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Five Questions with Jennifer Boyle, President/CEO of Junior Achievement of Central Virginia
Financial literacy, job preparedness, and entrepreneurship – for more than a century, developing these business skills have been…
End-of-Year Fundraising with Voices for Virginia’s Children and Children’s Museum of Richmond
‘Tis the season to give back and help local communities. As 2021 comes to a close, many nonprofit…
What Virginia nonprofits are doing to support children’s literacy
For those Millennial readers out there, let’s take you back to the Scholastic Book Fair days. Do you…
The Sarah Dooley Center for Autism is transforming the world, one student at a time.
According to the CDC, over the past 15 years, the prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), especially among…
Six questions with No Kid Hungry Virginia, director Sarah Steely
As COVID-19’s Delta variant presents a renewed threat to communities all across the United States, one very real…
Storied histories to unwritten futures: A Q&A with Karen L. Day, president of Stratford Hall
We’re going to assume it was a very chilly night back in January 1807 at Stratford Hall, located…
Five questions with: Elizabeth Redford, executive director and co-founder, The Next Move Program
Life after high school can be a challenging and confusing time for many. Some are heading off to…
Girls for a Change’s Camp Diva culminates in annual Market Day event
In the entry way to Girls for a Change stood a whiteboard with the question, “Is this your first time…
Four nonprofit events for back-to-school season
Shopping for back-to-school supplies is an exciting annual adventure for millions of students nationwide. From pencil pouches to…
The new way of studying: A conversation with Barbara Sipe, executive director of NextUp
Some kids hate doing homework after school. All they want is to watch television, play video games or…