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EDUCATION | Foundations offer $506M for education innovation (AP, 4/28), “a portion of which is for a matching fund for the $650 million federal government grant program, called Investing in Innovation” [aka "i3"] … Ed.gov press release … Participating foundations launch “Foundation Registry i3″ to simplify the process for organizations seeking matching foundation funds for their (i3) proposal.
DC SCHOOLS | D.C. teacher contract undercut by doubts on private funding (WaPo, 4/29) – “Even if the foundation funds ultimately are approved for the teachers’ contract, Fenty and Rhee face serious challenges in funding the rest of the contract.”
HEALTH REFORM
- “The health insurance industry has decided to end its practice of canceling claims once a patient gets sick next month, well before the new health care law would have required it…” (Politico, 4/28).
- May 4 teleconference: What Health Care Reform Means for Philanthropy (Arabella)
| May 27, 10am (WG event): Health Reform: What Does It Mean for Our Region and Our Work? (for WG members only!) Location: Public Welfare Foundation, 1200 U Street NW |
LOCAL BUDGETS | Tax increases on D.C. Council agenda (WaPo, 4/29)
NONPROFITS | … that haven’t filed taxes 3 years in a row may lose tax-exempt status. (via @indsector)
CHILD WELFARE | Across the region, child welfare agencies struggle to find foster parents (WaPo, 4/29)
WORKPLACE GIVING | Newcomer Community 1st raises $2.6 million in workplace giving. The United Way of the National Capital Area raised an estimated $32 to $33 million. (WaPo, 4/29)
AWARDS | Last chance to submit nominations for National Capital Philanthropy Day awards.
