President Obama to nominate Patrick Corvington for CEO of Corporation for National and Community Service (10/2) – Patrick is a senior associate with the Annie E. Casey Foundation and serves on the board of Washington Grantmakers. Congratulations, Patrick!
(*WG’s Corporate Affinity Group met with the Corporation for National and Community Service last month.)
PEOPLE | Five Leaders Honored for Perseverance in Downturn (WaPo, 10/5) – Meyer Foundation Exponent Award winners for 2009: Lindsey Buss (Martha’s Table); Ana Lopez (Community Bridges), Kelly Sweeney McShane (Community of Hope), Jonathan M. Smith (Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia), and
David Andrew Snider (Young Playwrights’ Theater).
DC SCHOOLS | WaPo opinion on teacher lay-offs: “while painful, are a step toward improving the city’s classrooms.” (WaPo, 10/3)
HIV/AIDS | 23rd annual AIDS Walk Washington attracted the highest turnout in several years (WaPo, 10/4)
HOMELESSNESS
- City Budget Cuts Stun Advocates for Homeless (WaPo, 10/3) – Article: “Fenty administration has cut $20 million from the city’s homeless services budget for fiscal 2010.” Fenty spokeswoman: “essentially no change in the homeless services budget.” So, something’s not computing there…
- Nye’s Bill to Prevent Veterans Homelessness Gains Momentum in the House (RealEstateRama, 10/1)
ACORN | Losing Funding From Big Foundations (WaPo, 10/3)
NEW MEDIA | ...and Social Change: “How Nonprofits Are Using Web-Based Technologies to Reach Their Goals” (HuffPo, 9/28) – View this Hatcher Group report.
WOMEN | Opinion: More Women Suffer During the Recession Than Men (HuffPo, 9/18) – By Phyllis Caldwell, president of WG member Washington Area Women’s Foundation
