I’m back. Utah was grand. Christian, great job keeping things rolling. (I was kind of hoping you’d slack off and make me look good by comparison. Ah, well. ;)
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SAFETY NET | WG member World Bank has awarded $100K to strengthen nonprofits in Prince George’s County, Maryland (wire, 6/22) – “could not come at a better time.” Prince George’s County has the highest foreclosure rate in Maryland. Its nonprofit safety-net providers face “exponential demand for services in a time of dwindling donations.”
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MUST-FLEE TV! | NBC’s ‘The Philanthropist’ “chronicles the heroic adventures of a billionaire playboy turned vigilante philanthropist.” Seriously. This is a real show. Premieres Wednesday at 10pm. COF has provided talking points for real philanthropists in case this show spurs any questions.
FOUNDATION LAY-OFFS | Foundations Trim Staffs After Assets Slide Lower (NYTimes, 6/20)
PEOPLE | Foundation Center interviews interviews Julie Rogers, president of the Meyer Foundation, on a number of timely topics. (PND, 6/18)
AFFORDABLE HOUSING | Different approaches:
- New housing to give artists a place to live, work (BalSun, 6/21)
- Atlanta knocks down all its housing projects (NYTimes, 6/21)
YOUTH DEVELOPMENT | DC Youths Say Social Troubles Should Be Focus (WaPo, 6/22) - Study: “gangs and crews are becoming an increasing problem but that draconian legislation is not the best way to combat the issue.”
WASHINGTON 2050 | “What will DC look like 40 years from now?” (Kojo, 6/22) w/ guests David Robertson (COG), Stewart Schwartz (Coalition for Smarter Growth) and Jim Dinegar (BOT).
NONPROFIT MERGERS | Here’s an article about the “urge to merge” in Boston (Herald, 6/21). Meanwhile, Silicon Valley Community Foundation’s CEO thinks that “mergers are expensive and disruptive,” preferring to instead ”let the marketplace work.” Okay, mergers are not a magic cure-all, but the marketplace? That has nothing to do with nonprofit effectiveness. Are we satisfied if the best fundraisers thrive regardless of their impact?
-Nick
June 23, 2009 at 12:29 pm |
The Post article about gangs is an interesting one. When will we learn that we can’t legislate good behavior, it has to be taught. Organizations like LAYC get it. Young people need activities that are both recreational and meaningful and adults cannot continue to be scared to deal with young people. WE need to recognize when we disconnect and figure out what we must do to connect. If we don’t we will have Hell to pay!