Compass Pro Bono Consulting Services: Applications Now Available!
 Compass provides strategic pro bono consulting services to nonprofit organizations. Compass uses teams of volunteers, most of whom have an MBA from a top business school, to provide consulting assistance in the areas of: Board Development; Funding Strategies; Strategic Alignment; Strategic Planning; and Strategic Partnerships and Mergers. The client application is available at: http://www.compassdc.org/nonprofits/2012-2013-client-application/. To learn more, please come to an information session May 2nd. For more information and to RSVP, please email Georgia Katinas at gkatinas@compassdc.org.

What do you want your legacy to be? In this issue of Making Connections, we profile two families who have set up donor-advised funds at The Community Foundation that honor the memory and wishes of their parents by continuing the family tradition of philanthropy. Read their stories and learn more about how we can help you with planned giving. 

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Seventy funders from eleven Race to the Top (RTTT) states and the District of Columbia gathered together with interested private-sector stakeholders at the Race to the Top Philanthropy Conference in Washington, DC this week.  Co-hosted by The Community Foundation for the National Capital Region, Harold K. L. Castle Foundation, Grantmakers for Education and U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Strategic Partnerships. The three-day meeting focused on creating ways for foundations to contribute to the long-term success of RTTT and statewide education reform.

As we close out 2011, our December newsletter is entitled “Give Where You Live: Year-End Giving Guide”. In this guide we celebrate the work The Community Foundation has accomplished this year through the generous support of our donors. The guide also highlights a number of organizations who impact people’s lives on a daily basis. Read here to learn more about how you can help these and other organizations.

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As the world recognizes World AIDS Day on December 1, our newest newsletter covers the issue in-depth, sharing profiles of Community Foundation donors and partners working to battle the continuing epidemic and examples of effective nonprofits in our community. Read here for ideas on how to get involved, further resources for learning and stories that will inspire you.

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New Workforce Grants Announced through Walmart Partnership

The Community Foundation has announced $1.25 million in new grants to local nonprofits providing employment skills training and career counseling to more than 1,000 District of Columbia residents. Read about the grants announcement here and learn more about the Washington@Work Initiative and grantees here.

Community Foundation President and Trustees Recognized in List of 100 Most Powerful Women

Congratulations to Terri Lee Freeman, President of The Community Foundation for the National Capital Region, Pat McGuire, President of Trinity University and Carol Thompson Cole, President of Venture Philanthropy Partners; both Trustees of The Community Foundation, for being named to Washingtonian’s 100 Most Powerful Women in the Region. This annual list includes a number of Community Foundation donors, partners and supporters, who are recognized for their leadership in the nonprofit and philanthropic sector, business, government and academia.

Read the story in the October issue of Washingtonian, available on newsstands now.

New!  The Neighbors in Need Fund $300,000 Challenge
A generous Community Foundation donor has issued a $300,00 challenge grant supporting our Neighbors in Need Fund. Help us match it!

Your gift will be matched 1:1, maximizing the amount that we are able to award in grants to effective area nonprofit safety-net organizations such as food banks, homeless shelters, and more.

Make your gift by clicking "Donate Now" and selecting the Neighbors in Need Fund from the drop down menu. Thank you!

Read President Terri Lee Freeman’s editorial in the Washington Post as she shares thoughts and reflections 10 years after 9-11 and the launch of the Survivors’ Fund, dedicated to supporting the survivors of the attack on the Pentagon.
Read the full article here.

Serving Together:  Troops, Veterans and Family Care Project
This new initiative spearheaded by Mental Health Association of Montgomery County will provide accessible, useful and well-coordinated services to Montgomery County-based troops, veterans and their families.  Major funding comes from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.   The Community Foundation for the National Capital Region and our affiliate, The Community Foundation for Montgomery County, are among the funding partners.

Download the project brochure HERE.
Read the press release HERE. 
Read the recent article in the Gazette HERE, and WAMU's report HERE..

Celebrate Civic Spirit With Us On December 8!
Join your fellow donors, nonprofit partners and community leaders for our annual gala at the Ritz-Carlton in Washington, DC. We’ll be honoring one our region’s most philanthropic couples--Vicki and Roger Sant—and recognizing our community’s “unsung heroes” with our Linowes Leadership Awards. To learn more about this wonderful evening and purchase tickets, click here.