Servathon 2007: Planting more than grass seeds.

I’ll admit, I had an unusual level of anxiety about participating in this year’s D.C. Cares Servathon. In fact, it wasn’t even remotely normal. When

News and Views of Note: Week of April 30, 2007

See below for a round-up of what was news this week in the world of philanthropy, social change and women and girls in the Washington metropolitan

What beliefs have to do with building wealth.

At Monday’s official launch of the DC Saves campaign, Colleen Daily, the executive director of Capital Area Asset Builders–a lead partner in the DC Saves

Stepping Stones Research Update: April 2007

As part of our ongoing commitment–in partnership with The Urban Institute–to providing information and resources related to the goals of Stepping Stones, please find below summary

The dollars and sense of financial literacy II: women and retirement.

As financial literacy month marches forward and we continue to talk about the dollars and sense of financial literacy, particularly for women, today we turn our

Melinda Gates: Empower your daughter to change the world.

As part of Huffington Post and iVillage’s new Mothers-Daughters Campaign, Melinda Gates spoke out yesterday about the important role women play in changing the

Stepping Stones Research Update: March 2007

As part of our ongoing commitment–in partnership with The Urban Institute–to providing information and resources related to the goals of Stepping Stones, please find below summary

Hear all about it! Stepping Stones live with Jackie Guerra!

On April 7, Program Officer Nisha Patel discussed Stepping Stones with Jackie Guerra on The Jackie Guerra Show. To tune in to hear the

Helen Hunt on philanthropy by women, for women.

Helen LaKelly Hunt says women’s philanthropy rocks. Only she says it in more eloquent terms in a commentary this week in Women’s e-News called

It's Wednesday…how much money did you save today?

And you thought it was just another Wednesday, when in actuality today was the kick-off of the DC Saves campaign with the first "Money Saving

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