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Giving Back: Making Lists and Checking Them Twice
As you’re making your own holiday shopping lists, don’t forget about the wish lists from Virginia’s nonprofits. In…
Richmond Volleyball Club: Creating Courts of Belonging
There aren’t many places on a Wednesday evening in Richmond that get as lively as Richmond Volleyball Club. …
Painting a Picture of Hope: Q&A with Paint Pink Acting President Jo Ann Hughes
As a five-year breast cancer survivor at the time, Kim Keene received the news no one ever wants…
Gearing up for end-of-year giving season
Q4 is on the horizon, and in the words of Taylor Swift, “Are you ready for it?” Development…
Q&A with Laina Schneider, Executive Director of Live, Work, Eat, Grow
Beginning as a revitalization project of the old Prices Fork Elementary School in Blacksburg, Live, Work, Eat, Grow…
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…
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…
Creating Safe Spaces with Side by Side
The city of Richmond illuminates in June – not with streetlights, but rainbows. An adopted symbol of the…
Quartet of Community-Business Groups Hold Session on Community Engagement
The latest installment of the Business Community Engagement Collaborative – a series of workshops and panel discussions created…