Issue 1 – 2009

'We Can't Serve Our Way Out of Poverty'
Commitment to mission cultivates new model for civic engagement in Pittsburgh

Some Day They'll Run Your Agency
Turning the Tide program exposes young professionals to nonprofit human service careers

What Will 'Change' Look Like?
How the new administration will impact the Alliance and UNCA's policy priorities—and their members

Part 2: Collaboration Builds Capacity, Puts Focus on Mission
Supurb finance, human resources, information technology results

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

 Cover Photo: Michelle Powers and Addie Peterson, 5, work together on a puzzle at Nokomis I Child Care Center, a program of Alliance member The Village Family Service Center, Fargo, N.D. The centers provide care for families with the ability to pay while filling a need for families with special financial and emotional needs. Visit the magazine's sister publication for boards of directors, the Nonprofit Director, for an article about how Powers helped the struggling child care program stay afloat by bringing Nokomis and The Village together.