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Annual Purse Packing Party on 12/9/17

By Nicki Sanders | Dec 1, 2017 | Comments Off on Annual Purse Packing Party on 12/9/17

  SAVE THE DATE! Bring your donations of new/gently used purses and personal hygiene items to our Annual Pack A Purse Drive™ Purse Packing Party.   Saturday, December 9, 2017 1:00pm-3:00pm Laurel Boys and Girls Club 701 Montgomery St., Laurel, MD  Our 11th Annual Pack A Purse™ Drive ends on December 5, 2017. We are […]

Social Responsibility No Longer Optional For Businesses

By Nicki Sanders | Nov 29, 2017 | Comments Off on Social Responsibility No Longer Optional For Businesses

  Social Responsibility No Longer Optional For Businesses By Chad Brooks, Business News Daily Senior Writer   Selling a good product or service is no longer enough to attract today’s socially conscious shoppers, new research shows. A study by public relations and marketing firm Cone Communications and Echo Research revealed corporate social responsibility is now […]

Why Corporate Social Responsibility is Important

By Nicki Sanders | Nov 27, 2017 | Comments Off on Why Corporate Social Responsibility is Important

  What is Corporate Social Responsibility? Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is a broad term used to describe a company’s efforts to improve society in some way. These efforts can range from donating money to nonprofits to implementing environmentally-friendly policies in the workplace. CSR is important for companies, nonprofits, and employees alike. Corporate social responsibility is […]

Black Friday with Pack A Purse Drive

By Nicki Sanders | Nov 24, 2017 | Comments Off on Black Friday with Pack A Purse Drive

  Are you a Black Friday Shopper? If you are braving the elements and tackling the lines to get great deals on today, please consider donating personal hygiene items for our 11th Annual Pack A Purse™ Drive which began on November 1, 2017 and ends December 5, 2017. We are collecting purses (totes and other […]

Happy Thanksgiving 2017

By Nicki Sanders | Nov 22, 2017 | Comments Off on Happy Thanksgiving 2017

  Gratitude = thankfulness, appreciation, gratefulness Since we are in the year 2017 I want to share 7 things that I am grateful for. I am grateful for a loving, supportive family. I’m grateful for interesting, encouraging friends. I am grateful to be able to earn a living doing work that I love and that […]

Ms. Biz 3rd Annual Pack A Purse Benefit

By Nicki Sanders | Nov 20, 2017 | Comments Off on Ms. Biz 3rd Annual Pack A Purse Benefit

  Ms. Biz 3rd Annual Pack A Purse Benefit   Women in Brusiness – Bring your donations for teen girls to Kelsey’s Kloset Friday, December 1, 2017 7:00pm-9:00pm   Kelsey’s Kloset 11200 Scaggsville Road #113 Fulton, MD   Ms. Biz – Ms. Biz is on a mission to provide a variety of professional opportunities that are affordable for all […]

Northwestern Mutual’s Internship Program Ranks Top 10 In U.S. For Record 22nd Consecutive Year

By Nicki Sanders | Nov 17, 2017 | Comments Off on Northwestern Mutual’s Internship Program Ranks Top 10 In U.S. For Record 22nd Consecutive Year

  Northwestern Mutual’s Internship Program Ranks Top 10 In U.S. For Record 22nd Consecutive Year Vault has announced its rankings for the top 50 internships in America. Northwestern Mutual is again a Top 10 internship overall, and No. 2 for college students seeking careers in the financial services industry. The announcement comes as Northwestern Mutual […]

New SFA Internship First of its Kind in U.S.

By Nicki Sanders | Nov 15, 2017 | Comments Off on New SFA Internship First of its Kind in U.S.

New SFA Internship First of its Kind in U.S. By Alyssa Faykus, Staff Writer SFA’s College of Liberal and Applied Arts has a new program to help students gain real-world experience and increase their likelihood of getting job offers. The Applied Skills Internship is the first program of its kind in the nation. The program […]

From Interns to Influencers: Foster Youth Internship Program a Growing Force on Federal Policy

By Nicki Sanders | Nov 13, 2017 | Comments Off on From Interns to Influencers: Foster Youth Internship Program a Growing Force on Federal Policy

  By John Kelly Tiffany Boyd, a former foster youth from Long Beach, Calif., had been interning in the office of Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) all summer. But save a “Hello” here and a “Good morning” there, she hadn’t yet had occasion to speak with her summer employer, who sits on several committees and keeps […]