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Did you know that according to the Online Giving Study more than 20% of all yearly giving occurs in the last two days of the year? Hopefully, you've been working to increase the visibility of your nonprofit through social media tactics and other publicity methods to receive your fair share of those donations. Either way, check out Network for Good's 5 easy tips to increase your year-end giving. The obvious reason behind this end-of-year donation increase is that donors want to take advantage of charitable deductions for their taxes. In this case, you may wish to refresh your memory on the IRS's rules regarding charitable donation acknowledgement letters for donors' tax records so that everyone can start the upcoming new year off right.
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Tech Museum of Innovation
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Deadline: April 6, 2012
The Tech Museum of Innovation invites nominations for the Tech Awards Program to Honor Innovations that Benefit Humanity. The awards recognize individuals, organizations, and companies from around the world that are utilizing innovative technology solutions to address urgent issues in five category areas (education, equality, environment, health and economic development). One Award of $50,000 will be presented in each of the five program categories. Eligibility is unrestricted domestically.
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Arts Awards
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Deadline: December 16, 2011
Nominations sought for the following categories: Artist, Arts in Education (Individual), Arts in Education (Organization), Business, Community, and Individual. They will recognize those who have made significant contributions to the arts in Arizona.
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Support for International Museum Partnerships
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Deadline: January 9, 2012 (Letter of Intent)
Museums and Community Collaborations Abroad (MCCA), a grant program of the American Association of Museums, is designed to strengthen international connections through innovative exchanges between museums in the U.S. and overseas. The program empowers museums to connect people in the U.S. with people abroad while at the same time strengthening ties between the museums and their communities. The following themes, under the rubric of "The Future of Museums is Now", have been selected for the 2012 cycle: New Audiences and Changing Demographics, Investment in Green Practices, Connecting in the Age of Information, Developing Amateur Experts, and Innovations in Community Development. Grants ranging from $50,000 to $100,000 are available. Applying U.S. museums must identify a non-U.S. partner by either selecting from the Embassy Nominees or by locating a suitable match on their own.
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Performing Arts, Museums, and Libraries
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Deadline: January 31, 2012
The Kettering Family Foundation provides grants to nonprofit organizations with interests in arts and culture, as well as other areas of interest, across the country. Grants range from $5,000 to $50,000.
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Cultural Diversity
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Deadline: None
American Family Insurance corporate giving program provides support for educational and cultural opportunities provided by arts and culture organizations. They support area cultural diversity activities and performances, neighborhood ticketing programs and local arts group productions. For funding requests, please complete the online application.
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Youth STEM Grants
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Deadline: February 1, 2012
The American Honda Foundation provides grants for youth education, specifically in the areas of science, technology, engineering, mathematics, the environment, job training and literacy. Grants range from $20,000 to $75,000.
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$100,000 Grants to K-12 Schools
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Deadline: Unknown
Target has announced that it will distribute $5 million in grants to elementary and secondary schools recommended by viewers of the Ellen DeGeneres Show. The Minneapolis-based retailer will award grants of $100,000 each to K-12 schools recommended by viewers of the talk show as part of its pledge to distribute $1 billion in support of education by the end of 2015. To participate, viewers must submit through the show's web site the name of a school that needs help and a compelling story that explains why the school should receive a grant. From those submissions, Target will select fifty schools to receive a grant, which can be used for new books, upgraded technology, and other efforts designed to improve the school's learning environment.
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Small Grants Supporting Catholic Education
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Deadline: None
The Ad Deum Foundation provides small grants of $2,000 or less to Catholic education organizations in Arizona. Send proposals to Ad Deum Foundation c/o Dr. Wendell E. Rossman, 3137 N. 53rd St., Phoenix, AZ 85018 or reach the Foundation at (602) 840-2983. There is no specific grant submission format. For more information, please visit any branch of the Pima County Public Library and search the grants databases using the foundation's name or use the free Foundation Finder to review past 990 filings from your office.
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Youth Education and After-School Programs
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Deadline: None
American Family Insurance places a high priority on programs that help youth and provide educational opportunities for an increasingly diverse population. Their support includes funding youth resource centers, after-school programs, neighborhood centers, programs for at-risk children, mentoring projects, and academic programs. For funding requests, please complete the online application.
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Constitutional Government Education Grants
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Deadline: None
The Armstrong Foundation provides support for educational undertakings through financial assistance to schools, colleges, universities, and other educational mediums advocating the perpetuation of constitutional government. Grants are given for educational programs on American ideals and traditional values, support for free market and free enterprise educational programs, and public policy research related to the Foundation's mission. Typical grants range from $2,000 to $30,000, with a few larger grants. To submit a proposal, please send it to P.O. Box 2299, Natchez, MS 39121-2299, along with your organization's IRS tax-exempt determination letter. There is no specific grant submission format. For more information, please visit any branch of the Pima County Public Library and search the grants databases using the foundation's name or use the free Foundation Finder to review past 990 filings from your office.
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I hope you have enjoyed this edition of the Nonprofit Grants Opportunities eNewsletter. Remember, you can always use the link at the right to give feedback or ask a question to the librarians at Pima County Public Library!
Sincerely,
Kassy Rodeheaver
Librarian, Grants & Nonprofit Info Center
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See Upcoming Events!
Tuesday, December 20th
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About the Grants & Nonprofit Information Center
The mission of the Grants & Nonprofit Information Center is to provide information resources for nonprofit and community organizations to assist them in fulfilling their missions. You can visit us on the 3rd floor of the Joel D. Valdez Main Library in downtown Tucson.
Kassy Rodeheaver is the supervisor of the Grants & Nonprofit Info Center and has been a part of the Tucson nonprofit community since 2007.
Contact her by sending an email to grantsinfocenter@pima.gov.
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Have a Question?
Do you need to know how many people are below the poverty line in Pima County for a propsoal? What the literacy level is for students graduating from high school? Or maybe you just need a phone number and address for a foundation? Ask the Pima County Public Library!
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