☕️ Join us on Thursday at 2pm for Community Coffee and Conversation at our new location… Sook, DC! 🌟 Sook is partly owned and operated by a former USAID colleague. Check out the Sook website (www.sookdc.com) and this post from Resy (blog.resy.com/2025/12/dc-r...) for more details!

Hey all! Reminder we’ve got a great event coming up! Punk Rock Concert for science! Support former NIH workers trying to save science! Link to purchase tickets here! actionnetwork.org/ticketed_eve... @allstrike.bsky.social @ammoniteband.bsky.social 🧵🧵

OneAID is a purely volunteer effort. If you or someone you know is in a position to give this Giving Tuesday, your contributions will be invested back into our community through activities like those listed at the below link ⬇️ 🎁 givebutter.com/oneaidcommun...

📅 Show dates: March 7-28, 2026 📍 Compass Atelier - 10335 Kensington Parkway, Kensington, MD, 20895 🔗 www.thecompassatelier.com

⏰ Reminder: sign up for the “Finding the Hidden Job Market” 12/2 webinar! 🔗 fedsupport.org/webinars-eve...

Eliminating USAID has been a disaster:

A reminder of where to submit your small business to join the OneAID Community Market

A reminder of where to shop this Small Business Saturday!

Happy Thanksgiving to our amazing community. We are grateful for every single one of you. ❤️

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The OneAID Community has been tapping into our creative side and drawing on our professional skills to launch new endeavors! Our colleagues are selling pottery and jewelry, opening new Etsy shops, & starting innovative businesses. Visit our site to learn more! 🔗 oneaidcommunity.org/2025/11/26/o...

🖥️ FedSupport Webinar – Finding the Hidden Job Market: Strategies for federal employees preparing their next career move 📅 December 2, 2025, 12pm-1:30pm ET This session is hosted in partnership with the Partnership for Public Service and Feds Forward 🔗Register here: fedsupport.org/webinars-eve...

1/ ⚠️ Breaking: At CDC, we've been told the US Government will not officially commemorate World AIDS Day this year. No explanation given.

Thank you for hosting this event! Check out the IDEA report if you haven’t yet on aid impacts to the global democracy ecosystem.

Here’s what OneAID has been up to these past four months! Thankful to our community of volunteers fighting to sustain and empower U.S. foreign assistance professionals. 🫶

💡 Have you been tapping into your creative side or drawing on your professional skills to launch something new like selling pottery, opening an Etsy shop, starting a coffee business, or offering services? We’d love to help amplify your work! 🔗 www.tinyurl.com/OneAIDMarket

Join OneAID at a community happy hour Wednesday, November 19 at Right Proper Brewing Company in DC. See you there! 🍻

📣 IMPORTANT, TIME-SENSITIVE LEGAL ANNOUNCEMENT 📣 ⏰ USAID FSOs and CS who were RIF'd and terminated September 2 have less than 24 hours to file their MSPB appeal. 🚨You should file now or by TODAY, Friday, November 14th, no later than 11:59 pm ET. ❓email w/ Q’s: [email protected]

Join OneAID for a community coffee today at 2pm at the MLK Public Library in DC! ☕️

Opinion: The agency's abrupt closure has left gaps in U.S. foreign policy that will take years to rebuild — and may have permanently damaged America's reputation abroad.

From partners with the Tuesdays Group of fired/furloughed government workers: 📣 Government Shutdown Sit-In 📅 Wednesday, November 12 at 2:30pm 📍 Cannon House Office Building stairs (corner of New Jersey Ave SE and Independence Ave SE, Washington, DC)

Make sure you follow OneAID on Instagram for more information, resources, and events, including from partner organizations! 🔗 www.instagram.com/oneaidcommun...

Join American University’s School of International Service (SIS) for the event: “When Aid Fades: Assessing Impacts on Global Democracy and Security”, taking place on Tuesday, November 19, from 6–8 PM EST at the SIS Founders Room, 4400 Massachusetts Avenue NW. www.eventbrite.com/e/when-aid-f...

OneAID has a new website! Your one-stop-shop for career transition, wellness, and citizenship engagement resources and events. Visit our page to learn more and get involved.

We had a great time celebrating USAID at the AIDies Block Party at the future USAID Memorial Circle in Arlington, VA! The neighborhood organized this party to demonstrate their support of USAIDers, advocate for foreign aid, and enjoy family fun with 80s tunes to set the vibe. #USAIDforever 🫶❤️🇺🇸

AIDies Block Party at the future USAID Memorial Circle in Arlington, VA! Amazing example of a community coming together to celebrate its members and their work.

🎥 Stream "Rovina's Choice" now! It traces the ongoing effects of the sudden shutdown of US foreign aid through the plight of one mother in Kenya trying to save her daughter from sickness and starvation. 🔗 www.newyorker.com/culture/the-... 🔗 tinyurl.com/rovinafilm

Congratulations to our partners at Aid on the Hill for their successful event last night on #USAIDDay! Aid on the Hill has been doing great Congressional engagement work the past several months and recently moved toward a membership model. To learn more: aidonthehill.org

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Happy #USAIDDay!! USAID was founded on 11/3/61 and saved 92 million lives from just 2001-2021. To honor USAID, share a post or leave a comment with the hashtag #USAIDDay and show the world why our work mattered. 🇺🇸 ❤️ 🌎 📸 : USAID clap out 2/27/25

I’m inspired by hundreds of former USAID federal workers still fighting for democracy, development and community action. Trump and DOGE may have snuffed out USAID, and sacrificed hundreds of thousands of former beneficiaries, but the spirit and solidarity of its staff persist.

Reminder: today at 6pm!

Conflict Derails Development: Lessons from My Travels in Guatemala In this clip, we learn how wars, drug trade, gangs, and sectarian violence all push people deeper into poverty. When there's conflict, it's the poorest who suffer most.

Upcoming OneAID Community Events in DC! 🥾 October 29, 2-4pm: Rock Creek Park hike 🖼️ November 4, 10am-12pm: Museum meetup at the National Museum of Women in the Arts We hope to see you there!

Join Criss in Care for a comedy show! Friday, November 7th at 8:00 PM at All Souls Church (1500 Harvard St NW, Washington, DC). Cocktails and fun start at 6:30 PM. www.eventbrite.com/e/comedy-sho...

Join OneAID today for a community happy hour at Jaleo DC! 🍷 💃🏼 Jaleo is also providing free lunch to federal workers during the government shutdown. Go for lunch, stay for happy hour!

Reminder: this Friday!

The event will include former USAID staff and leadership, faith leaders, and--pending confirmation--members of Congress. The vigil will take place on the steps of the Ronald Reagan building at 6:00 p.m. on October 29, and all are welcome to join.

Women Spearhead Development: Lessons from My Travels in Guatemala Aid workers and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in the developing world report that women tend to be more responsible than men when it comes to making development projects successful. 🧵

🎥 Upcoming free film screening! “Rovina’s Choice” traces the effects of Donald Trump’s executive order banning US foreign aid, signed within hours of being sworn into office in January 2025. 📅 November 1 at 11am ET 📍 Naval Heritage Center, Washington, DC 🔗 dxfest.com/films/rovina...

Visit our website to learn how to prepare and protect yourself in the event of a potential RIF. Guide authored by our friends at Our USAID Community. oneaidcommunity.org/2025/10/13/r...

OneAID is proud to be a sponsor of the following event: “Empowering Future Leaders in International Development and Education". Join us in person at the University of Maryland College Park, Benjamin Building Rm 1107 or on Zoom: umd.zoom.us/j/99650985009 For accommodations, please contact [email protected]

Final reminder about this free virtual resume workshop!   📅 Wednesday, Oct. 8 ⌚ Noon-1:30 p.m. EDT 📍 Zoom for Government 🔗 lnkd.in/e__Rw_jX

Upcoming free online resume workshop for impacted federal workers + contractors on Wednesday, 10/8 at 12pm ET! Register and more information here: fedsupport.org/webinars-eve...

Nearly 10% of humanity (~800M people in 2025) struggles to live on less than $3 a day. It’s important for Americans to appreciate that reality — and the growing gap between the extremely poor & the extremely privileged — because, as USAID demonstrated, our nation has the power to change it. 🧵 1/8

📣 Update! We've added Resources for Navigating the Government Shutdown to the OneAID website. Check it out here: oneaidcommunity.org/2025/10/02/r...

💻 DOGE Says Dispose, USAID Says Donate 🚨 Deadline Extended to OCTOBER 4 📦 FREE Mail In: Get a free prepaid shipping label to mail in your GFE from anywhere in CONUS! worldcomputerexchange.org/usaid-gfe/ 🧵1/2

Upcoming DC happy hours for foreign assistance professionals the week of September 29. See you there! 🍻