From: Chuck Bean & Eduardo Romero, The Nonprofit Roundtable
Date: August 17, 2006
Re: Roundtable Events/News; Member Transitions; Members in the News; Reports

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Two Events in September

• Follow Up Meeting with DC Police Chief Ramsey on Sept 15 at 1pm: DC Police Chief Charles Ramsey met with nonprofit leaders on July Roundtable Members and staff can RSVP for this event now. Many Roundtable Members met with MPD Police Chief Ramsey last month to create a stronger relationship between law enforcement and nonprofits. Chief Ramsey has now invited nonprofit leaders to the DC Metropolitan Police Department's Training Facility on September 15 at 1pm. If you have questions about the event, contact Terry Gainer.
• Welcome BOT's James Dinegar on Sept 25 at 12noon: Roundtable Members can RSVP for this luncheon event at Public Welfare Foundation. Jim Dinegar became the Board of Trade's CEO this summer. This event will be an opportunity to hear where he hopes to lead the Board of Trade and to share with him the strengths of Greater Washington's nonprofit sector and the opportunities to work together. This event is for CEO Members. If you have questions or comments about the event, contact Eduardo Romero.
  

Member Transitions
The CoRAL Network's offices closed and it now operates on an all-volunteer basis. For more information, contact (202) 687-3582 or info@coralnetwork.org.

Northern Virginia AIDS Ministry announced Jan Gordon as their Interim Executive Director.

United for DC's Catherine Marquette has left 'the team' to pursue her MBA at Georgetown this fall.

Members in the News
Audubon Naturalist Society was among the groups mentioned leveraging an opportunity about 'storm-water management' according to the Washington Post.

Bread For The City ended their federal lawsuit against the city's implementation of a new Medicaid rule after lawyers for vulnerable District residents concluded that their health and nursing home coverage no longer was at risk, according to the Washington Post.

Bread For The City and Samaritan Inns are among the sponsors of the Southeast DC Job Fair, September 21 10:00 - 2:00pm.

Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind's technology camp was profiled in The Gazette.

DC Action for Children's Antoinette Roach Powell wants to know what will "the new elected mayor of D.C. do to address the fact that one in three children in the District lives in poverty?", according to the Washington Times. DC Action's work on the relationship between crime and "dilapidated schools and child neglect as a root of the problem" was cited in the Washington Post.

DC Employment Justice Center will be hosting its annual luncheon on September 28. Keynote speaker will be Barbara Ehrenreich, author of "Bait and Switch: The (Futile) Pursuit of the American Dream." Contact Sonya Springfield for more information.

DC Fiscal Policy Institute's Ed Lazere article 'The Numbers: $700 Million and Counting,' in the Hill Rag outlines the increased costs involved in the latest decision to make parking underground at the new baseball stadium.

Earth Conservation Corps' was profiled in Connect for Kids. Glen O'Gilvie said, "The goal is to empower our endangered youth to take back their Anacostia River, their communities and their lives."

Fair Budget Coalition is sponsoring several candidate forums for the District of Columbia, allowing audience members opportunities to ask questions on key nonprofit issues. Next forum: August 24: 7:00-9:00 Mayoral Candidates Forum at Busboys & Poets, 2021 14th St., NW.

Fair Chance's Amanda Marshall and Rachael Coleman-Gibson presented at the Alliance for Nonprofit Management Conference in Los Angeles. Fair Chance was also selected to be a featured charity in the 2006-2007 Catalogue for Philanthropy-Greater DC.

The Foundation Center now has a Guide to Greater DC Grantmakers on CD-ROM. Also, The Center released, Giving in the Aftermath of the Gulf Coast Hurricanes: report on the foundation and corporate response.

Freddie Mac has a September 29 deadline to apply to be a beneficiary of Freddie Mac's Hoops for the Homeless in 2007. "If a nonprofit organization focuses primarily on homeless families with children, is a 501(c)(3) and provides services in the Washington metropolitan area, they are encouraged to apply."

Friends of Guest House was featured in the Arlington Connection. "We make that transition a little bit smoother," said Kari Galloway. "We give them a place to call home and take a big, deep breath."

Girl Scout Council of the Nation's Capital was featured in the Washington Times for their linguistic outreach specialists.

Goodwill of Greater Washington's Catherine Meloy was featured on NBC Nightly News. Also, The Fashion of Goodwill, 2nd Annual Runway Show & Gala will be on September 9. Roundtable Affiliate Member Deloitte & Touche will be the gala's presenting sponsor and Fannie Mae Foundation will also be a sponsor. Contact Stephanie Martin for more information.

The Interfaith Conference of Metropolitan Washington (IFC) was represented by Imam Johari Abdul Malik on WETA's "The Intersection," for a feature on the Middle East. Separately, IFC is among 10 organizations planning the second annual 9/11 Unity Walk in Washington, on September 10. Also, IFC's Annual Richard W. Snowdon Lecturer is Madeleine Albright, speaking on September 18 on "Reflections on America, God and World Affairs." Tickets are free; reservations are needed. Contact: Mike Goggin, (202) 234-6300 x205.

Latin American Youth Center was featured in the Washington Post for its partnership with United States Tennis Association to offer a three-week tennis camp to Latino middle-schoolers. One of LAYC's youth had a commentary piece on NPR's All Things Considered. And LAYC was profiled on NPR's Morning Edition on Latino youth who go through the American criminal justice and law enforcement systems.

Maryland Association of Nonprofit Organizations' final evaluation report on their self-regulatory Standards for Excellence Program was recently completed, according to a press release. "The program provides an approach to issues of governance and operation of nonprofit organizations and was found to be attractive to and effective for other state associations of nonprofits."

Mary's Center for Maternal & Child Care is launching a media campaign on postpartum depression this month on: Radio America and Radio El Zol. Separately, Mary's Center was highlighted in The Examiner for the many services the organization provides to area families "regardless of their ability to pay".

Northern Virginia Family Service is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its Training Futures program, which brings together low-income Northern Virginia adults who yearn for a better life and area businesses that need technology-savvy administrative staff, according to Vienna Connection.

NPower of Greater DC is accepting applications for its Technology Innovation Award, sponsored by Accenture and granting $20,000 of NPower services and $45K of Microsoft software to 3 DC nonprofits. NPower and Higher Achievement were cited in an op-ed in the Washington Business Journal describing last year's Technology Innovation Awards.

Reston Interfaith's CEO Kerrie Wilson remarked during a presentation of the Economic Development Authority, that economic development is a quality of life issue and authority should engage "beyond bringing office space to the county," according to The Connection.

ROOT's Kenny Barnes spoke about the attention on crime saying, "what we need from the community and government is proactive solutions, not reactive measures," according to the Washington Times.

United Community Ministries manages the Sacramento Neighborhood Center, "a hub of community development," according to The Connection.

The Wendt Center's Susan Ley was interviewed on WPGC FM last week and talked about their homicide co-victims program to assist people who have lost loved ones due to murders.

Reports & Other
Institute for Women's Policy Research is redesigning their Status of Women In the States report series. The series ranks states on how effectively they have achieved gender equality for women based on 32 chosen indicators. Many state reports will be available on the recently launched Women's Data Center.

American Humanics and the 2007 DC Host Committee for the American Humanics Management Institute is hosting a symposium January 3-7 2007. The event will feature local and national nonprofit leaders including David Eisner (Corporation for National and Community Service) and Ralph Smith (Annie E. Casey Foundation). The leaders will engage with participants through workshops and case studies, and discuss issues pertinent to professional leadership. If interested in sending staff, please email Patrick Sallee.

The Origo newsletter highlights a recent report from the Brookings Institution, "From Poverty, Opportunity: Putting the Market to Work for Lower Income Families" which describes how public and private leaders have a substantial, and widely overlooked, opportunity today to help lower income families get ahead by bringing down the inflated prices they pay for basic necessities, such as food and housing. Sponsored by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, the report acknowledges Ralph Smith and Doug Nelson "whose work on the 'high costs of being poor' provided the intellectual foundation for the analysis."

DC Vote holds weekly meetings to discuss the acquisition of congressional voting rights in the District of Columbia. They meet every Tuesday from 3:30-4:30 at the Office of the League of Women Voters 1730 M Street NW, Suite 1000. These meetings are open to the public; for more information, contact Eugene Kinlow at (202) 462-6000 x13 or ekinlow@dcvote.org.