Happy 2011! This issue marks our second year publishing Be Inkandescent Magazine, so this month we look toward the future.

Philanthropy is our theme, and our three Entrepreneurs of the Month are the leaders of some the largest nonprofits in the country — The Nature Conservancy, The Community Foundation for the National Capital Region, and The Humane Society. Scroll down to read about their strategies for 2011, and learn what keeps them up at night.

You’ll find an overview of what lies ahead in our Nonprofit column. Nonprofit consultant, and author of Give a Little, Wendy Smith shares donation trends for the coming years. We also talked to DC Central Kitchen founder Robert Egger, the author of “Begging for Change,” and our November 2010 Entrepreneur of the Month.

Egger believes: “In the coming years, it won’t be enough to train somebody and hope they get a job that pays a solid wage or offers benefits. We have to become employers ourselves. We have to build workforce housing. The reality is that we are the ones we have been waiting for.” Read more here.

In our 14 columns, you’ll find additional ideas on how your organization can do well by doing good in a multitude of areas — from bringing new ideas into your company with Hooks Book Events, to getting creative with fundraising as the International Finance Corporation did this year.

We also send condolences to this month’s Truly Amazing Woman, Kati Marton, who in December lost her husband, former U.N. Ambassador Richard Holbrooke. Our thoughts are with her.

Here’s to hoping 2011 is filled with courage, optimism, good health, and much success for you, your company, and your family. — Hope Katz Gibbs, Be Inkandescent Magazine

Illustration (above) by Michael Gibbs Illustration & Design