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Last week, the campaign took to Pittsburgh, PA where I was privileged enough to keynote at a morning meeting of the city’s Corporate Volunteer Council to introduce A Billion + Change and discuss starting a skills-based volunteer program from the ground up. Without providing a distinct template for the design of sustainable program, as each company has different capacity for such a venture, here are what I hope were the major takeaways from the discussion:

As I headed toward the Potomac this weekend for a walk with my dog in one of the great parks that preserve old civil war forts in my hometown of Arlington, I heard the end of an interview with Archbishop Desmond Tutu on the radio.  I was so taken with his charming voice, insatiable enthusiasm and deep wisdom, that I would encourage you to give it a listen.