Best Buy @15 Community Grants (Deadline: July 1) Through the @15 Community Grants Program, Best Buy teams across the United States select non-profit organizations that provide positive experiences to help teens to excel in school, engage in their communities, and develop leadership skills. This year, Best Buy Children's Foundation will give $2 million through the Community Grants Program. Best Buy seeks applications from organizations that have current 501(c)(3) tax status and are serving a diverse population of young teens in the areas of learning, life skills, leadership or relationship development. Special consideration will be given to programs that: Serve a diverse population in local or regional communities; Build social, academic, leadership and/or life skills in early adolescents (primarily ages 13-18); Show positive results against a demonstrated community need; Reach at-risk children in working families. This is an annual grant program with applications accepted June 1-July 1, 2010. Maximum award: $10,000 www.easymatch.com/bestbuygrant/
Change for the Children Grants (Deadline: July 15) DoSomething.org has teamed up with The Jonas Brothers Change for the Children Foundation to award project grants to individuals who are taking action in their communities across the U.S. and Canada. Do you have a sustainable community action project, program or idea that focuses on: the Special Olympics, Diabetes Awareness, or Volunteerism? Then these are the grants for you and your program! While projects that cover any cause are eligible to apply, special focus will be given to these three causes (the Jonas Brothers' causes!). Ten projects will receive $1,500 grants for their projects or organizations. All of the winners will be featured on DoSomething.org and ChangefortheChildren.org, and celebrated through various marketing platforms. www.dosomething.org/grants/changeforthechildren
AMA Foundation Healthy Living Grant Program (Deadline: July 15 ) The Healthy Living Grant Program, an initiative of the AMA Foundation, supports grassroots public health projects that encourage healthy lifestyles in communities across the nation. Grants of up to $5,000 will be awarded in the following three categories: Nutrition/Physical Fitness; Alcohol, Substance Abuse, and Smoking Prevention; and Violence Prevention. Funded projects should target underserved and/or at-risk youth between the ages of 2-21. Organizations that have been in existence for at least one year and that have an annual operating budget of $500,000 or less are eligible to apply. Application guidelines and forms are available at: www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/about-ama/ama-foundation/our-programs/public-health/healthy-living-grants.shtml
WhyHunger: Harry Chapin Self-Reliance Awards (Deadline: July 15) The Harry Chapin Self-Reliance Awards program, administered by WhyHunger, provides grants to community-based organizations judged outstanding for their innovative approaches to fighting hunger and poverty in the United States by empowering people and building self-reliance. The awards honor those organizations that help people improve their own lives and the communities in which they live. Eligible organizations must offer program activities that go beyond emergency food, shelter, and other types of assistance to address the root causes of poverty. (Organizations providing only basic services will not be considered.) In this grant cycle, ten organizations will receive awards of up to $7,000. www.whyhunger.org/programs/grassroots-action-network/272.html
2010 LEGO® Smart™ Creativity Contest (Pre-Registration Deadline: July 30) LEGO® Education is inviting K-12 teachers and home educators from across the United States to register as contestants for the 2010 LEGO® Smart™ Creativity Contest, challenging classrooms coast to coast to become LEGO Smart! If you are a teacher, home educator, after-school program director, or otherwise working with students (K-12) within the education field, you are eligible to compete in this year's contest. The 2010 contest, including prize information and contest rules, will be emailed to all pre-registered contestants on Monday, August 2, 2010. Register at: www.legoeducation.us/about/item.aspx?art=3465&bhcp=1
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
One more Arts Commission veto to override
Message from Ken May, Executive Director, South Carolina Arts Commission
One more of the Governor's vetoes remains to be overridden in the Senate. Veto 105 eliminates $250,000 in ARRA (stimulus) funds earmarked for grant making. Without these ARRA funds, grant budgets for arts education and arts organizations will be reduced on average by 27%.
The programs affected include:
Arts education: 68 grants statewide, affecting an estimated 309 schools and well over 100,000 students
Operating support for arts organizations: 149 organizations throughout the state
Subgranting: Grants to nine local arts agencies that match our funds and then regrant the combined amount to community organizations.
Here's a recap of what happened last week: Thanks to the efforts of arts supporters who contacted their legislators in overwhelming numbers, the House restored Arts Commission funding by overriding the Governor's vetoes. The Senate, while overriding veto 32, did not have time to take up veto 105. The Senate returns June 29 to finish the budget.
While we are extremely grateful for the outpouring of support thus far, the work is not done until the Senate overrides the ARRA veto. You may wish to contact your state Senator to encourage an override of veto 105 and say thank you for overriding veto 32.
Contacts should be made before the legislature reconvenes on Tuesday, June 29.
One more of the Governor's vetoes remains to be overridden in the Senate. Veto 105 eliminates $250,000 in ARRA (stimulus) funds earmarked for grant making. Without these ARRA funds, grant budgets for arts education and arts organizations will be reduced on average by 27%.
The programs affected include:
Arts education: 68 grants statewide, affecting an estimated 309 schools and well over 100,000 students
Operating support for arts organizations: 149 organizations throughout the state
Subgranting: Grants to nine local arts agencies that match our funds and then regrant the combined amount to community organizations.
Here's a recap of what happened last week: Thanks to the efforts of arts supporters who contacted their legislators in overwhelming numbers, the House restored Arts Commission funding by overriding the Governor's vetoes. The Senate, while overriding veto 32, did not have time to take up veto 105. The Senate returns June 29 to finish the budget.
While we are extremely grateful for the outpouring of support thus far, the work is not done until the Senate overrides the ARRA veto. You may wish to contact your state Senator to encourage an override of veto 105 and say thank you for overriding veto 32.
Contacts should be made before the legislature reconvenes on Tuesday, June 29.
Monday, June 14, 2010
CAGP Meeting Tuesday June 15
The Charleston Association of Grant Professionals will meet Tuesday, June 15th, at the Charleston County Public Library (5:45 – 7:30 p.m.)
Topic: "What is Social Media? Wondering if you should bother with Twitter, Facebook, or a Blog? Not sure of the difference between friends, fans, and followers?”
Speaker: Tina Arnoldi, Director of Information Management, Coastal Community Foundation (CCF). Tina will talk about how CCF got started with social media, what’s worked for them, challenges along the way and how they define success.
Please join us for a very informative session. You are sure to leave with new ideas and ways to use Social Media in your organization and perhaps ideas on how it can impact your grant writing success.
Reservations are not required but requested. Please reply to this message or call 452-4492 with any questions.
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** Your Input is Needed: The CCPL now closes at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday evenings. Even though our meetings end at 7:30, members of our group often stay after the meeting and talk with the speaker and/or network with others. It has been suggested that we start our meetings at 5:30 to allow extra time for this. Please reply to this message with your thoughts on the possible time change. We will discuss it at Tuesday’s meeting, which will start at the usual time – 5:45. Thank you!
Topic: "What is Social Media? Wondering if you should bother with Twitter, Facebook, or a Blog? Not sure of the difference between friends, fans, and followers?”
Speaker: Tina Arnoldi, Director of Information Management, Coastal Community Foundation (CCF). Tina will talk about how CCF got started with social media, what’s worked for them, challenges along the way and how they define success.
Please join us for a very informative session. You are sure to leave with new ideas and ways to use Social Media in your organization and perhaps ideas on how it can impact your grant writing success.
Reservations are not required but requested. Please reply to this message or call 452-4492 with any questions.
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** Your Input is Needed: The CCPL now closes at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday evenings. Even though our meetings end at 7:30, members of our group often stay after the meeting and talk with the speaker and/or network with others. It has been suggested that we start our meetings at 5:30 to allow extra time for this. Please reply to this message with your thoughts on the possible time change. We will discuss it at Tuesday’s meeting, which will start at the usual time – 5:45. Thank you!
Saturday, June 12, 2010
IMMEDIATE ACTION NEEDED TO HELP SAVE FUNDING FOR CHARLESTON COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY
On behalf of CCPL I am asking all of you to speak out for the library. If these vetoes hold, it could jeapordize the Foundation Center Collection and access to the Foundation Directory Online. Lawmakers need to understand how much the library impacts the entire community. Thank you in advance for your support.
Gov. Sanford’s vetoes Wednesday include two line items that cut nearly $6 million in State funds for libraries and jeopardize the receipt of an additional $2.7 million in Federal LSTA (Library Services and Technology) funds. Effectively, if these vetoes stand, public libraries in South Carolina will receive ZERO dollars from the state.
HOW TO TAKE ACTION:
It’s imperative residents contact their House of Representatives legislators immediately to let them know how vital libraries are to their community and ask that the Budget Vetoes 31 and 92 be overturned. The State House is expected to vote on this issue Tuesday, June 15, so calls/letters/emails should be sent before Tuesday.
To find contact information for your Charleston County legislator, visit http://www.scstatehouse.gov/countydelegationinfo/cnty10.htm and look under "South Carolina House Delegation".
Here is the Message:
Cutting funds to public libraries will kill the economy. Public libraries provide crucial educational and employment assistance and if this funding goes away so does our ability to educate and prepare students and the unemployed for the workforce.
Aid to Public Libraries is funding that supports direct public services. Federal Stimulus is used at the discretion of the County Library Boards to bridge gaps in technology, programs and the collection.
More Background on the issue:
South Carolina libraries are already being forced to cut hours, cut staff, cut purchases for materials and shut buildings to deal with the existing financial crisis. These further cuts could be devastating and, ultimately, hurt the state’s most desperate residents – those who are turning to libraries for educational and employment help because they’ve been laid off, displaced, furloughed or in need of assistance. Since the economic crisis began, South Carolina’s libraries have faced record-breaking, double-digit increases in the demand for services. In many communities, libraries are often the only resource for residents needing help with job searches, resume writing, skills training, career assessments, etc. Libraries also are often the only place where people can get free access to computers to search and apply for jobs. Many employers now require applications be filled out online.
In Charleston County, the loss of state funds will drastically impact the library’s ability to keep its’ collection current and buy needed materials, such as books, DVDs, CDs, etc.
For more information, please contact:
Cynthia Bledsoe
Acting Executive Director
Charleston County Public Library
68 Calhoun Street
Charleston, SC 29401
bledsoec@ccpl.org 843-805-6813
Gov. Sanford’s vetoes Wednesday include two line items that cut nearly $6 million in State funds for libraries and jeopardize the receipt of an additional $2.7 million in Federal LSTA (Library Services and Technology) funds. Effectively, if these vetoes stand, public libraries in South Carolina will receive ZERO dollars from the state.
HOW TO TAKE ACTION:
It’s imperative residents contact their House of Representatives legislators immediately to let them know how vital libraries are to their community and ask that the Budget Vetoes 31 and 92 be overturned. The State House is expected to vote on this issue Tuesday, June 15, so calls/letters/emails should be sent before Tuesday.
To find contact information for your Charleston County legislator, visit http://www.scstatehouse.gov/countydelegationinfo/cnty10.htm and look under "South Carolina House Delegation".
Here is the Message:
Cutting funds to public libraries will kill the economy. Public libraries provide crucial educational and employment assistance and if this funding goes away so does our ability to educate and prepare students and the unemployed for the workforce.
Aid to Public Libraries is funding that supports direct public services. Federal Stimulus is used at the discretion of the County Library Boards to bridge gaps in technology, programs and the collection.
More Background on the issue:
South Carolina libraries are already being forced to cut hours, cut staff, cut purchases for materials and shut buildings to deal with the existing financial crisis. These further cuts could be devastating and, ultimately, hurt the state’s most desperate residents – those who are turning to libraries for educational and employment help because they’ve been laid off, displaced, furloughed or in need of assistance. Since the economic crisis began, South Carolina’s libraries have faced record-breaking, double-digit increases in the demand for services. In many communities, libraries are often the only resource for residents needing help with job searches, resume writing, skills training, career assessments, etc. Libraries also are often the only place where people can get free access to computers to search and apply for jobs. Many employers now require applications be filled out online.
In Charleston County, the loss of state funds will drastically impact the library’s ability to keep its’ collection current and buy needed materials, such as books, DVDs, CDs, etc.
For more information, please contact:
Cynthia Bledsoe
Acting Executive Director
Charleston County Public Library
68 Calhoun Street
Charleston, SC 29401
bledsoec@ccpl.org 843-805-6813
Monday, June 7, 2010
Library Fundraiser
The Charleston Friends of the Library invite you to the June book release of Lowcountry Summer by New York Times-bestselling author Dorothea Benton Frank. Start your own Lowcountry summer by meeting the author at a beautiful waterfront location. Sip champagne while you listen to her read from her new novel - the sequel to Plantation. Signing to follow. Proceeds will benefit the Charleston County Public Library. Book not included in ticket price. Reserve a copy in advance at ticket link below.
BOOK LAUNCH & SIGNING
WED., JUNE 16, 5:30-7:30PM
COOPER RIVER ROOM
MT. PLEASANT MEMORIAL WATERFRONT PARK
$30
PURCHASE TICKETS HERE
Or call 843/805-6882 to purchase tickets over the phone.
BOOK LAUNCH & SIGNING
WED., JUNE 16, 5:30-7:30PM
COOPER RIVER ROOM
MT. PLEASANT MEMORIAL WATERFRONT PARK
$30
PURCHASE TICKETS HERE
Or call 843/805-6882 to purchase tickets over the phone.
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