Executive Leadership and Career Management are the responsibilities of each of us in our lifetime. "Leaders are not born" and skills and competencies can be learned and take you from good to great. The group was started to encourage creativity, innovation, and inspiration for professionals and executives who want to make an impact on their lives and on the lives of people in their communities. Workshops and seminars can be provided on a number of topics, can be customized for the group, and are …

Dear Women Artists, Let me introduce myself. I am taking over this group as of February 24, 2013. The last leader left, and I did not want to see a nice group of women 'disappear.' I've been a professional photographer since 1983. I've worked for magazines, newspapers and corporations and currently represented by National Geographic. In 1991, I ran my first women's empowerment group for several years. And in 1985, I started a women's business group that met every week for several years. I love b …

Benevolent Media is an all-volunteer startup dedicated to celebrating storytelling and design for good. We do this in three ways: Solutions-based editorial content on our website; Monthly community events, hosted in partnership with cause-oriented groups; and, An annual festival, convening mediamakers and changemakers to share best practices, case studies and special projects. We focus on people, organizations and projects that compel audiences to care about a cause, take action on an issue, or …

The American and European governments talk all the time about international issues. But regular Americans and Europeans don't meet often enough to discuss the big challenges we are facing, whether it's the Euro crisis, Afghanistan, or why we have a hard time finding interesting jobs in each others' countries. The US-Italy Global Affairs Forum promotes informal but meaningful exchanges of views on issues facing Americans and Italians, but also Americans and Europeans more generally. And most of t …

Richmond Mid-Atlantic Off Road Enthusiasts (RA-MORE) is the unified voice for mountain biking in the Greater Richmond Virginia area. RA-MORE is a chapter of Mid-Atlantic Off Road Enthusiasts, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization based in Northern Virginia/ District of Columbia that was formed in 1992. Together, the two organizations represent thousands of mountain bikers and maintain over 115 miles of urban trail. The Richmond chapter, an all volunteer organization formed in 2005, is dedicated to …

For the seasoned communicator seeking examples of best practices or successful campaigns, white papers and award summaries don't cut it. You can't ask questions or probe the reasons behind strategies. You can't meet the decision makers and find out what they were really thinking. The DC Communicators Roundtable invites senior level public relations and marketing professionals to monthly meetings where we exchange ideas about successful communications campaigns. This is an opportunity to network …

Mountaineering Section of the Potomac Appalachian Trail Club http://www.potomacmountainclub.org Our Google Group: https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en&fromgroups=#!forum/patc-ms Welcome We are the Mountaineering Section of the Potomac Appalachian Trail Club. The premier rock climbing, ice climbing and mountaineering club serving the D.C. Metro area since 1944. We climb daily and have weekly events such as climbing at Carderock on Wednesdays in the climbing season. We also plan annual trips a …

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