ALL HANDS ON DECK - Private and Government Funding Sources

Milwaukee, WI - The office of Mary Glass, Chair/CEO, Milwaukee Professionals Association has launched the 2011 Stewardship Outreach to federal government and private foundations to join in the ALL HANDS on DECK, WE, Not Me Initiative-Plan-Program. The ten-year initiative is designed to support the Call to Service by President Obama for a Bottom-up Recovery program. It is to ensure that the neighborhood-level stakeholders become the leaders in "EMERGING MARKETS". They include:

- talent pool for diplomas, degrees (2-, 4-year and beyond) and certification (education and technology attainment - access and literacy).

- hidden talent, African Amerian, other People of Color and Work-Challenged population (un-, under-employed, un-, under-skilled and reentry - those returning from incarceration, the wars and deposed retirement)

- DIAMONDS in the Rough hidden talent, neighborhood-level businessess in Milwaukee, especially African American, other People of Color and the Work-Challenged entrepreneurs.

Philantrophy News Digest
Beside blogs on MPA websites, Glass post as often as possible on:
Philanthropy News Digest.

To see four of the recent postings, go to:
February 11, 2011 (update)
Urban Institute Launches $6 Million Project to Assist Low-Income Communities
http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/news/story.jhtml?id=325900004

February 11, 2011 (update)

Kaiser Permanente Awards $54 Million in Fourth-Quarter Grants
http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/news/story.jhtml?id=326600032

January 28, 2011 (update)
Nellie Mae Education Foundation Report
Community Organizing Essential to Long-Term Education Reform, Report Finds
http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/news/story.jhtml?id=324300004

January 21, 2011
GE Foundation
Milwaukee Public Schools Receives $20 Million From GE Foundation
http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/news/story.jhtml?id=322900014

"It is imperative that funding sources - federal government and foundations, maximize the dollars their dollars being sent to address disparities, education, merging markets, research, health care, business development and the like." "we feel that these donors must help ensure best practices through transparency, customer care, TRUTH-TELLING, open and informed communication, accountability and outcomes with neighborhood participation before, during and after the funds are spent - community organizing", said Mary Glass.