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Meyer Foundation Releases Report on Outsourcing Back-Office Services in Small Nonprofits
The current economic situation has only intensified the ever-present need for executives of small and mid-sized nonprofits to find effective ways to reduce overhead costs. According to a new report released today by the Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer Foundation and the Management Assistance Group, outsourcing is a promising strategy for these nonprofits to meet their back-office needs, but there are many barriers that prevent outsourcing success... Learn more

Urban Institute Report: Washington-Area Nonprofit Operating Reserves
Imagine having expenses of $2,000 and take-home pay of $2,100 every month. You are living hand to mouth in good times. Then your employer cuts your hours by 30 percent to keep its business afloat. If you have some money in the bank—an operating reserve—you can survive. If not, you could be in dire straits. This is the current predicament faced by many public charities in the Greater Washington area. Learn more

Ready to Lead? Next Generation Leaders Speak Out
A skilled, committed, and diverse pool of next generation leaders would like to be nonprofit executive directors in the future, according to a new national survey of nearly 6,000 next generation leaders. However, the survey also finds that there are significant barriers: work-life balance, insufficient life-long earning potential, lack of mentorship and overwhelming fundraising responsibilities which may prevent many younger nonprofit staff from becoming executives... Learn more

Daring to Lead 2006
Relentless fundraising pressure, weak boards of directors, low salaries, and lack of management support are causing many executive directors of small to mid-sized nonprofit organizations to leave their jobs. Daring to Lead 2006, a new study based on a survey of nearly 2,000 executive directors in eight metropolitan areas throughout the U.S., reports that three out of four nonprofit executive directors are likely to leave their jobs within the next five years... Download

2009 Annual Report
2009 was tough on families in our region. But none suffered more than those who have always had a difficult time: low income families. Many parents in the service industry faced job losses; restaurant business in the DC region, for example, was down as much as 40 percent. Some could no longer pay for childcare. Many found it hard to feed their families. One catastrophe—them loss of a job, the sickness of a child— can topple the house of cards and take a family from "getting by" to a primal state of day-to-day survival. What families needed was a hand. The ability to dream again. The exhilaration of feeling successful in their lives and confident that they are moving forward. Community nonprofits provided all of that. But how do you face mounting need while struggling with the uncertainty of funding and unprecedented state, city, and county budget shortfalls? This is the big question every day for effective organizations like the ones you'll meet in this report...

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Previous Years...

2008 Annual Report
2007 Annual Report (Trailblazing)
2006 Annual Report (Lifelines) – PDF
2005 Annual Report (Leadership in Advocacy) – PDF
2004 Annual Report (Focus on Leadership) – PDF