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Four Ways to Get More Involved in Your Local Community
Looking to make a difference in 2022? Plugging into your community can be a worthwhile endeavor to help…
Spotlight: AARP Virginia and Its Mission for Nursing Home Reform
Growing old is a universal and inescapable human experience. Eventually, if we’re lucky, we reach an age when…
The Phil’s ultimate nonprofit checklist for 2022
It can be easy to fall into a cycle of routine and repetition. But what if you took…
He She Ze and We: Educating others and saving lives with pronouns
When you become a parent or caregiver, there is this overwhelmingly instinctual pull to protect your child at…
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…
Five questions with: Cynthia Coleman, chief philanthropy officer, Voices for Virginia’s Children
Children’s voices matter. Whatever their backgrounds, children’s wellbeing is important not only in their own day-to-day lives, but…
Advocating for and protecting Black mothers: Birth in Color RVA
The day a baby is born should be joyous, one without fear or trepidation. But sadly, the data…
Giving the formerly incarcerated a shot at a REAL good life
Inmate. Felon. Incarcerated. What do you think of when you hear those words? What about mother, brother, friend?…
Henrico CASA: Children deserve advocates (and playhouses)
Between 2019 and 2020, there were approximately 34,000 reports of children who were alleged victims of child abuse…
New statewide network of philanthropic funders takes shape
When you consider the origins of many great ideas, you’re often left to wonder, “what took so long?” …