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2013
The power of Junior Leagues united!
Junior Leagues have long valued their identities as independent organizations, tied together by a common heritage and served and supported by AJLI as an umbrella organization. And that’s good! But…
Your Highlights from the 2013 AJLI Annual Conference
What did Junior League leaders see and do when they gathered in Washington, DC for the 2013 AJLI Annual Conference? Find out by viewing their personal photos and tweets.
Does How You See Yourself Affect Your Self-Esteem?
In Jennifer Siebel Newsom’s 2011 Sundance Film Festival entry “MissRepresentation,” many of the high-profile interviewees suggested that the portrayal of women in the media—provocative magazine covers, violent video games, demeaning…
What Can Katrina Teach Us About Sandy? Susan Danish Responds to That Question Today in the Huffington Post
Today’s Huffington Post featured a piece by AJLI Executive Director Susan Danish entitled ‘Developing “Civic Capital’ — What Can Katrina Teach Us About Sandy?” In it she posits that well-trained…
Does Earth Day Still Matter?
Forty-three years after its inception as a spring-time marker to respect our planet it’s important to ponder whether we’ve still got the passion for environmental activism that was on display…
Happy Earth Day, Janet!
As someone who has made the transition from League management to running TREE Fund, a major nonprofit focused on funding for international research and education programs in the field of…
A Marathon of Mourning
I feel like we are all running in a marathon of mourning. We barely catch our breath from one unthinkable act before another takes place. We try to move forward,…
Reframing Human Services
As Junior Leagues we are part of the vast network of human services organizations working to create better communities and a better world. What we do is not “discretionary.” We…
Is human trafficking really one of ‘our’ issues?
Yes. It is. The AJLI Board made a commitment to Leagues during the last Annual Conference to continue to provide opportunities for education about human trafficking, whether for sexual exploitation…
From Ottawa, a volunteer’s view on public policy
Junior League of Calgary Sustainer Bobbie Sparrow parlayed her experiences in business, philanthropy, and volunteer service into a career in politics, ultimately rising to the Canadian Parliament’s House of Commons.…