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NFG’s Working Group on Organized Labor and Community members Janet Shenk, Sue Chinn, Seth Borgos, and Henry Allen were featured in a cover story, “Organizing Better Links to Labor” in the March 25, 1999 issue of The Chronicle of Philanthropy.

Publications

• “The Case for a Right to Housing,” by Chester Hartman, is a recent 24-page article from Housing Policy Debate (Vol. 9, Issue 2), the Fannie Mae Foundation journal. Free reprints of the article, along with commentaries by James Carr and Peter Salins, are available from the author at the Poverty and Race Research Action Council, 1711 Connecticut Ave. NW, #207, Washington, DC 20009. Please enclose a self-addressed label and $1.21 postage.

• $1 Billion for Ideas: Conservative Think Tanks in the 1990s, a new report from the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy. Author David Callahan reports on the billion dollars in funding in this decade that feeds the growth of conservative think tanks and the spread of their ideas. More information on the report is available online at www.ncrp.org or by calling NCRP at 202-387-9177.

• Reinvesting Welfare Savings, a report by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, describes innovative policies and programs some states are adopting with their unspent Temporary Assistance to Needy Families funds. Available online at www.cbbp.org or by calling the center at 202-408-1080.

• The Marketing Potential of Inner City Neighborhoods: Filling the Information Gap, by Robert Weissbourd and Christopher Berry, is a discussion paper prepared for The Brookings Institution’s Center on Urban and Metropolitan Policy. The paper contends that businesses largely overlook the enormous market opportunities in inner-city neighborhoods. The authors argue that this unmet market potential exists because corporations do not have access to adequate information about business opportunities in inner-city markets. The paper is available at www.brookings.edu (click on “Center on Urban and Metropolitan Policy”) or by calling 202-797-6139.

• Strategies for the Year 2000 and Beyond, by Deborah L. Visser, is a special publication of the National Economic Develoment and Law Center. The report is from the May 1998 second national conference for funders and practitioners of Sectoral Employment Intervention in Denver, Colorado. The report concludes with “Next Step” strategies including the formation of a national sector coalition. The report is available at www.nedlc.org or by calling 510-251-2600.

• October 8 - 10, 1999: “Paths Out of Poverty,” a national conference highlighting program solutions and policy ideas for moving families out of poverty, is being sponsored by Wider Opportunities for Women (WOW), the National Economic Development and Law Center, the Ms. Foundation for Women, NFG,  and the Corporation for Enterprise Development. More information is available at w-o-w.org or by calling Kim Pate at 202-638-3143.

The Neighborhood Funders Group will elect five members to the NFG board of directors at our annual conference this September in Miami, Florida. Each year, five of the board’s 15 members are elected to a three-year term. NFG’s Nominating Committee is now soliciting the names of NFG members who would like to be considered for the board.

Board members are expected to attend three board meetings annually and participate in one of the board committees; participate in NFG fundraising; recruit members to NFG; and pay their own board-meeting-related expenses.

NFG members may nominate themselves or another member with the concurrence of that member. The board is seeking individuals who reflect the diversity of NFG’s membership and who are committed to building a strong organization. Nominees should have foundation/nonprofit experience in community development, housing, community organizing, or human resource development.

Nominations must be accompanied by a brief profile of the nominee’s relevant current work and past experience and a statement of why you are interested in becoming an NFG board member. Nominations should be sent by August 15, 1999, to the NFG office at 6862 Elm St. #320, McLean, VA 22101. You may also fax information to 703-448-1780.

The NFG Rural Funders Working Group’s  mission is to increase the awareness of funding needs in rural communities and to foster greater involvement and partnership efforts in responding to the needs of rural communities. The Working Group co-chairs are Jim Richardson of Bank of America and Teri Yeager of the William Randolph Hearst Foundation.  For more information, contact Jim at 214-209-2160 or Teri at 415-543-0400.

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