Does what we do really make a difference?
That’s a question many people who volunteer their time and talent have asked, at one time for another. In answering that question, at least at The Junior League, you need…
Fall Leadership Conference Puts Emphasis on Transformation
A buzz was in the air in Baltimore last week at AJLI’s Fall Leadership Conference, which drew 300 delegates from 175 Leagues and underscored the Association’s road to Transformation. The…
Human trafficking is a global problem
. . .that knows no borders. Today, around the world, there are more people held in slavery than at the height of the transatlantic slave trade. The United Nations estimates…
The Help — Behind the Scenes
This August marked the premiere of the Disney DreamWorks feature film “The Help,” based on the best-selling novel by Kathryn Stockett, which portrays the relationship between the races in the South…
AJLI’s 89th Annual Conference in Philadelphia Focuses on Transformation for the 21st Century
Robust initiatives in e-learning, training, fund development, and Action Learning are shared; Nicholas Kristof delivers keynote on human trafficking and women’s empowerment; and delegates pass dues increase— first in 10…
Healthy kids are a good thing, right?
Sure. Next question. Well, the next question is, what can we, as a volunteer organization and as individuals, do to achieve that worthy goal? With the approach of Child Health…
Webinar Wednesdays gets into gear
Webinar Wednesdays gets into gear, Wednesday, Oct. 5, with insights from Heather McLeod Grant, co-author of Forces for Good The Webinar Wednesdays program, one of the exciting offerings in AJLI’s…
Transformation in the 2011-2012 League Year
THE RUBBER HITS THE ROAD Those of you who attended Annual Conference may recall the presentation given by AJLI’s Executive Director Susan Danish in which she read aloud a children’s…
What’s all the chatter about Action Learning?
We asked Anne Dalton, AJLI’s Chief Officer for Strategic Initiatives, and Janine le Sueur, Director of Education and Programs, to give us a little primer on Action Learning as a…
Cybercrime: Do you know where your children are (online)?
A Rutgers University freshman jumps to his death off the George Washington Bridge after an intimate moment with a romantic partner is recorded and broadcast over the Internet by his…