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In case you missed it, Nov. 15th is National Philanthropy Day!
Junior Leaguers may not typically think of themselves as philanthropists, although what we do here meets Wikipedia’s etymological definition of the term as “the love of humanity” as well as…
What do girls need to know about life?
You’ve seen it in the media. You’ve talked about it with other parents. And sometimes your own daughter will open up and talk about it. It goes by a lot…
Q&A: Marion Goard and ‘Voluntarism’ in Canada
Voluntarism – and The Junior League—is doing well in Canada, thank you. That’s the message from Marion Goard, the Canadian Federation of Junior Leagues’ new National Coordinator. AJLI: What do…
Do we really need a national Food Day?
Well, we have one now. October 24 is the first annual Food Day in the United States. Sponsored by an advocacy group called Center for Science in the Public Interest,…
Sandra Day O'Connor – Living a Life of Civic Leadership
It may be difficult for women who weren’t there at the time to understand, but Sandra Day O’Connor’s swearing in as a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United…
Women, War & Peace. And You.
Those are big topics. And you are invited to participate. It’s a concrete demonstration of the collective power of the more than 155,000 members of The Junior League that the…
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…
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…
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…
Did you check out our blog yet?
It’s still a new idea for many Junior Leagues, but more are now using their own blogs as an additional communications channel to reach members and their communities. And why…