On the night after last fall's opening, the house manager of a small regional theater walked the aisles with a trash bag. Under the seats she found what she always found: printed programs, a few lost gloves, and a surprising number of the branded pens and t...
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Every June, a small independent school holds an eighth-grade graduation in its gym. Families cry, teachers hug students they've known since they were four, and the head of school thanks parents for nine years of volunteering, carpooling, fundraising, and pa...
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On the last Monday of October, the staff of a small nonprofit community music school sit around the folding table in the room where the beginner piano class meets on Thursdays. There are five of them: the executive director, the program manager, the develop...
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A woman decides, on a Sunday night, that she's going to try the donation-based community class she heard about from a friend. She searches the studio's name on her phone. The listing says the studio opens at 7 a.m. on Saturdays. The website says 8. The book...
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A retired schoolteacher gives to her town's community foundation every December. It isn't a large gift. She's done it for eleven years. Each January, she receives the same printed receipt letter, signed by a name she doesn't recognize, thanking her for her ...
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