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Friends, They get together around openings and, well, closings. That is to say, current and former presidents seem to gather only for…
Friends, Last week, as so many of us tried to make sense of the terrible events in Boston, this message from the…
Friends, President Obama's 2014 budget includes a small investment for those who care about volunteer service and a big tribute to the…
Friends, This story doesn't start well. Here's the headline from the Chronicle of Philanthropy: "Foundation Giving Won't Rise Much this Year." And…
Friends, The flyer a colleague sent me lists the facts: More than 16 million children in America are at risk of hunger.…
Friends, When I first met President George H. W. Bush, the honorary chair of Points of Light, six years ago, I was…
Written by Michelle Nunn, CEO of the Points of Light, and republished from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Georgia’s HOPE scholarship is one of…
Friends, I'm happy to join a chorus of celebrants in paying tribute to our nation's most passionate advocate for national and…
Friends, When President George H. W. Bush described his vision of 1,000 points of light, I was one of a handful of…
Friends, The word "supper" means different things to different people, but for me it evokes memories of a big Southern fried chicken…