Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Dr. Fran Kaplan, Coordinator, ABHM’s Virtual Museum Upon seeing a huge pile of the small shoes removed from children on their way to the gas chambers and walking through the Garden of the Righteous who saved Jews from the Nazis...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Heather Bridges Turn into what looks like the parking lot of an apartment building in Sherwood Park, a neighborhood north of downtown Richmond, Virginia, and the pavement soon turns to gravel and greenery. Workers weave between...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Melanie Davis-Jones In typical icebreaker games, one of the questions inevitably is, “If you were a superhero, what would your superpower be?” I usually choose flying because it seems like fun. Now, what I would do facing the bad...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Vicki Pozzebon The last 20 months have put us all on edge, lifted our awareness antennae, and shown us that different opportunities and ways of working are out there and crucial to finding an equitable path forward. While seeking...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Erich Bridges Here’s the PR spin on contemporary Richmond, Virginia’s capital city: It has put its painful, racist past behind it for good and emerged as an exciting, diverse, progressive destination for young business...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Amelia Currin “I’ve worked hard all my life. Fortunately, my house is paid off and I have social security, but I have bills to pay and grandchildren to raise, and so that little bit of money isn't enough in this current economy...
Welcome back! First of all, I would like to take a moment and thank all of our champions and supporters; to those of you who have reached out during our hiatus and checked in; to those of you who have shared in our excitement throughout the process of bringing PJ...
By Craig Martin Torrents of rain came down but it was the incredibly high wind that scared many living across the island of Puerto Rico during hurricane Maria. Sure, Puerto Ricans had experienced many hurricanes in the past but this was the storm of all storms....
By Sandy Cyr From an early age, we are programmed to believe that we need to know what we will be when we grow up; that we should study hard, get into a good college, land a career and never deviate from that plan. Everything should be clearly mapped out, and when...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Amy Baird The Amboseli ecosystem is generally regarded as one of the richest wildlife areas in Africa. Located in Kenya on the border with Tanzania, Mt Kilimanjaro looms beyond. Teeming with biodiversity, the ecosystem boasts...
