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WASHINGTONIAN: The 2016 Washington Business Hall of Fame
By JA of Greater Washington
Community Involvement
Twenty-eight years ago, Washingtonian, the Greater Washington Board of Trade, and Junior Achievement of Greater Washington created the Washington Business Hall of Fame. The dinner and awards ceremony benefit Junior Achievement, whose programs teach entrepreneurship and financial literacy to local...
Survey Shows Half of Teens Plan to Spend $100 or More on Presents This Holiday Season
By JA of Greater Washington
Financial Literacy
Thanksgiving is upon us and you know what that means, the onset of holiday shopping! The expectation of giving gifts can be financially exhausting. According to a survey of 500 U.S. teens conducted by Junior Achievement USA and ORC International, more than half of teens (51%) planning to shop this holiday season expect to pay more than $100 on gifts, with one-in-seven (15%) saying they plan to...
American School & University: New building under construction for technology-themed high school in Maryland
By JA of Greater Washington
Community Involvement
New campus for Thomas Edison High School of Technology is set to open in 2018 in Silver Spring.
The Montgomery County (Md.) district has broken ground on a new building to replace the existing Thomas Edison High School of...
Babson College Offers New Scholarship Exclusively for Junior Achievement Students
By JA of Greater Washington
Community Involvement
Babson College, the top-ranked college in the United States for the study of entrepreneurship, and Junior Achievement USA®, the country's leading organization giving young people the knowledge and skills to own their economic success, have partnered to offer a $20,000 per year merit scholarship for a Junior Achievement (JA) USA student who attends...
FORBES: Making Your Impact Transparent To Donors, by Jack Kosakowski, President & CEO of JA USA
By JA of Greater Washington
Corporate Responsibility
In the end, it’s important to keep in mind that corporate donors are seeking this information for all of the right reasons. They want to make sure their investment of time, talent and treasure is truly “making a difference.” As a true partner, it’s the nonprofit’s obligation to help answer that...
Howard University Business Scholars Inspire Friendship PCS Students during JA in a Day
By JA of Greater Washington
Community Involvement
GEICO Reaffirms and Expands Partnership with JA, Will Serve as Insurance Storefront in Two JA Finance Parks
By JA of Greater Washington
Corporate Responsibility
GEICO has recently agreed to expand their partnership with Junior Achievement of Greater Washington to serve as the JA Finance Park® Insurance storefront partner in the forthcoming JA Finance Park Montgomery County, opening in...
MCPS: School, Community Leaders Break Ground on a New School for Edison High
By JA of Greater Washington
Community Involvement
School and community leaders joined staff and students on Thursday, November 3 at 11:30 a.m. to celebrate the groundbreaking for the new Thomas Edison High School of...
Marymount University teams up with Junior Achievement of Greater Washington to serve as Education Storefront partner at JA Finance Park® Fairfax County
By JA of Greater Washington
Financial Literacy
Marymount University has agreed to partner with JA of Greater Washington to help educate middle schoolers about the costs of furthering their education and the value of a world-class college education in achieving their dreams. Marymount University will serve as the Education Storefront partner at JA Finance Park in Fairfax County,...
Poll: Teens Say Bill Gates is the “Greatest Entrepreneur Alive Today”; Most Teens Interested in Starting a Business
By JA of Greater Washington
Entrepreneurship
Washington — According to a survey of 1,000 teens conducted by Junior Achievement USA and ORC International, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is the “Greatest Entrepreneur Alive Today,” far outpacing household names like Mark Cuban, Mark Zuckerberg and Donald...