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2012
Before we all cook our turkeys…
It’s no surprise that Thanksgiving is next week. What you may not know is that this week – November 10-18 – is National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week. Sponsored by…
Taking Their Seats at the Capitol
In the Wednesday-morning quarterbacking that followed last week’s elections in the U.S., one of the more significant outcomes barely earned a headline: more women than ever before have been sent…
What is the Junior League Disaster Fund?
It’s no secret that the Northeast was hit hard by Sandy – and many parts of New Jersey, New York and Connecticut are still reeling from the impact, more than…
Superstorm Sandy
In the wake of Superstorm Sandy, I am reminded why I do what I do—why Junior League women do what they do. Watching the news, I was struck by the…
Fund Development in the 21st Century
In today’s challenging economic climate more nonprofits than ever before are competing for limited funding. That’s why, with the support and involvement of both the AJLI Board and the individual…
Sustainable Assets: A Global Force
THE JUNIOR LEAGUE OF MEXICO CITY’S JACKIE RIVAS SPREADS THE WORD ON THE BENEFITS OF VOLUNTARISM AROUND THE WORLD Jacqueline Butcher de Rivas, or Jackie Rivas as she’s known among…
What were you doing on October 11th?
You may not have noticed it, but October 11th was the first United Nations International Day of the Girl. As the sponsors say, “The Day of the Girl is about…
The Junior League’s Transformation: The road-trip continues . . .
AJLI’s multi-phased, multi-year strategic planning process known as the Strategic Roadmap, or the Road to Transformation, is a topic you’ve been reading about in connected, hearing about—and contributing feedback to—during…
Should we market philanthropy like perfume?
That’s the question posed by charity activist Dan Pallotta in his Wall Street Journal essay last weekend. The author of the blockbuster work Uncharitable who headlined AJLI’s 2011 Fall Leadership…
Who needs playgrounds? (Everyone!)
How important is play? Well, according to the American Heart Association, lack of physical activity is a major risk factor for developing coronary artery disease even for children and adolescents.…