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Mentor a Child, Change Two Lives: Alexandria Mentoring Partnership

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Education Alexandria Mentoring Program, children, Children & Families, Featured, mentor, mentoring, teens

Are You A Social Good Champion?

Social media news site Mashable has singled out three “incredible social good champions” using the web to bring online awareness and positive influence to causes for real change.

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allison fine, beth kanter, causes, Civic Engagement, Featured, free agent, mashable, Nonprofits, social, social good champions, social media, the networked nonprofit

1 in 6 Americans Depend on A Food Pantry

Food banks all over the country need help, this year more than ever. According to a recent NPR story, “More than 17-million households in the U.S.

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Health ALIVE!, americans, Capital Area Food Bank, Featured, food bank, food banks, hunger

Challenges Jumo Poses for Local Charities

As you can imagine, I think about the state of civic engagement and philanthropy in our city a lot.

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action alexandria, charities, charity, civic engagement, Civic Engagement, community, Featured, hyperlocal, jumo, local, Nonprofits, online, philanthropy