Date: June 16, 2006
Re: Roundtable Leadership and Staff; Events; Member Transitions; Members-In-The-News; Welcome Channing Wickham (Washington AIDS Partnership)
Roundtable Leadership and Staff
At the Roundtable's Annual Meeting last week, four new Board Members were elected to terms starting in October: Cheryl Clarke (Freddie Mac Foundation); Catherine Meloy (Goodwill of Greater Washington); Chris Miller (Piedmont Environmental Council); and Peter Shapiro (University of Maryland Academy of Leadership). Alan Abramson (Aspen Institute) and Kathy McKinless (Archdiocese of Washington; retired KPMG) were reelected. Two Board Members completed their terms: Hope Gleicher (Trellis Fund) and Michael Rogers (MedStar Health). We thank them very much for their leadership and service.
The Roundtable has hired former U.S. Capitol Police Chief Terry Gainer as Director of Emergency Preparedness. (See articles in the Washington Post and the Associated Press.)
The Roundtable has also hired Rosetta Thurman as Director of Development and Finance. Rosetta is completing her Masters Degree in Nonprofit Management at Trinity University and previously worked at Fair Chance.
Roundtable Events
The Roundtable's DC Mayoral Forum, co-sponsored with the Community Foundation for the National Capital Region, was reviewed in The Examiner. Three winners of DC Appleseed Center's competition, "Solving DC Problems," presented their ideas to the Mayoral Candidates. Results of votes can be found online.
Save the Date: On July 19, at 9:30am at the Public Welfare Foundation, the Roundtable will co-convene a "Town Hall Forum" with the Center for Nonprofit Advancement. This Town Hall is a lead-up to the Nonprofit Congress to be held here in October 2006. More details next week. Free. Register here.
Member Transitions
Rose Ann Cleveland was named the Cafritz Foundation's Executive Director, according to a press release and the Washington Post.
Jean-Michel Giraud is the Community Council For The Homeless' new Executive Director. (See more information here.)
Members in the News
Aspen Institute's Nonprofit Sector Research Fund's Alan Abramson was quoted in an article about the impact of changes in the federal budget on nonprofits in IPS News. The related report was 'The Nonprofit Sector and The Federal Budget.'
Bread for the City's participation in 'Medical Homes DC' was highlighted in the Washington Post.
Bridgestar released a 'From Second in Command to Chief Executive' on effective transitioning from COO to Executive Director. (You can subscribe to Bridgestar's monthly newsletter, Leadership Matters, where the entire article is found.)
DC Action for Children helped develop the first Children's Budget Proposal outlining funding specifically allocated for children and youth in the District of Columbia. Share your opinions in a survey by June 19 before they share their assessments with Mayor Williams and his staff.
Capital Area Food Bank is participating in Food Lion's Kid's Café program, according to this press release.
Catholic Community Services and DC Central Kitchen are among the lead partners with Community Voice Mail that offers free voice mail service to homeless individuals trying to secure jobs, according to the Washington Post.
The Coalition for the Homeless and others organized a "Walk-Around" at the City Council Building June 15 to tell the Mayor, City Administrators and City Council Members to keep Franklin School shelter open until there are beds downtown for all 275 men.
Community Foundation for the National Capital Region and Latin American Youth Center participated in a youth-led Mayoral Forum hosted by the DC Alliance of Youth Advocates and the Young Women's Project which was featured by the Washington Post. Separately, the Community Foundation's Creative Communities Fund was highlighted in DC North (second page).
Community Family Life Services' nonprofit restaurant, 3rd & Eats, was featured in the Washingtonian.
DC Employment Justice Center helped negotiate a pay-back for RFK workers, according to the Common Denominator.
DC Fiscal Policy Institute prepared 'What's in the Final FY 2007 DC Budget?' a summary of the adopted FY 2007 budget. A somewhat longer analysis of the FY 2007 budget will be issued by DCFPI this summer.
DC Scores' grant from the World Bank was announced by Bank President Paul Wolfowitz at the Anacostia Business Summit, according to this press release.
Fair Budget Coalition is celebrating the victories of the Budget Request Act of 2007 which included more than $60 million in new Housing, Homeless Prevention and other safety net initiatives that were included in our "Sharing the Opportunity in Time of Prosperity" Fiscal Year 2007 Budget Report. The celebration is on June 22. Contact Martina Gillis for more information.
The Foundation Center 50th Anniversary celebrations includes a June 28 event with Washington Grantmakers to introduce the newest edition of the Guide to Greater Washington, DC Grantmakers on CD-ROM. The presentations will highlight data on giving in our region and on the Foundation Center's statistical information on grants and grantmakers in our region. There is no charge for this program, but advance registration is required; you can register here.
Friends of Fort Dupont Ice Arena hosts Celebration of Champions, Present and Future:
A Special Skating Exhibition and Silent Auction in celebration of the 10th anniversary of Kids On Ice, June 25. The event will include Olympic figure skating champions. Ticket information is available here.
Greater DC Cares and America Online hosted a successful Servathon. AOL provided "over 1,000 volunteers giving 5,000 hours of work," according to The Connection.
Hoop Dreams Scholarship Fund's Charity Basketball Tournament and Community Festival is on June 17. Local celebrities including NBA and WNBA stars are scheduled to visit. "The 11th Annual Hoop Dreams 3-on-3 Charity Basketball Tournament and Community Festival will return to Pennsylvania Avenue from 3rd-6th Street, NW."
Click here to volunteer or to register a team or for more information.
IMPACT Silver Spring's Mary McCurty, the Lead Facilitator of their Community Empowerment Program, is one of the 2006 Linowes Leadership Awards, administered by the Community Foundation for the National Capital Region, according to NBC4.
Interfaith Conference of Metropolitan Washington's Clark Lobenstine, was among community leaders welcoming 225 Sikhs from all over the U.S. who had gathered at Capitol Hill, according to Sikh Sangat News.
The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation unveiled their 'Young Scholars' program it has kept secret for years to reduce pressures on the youth involved. The first class of Young Scholars is now graduating with many going to college, according to a press release.
Latin American Youth Center was featured in the Financial Times for their partnership with two Ben & Jerry's shops.
Metro TeenAIDS sponsors a group called the Young Women of Color Leadership Council, which was included in a recent USAToday article on AIDS in America.
National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship and America Online were featured in an article highlighting the business plan competition they co-sponsored for high school students in Montgomery County, in The Gazette.
NPower of Greater DC is accepting applications for its second annual NPower Technology Innovation Award sponsored by Accenture. This award recognizes those nonprofits in the metropolitan DC region whose innovative use of technology has helped them improve key aspects of their operations and more effectively fulfill their missions.
Piedmont Environmental Council is engaged in decisions over land development in Loudon County, according to the Loudoun Connection.
Reaching Out to Others Together (ROOT) will host a Father's Day parade and picnic June 17 at Fort Stanton Park with free food and live music. For more information, contact Ava Harrison, (202) 332-ROOT or at avaharrison@aol.com.
Posse Foundation DC was featured in The Examiner for its efforts in promoting higher education opportunities. (The Roundtable has a Posse Foundation intern this summer, Emily Haley, and we're thrilled!)
United Community Ministries was among the participants at Fairfax County's first of four Community Dialogues in response to the Community Summit to End Homelessness, according to the Mt. Vernon Gazette.
United For DC held their Fifth Annual United Celebrity Golf Tournament golf tournament, "the most fun of the tournament's history" said Catherine Marquette, according to Our Sports Central.
Venture Philanthropy Partners' Mario Morino wrote on 'A Definition of Leadership' in their latest newsletter. "Spotting great leaders is not a checklist exercise, but an ongoing process of identifying demonstrated behaviors that yield transformational results."
Virginia Justice Center was included in a recent article regarding the ongoing efforts to reduce tensions around day labor sites, according to the Fairfax CountyTimes.
Washington Regional Network for Livable Communities' Cheryl Cort was quoted in the East of the River News article on the Parkside Development. According to the article she said, "For the past couple of years we have called for a better use of this land, and this project will greatly contribute to this".
Welcome
Channing Wickham of Washington AIDS Partnership. The Washington AIDS Partnership is a philanthropic collaborative affiliated with the National AIDS Fund and Washington Grantmakers. The Partnership makes grants guided by expert staff and a highly informed group of grantmakers, community leaders and authorities on HIV/AIDS. Many of these grants have proven to be highly effective in sparking tremendous growth in available services.
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