What about military women?
It’s no secret that women are critical to the nation’s military branches, whether as serving members or as the wives who keep families together during long and often dangerous deployments…
What Happens When Growing Up Means ‘Aging Out’?
Each year, some 25,000 children “age out” of the foster care system in the U.S. A process known officially as “emancipation,” aging out more often means the loss of stability…
Sometimes Being A New Mother Hurts
This month’s guest post is by Joy Burkhard, a founder, Executive Director and Board Chair of 2020 Mom, a national nonprofit dedicated to closing gaps in maternal mental health care…
Presidential Candidates: Stop Shouting and Start Emulating Nonprofit Leaders
Charities depend on Americans getting involved in civic life, so we need to speak out about what’s wrong with today’s political discourse.
What Else Do You Need To Know About Mother’s Day?
Mother’s Day as a national holiday in the U.S. turns 103 this year, and its popularity as a special day for Mom has spread widely around the world. The holiday’s…
More than “just” playgrounds and gardens.
Being a Catalyst for Lasting Community Change is harder than you think. Lasting change requires community buy-in because transformation requires deep roots and wide support. One way to build support for community change…
Improving the Lives of Women From Two Different Sides
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…
3 Questions: Dana Rinderknecht of the Junior League of Denver
Force for Good—Community First Foundation’s online giving director and Junior League of Denver member, Dana Rinderknecht, sparked $83 million in donations to nonprofits during five 24-hour donation events. Looking back…
The Junior League of Cairo?
Recognizing the critical role women play in building democratic societies is nothing new for The Junior League. We’ve been espousing this thinking and empowering women as civic leaders for more…
Get outside and play!
Urban open spaces are vital community assets. They not only bring communities together, but accumulating evidence suggests that both the conservation of open space and the creation of city parks…