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    A petition to give volunteers a seat at the world’s table

    • October 28, 2014
    Just back from the 23rd conference of the International Association of Volunteer Effort, inveterate volunteer and AJLI Executive Director Susan Danish added her voice to the organization’s petition of the…
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      In the darkness, glimmers of hope

      • August 25, 2014
      The Israel-Gaza conflict. Ferguson, Mo. The Islamic State terror network. Ebola. Ukraine. Robin Williams. From the sad and often horrifying news in the headlines these days it’s easy to think…
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        The good, the bad and the ugly of celebrity endorsements

        • August 22, 2014
        In The Chronicle of Philanthropy, AJLI Executive Director Susan Danish examines both the value and the cost celebrity ambassadors can impose upon charitable causes in the race for media exposure.…
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          News from across the Association: Minneapolis takes the lede…

          • May 28, 2014
          Check out The Junior League of Minneapolis’s Advocacy Blog, which was awarded an Honorable Mention for the JL Award for Marketing and Communications at AJLI’s Annual Conference last week. Through its blog…
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          Thinking of starting your own nonprofit? Think again.

          • April 19, 2014
          Every year, Americans start thousands of nonprofit organizations. Some are dedicated to eradicating disease, others to addressing social issues such as poverty, homelessness, or gun violence. In fact, according to…
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          Ready for #GivingTuesday? (We are!)

          • December 3, 2013
          After the heady consumerism of Black Friday and Cyber Monday, it’s time to think about giving back, rather than taking. And that’s the whole thought behind the #GivingTuesday movement, which…
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            Recognition they deserve

            • October 15, 2013
            Despite the gloomy pall of a faltering economy, an immobilized government, and the looming threat of debt default, there is sunny news for women and the recognition they’re receiving for…
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            AJLI Executive Director Susan Danish takes on the media and not-for-profits–and the power of voluntarism

            • July 1, 2013
            AJLI Executive Director Susan Danish has been unusually prolific in the last week. First she penned a piece entitled “If a Nonprofit Falls in the Forest” for Stanford Social Innovation Review on the disappearance…
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              Advocacy in many forms at AJLI’s 91st Annual Conference in Washington, D.C.

              • June 13, 2013
              Though we don’t typically use this space to comment on the business of the Association, several magical things happened last month that we thought were worth sharing with a broader…
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              What Can Katrina Teach Us About Sandy? Susan Danish Responds to That Question Today in the Huffington Post

              • April 25, 2013
              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…
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