Mark your calendars now – Giving Tuesday will be here is less than one month! This global day of giving on Tuesday, December 1 is one of the biggest online fundraising events of the year. No matter where you may be, as long as you can access the In…

Starting Monday, September 14, you can use social media to support Calvary Women’s Services during WTOP’s 2nd annual “Click for a Cause” contest! The DC news radio station will be donating $30,000 in cash prizes to the top three organizations…

Cyclists are huddled outside Calvary Women’s Services, some stretching, some eating a last-minute snack. It’s 7:00am on a cloudy Saturday morning, and rain is definitely in the day’s forecast. This was the scene last Saturday when a…

Many nonprofits are still feeling the impact of the recession: http://ow.ly/4iNxU Food stamps and tax aid helped prevent thousands from falling below the poverty line during the recession. http://nyti.ms/eH1ZP1 Unemployment is down in the District:…

Thanks to all who joined us for the Help the Homeless Walkathon on Saturday. This year marked Fannie Mae’s 23rd time sponsoring this outstanding event to benefit over 130 organizations like Calvary that serve people in the D.C. area facing homeless…

Last Tuesday night over 150 people came out in support of Calvary’s Ninth Annual Hope Awards Dinner. These folks, some past supporters of Calvary, some new friends, celebrated some local heroes, heard the inspirational story of one woman who gradua…

From From the Associated Press- “California law would add homeless hate-crime protection” The legislation approved Thursday would add the state’s estimated 157,000 homeless to the list of groups protected from hate-based violence.…

It’s not every executive director who can brag about her Board of Directors.  I consider myself quite lucky on this account.  In fact, in most gatherings of nonprofit executives that I attend the conversation normally includes complaints about bo…