http://www.wfae.org Feed provided by WFAE 90.7 FM: Charlotte's NPR News Source en-us © 2009 WFAE 90.7 WFAE 90.7 wfae@wfae.org Mon, 05 Oct 2009 16:46 EST Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00 EST WFAE 90.7 Non-profit consolidation talk popular, but realistic? These days, there's a lot of talk about whether non-profits should consolidate all or at least a portion of their operations. As part of a media collaboration called Charlotte Mission Possible, we asked for public input on how to improve charitable non-profits. Consolidation emerged as a strong theme. Both WFAE and the Charlotte Observer have taken a closer look at this issue with stories in the past week. In this segment, Morning Edition host Scott Graf talks to WFAE's Julie Rose and Eric Frazier of the Charlotte Observer about what they learned. http://66.225.205.104/JR20091001.mp3 http://www.wfae.org/wfae/stat_search.cfm?id=5475&action=display Thu, 01 Oct 2009 12:00 EST Non-profit consolidation talk popular, but realistic? WFAE 90.7 Making nonprofits merge: A free market approach Funding for nonprofits is so tight right now that it's fueling a tense conversation about mergers and collaboration in Charlotte. Hundreds of people submitted their suggestions to improve Charlotte's nonprofit sector through a media collaboration called Charlotte Mission Possible. WFAE's Julie Rose takes a look at one recurring theme that suggests Charlotte's nonprofit sector should take a lesson from the free market system. http://66.225.205.104/JR20090925.mp3 http://www.wfae.org/wfae/stat_search.cfm?id=5461&action=display Fri, 25 Sep 2009 12:00 EST Making nonprofits merge: A free market approach WFAE 90.7 Unofficial shelters popular with Charlotte's homeless WFAE is part of a media collaboration called Charlotte: Mission Possible that is looking for creative solutions to the unmet needs in our community. Homelessness often falls near the top of that list. The latest count estimates at least 6,000 people are homeless in Mecklenburg County. Advocates and local officials say Charlotte needs more homeless shelters and more affordable housing to meet the needs. But rather than wait for that to happen, some members of the community have taken things into their own hands. WFAE's Julie Rose reports. http://66.225.205.104/JR20090827.mp3 http://www.wfae.org/wfae/stat_search.cfm?id=5385&action=display Thu, 27 Aug 2009 12:00 EST Unofficial shelters popular with Charlotte's homeless WFAE 90.7 Sorting through non-profits for efficiencies Foundation for the Carolinas is taking an inventory of all of Charlotte's non-profit - from arts groups to social service agencies - to see how they can most effectively meet the area's needs. WFAE's Lisa Miller has more. http://66.225.205.104/LM20090807.mp3 http://www.wfae.org/wfae/stat_search.cfm?id=5324&action=display Fri, 07 Aug 2009 12:00 EST Sorting through non-profits for efficiencies WFAE 90.7 Charlotte homeless shelters to merge The Uptown Men's Shelter and Emergency Winter Shelter have announced plans to merge after more than 20 years operating separately. County officials, directors of the two shelters and even the homeless men they serve all say the merger makes perfect sense. WFAE's Julie Rose has more: http://66.225.205.104/JR20090724.mp3 http://www.wfae.org/wfae/stat_search.cfm?id=5273&action=display Fri, 24 Jul 2009 12:00 EST Charlotte homeless shelters to merge