Partners getting some attention.
The CEDC is proud to partner with the Center of Concern, and joins them in celebration of their 40th anniversary of working for the causes of justice and peace in the world. Established in the Washington, D.C. neighborhood of Brookland where the CEDC is located, the two "Centers" have been partners since our inception in 1984. The impact the Center of Concern has been able to have for social justice around the world has been monumental.
Be sure to check out "Leap of Reason", the new release from Mario Morino and Venture Philanthropy Partners, presenting "a candid indictment of the state of 'outcomes assessment' in the social sector." Congratulations to all of those involved!
Moira Gunn noted in her plenary at the 2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference that sometimes important innovations occur in technology come through an alternate use of existing technology rather than in the development of new technologies. Of course, that’s not always the case. (“I will find a way to use bulky 8lb portable phones,” promised one attendee). Sometimes advances in technology go hand-in-hand with innovative ideas on how to use them.
In the fall of 2010, Sharon Lloyd of Seekers Church in Takoma Park, MD contacted CEDC regarding the opportunity to host a student coming to Washington DC from the Bokamoso Program, a partnership that is an international bridge between Washington, DC and Pretoria, South Africa. The Bokamoso project state in its mission that it seeks “to transform the lives of youth and empower community leadership in Winterveldt, South Africa, by coordinating assistance with the Bokamoso Youth Centre and facilitating its sustainability through scholarship, training, and resource development.”
"The success of our company has been because we give," Marriott, chairman and chief executive of Marriott International, said in an interview after accepting the Civic Spirit Award presented by the Community Foundation for the National Capital Region at the Ritz-Carlton in Georgetown. "We're here to help people pull themselves up."
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The foundation, which holds and manages more than 700 charitable funds created by individuals, families and corporations, gave $54 million to nonprofits this year.
Our partner, Avaaz.org is in the Economist this week! An article titled "A town crier in the global village" introduces Avaaz to their readership.
Our partners at TckTckTck have garnered some attention for the "Beds are Burning" video they released yesterday: "a re-mix of the mega-hit 'Beds are Burning', recorded by over 60 artists and celebrities, and re-written by Midnight Oil themselves to reflect the greatest humanitarian crisis facing humankind today - climate change."
From the Guardian:
A long-time partner, Center of Concern, was the featured website in a recent edition of CathNewsUSA on their website and in the email blast sent to all of their subscribers. "CathNewsUSA digests Catholic news from home and abroad.
CEDC's Executive Director and Assistant Director made the local news yesterday. Unfortunately it was because of a flooded basement and not something more positive. The video and transcript excerpts come from ABC-7 News.
I hopped on my bike for an extended lunch hour today and I joined a group of folks who were calling for building a green economy and a binding global treaty, new green jobs, carbon caps and the like.
On March 24th, President Obama placed a phone call to the astronauts on the International Space Station and Friendship School students were there! Friendship Public Charter School has been a long-time parter with CEDC and we were excited to read that some middle school students from Friendship were invited to be present during the phone call.
Another CEDC partner, Friendship Public Charter Schools, got a mention in a front page article in the Washington Post today. The article is discussing the experiment that is the DC charter school system and the gains in test scores over DC Public Schools. Here's an excerpt:
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