Grantmakers for Effective Organizations is a coalition of more than 350 foundations and other grantmakers committed to building strong and effective nonprofit organizations. Founded in 1997 and based in Washington, DC, GEO has a staff of 16 and a budget of $2.9 million. 

New Profit is a nonprofit venture philanthropy fund that exists to help innovative social entrepreneurs and their organizations bring about widespead and transformative impact on critical social issues.

The Congressional Research Service is currently seeking a Research Manager to lead the Federalism and Emergency Management team.  

Advisory Board, for a Chicago-based innovative and tech-savvy company whose products are distributed through a wide variety of channels, from high-end gift, garden, and specialty stores to mass-market retailers to foodservice distributors.  The company attributes it success to developing proprietary products, bringing new technologies to the market, and translating trends into quality products that sell.

The Peter G. Peterson Foundation, founded in 2008 by Peter G. Peterson, co-founder of the private equity firm The

Blackstone Group, is dedicated to increasing public awareness of the nature and urgency of key fiscal challenges

threatening America's future, and to accelerating action on them.

Experience Works in Arlington, VA, has retained Slesinger Management Services to recruit a seasoned leader and manager with significant experience developing and implementing change and improvement in large organizations to serve as Chief Operating Officer.

Experience Works is a nonprofit, community-based organization that helps low-income older people obtain the training and experience they need to find good jobs in their communities. With contracts primarily from the U.S. Department of Labor, Experience Works currently has a budget of $140 million and a staff of 400 people who run programs throughout the country. About 16,000 low-income older Americans will participate in Experience Works programs in 2009.

In his continuing effort to ensure jobs are created and federal stimulus funds are spent wisely, Governor Edward G. Rendell today appointed Ronald J. Naples of Montgomery County to serve as Chairman of the Governor’s Working Group for Stimulus Accountability and Chief Accountability Officer for Pennsylvania’s share of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).

Will oversee efforts to expand access to effective health solutions in developing countries....

WHF Amy Alving (97-98) promoted from Chief Scientist to Chief Technology Officer by SAIC....

Tom Leppert (84-85) won the runoff election for the Mayor of Dallas on June 16th...

Dr. Cesar is one of three inductees named for 2008....

The Oxonian Society, headquartered in New York, has invited WHF to join its ranks....

Rabbi Heurta shares his mixed emotions as he leaves Iraq.

The Honorable Lee Hamilton, co-chair of the 9/11 Commission, comments on civility in our government today.

Mel Copen, WHF '70-'71 writes . . .

French President Jacques Chirac has named White House Fellows Joseph P. Carroll (71-72) as an Officer in the French Legion of Honor.

Reginald Turner was elected 63rd President of the National Bar Association (NBA)