I'm a DC-area mother with an over-developed sense of irreverence, ADD, socialist tendencies and a blog. All my opinions are entirely my own and not representative of anything officially sanctioned by any political party, my mother, or arbiters of common sense and good taste.
Hi all! I’m in a charitable frame of mind this week. Yesterday I was soliciting donations to St. Baldrick’s Foundation in honor of my friend’s daughter. Today I’m drawing attention to diaper need and diaper banks. Here’s some of what I have up at Babble today: Can you imagine not being able to afford diapers for your baby? That’s a reality for one in three American families today. According to the National Diaper Bank Network,…
Today is my birthday. Oh, hush. I’m not saying that for attention. I don’t make a big deal of my birthday because I prefer to count my many blessings quietly rather than get all “PAR-TAY!” about it. All I wish for these days is to have more days ahead of me than behind me. Given my age now, that wish becomes less and less reasonable, though. So I need to modify it. What I wish…
Last week we went to the circus. The problem with going to circus, besides all the usual pitfalls of going anywhere with a 3 year old, is the gauntlet of PETA protesters that line the sidewalks outside the arena. They hold posters and shove flyers at people and yell at everyone. It was particularly absurd for them to be there the day we went since it was the school matinee and they were essentially yelling…
I don’t do Valentine’s Day. There are two big reasons. First, my wedding anniversary is later in the week which is like a Get Out Of Valentine’s day Free card for LIFE. Second, when I was about 14, I decided that everything mainstream and commercial was stupid and I, I, was a sensitive artist who was above such conventions and would not participate. Somehow, I’ve never been fully able to shake that notion, which is…
“The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little.” - President Franklin Delano Roosevelt This is one of my favorite quotes of all time. I kind of want to tattoo it on the foreheads of lobbyists for corporations seeking tax shelters for their clients so Members of Congress would have to read it…
As many of you know, I’m a career non-profiteer and feel very strongly about the role non-profits play in making our communities better places to live. Hey…HEY! Don’t stop reading just because this post is going to be educational! It’s still good! Now sit down. OK, that’s better. As I’ve made my way through the non-profit world, I’ve have the great pleasure of working with amazing, smart, committed people. My friend A is just such…
Click here to enter the Modern Bird Studios custom art giveaway! *** As those of you who’ve been reading here for a while know, I love philanthropy. I also love books (Twilight notwithstanding). I also have a soft spot for kids. So, when I was invited to the launch of a new website that fosters philanthropic values in kids by reading online and donating books to other kids in need, I was all like “Why…
Let me introduce Lynn Crabb, Director of Mass Care for the American Red Cross. That means she’s the one making sure people are housed and fed in the wake of a disaster. If you think she’s probably a total badass, you’d be right. Lynn is also a friend of mine. We met at the Breastfeeding Center for Greater Washington when our kids were newborns and we’ve been hanging at playgroup ever since. I asked her…
One of the benefits of working for a non-profit is that I get to network with other non-profit professionals and gain exposure to some organizations with incredible missions. In this case, I know someone who does advocacy work for the Alzheimer’s Association, which was just listed as one of the Top 50 Non-Profits to Work for in 2010 by the Non-Profit Times. Alzheimer’s in a disease that strikes a deep chord in me since both…
One of the benefits of working for a non-profit is that I get to network with other non-profit professionals and gain exposure to some organizations with incredible missions. In this case, I know someone who does advocacy work for the Alzheimer’s Association, which was just listed as one of the Best 50 Non-Profits to Work for In 2010 by the Non-Profit Times. Alzheimer’s in a disease that strikes a deep chord in me since both…
