CNN host Van Jones and Jessica Jackson are co-founders of #cut50, a bipartisan criminal justice initiative of the Dream Corps. The opinions expressed in this commentary are the authors' own. View more opinion at CNN. (CNN)You don't have to be a hardcore sports fan to understand that no team should be celebrating victory after only the first quarter of a game. Reasonable people might ask, then, at this early stage, why did the Trump administration host a First Step Act celebration just three months after passing the landmark criminal justice bill? What was there to celebrate and what is left to be done? Plenty in both cases. By way of review, the First Step Act was the big bipartisan success story of 2018. Liberals like Rep. Hakeem Jeffries and Sen. Dick Durbin joined with conservatives like Rep. Doug Collins and Sen. Chuck Grassley. We both got personally involved as advocates through cut50.org, a bipartisan reform group that we co-founded during the Obama administration. Read … [Read more...] about Why we’re celebrating a three-month-old law
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Qgiv Celebrates Year of Record Product Launches and Enhancements
Qgiv ends 2019 with two entirely new fundraising products, numerous product enhancements made in direct response to client fundraising requests, and a new integration with Facebook fundraisers. LAKELAND, Fla. (PRWEB) December 05, 2019 Qgiv, a leading provider of nonprofit fundraising technology, ends 2019 with a record number of enhancements and new products designed to fill gaps in the fundraising industry and respond to client feedback with creative solutions. “We’re continually looking for new ways to make fundraising easier for the thousands of nonprofits we serve,” said Todd Baylis, CEO and Co-Founder of Qgiv, Inc. “Each piece of fundraising technology we offer is part of our complete solution that helps organizations save time, raise more, better communicate with their donors, and facilitate multi-channel giving—all of which can be done on a single platform.” The year’s biggest enhancements and launches included: Auction and event … [Read more...] about Qgiv Celebrates Year of Record Product Launches and Enhancements
YMCA Celebrates Welcoming Week
This Welcoming Week, taking place September 13-22, the YMCA of Metro North, will join Welcoming America and hundreds of YMCAs and other organizations nationwide in hosting events to celebrate immigrants' contributions to communities and bring together all residents in a spirit of unity. Welcoming Week activities are open to the public and include a sampling of food from around the world, chance for community members to pinpoint their place of heritage on a map, free family nights, and cultural activities for youth to learn about different countries."At the YMCA of Metro North, we believe the each city and town we serve is stronger when everyone in the community feels welcome and we can all work together for the common good," said Kathleen Walsh, President and CEO of the YMCA of Metro North. "Welcoming Week is an opportunity for neighbors—both immigrants and U.S.-born—to connect, find common ground and celebrate our shared values. We are proud to be a part of Welcoming Week, … [Read more...] about YMCA Celebrates Welcoming Week
New Vitality Health Foods, Inc. Celebrates Its 26 Anniversary Serving Orland Park and Surrounding Communities
New Vitality Health Foods, Inc. is committed to serving as nutrition resource center. To help foster this goal and in honor of its anniversary, a Q & A Seminar will be held Sunday, September 21st from 1 – 3pm.New Vitality Health Foods, Inc. first opened its doors in Orland Park in September 1988 with the intent on being more than just a place to find nutritional supplements and allergy friendly foods. Today, 26 years later, New Vitality Health Foods, Inc. has developed into a complete nutritional resource center. It is also home to the newest and widest selection for allergy free foods, beauty, and house hold products. Barbara Griffin, NMD, CNC, Certified Gluten Practitioner and founding owner of New Vitality Health Foods, Inc. shared, "I am proud and honored that after 26 years, New Vitality Health Foods, Inc. continues to thrive and serve our loyal patrons. It is invigorating to reach this milestone. Yet, it is just that, a milestone; one step in a continuum of … [Read more...] about New Vitality Health Foods, Inc. Celebrates Its 26 Anniversary Serving Orland Park and Surrounding Communities
YMCA Announces Annual “Where in the World” Celebration
The YMCA of Metro North is excited to announce their annual "Where in the World" Celebration to be held on Saturday, September 28th at the Torigian Family YMCA in Peabody! This event is the Y's premier fundraiser of the year, with 100% of the money raised benefiting their youth development programs. The Y's gymnasium will be transformed into an elegant travel-inspired event space, where guests will enjoy bidding on live and silent auction items while savoring international cuisines from local restaurants. The evening will conclude with a raffle drawing to determine the winner of the grand prize of Dinner for 2, Anywhere in the World! If you could eat dinner anywhere in the world, where would you go? Honorary chairs Dave and Cathy Gravel, of the Peabody-based company GraVoc Associates, are thrilled to collaborate with the Y for the third year in a row to make this fundraiser a success. GraVoc's Platinum Sponsorship of the event allows the Y to once again offer the grand prize trip to … [Read more...] about YMCA Announces Annual “Where in the World” Celebration