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Volume 5, Number 43 – November 5, 2004 IN THIS ISSUE NEWS COVERAGE: New York Life Foundation names winners of new Youth in Action Award; Independent Sector names advisors on legislative proposals JUST PUBLISHED: Alliance Extra interviews Rebecca Adamson NOW ONLINE: Emerging issues in philanthropy; new clearinghouse on practices to strengthen families AT THE COUNCIL: Call for board nominations; register for the 2004 Winter Institutes; sign up for Breaking News ON THE MOVE: Janice M. Stewart (Calpine); Elbert Sampson and Lynette E. Campbell (Philadelphia); Maria Eitel and Hannah Jones (Nike); Fred L. Brown, David Warnock and Charles B. Fruit, et al. (Kidney); Barbara Chow, Lori Bezahler and Ramon Rodriguez, et al. (Grantmakers for Education) NEWS COVERAGE YOUTH IN ACTION: To celebrate its 25th anniversary, the New York Life Foundation announced $125,000 in grants to the winners of its new Youth in Action Award, who represent New York City's five boroughs. Winners are: Highbridge Community Life Center's Get and Give program (Bronx), Literacy, Inc.'s Teen Tutor Reading Partner program (Brooklyn), Reading Excellence and Discovery (READ) After-School, In-School and Summer Reading programs (Manhattan), Citizens for NYC's Young Citizens Center (Queens) and United Activities Unlimited's Young, Talented and Gifted Teens program (Staten Island). The winning organizations offer programs that support the foundation's Nurturing the Children initiative and reach nearly 1,400 children citywide. Read more: http://www.newyorklife.com/cda/0,3254,14247,00.html . ADVISORY GROUP: Independent Sector formed an Expert Advisory Group to advise its panel on the nonprofit sector. The panel, created in October at the encouragement of Senate Finance Committee members, will prepare recommendations for Congress on how to improve nonprofit oversight and governance. Advisory group co-conveners are Joel Fleishman and Marion Fremont-Smith. Other panel members are: Victoria B. Bjorklund, Evelyn Brody; William Josephson; Lester M. Salamon; C. Eugene Steuerle; and Eugene R. Tempel. Read more: http://www.independentsector.org/media/expertgroup.html . JUST PUBLISHED ADAMSON INTERVIEW: In its November issue, Alliance Extra features an interview with Rebecca Adamson, president and founder of First Nations Development Institute. Adamson debunks the notion that the agenda of conservation groups is identical with that of the Indigenous people whom they claim to serve. The interview is taken from Alliance Bulletin, a subscriber-only electronic publication published eight times a year. Read more or subscribe: http://www.allavida.org/cgi-bin/click/click.cgi?id=53 . NOW ONLINE EMERGING ISSUES: Learn about new philanthropy trends from the Council on Foundations' Emerging Issues for Philanthropy's web page. Designed for foundation leaders, it reports on current hot topics, research, expert opinions and other resources on new trends in the field and select funding areas. Find out more: http://www.cof.org/Content/General/Display.cfm?contentID=2133 . STRENGTHENING FAMILIES: The National Assembly launched a new website as a part of its Family Strengthening Policy Center (FSPC). The website is a clearinghouse of information and tools dedicated to family strengthening practices, programs and policy, and draws from the knowledge and expertise of a broad array of human services professionals. Visitors will find policy briefs, news from the field and resources and opportunities for engagement. FSPC is sponsored by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Find out more: http://www.nassembly.org/fspc . AT THE COUNCIL CALL FOR BOARD NOMINEES: The Nominating Committee is seeking nominations for directors. Board members will be elected by the Council on Foundations membership at the 2005 Annual Business Meeting in San Diego. Deadline for nominations is Friday, November 19, 2004. For materials, Council members may go to http://www.cof.org/Content/General/Display.cfm?contentID=1013 . Questions? Please contact the Office of the President at 202/467-0458. WINTER INSTITUTES: Are you a new foundation trustee or grantmaker? Come to the 2004 Winter Institutes, December 6–8, in Washington, DC. The Institutes offer new foundation board and staff members workshops on philanthropy led by respected leaders in the field. The Institute for New Board Members will be held December 6. The Institute for New Grantmakers, which marks its 25th anniversary this year, will be held December 7–8. Read more or register: http://int2.cof.org/conferences/INGWinter2004 . FREE NEWS SERVICE: Breaking News is a free, daily e-mail newsletter summarizing the top articles—mostly from national and regional newspapers—about philanthropy. Breaking News is available to Council members only. Subscribe by e-mailing your name, title and foundation name to media@cof.org. ON THE MOVE The Calpine Foundation promoted Vice President and Director JANICE M. STEWART to President and CEO. ELBERT SAMPSON was named interim vice president for grantmaking services at The Philadelphia Foundation. He succeeds LYNETTE E. CAMPBELL, who is leaving the foundation at the end of November to relocate to Houston. MARIA EITEL is now president of the Nike Foundation. HANNAH JONES will succeed Eitel as vice president of corporate responsibility at Nike, Inc. Read more: http://nike.com/nikebiz/news/pressrelease.jhtml?year=2004&month=10&letter=g . The National Kidney Foundation named FRED L. BROWN chairman, DAVID WARNOCK president, CHARLES B. FRUIT chair-elect, ALLAN COLLINS president-elect; RODNEY BISHOP treasurer and ROBERT OGRODNIK secretary. Read more: http://www.kidney.org/general/news/newsitem.cfm?id=234 . JEANNE PHILLIPS was elected a foundation director. Read more: http://www.kidney.org/general/news/newsitem.cfm?id=233 . Grantmakers for Education elected BARBARA CHOW co-chair of the board of directors. LORI BEZAHLER, RAMON RODRIGUEZ, SANDRA TREACY and TOM VANDER ARK were elected new directors. WARREN CHAPMAN, KATHY KLOCK, SOPHIE SA and TOM WACASTER are retiring from the board. Read more: http://www.edfunders.org/news/article.asp?art=379 . SUBSCRIBE FN&C Now is published by the Council on Foundations to keep you in the loop by sharing news between bimonthly editions of Foundation News & Commentary magazine (FN&C Now Web archive: http://www.foundationnews.org/now/index.htm ). Please feel free to forward this message to your friends and colleagues who might enjoy it. 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