From: Chuck Bean & Eduardo Romero, The Nonprofit Roundtable
Date: November 10, 2005
Re: Roundtable Events; New EDs; Members-In-The-News; Welcome Margie Chalofsky (Foster and Adoptive Parent Advocacy Center), JoAnn Pearson Knox, (Campbell Hoffman Foundation) and Tricia Rodgers (Arlington Community Foundation)

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Roundtable Event with the Nonprofit Finance Fund
On Wednesday, November 16 the Roundtable will host Clara Miller (founder of the New York-based Nonprofit Finance Fund) for a morning event on "Balancing Money and Mission" at the Bank of America. Clara Miller received the nonprofit leadership award from the Women's Housing and Economic Development Corporation for "her writing and thinking about issues affecting nonprofits and their work," according to this week's Philanthropy Journal. She is a well-respected speaker who get great reviews.

As part of this program Roundtable Members Roberta Geidner-Antoniotti (Whitman-Walker Clinic) and BB Otero (CentroNía) will share their challenges and successes of running a public benefit corporation as a sustainable business enterprise.

RSVP by Monday to mknighton@nonprofitroundtable.org - CEOs, senior staff, and board members welcome! Breakfast at 8:30am, program from 9:00-11:00am. We are pleased to have Affiliate Member Bank of America as our sponsor.

Washington Post Column
Washington Post business columnist Steve Pearlstein is seeking stories from nonprofit organizations about extraordinary acts of charity-in the form of time or money-by corporations in 2005. If your organization has benefited from an exceptional partnership, donation, or other significant involvement with a corporation, email Steve with "Holiday Column" in the subject line, by December 8. See last year's story here.

New Executive Directors
Anthony Cancelosi is the new CEO and President of Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind.

Laura Stack is the new Managing Attorney of the Virginia Justice Center.

Members in the News
For a change of pace and in deference to our end-of-alphabet Members, news items are listed in reverse alphabetical order...

Whitman-Walker Clinic has reopened their search for a new executive director, according to the Washington Blade. "Whitman-Walker Clinic's financial situation has stabilized somewhat in the last several months, and the board agreed that the agency is back in a position to find that new and visionary leader we seek," said Billy Cox, chair of the board.

The Wendt Center had Elizabeth Edwards as the keynote speaker at their 20th Annual Benefit, according the North Carolina News and Observer (third news item).

Tenants and Workers Support Committee's Edgar Rivera expresses concern over an anti-day labor group the Minutemen in Washington Post and in ABC World News Tonight.

Piedmont Environment Council's Chris Miller commented on land development in Fauquier and Loudoun, saying, "There is more land going into easements than is being developed," according to the Fauquier Times-Democrat.

NPower of Greater DC's Technology Innovation Awards and Julie Chapman received recognition for their work honoring "nonprofits with some much-deserved recognition" and awarding them "with several thousand dollars' worth of consulting services," according to a Washington Business Journal op-ed. This award, presented to Higher Achievement Program, was also featured in the Washington Business Journal news pages. Roundtable Affiliate Member America Online is also cited in this article.

Northern Virginia Community College's Bob Templin has succeeded in creating a task force that would investigate ways NVCC and the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors could work together more closely, according to the Fairfax Times Community and the Washington Post. The college celebrated its 30th year, according to the Potomac News. (Congratulations Bob and NVCC!)

Montgomery County Community Foundation's 10th anniversary was highlighted in The Gazette. "There are currently 89 funds at the foundation, but Sally Rudney would like to have 100 by May."

MedStar Health's new Chief Information Officer, Catherine Szenczy, is profiled in the Washington Business Journal.

Mary's Center for Maternal & Child Care will be holding their Annual Gala, Noche Tropical, on Nov. 12 at 7pm at the Homer Building. The event will be hosted by Emmy-winning ABC News Legal Affairs correspondent Manny Medrano.

Maryland Association of Nonprofit Organizations' annual conference had 475 participants and more corporate support than in previous years, according to the Gazette. Also, Maryland Nonprofits' Standards for Excellence Institute is going national in response to concerns about practices and accountability in the nonprofit sector, according to the Nonprofit Times.

Latin American Youth Center's work on preventing young girls from joining gangs was featured on CNN. LAYC's Upward Bound program helps "to level the playing field for low-income, minority students" to help them get into college, according to the DC Examiner. LAYC's Gabriel Alborno was on a community gang forum in Montgomery County according to The Gazette.

Korean Community Service Center held its Annual Banquet on October 30 and featured U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao, according to a press release.

Junior Achievement of the National Capital Area's Business Hall of Fame was also profiled in Executive Biz. "Ed Grenier and the team at Junior Achievement of the National Capital Area have done a great job with 'raising the bar' of the event over the years."

Hoop Dreams' Scholarship Fund received DC Chamber's Choice Community Service Award for their work getting high school students into college, according to a press release. Hoop Dreams' Susie Kay was the keynote speaker at a Preparing for Success seminar for local high school students in Montgomery County, according to The Gazette.

Girl Scout Council of the Nation's Capital's "linguistic outreach program brings Girl Scouting to communities where English is a second language. Many of their materials are translated to Spanish and some even in Korean, Vietnamese and Farsi," according to the Fauquier Times-Democrat.

The Freddie Mac Foundation has sponsored The Heart Gallery, "a traveling exhibit of photographic portraits of Washington metropolitan region foster children, according to a press release. The exhibit is at Union Station and will go to the Wilson Building (DC City Hall), Alexandria City Hall, and the Marriot Wardman Hotel between now and March.

The Fannie Mae Foundation is holding its annual Help the Homeless Walkathon on November 19 at 9am between 7th and 14th Streets, NW on the National Mall. This fall, more than 600 Help the Homeless mini-walks were hosted by elementary schools, middle schools, junior high schools, community-based organizations, and faith-based groups in the Washington area to raise awareness of the issue of homelessness and funds for the Help the Homeless Program, which will benefit 178 local organizations that provide services to the homeless.

Earth Conservation Corps was profiled on CBS News Early Show. "For the first time in decades, eagles soar in the sky over the Anacostia, thanks to corps members who nurtured and then released them. Their presence is seen as a symbol of hope, tied to the mission of the Earth Conservation Corps."

DC Fiscal Policy Institute released Losing Ground: The District's Lowest-Income Neighborhoods Suffered Large Population and Income Losses in the 1990s which reported income inequality and residents living in poverty is up. The report was highlighted in the DCist blog. Ed Lazere also published an op-ed in DC North titled, "Do We Need Another Hospital?"

DC Employment Justice Center, among others, is encouraging DC residents to take action on a Living Wage bill that would make the living wage in DC $11.25 per hour.

The Community Foundation for the National Capital Region's donor advised funds and Washington Grantmakers' TouchDC are highlighted in the Washington Post.

Community Foundation for the National Capital Region released their new "Spirit of Giving Guide" which "highlights 15 to 20 local nonprofit groups", including Roundtable Members Suited For Change, Virginia Justice Center, and Workforce Organizations for Regional Collaboration. The Guide was listed in the Washington Post.

CentroNía received the first Smart Spot playground built by PepsiCo and KaBOOM!, according to a press release and Brandweek. Photos of the playground were also featured in the Washington Post (offline) as well as CBS and Fox morning news programs.

Center for Multicultural Human Services was awarded a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to analyze and document its unique, holistic model of services delivery to vulnerable immigrant and refugee populations according to Falls Church News.

Catholic Community Services' collaborative effort with MANNA was profiled in The Gazette. ''The community works best when we work together," said Edward Orzechowski. [A very Roundtable-y statement from a Roundtable founder!]

Capital Area Food Bank received 42,000 pounds of food from Potbelly Sandwich Works last year and this year Potbelly hopes to collect even more on November 15, according to the Washington Business Journal.

Bright Beginnings will be opening the District's first evening childcare program for homeless children made possible by a grant from the Freddie Mac Foundation, according to a press release. Also, Bright Beginnings was among those selected by CreatAThon to receive marketing assistance, according to the Washington Business Journal.

Bread For The City's George Jones was quoted in an Associated Press column entitled, "With needs likely to rise, charities, governments worry about winter."

Asian Pacific American Legal Resource Center's Jayne Park received the Center for Nonprofit Advancement's EXCEL Award for her outstanding leadership. Higher Achievement Program's Maureen Holla and Bright Beginnings' Betty Jo Gaines received Honorable Mentions for the EXCEL Award. Jayne Park also received recognition for Outstanding Community Service by the Korean American Coalition, according to a press release.

American Red Cross' work with evacuees at the DC Armory was noted in the East of The River.

Alternative House, Northern Virginia AIDS Ministry, SCAN: Stop Child Abuse Now, and Tenants and Workers Support Committee, among others, received grants from the Temple Rodef Shalom Fund recognizing the organizations' leadership and capacity building in areas of high-priority need in the community according to Falls Church News and Washington Jewish Week.

Welcome
We warmly welcome:
· Margie Chalofsky, Executive Director of the Foster and Adoptive Parent Advocacy Center. FAPAC works to improve the quality of life of children in the DC child welfare system by empowering their foster, kinship and adoptive families and by assuring the inclusion of these perspectives at "every relevant table."

· JoAnn Pearson Knox, Executive Director of the Campbell Hoffman Foundation. The Campbell Hoffman Foundation promotes and funds efforts to increase access to comprehensive health care for underserved and uninsured populations in the Northern Virginian region.

· Tricia Rodgers, Executive Director of Arlington Community Foundation. The Arlington Community Foundation brings the community together by connecting those with the resources to those people and organizations with fresh, exciting ideas and expertise to strengthen and revitalize our neighborhoods and community.

Other
The Johns Hopkins University released the fourth 'Listening Post' report, "Nonprofit Governance and Accountability," that seeks to "examine the governance and accountability practices of the nation's nonprofit organizations." The Chronicle of Philanthropy had a story on the report. (Email Eduardo if you can't access a copy of the article.)

Foundation News and Commentary released "Funders' Little Shop of Horrors" detailing "misguided attempts at nonprofit capacity building."

The Charles Stewart Mott Foundation released "On the Brink of Promise: The Future of U.S. Community Foundations" looking at "the entire field of community philanthropy."

The National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy issued a press release detailing the "pending government-sponsored enterprises" that they say is a "divergence of new levels of accountability and new resources for low- and moderate-income people in the U.S."