|
NOV
5 - PREDICTIONS FOR 2011
|
with Julie Rogers, Jim Dinegar, Diana
Aviv
|
MORE EVENT INFORMATION
ONLINE
Events for EDs, Board Chairs,
Dev't and Communications Staff
►
Building
Your Grassroots Fundraising
Oct
27 FOR
CEOs & Development Staff |
RSVP
with
Grassroots Institute for Fundraising
Training
►Advocacy
in Action Nonprofit
NoVA Meeting
Oct
28 FOR
CEOs | RSVP
with
DC Vote's Ilir
Zherka on designing advocacy outcomes and goals
►State
of Nonprofit Sector: How Are We Doing?
Oct
29 FOR
CEOs &
Senior Staff | RSVP
Agenda and more details online
►
Development
Directors Table
Nov
3 FOR
Development Staff
| RSVP
On effective online strategies
►Communications
Table:
Post
Reporter & Editor
Nov
8 FOR
Communications Staff | RSVP
Post
reporter Vanessa Mizell writes about nonprofits and
philanthropy every single week. Join Vanessa and her Editor
Dion Haynes. See some of her nonprofit stories online.
►Board
Chair Peer Conversation
Dec
1 | RSVP
A
Board Chair conversation facilitated by Meyer Foundation's
Rick Moyers; this is a follow-up to our CEO/Board Chair Summit in September (convened
with BoardSource). Check out Rick's Board-focused blog!
►How
Tech Can Save Dollars
Dec
2 FOR
Tech staff
Save the Date | with NPower
Large, medium and small nonprofits on impact of cloud computing.
►New CEO
Table for Ten
Feb 1, 2011 FOR CEOs
CEO Tables are three monthly lunchtime
discussions for candid peer exchange with the same 10
Executive Directors.
|
|
TWO
SURVEYS!
#1 The Meyer Foundation and
CompassPoint encourage nonprofit CEOs to
participate in 2011 Daring to Lead's
national surveyby Nov
19. It will focus on career paths, tenure, challenges,
and
professional development needs of nonprofit executive directors.
(See the first two Daring to Lead studies
online.) The confidential and anonymous survey should take no
longer than 20 minutes to complete.
#2 Want a Nook? When you renew your Roundtable Membership (packets
in the mail and email), don't forget to take our quick Membership
Survey. Renew and fill out survey by Nov 15
for a chance to win one of three Nook e-readers
loaded up with 5 books on leadership.
REPORTS!
Human Service Nonprofits and Government
Collaboration is a new report from Urban Institute, according
to The Chronicle of Philanthropy and BisNow.
The Center for Nonprofit
Advancement released a new Economic Survey that illustrates the continuing
strain on nonprofits in Greater Washington.
The Social Service Challenges of
Rising Suburban Poverty is a new report from Brookings.
According to The Economist, the report says a question is
now, "Mortgage or Food?"
The DC
Fiscal Policy Institute released
"Packing a Punch,"
a report on the effect of the recession on DC residents. The
report was mentioned in The Washington Examiner,
Politic365,
Reuters,
and The Washington Post.
On Oct 26, they release Who Is Low-Income in
DC? about the continued widening of the employment gap in the
District. RSVP for Oct 26
release.
The Washington Area
Women's Foundation unveiled their 2010 Portrait of Women & Girls
in the Metropolitan Area with
stark statistics and opportunities of engagement. Nicky Goren
offered op-eds on WAMU 88.5FM and The Huffington
Post as well as a letter in the Washington Post. It was also
featured in TBD.
Making the Case:
Supporting Community Organizing in the Nation's Capital
published by Hill-Snowdon Foundation.
POLL!
A new poll on donor confidence
suggests that less confidence about their charitable giving than
earlier this year, according to The Chronicle of
Philanthropy.
|
Check
out our Twitter Member
feed for the latest news on Roundtable Members! (Email Malcolm if we aren't listing your Twitter
account.)
The American Red
Cross's Fire
and Ice Ball was featured in BisNow.
The Arthritis
Foundation's national
counterpart released A Woman's Nation Takes on
Alzheimer's on
the disease's effect on women as caregivers and advocates.
Separately, they talked about the strong economic and social impact
of arthritis, according to The Examiner.
A Wider Circle's
impact
on poverty alleviation was featured in Patch.
Separately, Mark Bergel spoke on "Making Health
Whole" at Indiana University, according to a press
release.
Bank of America's National
Philanthropy Program Manager talks about their investments and
partnerships in an interview in The
Examiner
Brainfood is
included on new coupon websites according to The DCist.
The Cafritz
Foundation's Distinguished
District of Columbia Employees Awards were mentioned in The Washington
Post and
Greater Greater
Washington.
CARECEN honored
Clark Construction Company for their role in
strengthening community beyond the job site, as they held their
29th anniversary
gala, according to a press
release.
CASA de Maryland has become part of Maryland's
gubernatorial race as they have been mentioned by name in the
televised debates, according to The Washington Post and TBD, among other
news
sources.
Casey Trees
Community Planting Program was mentioned in The Clarke Daily
News and The Georgetown
Dish.
Center for Nonprofit
Advancement announced their 2010 EXCEL Finalists - including DC
Central Kitchen. Want to
attend their Nov 9 Annual
Meeting? Send Malcolm an email!
The Children's Law Center
kicked off their six-week Lawyers for Children
Campaign creating opportunities for lawyers in our region.
Judith Sandalow was interviewed in The Washington
Examiner.
CrisisLink's new call center director,
Awilda Ortiz, was profiled in The Arlington
Connection.
Dance Place's gala to celebrate
its 30th anniversary was featured in The Washington City
Paper, along with a video of
reflections by the group's directors.
The DC Coalition for
the Homeless commented
on the issue of homeless families from other states seeking shelter
in the District in The Washington
Post.
The DC Employment
Justice Center 10
Year celebration photos are online - and it was mentioned
in 27East.
The DC Fiscal Policy
Institute's Ed
Lazere talked about their recent "Packing a Punch on how the
recession hit African-Americans and non-college educated
particularly hard, was reviewed in The Washington
Post. Separately,
DCFPI commented on a new accelerated bill that the Council is
considering in The Washington City
Paper.
Fannie Mae's Help the
Homeless program partnered with the Quince Orchard High School
marching band for two separate fundraisers, reports the Patch. FYI:
Sign up for their Nov 20
walkathon!
Fight for
Children's work
to raise money for education was mentioned in Executive
Biz.
Separately, Fight for Children
announced its chair and vice-chair for Fight Night 2010
in a press release.
Friends of Guest House, ("a
Catalogue for Philathropy-approved nonprofit") was
featured in Washington Life
magazine.
GuideStar has
partnered with Hope Consulting to research what drives charitable
giving, according to a press
release.
Innovation Network's
Lily Zandniapour and Kathy
Brennan write about what it means to be methodically
rigorous in the field of advocacy evaluation on the Center for Evaluation
Innovation's site.
The Jack Kent Cooke
Foundation's participation
in the recent community college summit was mentioned on the
blog Taking Note.
Junior Achievement, along with corporate
partner Capital One and
Fairfax County Schools held their ground-opening for their Finance
Park, where students will learn about finances and how to budget,
according to a press release. Fed
Chairman Ben Bernanke gave the keynote speech,
according to the Washington Post, TBD and The
Examiner.
La Clinica del Pueblo's Alicia
Wilson commented on the difficulty of securing
funding to support the organization's health and public education
services in The Examiner.
Separately, Jose
Ramirez discussed the upcoming Hispanic LBGTQ Heritage
Month in Metro Weekly.
Leadership Arlington's Young
Professional Program has announced the members of its inaugural
class, reports The Sun-Gazette.
FYI: On Nov. 10 they host Executive Leadership
for Women.
Martha's Table partnered with
The Proper Topper for
a Fashion Swap and donation collection, reports The Georgetown
Patch.
Mary's Center's gala photos are
up on Washington Hispanic's
website.
The Meyer
Foundation's Exponent
Awardees were featured
in BisNow and
Metro Weekly.
Separately, the Foundation's Rick Moyers writes about Desperately Seeking Innovation
- do you have some to give?
Miriam's Kitchen's
John Murphy is participating in the Sears Chef
Challenge and has so far won $5000 for his organization - and moves
on to the semi-finals according to The GW Hatchet
and BisNow.
Montgomery County
Community Foundation's Cheryl Keim commented
on the upcoming Diamonds and Denim fundraiser in The Journal
Review.
Northern Virginia
Community College's Dr. Jill Biden was
mentioned for her participation in the Community College Summit in
The Washington
Post.
Northern Virginia Family
Service's launch of the new online learning center, The Caravel
Institute, was mentioned in a press
release.
The Open Society Foundations
has awarded a grant to National Public Radio for a government
reporting project called Impact of Government, reports The New York
Times.
Sitar Arts Center's Night of the
Starts was featured in Bisnow. FYI:
On Nov 17 they convene Arts Education for a
Better DC Conference.
Volunteers of America
Chesapeake's Shyam Desigan commented on the
ubiquity and relevance of technology in the nonprofit world at a
CTO/CIO Summit, reports BisNow.
The Washington Legal
Clinic for the Homeless's Patricia Mullahy
Fugere refuted the claim that many homeless people being
served in DC are actually from Maryland or Virginia in The Washington City
Paper. She also commented on the lack of shelter
for homeless families this winter in The Washington
Post. Separately, the Legal Clinic voiced its support for a
new DC homeless shelter site, in The Washington City
Paper.
White House! Young Playwrights' Theater
received the National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award,
according to the Washington Post,
TBD, and Broadway World.
Check out their Facebook page for
photos!
|
Oct
23: FACETS presents a Taste of Fall, featuring food,
entertainment, and both a silent and live auction.
Oct
28: The Community Foundation for Montgomery County
presents "A Celebration of Giving."
Nov 6: The Freddie Mac Foundation
presents its free Adoption
Expo.
Send us your events for us to highlight here
and elsewhere. More events available online.
|
Recent
Roundup Issues
Sept 17
Sept 2
Recent
Nonprofit Montgomery Blasts
Sept 20
Sept 7
Recent
Nonprofit NoVA Issues
Sept 16
Sept 2
Recent
CAFN Newsletters
Sept 9
Aug 26
|
|
|
|