DC EDUCATION | “The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation approached [Herb Tillery] to run its nonprofit to get more D.C. kids in college. They put in about $116 million. He opened the College Success Foundation in December 2006. Its motto is “Double the Numbers.” … So far the money seems well spent…” (Examiner, 8/28)
CORPORATE
- “Almost half the corporations in the survey report that they are emphasizing partnerships with nonprofits over straight cash donations.” (CSRWire, 8/’09)
- The Evolution of Pro Bono Service: What It Means for Corporations Today (onPhilanthropy, 8/27)
- “Kennedy = Service; What it means for business…” (BCLC, 8/’09)
- What Personality Is Your Company’s Twitter Account? (BCLC, Aug. ’09)
MERGERS | The merger wave that never broke (Crain’s, 8/24)
AFFORDABLE HOUSING | D.C. Department of Housing and Community Development picks housing projects for funding (WBJ, 8/26)
HEALTH
- Losing Health Care Coverage, People Seek Services At Free Clinics (WAMU, 8/28)
- Maryland’s Health Department Takes Brunt of Layoffs (WAMU, 8/27)
ARTS | Falls Church approves arts district formation (WBJ, 828) – “Communities across the Washington area are investigating the concept of arts districts as catalysts for economic development.”
PEOPLE | Life lessons: From one Gates to another (USAToday, 8/27) – One Gates, two Gates, old Gates, new Gates. (Sorry. I have preschoolers and they are melting my brain.)
