From: Chuck Bean & Eduardo Romero, The Nonprofit Roundtable
Date: June 21, 2006
Re: Roundtable - Opportunities; N Street Village

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Roundtable Leadership and Staff
The Nonprofit Roundtable and the Center for Nonprofit Advancement invite area nonprofit leaders to Common Ground, Common Goals: The Washington Region Town Hall Meeting for Change on Wednesday, July 19, 9:30 - 11:00 am. Breakfast and networking will begin at 9am. This event is part of the Nonprofit Congress coming to Washington in October. This July meeting will bring together nonprofit leaders from around our Washington Metropolitan region to determine shared priorities and create a unified nonprofit agenda toward a national collective action. This event will take place at the True Reformer Building at 1200 U Street, NW, in the District. Click here to register.

How Ought Our Region Grow? Several Roundtable Members are involved in an emerging network concerned about how the region will grow - 2 million more residents are expected in the next two decades. If you think the region's cost of living is tough on low-income workers now, it'll probably get worse! On a related note, several Members are also involved in a series of discussions with government and corporate leaders about a visioning process for the region as highlighted in today's Washington Post and the Associated Press. The articles refer to a model effort called 'Envision Utah.' If you are interested in getting involved, contact Chuck at cbean@nonprofitroundtable.org.

Summer Reading: The Roundtable will host a book discussion on Leading Beyond the Walls: How High-Performing Organizations Collaborate for Shared Success. If you are interested in joining this discussion, let Roundtable intern Claire Rivero know and she can send you a copy of the book and coordinate with you an end-of-the-summer date for our book discussion. Contact Chuck if you have any questions at (202) 263-4761.

Other Opportunities
Opportunity for Youth/Summer Employment - June 23 deadline: Charles Hiteshew (DC Education Compact) and the DC Chamber of Commerce are seeking 150 job placements for youth for local summer jobs from July 3 - August 4. They are looking for "local nonprofit employers and will automatically pay the participating students." Contact Charles at (202) 624-0603 or CHiteshew@pepfund.org for more information. There is a Friday, June 23 deadline for participation. Here is a related article in the Washington Post.

Affiliate Member Bank of America has a June 30 deadline for applications/nominations to their Neighborhood Excellence Initiative. The Neighborhood Builders program "provides $200,000 in general operating support and provides leadership training over two years to two nonprofit organizations working to create vibrant neighborhoods." The Initiative's 2005 Awardees included Roundtable Members Carpenter's Shelter and Higher Achievement Program. This press release highlights this Bank of America work.

Bread for the City, Community Family Life Services, DC Employment Justice Center and ONE DC, among others, are sponsoring a DC Mayoral Forum on June 27 at Immaculate Conception School Auditorium (Mt. Vernon Square Metro stop). Contact Ilana at (202) 828-9675 x12 or ilipsett@dcejc.org for more information.

The Young Nonprofit Professionals Network is recruiting members for their Board of Directors. There is more information online. Prospective candidates can fill out their online form. The deadline is June 30. "YNPNdc, like its counterparts around the country, promotes the recruitment, development, and retention of young professionals in the nonprofit sector to enhance and support a strong, dynamic nonprofit community. We strive to offer young and emerging nonprofit leaders the assistance they need as individuals and as a group to realize their full potential."

Award to N Street Village
Congratulations to N Street Village - today's winner of the Washington Post Award for Excellence for Nonprofit Management (a project of the Center for Nonprofit Advancement). N Street's turnaround in the last three years is an amazing case study. Congratulations to Mary Funke and to the other finalists for the award, including Roundtable Members CentroNía and NPower Greater DC Region. Also, congratulations to the sponsors of this important award, including Georgetown's Center for Public and Nonprofit Leadership which contributed a scholarship for their Nonprofit Management Executive Certificate Program.