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Rebuilding Together Alexandria’s National Rebuilding Day a Success!
Nearly 1,000 Rebuilding Together Alexandria (RTA) volunteers helped repair and maintain homes of 60 Alexandria, Va. residents in need during National Rebuilding Day. With support…
Two Northern Virginia homes receive A Brush with Kindness from Habitat for Humanity of Northern Virginia
Habitat for Humanity of Northern Virginia (Habitat NoVa) begins its exterior renovation program, A Brush with Kindness, on its first two homes in Alexandria and…
11 Things You Can Give When You Think You Have Nothing Left To Give
Did you know that even if your bank account is at zero, that there is so much that you and I as humans can give?…
National Women Build Week Helps Habitat for Humanity of Northern Virginia, Inc.
Construction is typically a male-dominated industry, but a group of women took over a construction site in Arlington on Wednesday as part of National Women…
Employee Engagement and Workplace Giving: Trends and Opportunities
“Align your workplace giving programs with your employee engagement programs,” says Scott Black, America’s Charities Director of Field Operation – Northern US. This statement was…
Charting Impact: Common Impact Reporting
This is a guest post by Bob Ottenhoff, CEO of Guidestar, which has partnered with BBB Wise Giving Alliance and Independent Sector to launchCharting Impact.…
Drug Companies Drive 2010 Corporate Giving
By Michelle Nichols NEW YORK — Drug companies helped drive an almost 18 percent increase in corporate philanthropy last year as they gave away medicine…