DIY Volunteering: Welcome Home Soldier

DIY for RVA

Each month HandsOn has a DIY project you can do any time, any place (or you can even plan on doing it one day, but then really do it a couple days later).  Find out more about HandsOn Greater Richmond’s DIY Volunteering initiative here. We’ve partnered up with HandsOn and will post the DIY for […]

HandsOn Day of Service

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What happens when 1,000 volunteers do something good on just one day? Find out on October 18, 2014! Join HandsOn Richmond and a thousand people who care about Richmond (just like yourself) and volunteer to commit 4 hours to making RVA a better place. Register for a project (registration closes october 17) In addition to […]

DIY Volunteering of the Month – July 2014

DIY for RVA

Each month we’re bringing you a new activity that you can do any time any place and is great for getting little kids involved in their community. Here’s how it works: 1. Check out the cause and supply list below.  If it looks like something you’d like to do, let them know here and the […]

DIY Volunteering Activity of the Month

DIY for RVA

Each month we’re bringing you a new activity that you can do any time any place and is great for getting little kids involved in their community. Here’s how it works: 1. Check out the cause and supply list below.  If it looks like something you’d like to do, let them know here and the […]

DIY That Gives Back: Volunteering You Can Do From Home

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One thing I always hoped to instill in my children is the importance of giving back to the community.  I grew up volunteering in various ways but as an adult it has become much more difficult…  I work on Saturdays and I have one son who doesn’t come home from school until 4 on the […]

The Power of Good for National Volunteer Week

The Power of Good for National Volunteer Week The Power of Good is a celebration to honor volunteers in the Richmond Region. For National Volunteer Week in April we are teaming up with artist Tiffany Glass Ferreira and The Spark Mill to host a Power of Good Art Show. Tiffany will replicate her successful Shrinky Dink Selfie Campaign and transform […]

Raising Charitable Children

    Join the Partnership for Nonprofit Excellence and the Bon Secours Richmond Health Care Foundation for an evening with author and internationally-known speaker, Carol Weisman.  Carol will speak on the topic of her book, Raising Charitable Children.   This event is for families who want to leave more than a financial legacy for their […]

Global Youth Service Day

Global Youth Service Day Calling All Youth!   Looking to make a positive impact on your community? Want to meet some like-minded friends? Have some community service hours you’d like to fulfill? Join us on the weekend of April 12-13th for Global Youth Service Day(GYSD)! GYSD is the largest weekend of service for youth all across the […]

Fostering a Spirit of Philanthropy at Home

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 Donations to the VCU Children’s Hospital (2012) and Community Clean Up (2010)   Do what you can, with what you have, where you are -Theodore Roosevelt If the word Philanthropy connotes an act of giving reserved only for the wealthiest or most privileged families, think again! To be a Philanthropist simply means to DO GOOD […]

Can You Lend a Helping Hand? HandsOn Day 2013 is October 29th

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If you can only participate in one event to help others this year, then HandsOn Day 2013 might be the perfect event for you! It’s Saturday, October 29, 2013 and it’s a day of helping others with hands-on projects and making a difference. What is HandsOn Day? It’s a day when people come together to […]