Good morning, Washington. Happy New Year from the CFP Team!

We hope that you have an enjoyable and productive first week of the New Year. Speaking of new, we are now back to our regularly-scheduled blog-programming. So plenty of new posts will soon be coming your way.

If you haven’t had the chance, do check out the winners of Part 1 and Part 2 of our Power of 8 video contest. They offer some great start-of-the-year inspiration!

“Every revolution was first a thought in one man’s mind.”

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

Good morning, Washington. Just two days until 2011, so we’re wishing you all the very best with your end-of-year campaigns!

As you know, in this last week of 2010, we have been featuring the awesome winners of our Power of 8: Part 2 contest here on GoodWorks.

So last but not least, for December 30-31, we present … the Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless. Tapping into the generosity and skill of our legal pool here in DC, the WLCH seeks to prevent and end homelessness through legal aid, education, and advocacy. Last year, they helped over 1,300 clients and their caseload is still growing. Learn more right here:

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Good morning, Greater Washington — and hooray for our snowstorm dodge!

As you know, leading up to 2011, we will be featuring the awesome winners of our Power of 8: Part 2 contest here on GoodWorks.

For December 28-29, 2010, we welcome Domestic Violence Legal Empowerment and Appeals Project. Specializing in custody and abuse, DV LEAP empowers victims (often protective mothers) and their advocates by arranging expert representation for appeals, educating its pro bono counsel, and training lawyers, judges, and others on cutting-edge issues. Watch away!

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Good morning, Greater Washington — we hope that you had a great Christmas! As you know, leading up to 2011, we will be featuring the awesome winners of our Power of 8: Part 2 contest here on GoodWorks.

For December 26-27, we welcome AppleTree Institute for Education Innovation. Committed to strong language and literacy education for 3- and 4-year-olds, AppleTree creates pre-school centers of excellence and ensures that early childhood teachers receive the best training and professional development. For a quick glimpse of all they do, check this out:

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Good morning, Greater Washington! As you may know, leading up to 2011, we will be featuring the awesome winners of our Power of 8: Part 2 video contest.

For December 23-24, we are pleased to present: Greater DC Cares! First featured in the Catalogue in 2006, GDCC increase the capacity of hundreds of non-profits with over 6,000 volunteers addressing a range of vital issues, including at-risk youth, homelessness and hunger, adult literacy, and more. Watch and enjoy — this video always makes me smile:

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Many CFP cheers and congratulations to: Greater DC Cares, AppleTree Institute for Education Innovation, Domestic Violence Legal Empowerment and Appeals Project, and Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless!

“Why,” you ask? Because these are the winners of Part 2 of our Power of 8 Contest! For the original contest, we asked our non-profits to choose from a list of “8″ words (celebrate, elevate, collaborate, appreciate, etc.) or to choose an “8″ word of their own; then they filmed a super-short video about how that word represented them.

We announced our original winners in mid-November and then invited you to choose the next set of winners by viewing and liking their videos on YouTube. So here on GoodWorks, we will be featuring the four “most viewed-and-liked” videos throughout the holidays.

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Welcome to Friday, Greater Washington! We’re trying out a new format here on GoodWorks for our weekend event listings — sorting events by type, rather than by time of day, so that you can go straight to your main interests. Let us know what you think!

Looking to … Volunteer?

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 11

ASHA for Women will be offering a training session from 9:30-4:30 in Rockville for those interesting in working directly with clients as an advocate; these sessions only come four times a year, so sign up quickly by calling (202) 683-2019. Plus Empowered Women International needs volunteers for their holiday gala, “Women of Courage: the Art and Stories of Entrepreneur Artists and Change Makers.” Call (301) 693-1346 to sign up today!

Looking to … Help the Planet?

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 11

Take this special yoga class at 5:00 in Dupont; proceeds will benefit the the Bonobo Conservation Initiative’s great work in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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Good morning, Washington.

This morning, we would like to send our sincere condolences and good wishes to our friends at the Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless. Sister Mary Ann Luby, an early board member and then staff member at WLCH, passed away on Monday night at age 70. The Washington Post wrote how Sister Mary Ann “tirelessly advocated for and reached out to the underprivileged, abused and homeless [and] served the District’s homeless population.”

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Good morning, Washington! We’ll be taking a brief blog hiatus for the holiday — and I’ll be braving the Yellow Line crowd en route to National pretty soon.

From everyone at CFP, we are thankful for the amazing work that our non-profits are doing every day in Greater Washington. And we’re beyond thankful that they are part of our community.

Happy Thanksgiving — catch you next Monday!

It’s almost Thanksgiving, friends! So there is really no better time to express our thanks for our communities and give something back to our local non-profits. And this weekend offers some great (and fun) opportunities to do just that. Check it out:

Saturday, November 20

* 23rd Annual Help the Homeless Walkathon: The National Mall will host the largest walk to benefit the homeless in the nation and no less than seven CFP non-profits will take part. Definitely consider signing up and choosing one of these great organizations as your beneficiary: Carpenter’s Shelter, L’Arche Greater Washington, Miriam’s Kitchen, Pathways to Housing DC, Samaritan Inns, The Dwelling Place, and Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless. And you can sign up right here! Read all »