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Back to School: Three Virginia Nonprofits Supporting Students
Back-to-school season is well underway. Now, and year-round, several Virginia nonprofits are hard at work ensuring students have…
REAL LIFE Conference Strives to Reduce Community Violence
With the rise of violence and younger Americans dying by violence, the importance of using new research and innovative…
Music to Your Ears: A Place to Be Touches Lives with Music Therapy
Music speaks a universal language. From a catchy melody to a dynamic guitar riff or powerful drum solo,…
Blue Sky Fund; Outdoors Without Judgement
In a world where everything in our lives seems to revolve around a screen, a local nonprofit seeks…
Camp Kum-Ba-Yah Nature Center: Lynchburg’s Outdoor ‘Third Space’
Concerned in 1950 about increasing neighborhood development in his Lynchburg community, local resident Bev Cosby asked, “Where will…
2024-2025 Commonwealth Fellowship Recipients Selected by Darden Foundation
For the second year running, two senior leaders from among Virginia’s diverse nonprofit community have been selected by…
Creating Safe Spaces with Side by Side
The city of Richmond illuminates in June – not with streetlights, but rainbows. An adopted symbol of the…
Protecting Democracy: Support These Three Virginia Nonprofits This Election Season
Elections and democracy go hand in hand – without the former, there wouldn’t be the latter. For elections…
Second Year of Darden Fellowships for Nonprofit Leaders Announced: Deadline for Applications is May 15
When UVA’s Darden School Foundation announced that two fellowships for its prestigious executive leadership program would be available…
JP JumPers Foundation: JumPing In to Make a Difference
When James Perry “JP” Mines was diagnosed with autism at 2 years old, it set into motion an…