Date: May 19, 2006
Re: Roundtable Events; Members-In-The-News; Welcome Ross Ashley (National Children's Center) and Walter Smith (DC Appleseed)
Roundtable Annual Meeting & DC Mayoral Candidates Forum
June 8: This your last chance to RSVP for the June 8 Roundtable Annual Meeting. Your board members and senior staff are welcome! A hot breakfast will be available at 8:00am; the Annual Meeting starts at 8:45am; and it will be followed by a DC Mayoral Candidates Forum at 9:30am (co-sponsored with The Community Foundation for the National Capital Region). Location: 1201 15th Street, NW in Washington, DC (corner of 15th and M Streets).
The Mayoral Forum will focus on the candidates' relationship with the local nonprofit sector and emphasize the Mayor's role as a regional leader. You can fill out a short survey to help design questions for the candidates along these topics.
The winners of DC Appleseed Center's contest 'Solving DC Problems' will be sharing their ideas with the Mayoral Candidates at the Forum. The contest was featured in a Washington Post blog.
Member Notes
The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation named Rose Ann Cleveland as Executive Director, according to a press release.
The June issue of the Washingtonian (not online) features a section on the '100 Most Power Women' that includes Girl Scout Council of the Nation's Capital's (and Roundtable Board Chair) Jan Verhage, The Community Foundation's Terri Freeman, and the Meyer Foundation's Julie Rogers (all on p. 75). Center for Inspired Teaching's Aleta Margolis was named one of the 'Women to Watch' (on p. 74).
Members in the News
Alternative House will benefit from the 10th annual Capital One Celebrate Children and Youth 5K on June 11, according to The Connection.
Developing Families Center's Linda Randolph recently spoke on 'Healthcare Disparities in Washington, DC' at a Midwifery Leadership Conference at Georgetown University.
Girl Scout Council of the Nation's Capital Board Member Julie Lee was profiled in the Washington Times.
Hoop Dreams' Susie Kay was interviewed by Executive Biz where she says: "two things that people often don't realize about Hoop Dreams: first is that we really don't have anything to do with basketball with the exception of our annual basketball tournament. The other is I don't know that people realize what it takes to keep a small grassroots nonprofit going." The article also highlights the June 10 Capitol Movement Project.
Mentors, Inc. held its 19th Anniversary Celebration & Graduation and the student speaker, Onyebuchi Olisemeka, was featured in The Washington Post. Mentors, Inc. Board Chair Herb Tillery was also included in the Washington Post (second story) for his contribution to the silent auction.
Meyer Foundation's Julie Rogers wrote an op-ed in the Washington Business Journal summarizing the Daring to Lead 2006 report. "Executive directors of nonprofit organizations are one of Greater Washington's most important assets. ... The loss of executive leadership in the Greater Washington area threatens our community's economic and social well-being. It requires the attention of our entire business community." (This column was related to the event recently co-sponsored by Meyer with the Roundtable and the Center for Nonprofit Advancement.)
Affiliate Member Professionals for Nonprofits was featured in an article on the challenges of philanthropy in rural areas in The Examiner.
Venture Philanthropy Partners was featured in Washington Life for "quietly showing that many of the business practices that helped build the region into an economic powerhouse can be adapted to the philanthropic and nonprofit sectors to yield high social returns."
Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless is hosting a Summer Brown Bag Discussion Series every Wednesday 12-1pm, open to all. June topics include: Fair Housing, Immigration, Gentrification in the City, Food, Children & Hunger. For more info or RSVP contact (202) 328-5510 or queen@legalclinic.org.
WEAVE is hosting an anniversary event on June 8 with ABC News Anchor Maureen Bunyan. There will be live music, an auction, and awards. RSVP details online.
Welcome
Skip McKoy of the Anacostia Waterfront Corporation. The Anacostia Waterfront Corporation seeks to lead the revitalization of lands along the Anacostia River and coordinate environmental and programming initiatives that promote river clean up, public awareness, and enjoyment of the river.
Dominic Moulden of ONE DC. ONE DC (Organizing Neighborhood Equity), is a new independent organization which evolved from Manna CDC, and is focused on community organizing, equitable development, popular education and resident-led policy advocacy.
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