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Charity
Outcomes Are Complex, But Speak to Nonprofit Value
By Jason Saul In my 20-plus years working in the nonprofit world, one of the most common mistakes I’ve seen nonprofits make is measuring activities…
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Proudly Supporting the Voting Rights Amendment Act
ByÌýRemington Gregg, Legislative Counse Last June, the day before the LGBT community‘s huge victory inÌýU.S. v. Windsor, the Supreme Court delivered the broader civil rights…
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How Not to Train a Dragon
I like to think that I am a patient man, but sometimes my patience gets pushed to its limit. That is the situation when it…
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Rebuilding Together Alexandria: Southern Charm
Alice* is a D.C.-native who moved to Alexandria in the 1970s for a job. She and her husband built a life in this “sleepy, southern…
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Asthma Crisis in the Classroom
His teacher thought he was being silly – falling out of his chair, closing his eyes and dropping his head down. In a classroom full…
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Summer Safety & Year-round Precautions to Reduce the Risk of SIDS
Now that the weather’s getting warmer, it’s a good time to talk (again!) about the dangers of overheating your baby. Babies are sensitive to extremes…
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Get Naked! You Just Might Save Your Life
Did you know that nearly 80,000 people will be diagnosed with melanoma this year? That’s the equivalent of the entire population of Somerville, Massachusetts. Or…
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How Good Neighbors Brings Clean Water to Thousands of People
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The Preservation Champion You Might Not Have Heard Of: Mary B. Talbert
In 1917, readers ofÌýThe CrisisÌýmagazine, the official publication of theÌýNational Association for the Advancement of Colored PeopleÌý(NAACP), would have come across a powerful call to…
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Increasing Employee Engagement in Your Corporate Volunteer Programs
By Ryan Scott Anyone involved in managing a corporate volunteer program always faces the same questions: what sort of cause curriculum makes sense for my…
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Corporate Philanthropy: How to leverage your relationship capital for good
By Evan Bleier Corporate philanthropy hasÌýbeen anÌýintegral partÌýof the fabric of ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵn business culture for 100 years. AccordingÌýto a 2013 reportÌýby ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ’s Charities, workplace giving…
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Yearlong Journey Leads Dog to Happy Home
ByÌýCathy M Rosenthal Someone took 8-week-old Lucky and his littermates for a ride on a flatbed truck. Lucky’s tiny paws couldn’t grip the truck’s flatbed…
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