Free training July 31: Telling Garden Stories in the Digital Age

Middle and high school teachers and garden educators are encouraged to attend the free "Telling Garden Stories in the Digital Age" by the Smithsonian Gardens and National Postal Museum. Attendees will spend the day using Smithsonian collections and tools to solve a challenge connecting gardens and civic engagement. Attendees will implement what they learn by connecting it to their own curriculum.

WHEN:Thursday, July 31, 2014, 10:00 am - 3:00 pm

WHERE:National Postal Museum (2 Massachusetts Ave NE, Byrne Loft)

MORE INFO/REGISTRATION: gardens.si.edu/come-learn/garden-stories-digital.html

Awards being given for technology that changes lives; deadline June 30

501cTECH is celebrating the power of technology to change lives with three awards of $7,500 in cash plus tech TA. The awards will recognize the three DC area nonprofits that submit the best ideas for tech innovation in each of the following cause categories:

• PreK-12 and STEM Education
• Skills to Succeed and Workforce Development
• Veterans and Military Families

Two free webinars about the application process take place June 11 and June 23. The deadline for submissions is June 30.

Sample photo release form

Do you take pictures of children and youth in your program?  Do you use or want to use the snaps (or video) online, in newsletters or in fundraising materials?  Do you have a photo release form?  Here's a sample photo release form from Public Relations Writing & Media Techniques (Fourth Edition) by Dennis Wilcox.