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Career Moves, Featured, The Non-Profit Community
Monday, September 26th, 2011
Successful business owner, philanthropist and author Valerie Daniels-Carter made history when she joined the board of directors for the Green Bay Packers, 13-Time World Champions. Recently profiled in Jet Magazinefor her accomplishments, Valerie is President & Chief Executive Officer of V&J Holding Companies, Inc. a company she started in 1982 with her brother John. V&J is [...]
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Celebrity Philanthropy
Monday, September 26th, 2011
Justin Bieber continues to help raise awareness and support Pencils of Promise, an education-based charity organization that builds schools all over the world, with his “Someday“ a new fragrance for his female fans. With just one picture of yourself linking the chain of hearts that Bieber started, you can be a part of Justin’s “Hearts [...]
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Featured, Global Giving, Non-Profit Tech
Monday, September 26th, 2011
24 The Web is a 24 hour web design challenge, where teams of people build websites for a charity in 24 hours. The design challenge is organised by website designer Stewart Curry from xCommunications in Dublin. The first ever “24 The Web” event kicked-off in Ireland, Dublin last year with a 24 hour marathon web building session, [...]
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Career Moves, The Non-Profit Community
Tuesday, September 13th, 2011
The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies has appointed economist Kellee James as a Senior Fellow specializing on the links between the environmental and economic issues. Ms. James is the founder and President of the Organic Futures Group, which designs pricing and risk management tools for environmental commodities. She has previously worked for the [...]
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Featured
Tuesday, September 13th, 2011
25-year old Leila Lopes walked away made history for her country yesterday, after becoming the very first Miss Angola to be crowned Miss Universe 2011. She beat out 88 other competitors to win the title during the 60th anniversary of the world’s biggest beauty pageant. She replaces last year’s winner, Ximena Navarrete of Mexico. Miss [...]
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Art, Music, Culture & Lifestyle, Featured
Monday, September 12th, 2011
On September 16, 2011, in Houston, Texas, the Postal Service will issue a Barbara Jordan commemorative stamp (Forever priced at 44 cents), in one design in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 20 stamps (Item 466200). The U.S. Postal Service honors Barbara Jordan, one of the most respected and influential politicians of the 20th century, [...]
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Atlanta, Featured
Monday, September 12th, 2011
On September 3rd, the State of Black Gay America (SBGA) Summit was held in Atlanta, Ga during Atlanta’s Black Gay Pride Weekend Celebration. The SBGA Summit provides an opportunity for local and national leaders to meet with members of the LGBT community in an effort to engage in an information sharing session designed to stimulate discussion [...]
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Art, Music, Culture & Lifestyle, Living
Monday, September 12th, 2011
The dedication ceremony for the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial has been rescheduled for Oct. 16 on the National Mall., Executive Architect Ed Jackson Jr. stated. The dedication had been planned for Aug. 28, the 48th anniversary of King’s “I Have a Dream” speech. But it was delayed by Hurricane Irene, which swept through Washington [...]
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Conferences & Meetings, The Non-Profit Community
Monday, September 12th, 2011
Be a part of the change. Become inspired by your colleagues at the industry’s most anticipated event — the Women In PR Summit & Awards Retreat 2011 Nov 4-6th Miami Fla. With this sexy city as the backdrop, gain valuable insight from industry thought leaders, who will share how to best navigate new channels, trends [...]