Category Archives: District of Columbia

Here’s an Idea for D.C.’s New One City Fund – Use It to Address the Lack of Diversity on Nonprofit Boards

Posted on May 21, 2013 by

From a May 5th article in the Chronicle of Philanthropy on how racial bias impedes diversity at nonprofits: A 2010 Urban Institute report found that people of color are underrepresented on nonprofit boards in the Baltimore-Washington area, given their share … Continue reading →

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The “Least Surprising Policy Position Ever”

Posted on February 7, 2013 by

This is old news, but I was amused by Michael Neibauer’s lede in this January 30th article for the Washington Business Journal on Walmart’s opposition to a proposed living wage law in D.C.: In the least surprising policy position ever, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. … Continue reading →

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Grandparents and Adult Education

Posted on December 10, 2012 by

In many low income communities, grandparents raising children are a critically under appreciated issue. Legislation like this that supports grandparent caregivers makes sense, but as the author points out, it’s just a small piece of the kind of investment needed. … Continue reading →

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Why Hasn’t Prison Education Led to Better Employment Outcomes in D.C.?

Posted on September 27, 2012 by

(Updated Below) According to the Council for Court Excellence (CCE), an estimated 60,000 people in the District of Columbia have criminal records (this is roughly one in every ten persons), and about 8,000 of them return to the city each … Continue reading →

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