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4-4-08

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Dear Klamath-Lake Area Youth Development Network Members,

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OLD NEWS

Local Youth Summit:

Lutheran Community Services and Klamath County Mental Health present the Spring 2008 Klamath Prevention Summit, "Youth Speak Out on Underage Drinking". Join in dialogue and panel presentations facilitated by Bob Pickel with key leaders, elected officials, youth and interested citizens. All are welcome Thursday, April 10th from 8am-11:30am at the Ross Ragland Theater Cultural Center. Call 883-3471 to sign up for the 8am Complimentary Breakfast.

Limo Rides for Youth!!!!???

"GIVE A KID A LIFT WITH SUNNY107 & EXQUISITE LIMOUSINE"
Nominate astudentwho hasa good attendance record andis doing well in school. They must also be High School, Junior High or Middle School age and reside in the Klamath Falls area. One student will be selected each month and awarded a ride to and from school with Exquisite Limousine along with a backpack of "goodies" as their reward. Sponsors include Blimpies on So. Sixth Street, Bi-Mart, Klamath Community College, Marines, Army, Air National Guard, Navy, Oregon Institute of Technology, Pepsi, Skateland, Creation Station, Papa John's Pizza and McDonald's.
For a complete list of rules, stop bythe SUNNY107 office at 1338 Oregon Avenue in Klamath Falls or Visit the SUNNY107 Website at http://www.klamathradio.com/sunny107/Sunny107_SignUpToWin.htmfor more information.
You can also mail in your nomination to "Give A Kid A Lift" care of Sunny 107, P.O. Box 1450, Klamath Falls, OR 97601. It is important that you providethemwith your reasons why this student needs "a lift" and that you give them a daytime phone number where you can be reached.

UPDATED EVENTS

Protecting Your Children: Advice from Child Molesters

Sponsored by Klamath-Lake Cares and Sky Lakes Medical Center at the Mabel Liskey Henzel Pavilion 2200 N. El Dorado Avenue Klamath Falls, OR 97602. On April 17thfrom 7pm-9:30pma Parent/Teacher/Community Member event will be FREE of Charge. Workshop topics will range from "Extent of the Problem- who the offenders are and why they molest children", "Common seduction or grooming tactics", and "Practical child and family rules for safety".April 18th is an all day Educational Workshop that lasts from 8:30am-4:30pm and includes continental breakfast and a light lunch. Registration fee for April 18this $40.00 and you must register by April 15th. Workshop topics on this day will include "Selection, Engagement and Seduction of Children and Adults by Child Molesters", "Sex Offenders in Youth Serving Organizations: They Come with the Territory" and the final wrap up "Protecting Our Children- Advice from Child Molesters". Featured Speaker Cory Jewell-Jensen M.S.is a nationally known speaker and author and has been a featured guest on the Oprah Winfrey Show.

NEW NEWS

Integral Youth Services Third Annual Youth Art Auction

Saturday, April 19th, 2008 at 5pm doors will open at the Ross Ragland Theater, 218 N. 7th St. Klamath Falls,for a pre-auction "mocktail" party, allowing the public and artists' families time to previewyouth works and socialize with the artists. Hors d'oeuvres and refreshments will be served, prizes for contributing artists will be awarded and other surprises will be announced! Bidding starts at 6pm and will conclude at 8pm. For more information call 882-2053. See you there!

Study:

Community Organizing Boosts Student Achievement!!!

Community organizing can provide a significant boost to student achievement among young people from low-income and underserved neighborhoods, a new study from the Annenberg Institute for School Reform (http://www.annenberginstitute.org/ ) at Brown University finds.

The report, Organized Communities, Stronger Schools: A Preview of Research Findings, is based on preliminary results from the six-year, $4.8 million Community Involvement Program funded by the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation. According to CIP director Norm Fruchter, the study confirms that by participating in community organizing efforts, members of the community increase their civic engagement and knowledge of education issues.

The study also found that education-related organizing is related to improvements in student achievement such as increased graduation rates and college enrollment, and that such efforts strengthened school-community relationships and stimulated changes in policy, practices, and resource allocation.

The full study, which was initiated in 2001, is expected to be released this summer and will include an analysis of the specific organizing strategies used in each community: Austin, Texas; the Bronx, New York; Chicago; Los Angeles; Miami; Oakland; Philadelphia; and Milwaukee. Each site received $100,000 per year from Mott to support its organizing work around education.

"Education reform is about changing the life outcomes of young people, particularly in low-income neighborhoods," Fruchter said. "Organizing helps families discover and use their power to make those changes both meaningful and sustainable."

"Study Confirms Positive Impacts of Community Organizing on Education."

More Free Online Tools:

National Mentoring Center Free Downloadable Trainings
Through its various projects, the National Mentoring Center offers a variety of distance learning and online training opportunities. Training topics range from “Creative Recruitment”, “Building Youth Literacy in Mentoring”, to more advanced topics like “Micro-sustainability: Strategies for Finding and Building Local Support for Your Programs". Trainings are presented through PDF Slideshows and MP3 audio documents that are all online for use at your convenience. National Mentoring Center Archived Webinars are available at http://www.nwrel.org/mentoring/training_downloads.php

Customer Relationship Management Software Offered to Nonprofits

MPower has announced that it will offer its open-source customer-relationship management (CRM) software FREE of license fees to nonprofit organizations, PNN Online reported March 12.

The company also will make the source code for the CRM program available to nonprofits so they can customize the software to meet their unique needs. The program can be used to manage donation processing, fulfillment, event and volunteer management, call-center and mail-processing activity tracking, and major donor relations, as well as integrating data from sources such as direct mail, television and radio, online, telemarketing, events, personal contact, newsletters and subscriptions, according to the company.

"MPower's move to offer its industry-leading CRM software as open source is nothing short of
revolutionary for the nonprofit community," said Karen Jacobs, vice president of finance at Precept International, an MPower client. "It is as important a development for nonprofits as the Internet, which has become a critical tool for cultivating constituent relationships and driving fundraising. MPower is the next big thing for charitable organizations."

The CRM software can be downloaded online at theMPower website.

Funding:

McCarthey Dressman Education Foundation Accepting Applications for Academic Enrichment and Teacher Development Grants

Deadline: May 1, 2008

Headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, the McCarthey Dressman Education Foundation (http://www.mccartheydressman.org/ ) was created in recognition of the struggle educators often face in bringing truly exceptional teaching to their students. The foundation awards grants to those projects and/or initiatives with significant potential to augment the educational experiences for youth of all backgrounds.

The foundation is now accepting applications for its Academic Enrichment Grants and Teacher Development Grants. Non-Profits are encouraged.

Academic Enrichment Grants are designed to develop in-class and extracurricular programs that improve student learning. These grants seek to maximize innovation and results in classrooms and education departments by funding programs that nurture the intellectual, artistic, and creative abilities of children from low-income households. Successful applicants may receive grants of up to $10,000 each per year for a maximum of three years.

Teacher Development Grants seek to increase the effectiveness of individual educators and small teams of teachers by funding the formation and implementation of groundbreaking K-12 classroom instruction. Grantees may be awarded amounts of up to $10,000 each per year for a maximum of three years. The program provides opportunities for teachers to integrate fresh strategies that encourage critical inquiry and to observe the effect of those strategies on students. Teachers have the opportunity to reflect and write about their projects and to share their observations with other teachers.

Eligibility requirements, program overviews, and applications are available at the foundation's Web site.

RFP Link:
http://www.mccartheydressman.org/

For additional RFPs in Education, visit:
http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_education.jhtml

Stay tuned for exciting and important YDN trainings in the coming months.

Very Truly Yours,

Corey Christensen

Klamath-Lake Youth Development Network Coordinator

Citizens for Safe Schools

Oregon Mentors

Americorps*VISTA Volunteer

541-274-1564

541-882-3198

ydnklamath-lake@co.klamath.or.us

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