From: Chuck Bean & Eduardo Romero, The Nonprofit Roundtable
Date: May 19, 2006
Re: Roundtable Events; Members-In-The-News; Welcome Ross Ashley (National Children's Center) and Walter Smith (DC Appleseed)

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Roundtable Events & Notes
June 8: You can RSVP for the Roundtable Annual Meeting (breakfast available at 8:00am) from 8:45am-9:15am, followed by a DC Mayoral Candidates Forum at 9:30am (co-sponsored with The Community Foundation for the National Capital Region). Winners of DC Appleseed's 'Solving DC Problems' contest will share their ideas with the Mayoral Candidates. Location: 1201 15th Street, NW in Washington, DC. You can also fill out a short survey to help design questions for the candidates about the local nonprofit agenda and candidates' regional leadership.

Chuck Bean and Diane Charles (SCAN: Stop Child Abuse Now) were quoted in The Examiner in an article about maintaining local charitable contributions in the face of national disasters. Chuck suggested that in these situations there is a call to "give above and beyond what you normally do. Support the Katrina efforts and also remember the needs in your community."

Member Transitions
Patrick Nichols is the Interim Director at the Campagna Center.

Evita Grigsby is the Executive Director at Suited for Change. Evita was most recently COO at Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan Washington.

Members in the News
Association of Independent Schools of Gr. Washington sponsored an event to revisit the idea of tobacco litigation settlement money to help private and parochial schools buy textbooks, according to the Washington Post.

The Center for Multicultural Human Services is sponsoring "A Thousand Feet, A Joyful Beat" on June 21 at the Clarendon Ballroom in Arlington. It will feature international dance performances and dance instruction; tickets available online.

Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind's Camp Lighthouse will be held July 10- Aug 11. For more information call (202) 454-6400 or visit their website.

The Community Foundation for the National Capital Region and Washington Area Partnerships for Immigrants will host a presentation on the tax contributions of immigrants in the Washington, DC metropolitan region on June 5. The event will include a release of Civic Contributions: Taxes Paid by Immigrants in the Washington, DC Metropolitan Area. For more information or to RSVP contact Ben Murphy at bmurphy@cfncr.org

Community Research and Learning (CoRAL) Network's co-founder, Sam Marullo was awarded the 2006 Morris Rosenberg Merit Award for Recent Achievement, according to the Georgetown News.

CrisisLink was among the nominees for the 2006 Volunteer Fairfax Award, according to the Fairfax County News.

DC Vote's work was recognized in several article including 'House Panel Endorses DC Vote' in the Washington Post. Ilir Zherka was cited in today's Salt Lake Tribune (Utah would get an additional US House vote under this bill). Their work on the 'DC Fair and Equal House Voting Rights Act of 2006' was detailed a press release and the Washington Post. Earlier, Ilir was quoted in the Washington Post saying the bill is "the closest we have ever been to voting representation in Congress, and D.C. residents should be shouting from the rooftops and engaging friends across the country to make this critical bill a law." (One of the biggest weeks ever for DC voting rights!)

The Freddie Mac Foundations' partnership with Doorways for Women and Families was highlighted in the Washington Post. (Cheryl Clark, Dean Klein, and Maxine Baker were featured in an accompanying photograph.) Separately, Freddie Mac is sponsoring workshops for new foundation applicants on June 7, 8:30 a.m.-Noon, and 1:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m. Register with Monica Perez.

Higher Achievement Program's effort to teach youth about gentrification and the complicated effects of development was covered in a recent Washington Post article.

Hoop Dreams' 8th annual congressional reception (co-hosted by the Freddie Mac Foundation) included attendance by many US Senators and Congressmen. You can view event photo highlights.

Interfaith Conference of Metropolitan Washington's Clark Lobenstine was quoted in a Washington Post article covering the responses to a controversial statement made by a minister who is also a member of DC's Interfaith Council. Clark said, "There is not a theological criterion for being appointed to the mayor's interfaith council, but service on the council does commit us to work in a respectful way with all persons in this community". Clark also participated in the Sikh American Heritage Dinner last week according to SikhSangat News.

Jack Kent Cooke Foundation's awardee, a student at Northern Virginia Community College, was featured in the Washington Post. Separately, the Baltimore Sun had an article about several college access programs that were funded by the Virginia based Jack Kent Cooke Foundation.

Korean Community Service Center's Esther Park was quoted in a recent Washington Post article about the Medicare prescription drug plan. "A majority of [elderly] Koreans are uninsured or underinsured, and they may be reluctant to reach out for help because of language and cultural barriers."

National Association of Social Workers is among the organizations helping draw attention to community-based support for children with mental health needs, according to a press release.

National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship's Adopt-a-Class program was featured in the New York Times with two brothers from Anacostia as the success story. "Low-income youth have special skills in entrepreneurship, and learning to run their own business helps them stay engaged with their school," said Steve Mariotti, NFTE's national founder.

Piedmont Environment Council work on Virginia's tax credit for landowners who place their property under conservation easements was included in the Washington Post. "This is basically the tool that's being used for land conservation in Virginia right now," said Michael Kane.

Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan Washington's Jatrice Martel Gaiter, was cited in a Newsweek article about the African American community's response to HIV/AIDS. Jatrice suggested that religious leaders have a responsibility "to preach about this from the pulpit, to write about it, to have an AIDS ministry."

Reston Interfaith co-hosted a forum on handicapped-accessible housing in Fairfax , according to Fairfax County Times.

Suited For Change held their annual celebration and auction event last week at the City Museum of Washington with Monster Inc as their sponsor, according to a press release..

United Way of the National Capital Area sold their M St. building to the Department of Motor Vehicles for $15.3 million, according to the Associated Press and the Washington Post.

Washington Area Women's Foundation was featured in Washington Woman (not online). Anne Mosle said, "Involvement with The Women's Foundation is networking of the heart".

Welcome
Nat Chioke Williams of Hill-Snowdon Foundation. Hill-Snowdon Foundation's mission is to work with low-income families and communities to create a fair and just society by helping them develop the capacity and leadership skills necessary to influence the decisions that shape their lives. Nat has worked at the Edward Hazen Foundation and the New York Foundation and taught at the State University of New York at New Paltz. (He's a good softball player, too.)

Other
Social Franchise Ventures, a subsidiary of Community Wealth Ventures, is a new initiative aimed at helping nonprofits launch franchised businesses to improve financial sustainability and achieve mission goals. On June 6, Bill Shore (Share Our Strength) and Lori Kaplan (Latin American Youth Center) will share what SFV will offer. Attendance is free; please RSVP with Amanda Walsh at (202) 478-6568 or awalsh@socialfranchise.com.