From: Chuck Bean & Eduardo Romero, The Nonprofit Roundtable
Date: October 26, 2005
Re: Katrina Scan; Balancing Money & Mission; Members-In-The-News; Welcome Gerald Zavala (LINK: Linking Communities for Educational Success, Inc.), Katherine L. Morrison (The Campagna Center), & Affiliate Member Emily Rothberg (Deloitte); Other

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Last Call: Scan about Serving Katrina Evacuees in Washington Region

The Roundtable will complete a scan this week about how nonprofits in our region have stepped forward to serve Katrina evacuees in our region. If we have not already heard from you, send a paragraph about your activities by COB today (Wednesday) to Amy Southerland at wordjockey@mac.com.

Roundtable Event: Balancing Money & Mission
November 16: The Roundtable will host Clara Miller (of the Nonprofit Finance Fund) for an event called "Balancing Money and Mission" on November 16 at the Bank of America, 730 15th Street, NW in the District. (Breakfast served at 8:30am; Clara will begin at 9:00am with a panel to follow; to conclude by 11:00am). How do nonprofits fulfill the public interest while remaining financially sound? How does one run a public benefit corporation as a sustainable business enterprise?

Free Seats Available to Roundtable Members
The Roundtable is a Co-Convener of National Capital Philanthropy Day on November 14. Roundtable Member Fannie Mae Foundation, Affiliate Member America Online, and Affiliate Member Lyles Carr of McCormick Group are all expected to receive awards. We have a few free seats available at our table - to join us, Roundtable CEOs may RSVP to mknighton@nonprofitroundtable.org.

New Executive Directors
Catherine Dee is the new interim Executive Director of For Love of Children.

Nichelle Mitchem is the new Executive Director at My Sister's Place.

Members in the News
The Independent Sector held its Annual Conference this week and included presentations and participation by many Roundtable Members including the Aspen Institute's Alan Abramson, the Community Foundation's Terri Lee Freeman and Bridgestar. Sponsors of the conference included AOL, Bank of America, the Community Foundation, the Fannie Mae Foundation, the Freddie Mac Foundation, Kaiser Permanente, the Meyer Foundation, the Morino Institute and The Summit Fund of Washington.

Arlington Community Foundation's Spirit of Community 2005 Award luncheon on Nov. 15 honoring youth mentor and benefactor Ralph Johnson of Johnson Associates was included in the Washington Post.

Audubon Naturalist Society of Northern Virginia held a tree-planting ceremony with Congressman Jim Moran and Virginia State Sen. Janet Howell in attendance, according to the Times Community. The event also featured the release of a new Audubon Society book, "The Nature of Change-Preserving the Natural Heritage of a Dynamic Region."

Affiliate Member Bank of America announced their Neighborhood Excellence Initiative Awardees: Carpenter's Shelter and Higher Achievement Program, according to the DC Examiner. Miriam's Kitchen's volunteer Michael Lesparre was also named as one of their Local Heros.

The Boys and Girls Club of Greater Washington may have a club opening in Loudoun County according to Leesburg Today.

Bread For The City hosted a fundraiser featuring stand-up comics at the Mayflower Hotel, according to the Washington Times. Attendees included DC Mayor Williams among others.

The Cafritz Foundation's former CEO Ann Allen and the Freddie Mac Foundation's Maxine Baker were honored at the CASA for Children's Community Reception for DC's Powerful Voices, according to a press release.

Carpenter's Shelter recently received a $1 million grant from the Hoffman Family Trust
and "hopes to make a transformation into something far more comprehensive," according to the Washington Post.

Coalition for the Homeless, along with Community Partnership for the Prevention of Homelessness, will begin to provide facility upkeep to a Southwest shelter, according to the Washington Post. The article also cited the Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless.

CentroNía launched a "multi-faceted, multi-year early literacy program called Lee y Serás," according to Capital Community News.

Consumer Health Foundation, Meyer Foundation, and Health Action Forum of Prince George's County will hold "the Community Health Speakout" with Prince George's County Council Members on Oct. 27 at Landover Hills Town Hall," according to the Gazette and this county press release.

DC Action for Children's Angela Jones and DC Fiscal Policy Institute's Ed Lazere will be speaking at the National Neighborhood Coalition's 'ABCs of Budget Advocacy' on Oct. 28 at the Public Welfare Foundation. To RSVP, contact Leah Kalinosky at leah@neighborhoodcoalition.org.

DC Hunger Solutions announced that every child in the DC Public School system will be offered free breakfast all year long, according to a press release.

DC Fiscal Policy Institute's recent report on 'DC's Affordable Housing Crisis is Worsening' which states that the District has lost an estimated 12,000 affordable housing units, was cited in an opinion piece in the Washington Post. DCFPI's Ed Lazere was cited in a story on retailers and development in North East DC in the Washington Business Journal.

DC Vote held "Champions of Democracy" to recognize leaders in voting rights activism to over 250 attendees, according to the DCist blog. Ilir Zherka is a panelist for the Washington Council of Lawyer's "DC Voting Representation in Congress" Brownbag Luncheon Series on Nov. 2 at the George Washington University Law School (info at info@wclayers.org).

The Foundation Center is hosting its annual Funding for Arts month this October, according to a press release.

Freddie Mac Foundation had donated $475,000 to Catholic Community Services to help with Katrina relief and will "adopt" by providing them with donated goods, according to
U.S. Newswire. Separately, the Freddie Mac Foundation was the founding partner of "National Care Package Day," where care packages were assembled and sent to "2,500 college students who had aged out of foster care," according to a press release.

Goodwill of Greater Washington opened its first Loudoun County location this month and plans to open 20 more locations in the DC area by 2010, according to Loudoun Business.

Greater DC Cares awarded James V. Kimsey with their "Spark a Change Legacy Award," according to the Washington Times. Greater DC Cares also had several volunteer opportunities described in the DC Examiner this last week.

Higher Achievement Program was awarded by NPower of Greater DC the Technology Innovation Award which honors nonprofits in the metro Washington, DC area whose innovative use of technology has helped them improve key aspects of their operations and more effectively fulfill their missions.

Junior Achievement of the National Capital Area, with the Greater Washington Board of Trade and Washingtonian Magazine, will be hosting the Washington Business Hall of Fame on Nov. 29 at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel.

Latin American Youth Center participated in ARISE Foundation's life-skills training according to a press release. "ARISE life-skills training is a community partnership effort to better prepare the staff at different facilities working with the at-risk youth in the District."

Maryland Nonprofit's Maryland Budget and Tax Policy Institute has released a new report, The "Why's" of Maryland's TANF Program: State Spending on Cash Assistance and Child Care Services Decline. "Over the past several years, Maryland has disinvested state money in work supports for families in poverty. Despite a 70% decline in case loads, Maryland has not maintained cash grants at the statutory level and cut funding for child care services."

MedStar Health received an Award of Merit from International Association of Business Communicators for their " MedStar Health Annual Report 2004, according to a press release.

Northern Virginia Community College representatives met with the Fairfax County Board to look at how the "college and county could work together more closely," according to the Times Community. Separately, NVCC's Bob Templin comments on Northern Virginia's growth and immigration in the Richmond Times Dispatch.

Northern Virginia Family Service will receive half of the proceeds from a "Help the Homeless Mini-Walk," according to the Times Community.

Northern Virginia Family Service, Reston Interfaith, and United Community Ministries received contracts from Fairfax County to help "coordinate services, manage cases and providing community support to the evacuees," according to The Connection.

Piedmont Environment Council's Chris Miller called Virginia's Governor candidate Tim Kaine's transportation planning 'encouraging' according to Leesburg Today. Separately, PEC's work in protecting Civil War battle sites from developers in Loudoun County was cited in the Loudoun Times-Mirror.

The Quality Trust will hold an information session on "Managing the Wesley Vinner Memorial Trust" on October 27 at 11:30 am at the Quality Trust Conference Room located on Wisconsin Avenue, NW in DC. Contact: Yolanda Mazyck at (202) 448-1460 for more information.

Reaching Out to Others Together's Kenny Barnes was profiled by DC North. "Barnes has been able to create a business model for black businesses in the U Street corridor, as well as honoring his son's name in proper fashion." ROOT also held its Guns Aside Day and rally at Hart Middle School on October 21 as part of Peace Month.

United For DC held their Annual United Awards Reception this week and awarded grants to six local youth organizations including to The Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Washington, DC Scores, and the Latin American Youth Center.

United Way of the National Capital Area is helping IBM determine schools to donate computers to, according to a press release. "Centers and pre-schools will receive 45 brightly colored computer units nicknamed 'Young Explorers'."

Venture Philanthropy Partner's Mario Morino and Carol Thompson Cole wrote an op-ed on social investment in the Washington Business Journal. "The devastating aftereffects of Hurricane Katrina are a microcosm of what's happening in hundreds of urban centers and rural hamlets across America. ... Post-Katrina, we have an opportunity to set a different course for our country ... The real issue is not whether we do this, but can we afford not to?"

The Washington Area Women's Foundation announced their eighteen Stepping Stone grantee partners at their annual Leadership Luncheon including DC Employment Justice Center; Goodwill of Greater Washington and WORC; Northern Virginia Family Service; and the YWCA National Capital Area, according to a press release. Louisiana's Senator Mary Landrieu was among the featured speakers.

The Washington Region for Justice and Inclusion will be presenting 'The Person Behind the Face' at the Montgomery County Diversity Celebration on Oct. 27.

The Washington Scholarship Fund received positive feedback on their school voucher program in a study conducted by Georgetown Public Policy Institute's School Choice Demonstration Project, according to the university's newspaper The Hoya. "The new study that indicated that participants in a D.C.-based voucher program, the first of its kind, are pleased with the program's impact on their education."

Welcome
We warmly welcome:
· Gerald Zavala, Executive Director of LINK: Linking Communities for Educational Success, Inc. LINK empowers at-risk teens in Southeast Washington, DC by providing them with academic support and leadership training.

· Katherine L. Morrison, Executive Director of The Campagna Center. The Campagna Center provides a safety net to help Alexandria families in challenging times by strengthening families and creating safe havens where children can flourish.

· Affiliate Member Emily Rothberg, Director Community Involvement of Deloitte Services LP. Deloitte & Touche is an organization of member firms around the world devoted to excellence in providing professional services and advice, focused on client service through a global strategy executed locally in nearly 150 countries.

Other
The Greater Washington Board of Trade's Bob Peck will resign after four years as president, according to the Washington Post.

The Independent Sector and the Foundation Center released "Social Justice Grantmaking," a "study of social justice funding by 1,000 of the largest private and community foundations in the U.S."

Net Impact Service Corps Programs places MBA students with local nonprofits to complete a consulting project. Applications are available through Nov. 2. For more information contact Deneb Shah at deneb_shah@gmail.com.

The United Way of the National Capital Area is in the midst of its annual campaign. All United Way agencies should run their own internal campaigns. Also, UWNCA is forming two subcommittees to focus exclusively on grant eligibility and Community Impact Department. To find our more information or to join, contact Rachel Akins at (202) 488-2038 or rakins@uwnca.org.