EOT11 Non-profits 11/2/09

The economic recession is definitely still on people’s minds, especially graduating students. But what about students who wanted to go into a sector that already had a reputation for not providing the best-paying job market out there – the nonprofit sector to be exact? We tried to answer some of those questions for you in our VIP segment. In Hear This, we brought you a special interview about a highly-anticipated music festival that will be host to so many bands, it’s literally impossible to go to hear all of them in the three days of performances. And in our Wolfpacker of the Week, we literally bring you “news from the Brickyard to your backyard,” where a student explains his group’s attempt at raising money from all different kinds of avenues for a memorial of the beloved late women’s basketball coach Kay Yow.NEWS:This week, Evan and I gave listeners the weekly news update.Information for the newscast was taken from the following articles:Obama warns Karzai to focus on tackling corruptionU.S. backs Israel on preconditionsThe Hague judges adjourn Karadzic trial to review boycottMajority in N.C. favors public optionN.C. State students engineer electric car to inspire, winSPORTS:Our weekly Wolfpack football update from our sports aficionados Tyler Everrett and Sean Klemm.For more on stats referenced, check out this story.VIP:This week’s VIP focused on the nonprofit sector during an economic recession and what students looking to go into that sector after graduation should keep in mind. Jacob spoke to Kelly Beck from 1304 Bikes, a Raleigh-based 501©3 to talk about her organization’s activities since the Bike co-op was shut down in June.  And he also spoke to Woody Catoe from the University Career Center about counselors advice to students looking for jobs within nonprofit organizations.You can find more information on the University’s Institute for Nonprofit Research, Education and Engagement Web site or on  the N.C. Center for Nonprofits Web site.HEAR THIS:In honor of the Troika Music Festival Nov. 5 - 7, we produced an extended Hear This segment for you this week. Mike Alston sat down with Kyle Miller, co-owner of Churchkey Records in Durham, to discuss what attendees can expect this year. The music festival was first started in 2002 as a one-day Durham musicians’ festival, put on by the Durham Association for Downtown Arts, Inc, and has since expanded to a three-day music festival for all Triangle musicians. Make sure the check out the festival line up, featuring many different bands from Bowerbirds to Caltrop to the ExMonkeys and many more!WOLFPACKER OF THE WEEK:And finally, I sat down with our Wolfpacker of the Week, Jeffrey Johnson. Johnson is Student Senate’s Athletics Commission Chair and talked to us about the fundraising campaign for the Coach Kay Yow Memorial. ★ Support this podcast ★