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    • Civic Leadership

    We Stand With Orlando

    • June 13, 2016
    Today the rainbow flag has lost its color. And one more time, people everywhere have lost a little bit more of our feeling of safety and freedom. All of us…
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      • Women

      An Astronaut Who’s Down-to-Earth

      • June 6, 2016
      Executive Director Susan Danish reflects on her recent attendance of the World Cornerstone Conference in Tel Aviv. Read her latest Huffington Post piece here.
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        • Civic Leadership

        Presidential Candidates: Stop Shouting and Start Emulating Nonprofit Leaders

        • May 6, 2016
        Charities depend on Americans getting involved in civic life, so we need to speak out about what’s wrong with today’s political discourse.
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          • Women

          Improving the Lives of Women From Two Different Sides

          • April 15, 2016
          Years ago Joni Mitchell sang about looking “at life from both sides now.” With apologies to Mitchell, that’s exactly how I felt recently in a 24-hour period…I saw two sides…
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            • Women

            Yoohoo, We’re Right Here!!!

            • March 28, 2016
            No, not there… Here…look over here… Where are the women leaders? We’re here. We’re all around you. We’re just not household names. Nowhere was that more evident than at last…
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              • Civic Leadership

              International Women’s Day 2016

              • March 15, 2016
              International Women’s Day comes once each year – this year it was Tuesday, March 8. This year I had the privilege of attending part of a two-day program, the 6th…
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                • Civic Leadership

                Forget Leadership Training – Where’s the Leadership?

                • March 4, 2016
                In a thoughtful opinion article in Top Nonprofits, a blog for nonprofit leaders and organizations, AJLI Executive Director Susan Danish argues that “leadership training” lacks value if it doesn’t lead…
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                  • Women

                  What Good Is Fame?

                  • November 2, 2015
                  AJLI Executive Director Susan E. Danish shares her musing on fame and celebrity culture in her latest piece for The Huffington Post.
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                    • Health

                    Do We Still Care About the Childhood Obesity Epidemic?

                    • September 30, 2015
                    In her latest piece for The Huffington Post, AJLI Executive Director Susan Danish takes a look at the current fight against childhood obesity. To read more click here.
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                      • Women

                      What Does Ginger Rogers Have to Do with Women’s Equality?

                      • August 26, 2015
                      August 26th is Women’s Equality Day in the United States, and Susan Danish shares some of her thoughts on this historic day at the Huffington Post.
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