Issue 3 – 2009

Answers for Tomorrow
A new Intellectual Capital Seed Fund is helping the Alliance develop intellectual capital to help members thrive in the future.

Engaging 50+ Adults in Community Service
Alliance members Alpert Jewish Family & Children’s Service and Metropolitan Family Service are at the forefront in developing promising practices to tap the expertise of older adults as volunteers.

What Leadership Deficit?
Nearly half of the 80 graduates of the Alliance’s Executive Leadership Institute (ELI) have already received internal promotions or moved into leadership roles at other organizations.

Going It Alone
Despite the absence of funding, Alliance member Children’s Village committed to providing at least one year of follow-up services to all teens leaving residential treatment.

Columns: Perspectives, Capitol Connection, Accreditation, Fund Development, Executive Consultant Select Group Forum, Nonprofit Law

Cover Photo: Alliance member Casa Central, Chicago, is one of 45 Alliance members that have received mini-grant funding from the Alliance’s New Age of Aging initiative. It has enabled staff like Jorge Salinas, program aide at the organization’s Adult Wellness Center, to receive Alzheimer’s training so that he can provide better care for the special needs of clients like Laura Gonzalez. (Photo by Audra Melton)