The Cronicle of Philanthropy just posted an article based on a panel discussion held today focused on how to tackle the nation’s social problems. According to the article: http://philanthropy.com/news/updates/index.php?id=6175
"Nonprofits need to be at the table and they need to be exercising their advocacy muscles," said Shirley Sagawa, a nonprofit-strategy consultant who served in the federal government in positions appointed by both President George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton. Ms. Sagawa said she hopes the new administration will pledge to pass the Serve America Act, a bill to expand the country's national-service programs and funnel money to innovative charities, within the first 100 days.
The panel, sponsored by the Urban Institute, discussed the post-election pressures that will face nonprofit groups as the country's economic crisis threatens to eat into their revenues while increasing demand for their services.
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