Sam’s Club Selects JA as one of eight nonprofits who could win big during “Giving Made Simple” Campaign
Junior Achievement – Rocky Mountain (JA) has been selected to participate in the Sam’s Club Giving Made Simple campaign, with the chance to win a $1 million grant.
Giving Made Simple is an online voting campaign in which Sam’s [...]
By srobbins
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March 22, 2010
New Survey shows teens hear a lot about the economy, but they don’t feel they know enough – they want to learn more and Junior Achievement, The Allstate Foundation and the state of Colorado are responding!
During these tough economic times, 48 percent of Denver teens say they’re willing to skip eating out and 44 [...]
By srobbins
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March 18, 2010
Junior Achievement –Rocky Mountain has received the 2010 Samaritan Institute Award from the Colorado Ethics in Business Alliance (CEBA). The Samaritan Institute Award recognizes the top ethical role model in the non-profit sector.
“Businesses today have a double bottom line; social good plus financial returns,” states Junior Achievement President and CEO, Robin Wise, “at [...]
By Gregg Moss
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February 1, 2010
Teens in Colorado and Wyoming can now find out about more than 100 different careers through a new virtual job shadow program launched today by Junior Achievement, DeVry University, and Career Corner Digital. The fast-paced, first-person videos take students behind the scenes at some of the world’s top companies, providing them with an inside look [...]
By Gregg Moss
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January 29, 2010
Despite the doom and gloom headlines about the tough economy, a new poll shows that teens entering the workforce today are confident they will one day have their ideal job. The findings come from the “Kids and Careers” poll conducted by Junior Achievement and ING.
90 percent of the teens surveyed say they’re confident about [...]