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Follow @MekaeliaD Above, Ascend Fellows share their leadership values Last month, I spent three days with a diverse group of leaders at ...
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Follow @NickyGoren The 2013 Washington Area Women's Foundation Visionary Award Honorees from left to right: Anne Mosle, Marion Ballard, Sharon Wil...
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From left: Jonathan Njus; Denise Hebner; Leasie Clark; Elyse Rosenblum; and Kavitha Cardoza There are currently 6.7 million opportunity youth, ages 16...
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Above, an Acelero Learning staff member and child participant Lots of brows furrowed in concentrated attention. That’s my visual memory of the Asp...
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Mothers at Jeremiah Program in Minnesota During the Great Depression, photographers created riveting images chronicling the desperation of the times...
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Follow @SarahHaight You don’t often hear “Pomp & Circumstance” in early August, but the familiar commencement...