- Vanessa Small
Vanessa Small covers corporate philanthropy and charity for the Giving page of Capital Business. She also spotlights newly appointed executives in the New at the Top column, which chronicles their journeys to the top. Small was born and raised in Orange County, Ca. and graduated from Howard University.
- Nonprofits honored for best practices
- New at the top: He lost the job but kept his integrity
- Washington area bankruptcies for May 20
- New at the Top: ‘I learned not to lose hope in the face of backlash’
- D.C. area bankruptcy filing for May 13
- GWU students help small groups raise money
- D.C. area bankruptcy filings for May 6
- New at the top: Success is ‘all about the people who work for your company’
- New at the top: ‘It is important to make moves when they are right for you’
- Share Our Strength attracts corporate dollars
- New at the top: An appetite for high risk
- Volkswagen gives cars to volunteer fire department
- High school girls ‘say yes to the prom dress’
- Students get ‘American Idol’ experience to compete for scholarships
- New at the top: Lessons from dad inspired a career in business
- D.C. area bankruptcy filings for March 25
- New at the Top: Brian Daum builds businesses one at a time
- Charity Works: Community of Hope gets its biggest donation
- New at the top: A passion for turning an idea into a viable, successful company
- New at the top: From running a snack bar to running a company
- Qatar Airways inspires local youth to pursue science
- New at the top: Mike Corkery can thank a paint brush for his climb up the ladder
- African American millennials seek to define ‘young, black philanthropy’
- United Negro College Fund hosts local business leaders at masquerade ball
- D.C. area bankruptcy filing for Feb. 18
- New Melwood chief executive takes over as possible sequestration-related cuts loom
- Success in turning around a federal IT program leads to a career in private industry
- New at the top: Kathy Calvin finds lessons in different sectors of work
- Ford funds expansion of Smithsonian exhibit for young inventors
- Business community focuses on mentorship
- New at the top: Scott Quintal of outsourceIT
- Behind the career: Scott Quintal
- Stone Soup stirs film talent with nonprofits in need
- United Way of the National Capital Area gambles on a new giving model
- Charity works: Individual giving proves reliable
- New at the top: Map lover’s career track did not follow any regular route
- New at the top: A military commander prepares to lead in private business
- New at the top: Razorsight’s Chris Checco and the power of getting things done
- New at the top: Shannon Brown’s career took flight, but not the way she expected
- Lockheed and Marines turn military jet into Santa’s sleigh
- New at the top: A new mission for a veteran of the corporate turnaround
- Bethesda young professionals make charity a priority
- On a mission to show the drama of science
- New at the top: How a life of embracing opportunity led to a need to combat hunger
- Executives sleep outside for homeless youth
- New at the top: The ‘next Lee Iacocca’ shifted gears to find a home in hospitals
- Charity Works: Impact Measuring
- Nonprofit founder urges charities to pool resources
- Washington area charities take action to prepare for ‘fiscal cliff’
- Behind the career: Vineet Puri
- Boys and Girls Clubs get a surprise gift
- ‘Geeks’ raises money for young entrepreneurs
- Chop’t going pink for breast cancer awareness
- New at the top: Taking the road less traveled
- Comcast offers low cost internet to low income families
- FedEx makes some special deliveries face-to-face
- New at the Top: John P. Hynes Jr. of TASC is a leader with a ‘subtler approach’
- Companies team to make warriors cyberwarriors
- New at the top: An acquisition teaches this CFO about positioning companies for change
- Nonprofits get free MBA professionals
- Charity Works: A match made in a recession
- New at the top: A career powered by curiosity
- New at the top: Richard O. Davis
- Audit firms looks to fill gaps in education system
- Guidestar CEO takes on the complex world of philanthropy
- New at the top: An aspiring engineer learns how to build companies
- D.C. area’s United Way tightens requirements for charity funding
- Fashion show brings in $100K for Down syndrome group
- New at the top: A fork in the road leads to a career building businesses
- New at the top: From Navy expert to business leader
- Washington area business diary for week of July 16
- Charity works: Nonprofit PRS found way to close its revolving door
- Urban farm in Prince George’s gets donation of fruit trees
- New at the top: Bob Barry’s recipe for success started in the kitchen
- Washington area bankruptcy filings for the week of July 1
- CBRE exec remembered with golf tournament
- New at the top: He followed his calling
- News personalities unite to fight breast cancer
- Event raises $200,000 to pay for National Arboretum interns
- Data in service for others
- Matthew McDowell says new responsibilities cannot be plotted on a spreadsheet
- Walking Gallery’ tells medical stories
- Nonprofit’s turnaround has brought it lots of attention
- Washington area bankruptcy filing for the week of June 4
- Anne Arundel Relay for Life brings in $220k for cancer
- New at the top: A utility infielder becomes an everyday player in the consulting business
- Washington area bankruptcy filings for the week of May 28
- Entrepreneurship gala raises $500,000
- Sabbatical recharges nonprofit CEO
- New at the top: George Herriage’s best move was getting into real estate
- Washington area business diary for week of May 14
- 44 students get $10,000 scholarships
- New at the top: How a firing at McDonald’s helped set the tone for Tim Murray’s career
- Springtime is primetime in the charity world
- ‘The firm is better off with him than without him’
- Arlington teacher gives lesson from volcano
- Nonprofit helps families get around
- NetApp workers go bald to show support for pediatric cancer patients
- Raytheon celebrates Pi Day with pie
- Frank Sampson Jannuzi: Amnesty International USA
- Expo seeks to give Hispanic businesses connections
- Salon gives new look to military wives
- New at the top: Stephen M. Swad
- Talent show raises funds to help students survive in college
- New at the top: James M. Gaughan of Metron Aviation
- Ball raises $1 million to target heart disease
- Washington area bankruptcy filings for March 5
- New at the top: William M. Senich
- Tech campaign focuses on African Americans
- Businesswoman’s aim is to get kids active
- Small-biz group adds focus on charity
- GWU honors grad’s social responsibility
- Nonprofit’s giving portal aims to drive more donations to charities
- Washington area bankruptcy filings for the week of Jan. 30
- Nonprofit CFOs honored for work
- Homestretch finds its match with Excella
- Where We Live: Woodridge, a slice of suburbia in Washington, D.C.
- Dogtopia offers helping paws for a cause
- Care to Lunch gives support to low-profile charities
- Interior designer creates giving circle to save dance company
- New at the top: Allison Porter of Avalon Consulting Group
- Law group helps children get presents
- Washington area business diary for the week of Dec. 12
- Competition helps groom future scientists
- New at the Top: Michael Frohm of Goodwill
- Givers honored at Philanthropy Day event
- Nonprofits worry they’ll take a hit in debt-reduction proposals
- BAE gives support to veterans
- Bridging the digital divide
- Give to the Max brings in $2 million for beleaguered nonprofits
- Nonprofits get creative
- Company’s blitz helps non-profits
- Students learn healthy living and smooth moves from the pros
- Washington area bankruptcy filings for the week of Oct. 31
- Washington area appointments and promotions for the week of Oct. 31
- Maple Lawn grows on former farmland
- Nonprofit leaders, supporters honored for their work
- New at the Top: David McGuire
- 15 years of turning lives into masterpieces
- Ernst & Young employees get dirty, entertain kids at annual day of service
- New at the top: Scott Jackson
- Promotions and appointments for the week of Oct. 3, 2011
- Sports superstars tee off for college scholarships
- Company passes along its winnings
- New at the top: Kurt D. Newman
- Edible construction projects benefit Capital Area Food Bank
- KPMG employees commemorate 9-11 victims with wreath, gifts and money
- In down economy, nonprofits explore profit-making ventures
- A special affinity to military children
- New at the top: Bob Irwin
- St. Ann’s maternity home gets new kitchen
- Washington area federal contract awards for the week of Aug. 22
- Helping Out: Technology is focus of IBM’s philanthropy
- PNC makes hands-on connection with young explorers
- Foundation converts young professionals into young philanthropists
- Federal contract awards for the week of Aug. 1
- Behind the career: Julie A. Pangelinan
- Old Town fun and Christmas cheer for sick kids
- Giving: Cupcake pioneers find philanthropy to be their sweet reward
- Helping Out: Firm and charity support each other
- They battle on the chords, not in the courts
- This week’s charity events
- Behind the career: Ann Speyer
- Helping Out: Cardinal tournament funds health facility
- Brides help cancer patients’ dreams come true
- Behind the career: Nick Ragone
- Real Estate Games benefit diabetes group
- Behind the Career: Finding her place in the nonprofit world
- Firm abandons office duties for day of service
- New at the top: Brian Pollok of ATCC
- A fundraiser who inspires giving
- Safeway workers partner with community on health fair
- New at the top: Bill Clark, Savi Technology president and chief executive
- Shop owners raise funds for causes at Charity Boutique Day
- Alston & Bird helps SE high school shed reputation
- Doris Buffett transfers a wealth of knowledge to college students
- Acquisition helps philanthropy consulting firm expand research capacity
- New at the top: Grab Networks’ Alvin Bowles
- Chefs showcase their delicacies for child literacy
- Platinum Ball raises $160,000 for Arlington causes
- Groupon’s deals to include donations
- Rolls-Royce, Clear Channel workers get their hands dirty volunteering
- Pauley boosts Howard County group that enhances leadership skills of entrepreneurs
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