SERVICE
- The Nonprofit Roundtable looks at how the Obamas have connected with the local nonprofit community during the new administration’s first 100 days.
- Michelle Obama, Jill Biden volunteer at Capital Area Food Bank (AP, 4/30)
RECESSION
- Ford Foundation Closes International Offices (NYTimes, 4/30) - “reduced its costs by $22 million but is seeking further reductions.”
- Bay Area charities unite, share aid to survive (SFChronicle, 4/29)
NONPROFIT LEADERS | Coverage of the Meyer Foundation’s Exponent Award event (WTOP, WAMU, 4/28)
HEALTH | To save millions, D.C. cracking down on health care program for poor (Examiner, 4/29)
WORKFORCE | Unemployment dips to 5.9% in D.C. area (WBJ, 4/29)
GIVING
- [Opinion] A Government Safety Net Is Not Enough – “Charitable giving by companies grows, despite the recession” (WSJ, 4/30) - By the leaders of the National Urban League and National Council of La Raza.
- Today at 3pm: Foundation Center Event: “Workplace Giving: A Strategy for Diversification” - with speakers from America’s Charities and the United Way of the National Capital Region
And finally, a heartwarming story featuring a WG member in a crucial role: “Teen Pianist From Southeast Orchestrates an Unlikely Rise” (WaPo, 4/30) – “Clifton recently won a $10,000 scholarship from the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation, which partners with “From the Top” to aid exceptionally promising low-income students.”
