Making 2011 “The Year of Giving”

…because our neighbors will be in need long after the holidays are over.

2011: The Year of Giving (WAMU, 11/24) – by Terri Freeman, Community Foundation for the National Capital Region

Give until it hurts (Examiner, 11/23) – “Foundation officials are calling 2011 the ‘Year of Giving’” to encourage private donations beyond the holiday period…

… “the recession is over, but…thousands of our neighbors are hungry“ (WaPo, 11/27) -  by Janice Kaplan

Donations to nonprofits tick upward (AP, 11/28) – “but the turnaround hasn’t been strong enough to keep up with higher demand for charitable services”

EVALUATION | Charity Navigator works towards more nuanced evaluation (NYTimes, 11/26)

PEOPLE | Leonsis’s promise: to ‘leave more than I took‘ (WaPo, 11/29)

POVERTY | Regarding that proposed DC welfare bill, “not even [co-sponsor] Barry seems to support the legislation.” (WaPo, 11/24)

VOTING RIGHTS | For D.C. voting rights, window appears closed (WaPo, 11/27)

HOUSING | Washington housing costs stretching residents too thin (WaPo, 11/28)

What’d I miss? Tell me in the comments.

-Nick