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Meghan Keaney Anderson
Tue, 03/31/2009

"Easier to build strong children than to repair broken men."

-- Frederick Douglass

Two Saturdays ago, I received an email from United Way colleague Caroline Ross on why investments in early childhood development (still) matter. I mention the day because Caroline is the type of professional who cares so much about the questions and issues that permeate her work, that it's no surprise she thinks about them on Saturday evenings, while others (including one blogger who shall remain nameless) are off playing Guitar Hero.  read more »

Meghan Keaney Anderson
Tue, 03/24/2009

The future of volunteerism

There has been a lot of media and cultural focus lately on volunteerism. Driven by revived national sense of service and a desire to give back in the face of rising need -- more and more people are a-twitter with the idea of contributing their time and skill to a worthy project, especially if the recession has made financial contributions impossible this year.  read more »

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