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IMPORTANT YDN UPDATE!!!
SEPTEMBER YDN MEETING...
Ournext monthly YDN meetingwill beheldthe third Wednesday ofthis month, September 17thfrom 12pm to 1pm.We will be meeting in the Public Health Building, 403 Pine St. Klamath Falls OR, in the 3rd floor conference room. You will be receiving an Agenda via email next week. Hope to see you there!
OLD NEWS
TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES:
Mobilize Your Board to Raise More Money
Presenter: Andy Robinson, Nonprofit Consultant Event Date: October 24, 2008
Location: Red Lion Hotel
200 N Riverside Avenue
Medford, Oregon 97501
8:30 am - 4:00 pm Event Cost: $135
Submit payment via mail or fax instead( http://www.tacs.org/training/printreg.asp?evID=712)
Workshop fee includes continental breakfast and lunch.
If you’ve dreamed of having board members who are willing fund raisers, but just can’t quite make it your waking reality, join nationally-recognized trainer and author of “Grassroots Grants” Andy Robinson, on October 24th for practical, specific ideas that will help you increase board involvement and effectiveness in fund raising.
You can get board members to raise money for your organization. Identify fun, creative techniques that board members love and move them into fund raising action! Bring your board chair and your fund raising committee members!
Workshop Topics:
Presenter: Kay Sohl, Nonprofit Consultant & Co-Author of The Oregon Nonprofit Corporation Handbook Event Date: December 4, 2008
Location: Rogue Valley Country Club
2660 Hillcrest Road
Medford, Oregon 97504
8:30 am - 4:00 pm Event Cost: $135
Submit payment via mail or fax instead( http://www.tacs.org/training/printreg.asp?evID=713)
Description:
Join Kay Sohl for a full day workshop to learn how to deal with multiple programs and multiple funding sources in your budget, accounting system, and financial reports. Learn techniques to cope with cash flow challenges, build reserves, and ensure financial health and sustainability.
Help your nonprofit master the five key financial management functions: About the presenter:
Kay Sohl has provided financial management training and consultation for thousands of nonprofits throughout the northwest. She is co-author of The Oregon Nonprofit Corporation Handbook, adjunct faculty for financial management at Portland State University, and a frequent presenter for professional accounting conferences and seminars.
NEW NEWS
Training:
Advanced Volunteer Management Conference
"Climbing Higher, Diving Deeper"
October 27-29, 2008
Portland, Oregon
*Final day to register is October 13th, 2008.
*Final day to take advantage of Hotel discount is September 27th
Hotel and Travel information
Join internationally known volunteer management experts Susan J. Ellis, Rick Lynch, Steve McCurley, Linda Graff, and Martin J. Cowling as they lead us through timely and relevant topics designed for the experienced manager of volunteers. Don't miss this opportunity to gather best practices and develop new skills from thetop trainers.
Register online at www.oregonvolunteers.org by September 1st for the Early-Bird rate of $250. Final day to register is October 13th.
Capacity is limited, so register now!
Sponsored by:
Institute for Nonprofit Management at Portland State University
Mid-Valley Volunteer Managers Association – MVVMA
Northwest Oregon Volunteer Administrators Association – NOVAA
Oregon Volunteers
Registration, lodging information and conference agenda available online: http://www.oregonvolunteers.org/
Resources:
The LEARNS partners are pleased to announce the latest edition of Youth Impact, our publication for mentoring, tutoring, and other youth-serving programs. Ever wonder what a blog, wiki, or RSS feed is? Or what the fuss is all about with MySpace or Facebook? Or if any of these might help you as a volunteer or program manager working with youth.
Check out "MySpace and YouTube and Blogs, Oh My! Enhancing Your Youth Program With Web 2.0 Tools," it explains key Web 2.0 technologies and offers ideas on how volunteers and programs can put them to use.
Download the publication (PDF) at http://snipurl.com/3l2r3. Archived issues of Youth Impact are also available at the Resource Center at http://snipurl.com/youthimpact. To receive new issues by e-mail, subscribe to our electronic mailing list at http://snipurl.com/learns_youth_impact.
LEARNS is a partnership of the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory and the Bank Street College of Education. We are funded by the Corporation for National and Community Service to provide training and technical assistance to projects focused on tutoring, mentoring, literacy, and out-of-school time.
For additional tools, training, and information visit The Resource Center at www.nationalservice.gov/resources.
'Letter 2 a Teen - Becoming the Best I can Be' can now be purchased as an eBook, together with a free monthly newsletter etc. The book has now been endorsed by leading figures in the world of youth mentoring, as well as parents, educators and teenagers (of course!). These comments and reviews are available on the websites www.teenletter.com and www.yess.co.nz
Can you easily distinguish between peer tutoring, peer mediation, peer counseling, and cross-age peer mentoring? Do you know which one will work best for your students? For all these answers and more, check out the newest edition of the Connections Conference Brief to read about the latest on Peer/Cross-Age Mentoring Best Practices. Michael Karcher, Ph.D., who led this workshop session in addition to presenting a keynote attheannualFriends for Youth mentoring conference in January 2008, shares research, recommendations, and a short quiz on Peer/Cross-Age Mentoring Programs. For more information go to http://friendsforyouth.org/
Mobilize Your Board to Raise More Money
Presenter: Andy Robinson, Nonprofit Consultant Event Date: October 24, 2008
Location: Red Lion Hotel
200 N Riverside Avenue
Medford, Oregon 97501
8:30 am - 4:00 pm Event Cost: $135
Submit payment via mail or fax instead( http://www.tacs.org/training/printreg.asp?evID=712)
Workshop fee includes continental breakfast and lunch.
If you’ve dreamed of having board members who are willing fund raisers, but just can’t quite make it your waking reality, join nationally-recognized trainer and author of “Grassroots Grants” Andy Robinson, on October 24th for practical, specific ideas that will help you increase board involvement and effectiveness in fund raising.
You can get board members to raise money for your organization. Identify fun, creative techniques that board members love and move them into fund raising action! Bring your board chair and your fund raising committee members!
Workshop Topics:
- 50 ways your board members can bring in the bucks
- Why board members resist fundraising
- How board "job descriptions" can help recruit willing fundraisers
- Using the board to identify and solicit larger gifts
- Training and motivating your board
About the Presenter:
Andy has worked with a variety of nonprofits as a fundraiser, grantwriter, editor and community organizer, raising more than $4 million for grassroots organizations. He is a former columnist for the NonProfit Times, a regular contributor to the Grassroots Fundraising Journal, and the author of Grassroots Grants and Selling Social Change (Without Selling Out): Earned Income Strategies for Nonprofits.
Nonprofit Financial Fundamentals Andy has worked with a variety of nonprofits as a fundraiser, grantwriter, editor and community organizer, raising more than $4 million for grassroots organizations. He is a former columnist for the NonProfit Times, a regular contributor to the Grassroots Fundraising Journal, and the author of Grassroots Grants and Selling Social Change (Without Selling Out): Earned Income Strategies for Nonprofits.
Presenter: Kay Sohl, Nonprofit Consultant & Co-Author of The Oregon Nonprofit Corporation Handbook Event Date: December 4, 2008
Location: Rogue Valley Country Club
2660 Hillcrest Road
Medford, Oregon 97504
8:30 am - 4:00 pm Event Cost: $135
Submit payment via mail or fax instead( http://www.tacs.org/training/printreg.asp?evID=713)
Description:
Join Kay Sohl for a full day workshop to learn how to deal with multiple programs and multiple funding sources in your budget, accounting system, and financial reports. Learn techniques to cope with cash flow challenges, build reserves, and ensure financial health and sustainability.
Help your nonprofit master the five key financial management functions:
- Planning: annual budgets, capital budgets, grant budgets, cash flow projection
- Execution: fiscal controls to protect your nonprofit
- Recording: accounting system choices and challenges
- Reporting: how to get and use financial information
- Monitoring: is your financial plan is working?
Kay Sohl has provided financial management training and consultation for thousands of nonprofits throughout the northwest. She is co-author of The Oregon Nonprofit Corporation Handbook, adjunct faculty for financial management at Portland State University, and a frequent presenter for professional accounting conferences and seminars.
NEW NEWS
Training:
Advanced Volunteer Management Conference
"Climbing Higher, Diving Deeper"
October 27-29, 2008
Portland, Oregon
*Final day to register is October 13th, 2008.
*Final day to take advantage of Hotel discount is September 27th
Hotel and Travel information
Join internationally known volunteer management experts Susan J. Ellis, Rick Lynch, Steve McCurley, Linda Graff, and Martin J. Cowling as they lead us through timely and relevant topics designed for the experienced manager of volunteers. Don't miss this opportunity to gather best practices and develop new skills from thetop trainers.
Register online at www.oregonvolunteers.org by September 1st for the Early-Bird rate of $250. Final day to register is October 13th.
Capacity is limited, so register now!
Sponsored by:
Institute for Nonprofit Management at Portland State University
Mid-Valley Volunteer Managers Association – MVVMA
Northwest Oregon Volunteer Administrators Association – NOVAA
Oregon Volunteers
Registration, lodging information and conference agenda available online: http://www.oregonvolunteers.org/
Resources:
The LEARNS partners are pleased to announce the latest edition of Youth Impact, our publication for mentoring, tutoring, and other youth-serving programs. Ever wonder what a blog, wiki, or RSS feed is? Or what the fuss is all about with MySpace or Facebook? Or if any of these might help you as a volunteer or program manager working with youth.
Check out "MySpace and YouTube and Blogs, Oh My! Enhancing Your Youth Program With Web 2.0 Tools," it explains key Web 2.0 technologies and offers ideas on how volunteers and programs can put them to use.
Download the publication (PDF) at http://snipurl.com/3l2r3. Archived issues of Youth Impact are also available at the Resource Center at http://snipurl.com/youthimpact. To receive new issues by e-mail, subscribe to our electronic mailing list at http://snipurl.com/learns_youth_impact.
LEARNS is a partnership of the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory and the Bank Street College of Education. We are funded by the Corporation for National and Community Service to provide training and technical assistance to projects focused on tutoring, mentoring, literacy, and out-of-school time.
For additional tools, training, and information visit The Resource Center at www.nationalservice.gov/resources.
'Letter 2 a Teen - Becoming the Best I can Be' can now be purchased as an eBook, together with a free monthly newsletter etc. The book has now been endorsed by leading figures in the world of youth mentoring, as well as parents, educators and teenagers (of course!). These comments and reviews are available on the websites www.teenletter.com and www.yess.co.nz
Can you easily distinguish between peer tutoring, peer mediation, peer counseling, and cross-age peer mentoring? Do you know which one will work best for your students? For all these answers and more, check out the newest edition of the Connections Conference Brief to read about the latest on Peer/Cross-Age Mentoring Best Practices. Michael Karcher, Ph.D., who led this workshop session in addition to presenting a keynote attheannualFriends for Youth mentoring conference in January 2008, shares research, recommendations, and a short quiz on Peer/Cross-Age Mentoring Programs. For more information go to http://friendsforyouth.org/
| Teachable Moments |
| Back to school time provides new opportunities for youth and adults. Healthy Teen Network created the resource, "Opportunity Knocks: Using Teachable Moments to Convey Safer Sex Messages to Young People" as a tool to help adults talk to youth about sexual and reproductive health issues. Adults can be most effective by providing the information and support needed to promote responsible decision-making in youth and help ensure transition to adulthood is safe and healthy. Click here to download a FREE copy of "Opportunity Knocks". |
| Help Keep Pregnant and Parenting Students in School |
| Education is crucial to life success and health for all youth, including pregnant and parenting teens. This policy brief, "Keeping Pregnant and Parenting Students from Dropping Out: A Guide for Policymakers and Schools," created by Healthy Teen Network and the National Women's Law Center, explains how Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972 protects pregnant and parenting students' rights to an equitable education. Click here to download this policy brief. |
Grants and Funding Opportunities:
Pay It Forward Foundation Offers Mini-Grants for Youth
Deadline: September 15, 2008
A program of the Pay It Forward Foundation ( http://payitforwardfoundation.org ), Pay It Forward Mini-Grants are designed to fund one-time-only service-oriented projects identified by youth as activities they would like to perform to benefit their school, neighborhood, or greater community.
Projects must contain a "pay it forward" focus -- that is, they must be based on the concept of one person doing a favor for others, who in turn do favors for others, with the results growing exponentially -- to be considered for a mini-grant.
Mini-grants of up to $500 are available. Because funding is limited, projects requesting smaller amounts will be given priority.
Visit the Pay It Forward Foundation Web site for complete grant program guidelines and information on the Pay It Forward concept.
RFP Link: http://payitforwardfoundation.org/educators/grant.html
Grants Available for Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service Projects
Deadline: September 23, 2008 (Extended)
The Corps Network ( http://www.corpsnetwork.org/ ), through the support of the Corporation for National and Community Service ( http://www.nationalservice.org/ ), will make funding available to organizations that undertake service projects for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day ( http://www.mlkday.gov ) on January 19, 2009.
The network will fund organizations that plan and implement service projects that mobilize a diverse group of volunteers to address conditions of poverty in their community. The network will disseminate a total of $80,000 to approximately twenty-five sub-grantees. In accordance with CNCS requirements, at least 30 percent of these funds will be available to organizations outside of the network.
Award amounts will range from $1,000 to $10,000 each. Preference is given to organizations mobilizing the greatest numbers of volunteers. Applicants must enlist at least two hundred volunteers for every $1,000 requested.
Visit the Corps Network Web site for the complete Request for Proposals.
RFP Link: http://www.corpsnetwork.org/MLKDayofService.asp
State Farm® Good Neighbor Service-Learning grants (US and Canadian Applicants)
With generous support from the State Farm Companies Foundation, Youth Service America is offering the annual State Farm Good Neighbor Service-Learning Grant for youth-led community improvement projects across the United States and Canada (Alberta, Ontario, and New Brunswick provinces only). These grants of up to $1,000 support teachers and service-learning coordinators in engaging students (ages 5-25) to implement service-learning projects for Global Youth Service Day, April 24-26, 2009.We encourage semester-long projects that are launched on Martin Luther King Day on January 19, 2009 and extend through Global Youth Service Day. To learn more, download our NEW electronic application, grant guidelines, and budget spreadsheet at www.YSA.org/awards. Questions? Please contact goodneighbor@ysa.org. Deadline: October 15,2008
National Education Association Foundation Accepting Grant Applications
Deadline: October 15, 2008; February 1, 2009; and June 1, 2009
The NEA Foundation ( http://www.neafoundation.org/ ) supports a variety of efforts by teachers, education support professionals, and higher education faculty and staff to improve student learning in America's public schools, colleges, and universities.
The foundation is accepting applications for the following programs:
Learning & Leadership Grants provide opportunities for teachers, education support professionals, and higher education faculty and staff to engage in high-quality professional development and lead their colleagues in professional growth. The grant amount is $2,000 for individuals and $5,000 for groups engaged in collegial study.
Student Achievement Grants provide grants of $5,000 to improve the academic achievement of students by engaging in critical thinking and problem solving that deepen knowledge of standards- based subject matter. The work should also improve students' habits of inquiry, self-directed learning, and critical reflection. (These grants replace the foundation's Innovation Grants program, which has been discontinued.)
Complete grant guidelines are available at the NEA Foundation Web site.
RFP Link: http://www.neafoundation.org/grants.htm
Student Volunteers Invited to Apply for Prudential Spirit of Community Awards
Deadline: October 31, 2008
The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards, sponsored by Prudential Financial (http://www.prudential.com ) and administered by the National Association of Secondary School Principals ( http://www.nassp.org ), are designed to honor middle and high school students for volunteer community service.
Eligible applicants include any young person in the United States who is in grades five through twelve and who has engaged in a volunteer activity that occurred at least partly during the twelve months prior to the date of application.
Local honorees are selected in November, and from these winners two state honorees are chosen in each state and the District of Columbia. Out of the state honorees, ten national honorees are selected and announced at a ceremony in Washington, D.C., in May of 2009. State Honorees receive an award of $1,000 and an all-expense-paid trip to Washington, D.C., for national recognition events. National Honorees receive an additional award of $5,000.
Visit the program's Web site for complete application guidelines and procedures.
RFP Link: http://www.prudential.com/spirit/
Application Process Open for Target Field Trip Grants
Deadline: November 1, 2008
The Target Field Trip Grants program will award U.S. educators grants of up to $800 each to fund a field trip for their students.
Target Field Trip Grants may be used to fund trips to art museums, cultural events, civic experiences, and environmental sites. Up to five thousand grants will be awarded across the United States.
Grants will be awarded to educators, teachers, principals, paraprofessionals, and/or classified staff.
Applications must be submitted electronically between September 2, 2008, and November 1, 2008. Visit the Target Web site for further information and to register and complete the application form.
RFP Link: http://sites.target.com/site/en/corporate/page.jsp?contentId=PRD03-002537
William T. Grant and Spencer Foundations Seek Proposals for the Development and Improvement of the Measurement of Classroom Quality
Deadline: November 3, 2008 (Letters of Inquiry)
The William T. Grant Foundation ( http://wtgrantfoundation.org/ ) and the Spencer Foundation ( http://www.spencer.org/ ) have announced their joint 2009 Request for Proposals for the Development and Improvement of the Measurement of Classroom Quality. This RFP is part of the foundations' broader effort to build theory and evidence about how classrooms affect youth and how to improve those effects.
The foundations will support a small group of research projects, one to three years in duration, with award amounts ranging from $50,000 to $500,000 each, including all direct and indirect costs.
The foundations will consider several types of proposals: a) new, stand-alone measurement development studies; b) add-on studies in which new measurement development work supplements an existing field study; and c) further analysis of existing data to improve measurement. The foundations anticipate that the third category, further analysis studies, will have budgets at the lower end of the award range, add-on studies will have budgets at the middle of the range, and new stand-alone studies will have budgets toward the upper end of the range.
Applicants must be employed at a nonprofit institution, either in the United States or abroad.
Complete program information is available at the William T.Grant and Spencer Foundation Web sites.
RFP Link: http://www.wtgrantfoundation.org/info-url5243/info-url_show.htm?doc_id=646411
Grant Program to Fund Fresh Produce Programs at Elementary Schools
Deadline: November 7, 2008
The Love Your Veggies grant program ( http://www.loveyourveggiesgrants.org/ ) is sponsored by the makers of Hidden Valley Salad Dressings in partnership with the School Nutrition Foundation ( http://www.schoolnutrition.org/ ) and is supported by Produce for Better Health Foundation ( http://www.5aday.org/ ). The program will award grants to elementary schools (grades k-6) across the United States in support of programs that help provide students with increased access to and consumption of fresh, healthy foods made available through an on-campus vegetable consumption program.
The program will award ten grants of $15,000 each. Each grant award will support an elementary school in developing a program offering fresh vegetables and fruits lasting through the 2009-10 school year.
Grant awards will be based on proposals that demonstrate need, sustainability, innovation, and potential for community involvement. Funding must be spent on any of the following: fresh produce (vegetables and fruits); a vegetable station (such as a dedicated salad bar); kitchen equipment (primary usage must relate to the proposed program); program staffing (cafeteria personnel, lunch-room staff, etc.); nutrition education supplies; or food safety training.
Visit the program's Web site for complete guidelines and an application form.
RFP Link: http://www.loveyourveggiesgrants.org/apply.php
That about does it for this edition. Stay tuned for more as we may get more regular newsletters going again now that summer is out and as more opportunities present themselves.
Also, stay tuned for future YDN trainings!
Warm Regards,
Deadline: September 15, 2008
A program of the Pay It Forward Foundation ( http://payitforwardfoundation.org ), Pay It Forward Mini-Grants are designed to fund one-time-only service-oriented projects identified by youth as activities they would like to perform to benefit their school, neighborhood, or greater community.
Projects must contain a "pay it forward" focus -- that is, they must be based on the concept of one person doing a favor for others, who in turn do favors for others, with the results growing exponentially -- to be considered for a mini-grant.
Mini-grants of up to $500 are available. Because funding is limited, projects requesting smaller amounts will be given priority.
Visit the Pay It Forward Foundation Web site for complete grant program guidelines and information on the Pay It Forward concept.
RFP Link: http://payitforwardfoundation.org/educators/grant.html
Grants Available for Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service Projects
Deadline: September 23, 2008 (Extended)
The Corps Network ( http://www.corpsnetwork.org/ ), through the support of the Corporation for National and Community Service ( http://www.nationalservice.org/ ), will make funding available to organizations that undertake service projects for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day ( http://www.mlkday.gov ) on January 19, 2009.
The network will fund organizations that plan and implement service projects that mobilize a diverse group of volunteers to address conditions of poverty in their community. The network will disseminate a total of $80,000 to approximately twenty-five sub-grantees. In accordance with CNCS requirements, at least 30 percent of these funds will be available to organizations outside of the network.
Award amounts will range from $1,000 to $10,000 each. Preference is given to organizations mobilizing the greatest numbers of volunteers. Applicants must enlist at least two hundred volunteers for every $1,000 requested.
Visit the Corps Network Web site for the complete Request for Proposals.
RFP Link: http://www.corpsnetwork.org/MLKDayofService.asp
State Farm® Good Neighbor Service-Learning grants (US and Canadian Applicants)
With generous support from the State Farm Companies Foundation, Youth Service America is offering the annual State Farm Good Neighbor Service-Learning Grant for youth-led community improvement projects across the United States and Canada (Alberta, Ontario, and New Brunswick provinces only). These grants of up to $1,000 support teachers and service-learning coordinators in engaging students (ages 5-25) to implement service-learning projects for Global Youth Service Day, April 24-26, 2009.We encourage semester-long projects that are launched on Martin Luther King Day on January 19, 2009 and extend through Global Youth Service Day. To learn more, download our NEW electronic application, grant guidelines, and budget spreadsheet at www.YSA.org/awards. Questions? Please contact goodneighbor@ysa.org. Deadline: October 15,2008
National Education Association Foundation Accepting Grant Applications
Deadline: October 15, 2008; February 1, 2009; and June 1, 2009
The NEA Foundation ( http://www.neafoundation.org/ ) supports a variety of efforts by teachers, education support professionals, and higher education faculty and staff to improve student learning in America's public schools, colleges, and universities.
The foundation is accepting applications for the following programs:
Learning & Leadership Grants provide opportunities for teachers, education support professionals, and higher education faculty and staff to engage in high-quality professional development and lead their colleagues in professional growth. The grant amount is $2,000 for individuals and $5,000 for groups engaged in collegial study.
Student Achievement Grants provide grants of $5,000 to improve the academic achievement of students by engaging in critical thinking and problem solving that deepen knowledge of standards- based subject matter. The work should also improve students' habits of inquiry, self-directed learning, and critical reflection. (These grants replace the foundation's Innovation Grants program, which has been discontinued.)
Complete grant guidelines are available at the NEA Foundation Web site.
RFP Link: http://www.neafoundation.org/grants.htm
Student Volunteers Invited to Apply for Prudential Spirit of Community Awards
Deadline: October 31, 2008
The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards, sponsored by Prudential Financial (http://www.prudential.com ) and administered by the National Association of Secondary School Principals ( http://www.nassp.org ), are designed to honor middle and high school students for volunteer community service.
Eligible applicants include any young person in the United States who is in grades five through twelve and who has engaged in a volunteer activity that occurred at least partly during the twelve months prior to the date of application.
Local honorees are selected in November, and from these winners two state honorees are chosen in each state and the District of Columbia. Out of the state honorees, ten national honorees are selected and announced at a ceremony in Washington, D.C., in May of 2009. State Honorees receive an award of $1,000 and an all-expense-paid trip to Washington, D.C., for national recognition events. National Honorees receive an additional award of $5,000.
Visit the program's Web site for complete application guidelines and procedures.
RFP Link: http://www.prudential.com/spirit/
Application Process Open for Target Field Trip Grants
Deadline: November 1, 2008
The Target Field Trip Grants program will award U.S. educators grants of up to $800 each to fund a field trip for their students.
Target Field Trip Grants may be used to fund trips to art museums, cultural events, civic experiences, and environmental sites. Up to five thousand grants will be awarded across the United States.
Grants will be awarded to educators, teachers, principals, paraprofessionals, and/or classified staff.
Applications must be submitted electronically between September 2, 2008, and November 1, 2008. Visit the Target Web site for further information and to register and complete the application form.
RFP Link: http://sites.target.com/site/en/corporate/page.jsp?contentId=PRD03-002537
William T. Grant and Spencer Foundations Seek Proposals for the Development and Improvement of the Measurement of Classroom Quality
Deadline: November 3, 2008 (Letters of Inquiry)
The William T. Grant Foundation ( http://wtgrantfoundation.org/ ) and the Spencer Foundation ( http://www.spencer.org/ ) have announced their joint 2009 Request for Proposals for the Development and Improvement of the Measurement of Classroom Quality. This RFP is part of the foundations' broader effort to build theory and evidence about how classrooms affect youth and how to improve those effects.
The foundations will support a small group of research projects, one to three years in duration, with award amounts ranging from $50,000 to $500,000 each, including all direct and indirect costs.
The foundations will consider several types of proposals: a) new, stand-alone measurement development studies; b) add-on studies in which new measurement development work supplements an existing field study; and c) further analysis of existing data to improve measurement. The foundations anticipate that the third category, further analysis studies, will have budgets at the lower end of the award range, add-on studies will have budgets at the middle of the range, and new stand-alone studies will have budgets toward the upper end of the range.
Applicants must be employed at a nonprofit institution, either in the United States or abroad.
Complete program information is available at the William T.Grant and Spencer Foundation Web sites.
RFP Link: http://www.wtgrantfoundation.org/info-url5243/info-url_show.htm?doc_id=646411
Grant Program to Fund Fresh Produce Programs at Elementary Schools
Deadline: November 7, 2008
The Love Your Veggies grant program ( http://www.loveyourveggiesgrants.org/ ) is sponsored by the makers of Hidden Valley Salad Dressings in partnership with the School Nutrition Foundation ( http://www.schoolnutrition.org/ ) and is supported by Produce for Better Health Foundation ( http://www.5aday.org/ ). The program will award grants to elementary schools (grades k-6) across the United States in support of programs that help provide students with increased access to and consumption of fresh, healthy foods made available through an on-campus vegetable consumption program.
The program will award ten grants of $15,000 each. Each grant award will support an elementary school in developing a program offering fresh vegetables and fruits lasting through the 2009-10 school year.
Grant awards will be based on proposals that demonstrate need, sustainability, innovation, and potential for community involvement. Funding must be spent on any of the following: fresh produce (vegetables and fruits); a vegetable station (such as a dedicated salad bar); kitchen equipment (primary usage must relate to the proposed program); program staffing (cafeteria personnel, lunch-room staff, etc.); nutrition education supplies; or food safety training.
Visit the program's Web site for complete guidelines and an application form.
RFP Link: http://www.loveyourveggiesgrants.org/apply.php
That about does it for this edition. Stay tuned for more as we may get more regular newsletters going again now that summer is out and as more opportunities present themselves.
Also, stay tuned for future YDN trainings!
Warm Regards,
Corey Christensen
Klamath-Lake Youth Development Network Coordinator
Citizens for Safe Schools
Oregon Mentors
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