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Passion with a Purpose
Last week I attended part of the Social Innovation Summit 2013, which was held at Stanford. I’ve been stewing about the fact that so many issues we, and many, many…
Don’t believe everything you read . . .
To say that AJLI Executive Director Susan Danish was moved by the urban renewal she witnessed on a recent trip to the beleaguered city of Detroit for AJLI’s Fall Leadership…
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…
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…
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.…
Did you know the “Wicked Witch” was a member of The Junior League?
Although she had a 50-year career as a character actress in films, on the stage and on television, you almost certainly know her best as the Wicked Witch of the…
Who was Dorothy Whitney Straight?
That’s an interesting question to ask during Women’s History Month because women’s history in this country is more than just a list of famous names and “women’s first” events. So…
Who was Eudora Welty?
Long before she won a Pulitzer Prize, or was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, or had her home in Jackson, Mississippi designated as a National Historic Landmark and opened…