While working with dozens of nonprofits over the last decade, I’ve often seen committed people either get so caught up in the mission, that they lose sight of the business principles or get so mired down in logistics and operations, that they forget the face and story behind their efforts. I generally find myself [...]

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Free Street Theatre Next Week

by tom July 28, 2010

Greetings, friends—
I am so excited that our second annual Free Street Theatre Tour is now just a week away! We will be bringing performances of UNPROTECTED, an original musical informed by the life experiences of cast members, to DC Department of Parks and Recreation sites throughout the city next week.
As you may know, over 60 [...]

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My Journey at City at Peace

by Guest Author June 17, 2010

After ten months, more than 600 hours of work, and 80 something rehearsals, it is the end of the 2009-2010 City at Peace year. I only have one rehearsal, fundraiser and party to go until all my Wednesdays and Saturdays are free. I am not looking foreword to that freedom, however, because the time I [...]

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Baratunde Thurston’s Testimonial

Baratunde Thurston

I used to be able to eat on the stoop of my house in Mt. Pleasant, and then I couldn’t because people were being beat up and shot. I ended up at Sidwell Friends in seventh grade and shifted environments dramatically. Being around Sidwell kids, I always felt a bit removed. Of about 100 kids [...]

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