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Second Annual Butterfly Ball - October 3, 2008
Please Join Us Friday, October 3, 2008 for this memorable Black Tie event.
Congratulations the 2007 Fair Chance Graduates!
Congratulations to Ascensions Community Services, DC Squash Academy, Interstages, Kid-Power DC, Literacy Volunteers and Advocates, and Mentoring ToDAY! Fair Chance celebrated the outstanding achievements of our 2007 partner organization graduates on February 5, 2008.
Fair Chance Welcomes New Executive Director
Fair Chance is pleased to welcome Maria T. Nagorski as our new Executive Director. Maria is a great addition to the team, bringing the right blend of organizational leadership and capacity building know-how to Fair Chance. Maria is well-positioned to lead and build Fair Chance with 25 years of experience in nonprofit leadership and training at local, national and international organizations.
Fair Chance First Annual Butterfly Ball A Huge Success!
200 guests and members of the local business community came together to raise $65,000 in support of underserved children and families in Washington, DC.
Fair Chance Selected as One of the Area's Best Charities
Fair Chance was recently selected to be a featured charity in the 2006-2007 Catalogue for Philanthropy-Greater DC, an annual publication that showcases local stand-out charities.
Fair Chance in the CFC (#97168)
Fair Chance is thrilled to have been accepted to participate in the Combined Federal Campaign of the National Capital Region for the first time this year. Please help us spread the word to federal employees. Fair Chance's CFC # is 97168.
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Partner Highlights
The FCBA Foundation Charity Auction to Benefit Kid Power-DC
Washington, D.C. - The Young Lawyers Committee of the Federal Communications Bar Association ("FCBA") and the FCBA Foundation will hold the 18th Annual Charity Auction on Thursday, November 15, 2007, at the Marriott at Metro Center, 775 12th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C., from 7:00 to 9:30 p.m. Admission is free and the event is open to the public.
Interstages was chosen as a featured charity in this year's 2006-07 Catalogue for Philanthropy-Greater DC. Read more about their innovative program and see their Catalogue page.
Urban Alliance Foundation and Interstages were featured on TouchDC as exceptional small nonprofits.
On February 19, Free Minds Book Club and Writing Workshop was interviewed and their programs filmed as a part of a feature on incarceration in America and the innovative programs that reach these populations on CNN's popular show, Anderson Cooper 360.
Dr. Satira Streeter, Executive Director of Ascensions Community Services, Inc. was asked to speak in February of this year to the Northern Virginia Urban League Young Professionals Network on the topic of healthy marriage and relationships.