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The mission of the Business Committee for the Arts (BCA), a national nonprofit organization that brings business and the arts together, is to ensure that the arts flourish in America by encouraging businesses to support the arts in the workplace, in education, and in the community. THE BCA TEN is a national list created by BCA to recognize businesses of all sizes for their exceptional involvement with the arts. The deadline for submitting nominations for THE BCA TEN is March 31, 2008. Visit the website listed above to access the online nomination form.
IMPACT: National Student Conference on Service, Advocacy & Social Action is the largest convening in the United States of campus community members involved in service, activism, politics, advocacy, and other socially responsible work. The annual conference provides a platform for college students to set, engage in, and lead a national agenda for social change. This event is a chance for students to build on one another's work, for campus administrators to learn more about how to support students at their schools, and for nonprofit professionals to give students clear entry points for how to get involved with their work. The conference will be held March 7-9, 2008, in Boston, MA. Visit the website listed above for registration information.
The National League of Cities 2008 Congressional City Conference, “Lobbying for America’s Cities,” will gather local elected officials and city staff from throughout the United States. Participants will have the opportunity to learn about federal issues that are important to America’s cities and towns, to lobby Congress on short-term issues that will be on the Congressional agenda in 2008, and to make sure cities and towns have a unified voice in the national campaign. The conference will provide a range of education, networking, and strategy sessions to maximize the value of this event for city officials. The conference will be held March 8-12, 2008, in Washington, DC. Visit the website listed above to download the conference brochure.
GrantStation Announcements
Many nonprofits do advocacy work – changing people’s minds, influencing decision makers, and encouraging social change. This series explores the challenges of evaluating advocacy work. What does success mean? How is advocacy evaluation different from evaluation of direct service work? Where do advocacy organizations turn for evaluation help? To read Part Five, “Defining Success,” visit the GrantStation website. If readers have any questions or thoughts about this series, they can send them to Simone.
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Funding Opportunities
The goal of the Morton and Jane Blaustein Foundation’s Human Rights program is to advance fundamental human rights both in the United States and abroad. Areas of interest include: international human rights advocacy concerning health and mental health, conflict management strategies that encourage dialogue and diplomatic solutions to complex international political problems, and legal strategies to ensure fair treatment of immigrants and asylum seekers in the United States. The Foundation will also consider, on an emergency basis and in collaboration with others, time-limited projects that respond to urgent humanitarian and human rights crises created by natural disasters, civil strife, or war. Letters of intent are accepted throughout the year. Visit the website listed above for more information.
The mission of the Staples Foundation for Learning is to teach, train, and inspire people from all walks of life by providing educational and growth opportunities. The Foundation supports programs that provide job skills and/or education for all people, with special emphasis on disadvantaged youth. The goal of the Foundation’s grant program is to help local groups with programs and services that will positively impact their communities every day. Nonprofit organizations throughout the United States, with the exception of Alaska and Hawaii, that address the Foundation’s mission are eligible to apply. For the first two funding cycles in 2008, proposals must be submitted between February 29 and March 14 and between June 2 and June 16. Visit the website listed above for application guidelines.
The mission of the Castle Rock Foundation is to promote a better understanding of the free enterprise system, help ensure a limited role for government and the protection of individual rights as provided for in the Constitution, encourage personal responsibility and leadership, and uphold traditional American values. The Foundation provides general operating support and special project grants to nonprofit organizations throughout the United States whose goals and purposes address the mission of the Foundation. Applications must be submitted by March 15, 2008. Visit the website listed above for application guidelines.
In 2008, the Motorola Foundation will provide $4 million in Innovation Generation Grants to organizations that engage K-12 students and teachers in science, technology, engineering, and math. Funding priority will be placed on pioneering programs that teach innovative problem-solving skills, that focus on girls and underrepresented minorities, and that are less than two years old. Any U.S. nonprofit organization may apply; however, priority will be given to programs that operate in communities where Motorola employees are located in Arizona, California, Florida, Illinois, Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, and Texas. The application deadline is March 1, 2008. Visit the website listed above for online application information.
The National Dance Project (NDP) encourages the discipline of contemporary dance by supporting the production and distribution of dance throughout the United States. Through the efforts of dance presenters across the country, NDP helps audiences connect with the rich and varied talents of choreographers and their companies. NDP Production Grants provide funding for the creation of new dance work that will tour nationally. Applications are due April 1, 2008. NDP Touring Grants support the distribution and presentation of NDP-funded projects as well as projects selected to receive NDP Tour Only Support. The application deadline is November 1, 2008. Visit the website listed above for details on each of the NDP grant programs.
The U.S. Bancorp Foundation seeks to build strong partnerships in communities with a U.S. Bank office by supporting nonprofit organizations that improve the educational and economic opportunities of low- and moderate-income individuals and families. Support is also provided for programs that enhance the cultural and artistic life of communities. Nonprofit organizations located in company communities in Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming are eligible to apply. Application deadlines vary by location. Visit the website listed above to access grant guidelines and state contact information.
Grantmaker Updates
Burton
Urges Youth to Go Overboard
Burton Snowboards has teamed with Girl Overboard author Justina Chen
Headley and Youth Venture to offer the Go Overboard Challenge Grant
program.
Creative
Capital Opens 2008 Grant Cycle
Online inquiry forms for Creative Capital Foundation’s Emerging
Fields,
Innovative Literature, and Performing Arts grant programs are available
online.
Texas
CALLs for Family Literacy
The Texas Center for the Advancement of Literacy and Learning is
accepting applications for the First Lady’s Family Literacy
Initiative
for Texas, a program of The Barbara Bush Texas Fund for Family
Literacy.
BP
America Rewards Energetic Educators
BP America is accepting applications from teachers for the A+ for Energy
program.
Awards
Honor Beneficial Tech Pursuits
Nominations for the 2008 Tech Museum Awards are currently being
accepted.
Department
of Education: Alaska Native Education Program
and Native Hawaiian Education Program
These programs support educational projects that benefit Alaska Natives
and
Native Hawaiians.
Department of Education: Safe Schools/Healthy Students
Program
This program supports the implementation and enhancement of integrated,
comprehensive,
community-wide plans that create safe and drug-free schools and promote
healthy
childhood development.
Department of the Treasury: Community Development
Financial
Institutions: Bank Enterprise Awards (BEA)
Program
This program supports financial institutions around the
country
that are dedicated to financing and supporting community and economic
development
activities.
Environmental Protection Agency: Community Action
for a Renewed
Environment (CARE) Program
This program is designed to help communities understand
and
reduce risks due to toxics and environmental pollutants from all
sources.
National
Endowment for the Humanities: Landmarks of American History and
Culture:
Workshops for Community College Faculty and Workshops for
School Teachers
These programs support residence-based workshops for
community
college and K-12 educators that use historic sites to address
central
themes and issues in American history, government, literature, art
history,
or other related subjects in the humanities.
Editor: Julie Kaufman
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