November 17, 2008
Weekly Update gives you highlights of current local, state and national news as well as thought provoking articles, op-ed pieces, and opportunities for citizen action. Each week, you'll see some of the most popular features from our Web site as well as new features like this Connection box highlighting an organization, event or issue. Watch for more new additions to the Weekly Update.
Virginia's Nonprofit Sector -
"Learn What it Means for Your Organization"
Did you know that nonprofits in our Commonwealth employ 211,000 FTE workers, more Virginians than any other sector of the economy except retail trade? Spend $27 billion, including $8 billion in wages and compensation each year? Generate $461 million in annual tax revenue?
These key findings and more from the new, groundbreaking
report by Johns Hopkins University will be discussed by Dr. Nancy Stutts, Founding Director
of
ConnectNetwork and Deborah Barfield Williamson, Executive Director of the
Virginia Network of Nonprofit Organizations at a special ConnectSouthside Discussion program, Thursday, November 20th at
Virginia State University. Particiapants from all sectors: Foundations, Govenment, Education, Nonprofits, and Citizen will benefit from this indepth analysis of the newly released study – including regional data and trends in nonprofit development and how to effectively use the data to further the work of the nonprofit sector and contribute to the growth and vitality of the Southside region. The program is free but seating is limited. Register at www.ConnectSouthside.org/RSVP
or call 804-468- 6329, x2013
ModestNeeds.org helps with Emergency Cash Needs - For Nonprofits, too
Founded in 2002, Modest Needs is a public charity whose mission is to stop the cycle of poverty before it starts for the low-income workers whom conventional philanthropy many times leaves out. Four types of grants are available: Self-sufficiency, Back-to-Work, Independent Living, and Non-Profit.
Children Increasingly Medicated for Chronic Illnesses
Children between the ages of 5 and 19 increasingly are being prescribed medications for chronic conditions, according to a study in the current issue of the journal Pediatrics. The study, which tracked the prevalence of chronic medication use among more than 3 million U.S. children from 2002 to 2005, found that while the prevalence of prescription use among children for the treatment of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, depression, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and asthma increased, the number of children taking medications to treat type 2 diabetes more than doubled.
What's Happening
Online Discussion, Philanthropy.com/live
November 18, 2008
12 p.m.
The Cameron Foundation, Petersburg
November 19, 2008
9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
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Petersburg Campaign - Historic Discussion Program
Union Station, Petersburg
November 20, 2008
7 p.m.
Petersburg
November 21, 2008
6:30-8 p.m.
Power Up Petersburg
Vernon Johns Jr. HS, Petersburg
November 22, 2008
9:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.
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