The signature nonprofit newscast, "PBS NewsHour,” announced it would be cutting staff this week to compensate for a drop in corporate sponsors. It will eliminate the "noncritical production positions” in San Francisco and Denver and save more money by leaving open positions unfilled and streamlining technical operations. The reorganization will take place over the next several months starting in July and will help balance the budget.

When I read news like this, I am always reminded of the tough conversations I've had with some of my clients about...

by Erica McGeachy Crenshaw, CEO of Execute Now! 

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The Greater New Orleans Foundation, the regional community foundation responsible for raising and awarding significant philanthropic dollars following the Gulf Coast Oil spill, released a report identifying gaps in community needs that will go unmet by the federal recovery plan for the BP oil spill catastrophe. 

The RESTORE Act ensures that 80 percent of Deepwater Horizon civil and administrative penalties will go to Gulf Coast restoration, and sets up a framework to enable coordination between the Gulf States and the Federal government.  

The report titled Where is the Role of Philanthropy in the RESTORE Act? acknowledges that the Act does provide support for environmental and economic recovery along the Gulf Coast, but does not provide for significant citizen participation in deciding how funds and projects are implemented in their communities.  Nor does it provide for an endowment to address long-term and emerging issues resulting from the spill.

A copy of the report is available at www.gnof.org/about-us/publications/

About Greater New Orleans Foundation
The Greater New Orleans Foundation is the community foundation serving the 13-parish Greater New Orleans metropolitan area. We design and lead initiatives that improve the region, connect donors to community needs, identify and support great nonprofits, and strengthen civil society.

Emerging Philanthropists of New Orleans (EPNO) has released its 2013 grant-making focus areas and requests for proposals. Letters of intent may be submitted online until June 28, 2013 at 5 p.m. 

Four grant-making teams that will award up to $10,000 in each of the following areas:

1. Economic Development: The Economic Development team seeks to fund initiatives in New Orleans that develop, train or retain the adult workforce; provide support for the creation, growth and retention of small businesses; or, empower and rejuvenate neighborhoods.

2. Education and Youth Development: The EPNO Education and Youth Development team will support organizations that have demonstrated success for at least one year and impact under-served youth outside of school time.  

3. Housing: The EPNO Housing team seeks to support organizations that provide resources, education, access and outreach to all individuals and families seeking stability through home-ownership, affordable rental housing and temporary housing. Additionally, the Housing Team will give consideration to organizations that accomplish the above goal through programs that support neighborhood revitalization/development.

4. Women’s Issues: EPNO's Women's Issues team seeks to support organizations that focus on one or more of the following: Domestic Violence, Reproductive Health, Mental and/or Behavioral Health. In determining grant awards, preference will be given to organizations that serve the following populations: Low income/under-served women and Women of Orleans Parish. 

Click HERE to apply and for more information on

eligibility requirements.  

Please submit a Letter of Intent online by June 28, 2013 at 5 p.m.

About EPNO: EPNO is an initiative to engage young leaders in New Orleans in philanthropy. Members participate in a six-month program where they pool funds, collaborate on teams and allocate grants to impact issues they care about. Member contributions are matched dollar for dollar through the generosity of outside sponsorships. In total, the Class of 2013 will distribute $40,000 in grants.

The Alliance Safety Council would like to donate the following office printers/copiers to a fellow nonprofit organization. 

Interested parties can please send an email to Renee Barbier.  

• Canon Black/White ImageRunner 5065
• Canon Color ImageRunner C3380i Dadf/ufr/pcl/univ.
• Canon ImageRunner 1025if

LANO's effort to promote volunteerism within the member network continues with today's release of the first in our "How-To" series of instructional videos.

Titled Become a Volunteer, this short video tutorial will show LANO members (including Friends) how to adjust a setting in their member profiles to opt-in to our Volunteer Network, a new directory of hundreds of willing volunteers and organizations in need of help across the state.

In partnership with Volunteer Louisiana, LANO is proud to offer this service to the thousands of nonprofit professionals in our network.

We hope you'll sign in today and make this small change to your online profile that can mean a big change for a charity near you!

WHO'S ALREADY IN THE VOLUNTEER NETWORK?

  

MEMBERS READY TO VOLUNTEER: 403

MEMBER NONPROFITS IN NEED OF HELP: 54

LANO thanks the talented public relations professional Ms. Linden Uter of Baton Rouge for her volunteer service in the creation of our How-To video series.