them. tinyurl.com/bdw7hz3x