| For Immediate Release 10/11/2007 |
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| WATCHDOG GROUP ANNOUNCES NEW BOARD EXECUTIVE OFFICERS | |||
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Washington, D.C.— The National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy (NCRP) today announced the election of David R. Jones, Diane Feeney, Lana Cowell and Rhoda Karpatkin as the executive officers of the group’s board of directors for the next two years. Mr. Jones continues as NCRP’s board chair. He is also president and CEO of the Community Service Society of New York, a leading nonprofit organization that uses research, advocacy, technical assistance and volunteerism to tackle urban poverty in New York City. Ms. Feeney, director of the French American Charitable Trust (FACT) and president of FACT Services Co., Inc., now serves as NCRP’s vice chair. FACT provides annual grants to organizations that seek to prevent social inequality and injustice in the U.S. and France. Ms. Cowell, with the National Alliance for Choice in Giving (NACG), will remain as the NCRP board secretary. NACG assists private and public employers with the development of workplace giving programs. Ms. Karpaktin will also continue to serve as NCRP’s board treasurer. She previously served as president of Consumer’s Union, the nonprofit organization that publishes Consumer Reports. NCRP is a national watchdog, research and advocacy organization that promotes public accountability and accessibility among foundations, corporate grantmakers, individual donors and workplace giving programs. For more information on NCRP or to join, please visit www.ncrp.org or call (202) 387-9177.
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