Nonprofit Roundtable of Greater Washington - Recap of June 2010 Annual Meeting

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Recap of June 2010 Annual Meeting

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→ AT OUR BUSINESS MEETING we announced:

25 emerging nonprofit leaders in the Future Executive Directors Fellowship
the Nonprofit Energy Alliance - collective power to obtain cheaper and greener electricity
and elected new Roundtable Board Members, including Shannon Steene (Good Shepherd Housing), Richard Tagle (Higher Achievement), and Kim Young (Capital One).

→ TELEVISION BROADCASTERS met with Roundtable Members including WJLA7's Abby Fenton, NBC4's Aisha Karimah, and WUSA9's Khalim Piankhi.

The COMMUNICATION CONSULTANTS who brainstormed with Members included Mary Claire Burick, Jeanne Ellinport, Shawn Flaherty, Janice Kaplan, and Betsy Rosenblatt Rosso.

→ OUR SUMMIT WAS LAUNCHED BY Washington Business Journal publisher Alex Orfinger. You can (try to) keep up with him on Twitter.

The June 28 issue of WBJ has a front-page nonprofit focus which highlights Roundtable Members DC Central Kitchen, Friends of Fort Dupont Ice Arena, and Venture Philanthropy Partners in articles on the impact of earmark cuts in DC and a review of venture philanthropy.

→ OUR PANEL DISCUSSION included Steve Buttry, Director for Social Engagement at TBD.com, Amy Kovac-Ashley, Maryland Editor at Patch.com, and Matt Thompson, Editorial Manager at National Public Radio.

They talked about where digital media is going in our region and how nonprofits and foundations can get connected. Grab a summary on Twitter.
Follow the panel on Twitter: Steve Buttry, Amy Kovac, and Matt Thompson

→ OUR LUNCHEON BEGAN with Roundtable Board Member and WAMU 88.5FM's General Manager Caryn Mathes, who was recently named Radio Ink's "Most Influential African Americans in Radio."
Follow WAMU 88.5 on Twitter.

→ OUR LIVELY KEYNOTE SPEAKER was Emilio Garcia-Ruiz who became the Washington Post's Local Editor last May. Keep up with local news by The Washington Post on www.PostLocal.com and on Twitter.

ANNUAL MEETING SPONSORED BY:

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On June 22, 200+ nonprofit & philanthropic leaders reviewed best practices, engaged with reporters, editors and others for a discussion on communication, news and impact.

See our online summary, Twitter recap, updated Tumblr page, Bisnow item, and photo gallery for updates on our Contest Winners, new Board Members, reporters, editors and more.

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