Educate and Empower Your Nonprofit Staff in the New Year
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You've probably set some personal resolutions for 2012. Why not make some professional resolutions as well? This year send your nonprofit staff or volunteers to free professional development opportunities at the Pima County Public Library. On Friday, January 13th from 2 to 4 pm, come to the Grants Databases Open Lab where you can learn how to use the library's grants research databases to find funders for your nonprofit. Another workshop opportunity on January 20th from 9:30 to 11:15 am will teach you how to engage your nonprofit board in fundraising. Look for more training opportunities on our website every month to help achieve your resolution!
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Projects Supporting Evangelical Christianity
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Deadline: January 15, 2012 (letter of inquiry)
The Crowell Trust is dedicated to the teaching and active extension of the doctrines of Evangelical Christianity. Their giving priorities include projects involving the unreached, biblically illiterate, highest need and least resourced areas and populations of the world,Holistic Gospel Expressions, Key Influencers, and Care for the Oppressed, especially women, needing care, protection and enablement. Past grants of $20,000 have been made.
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Museum Support
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Deadline: January 31, 2012
The Bert W. Martin Foundation provides supporting to Tucson-area cultural and higher-education institutions, including museums. Recent past grants have ranged from $10,000 to $100,000. To apply, please submit a short letter, the project budget, and proof of your 501(c)3 status to The Bert W. Martin Foundation, c/o The Northern Trust Co., Attn.: Thomas James, Secy., 50 S. La Salle St., Ste. B-3, Chicago, IL, 60603-1006. 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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Architectural Projects
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Deadline: February 25, 2012
The mission of the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts is to foster the development and exchange of diverse and challenging ideas about architecture and its role in the arts, culture, and society. Grants assist organizations with the production-related expenses that are necessary to take a project from conceptualization to realization and public presentation. These projects may include, but are not limited to, publications, exhibitions, installations, conferences/lectures, films, new media projects, and other public programs. The maximum grant amount is $30,000.
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Prize for Organizations Serving Jews With Disabilities
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Deadline: March 15, 2012
The Ruderman Family Foundation has announced the Ruderman Prize in Disability, a new award program designed to support excellence and innovation in services, advocacy, and support of Jews with disabilities worldwide. The program seeks to recognize organizations anywhere in the world that support the foundation's goals of promoting the full inclusion of all persons with disabilities and increasing public awareness of both the contributions and needs of persons with disabilities worldwide. Up to 10 prizes will be awarded with an average monetary award of $20,000.
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Conservation Job Training Programs for Young People
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Deadline: January 27, 2012
The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation will provide $50,000 to $100,000 grants to organizations that are developing innovative conservation job opportunities for youth which expose young people, particularly urban and minority youth, to the natural world and career opportunities available in conservation. A minimum 1:1 match of non-federal cash and/or in-kind contribution is required and higher match ratios are preferred.
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Literacy Education for Adults & Families
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Deadline: February 28, 2012
The Dollar General Literacy Foundation literacy grants award funding to nonprofit organizations that provide direct service to adults in need of literacy assistance or to family literacy service providers. The Foundation uses the federal government's definition of family literacy when reviewing grant applications. Maximum grant amount is $15,000.
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Engineering Education Support
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Deadline: February 28, 2012
The Engineering Information Foundation provides support to developmental projects, instructional projects, and training programs in engineering education and research that fit the following fields: enhancing communication and use of information in engineering, women in engineering, and developing countries.Grant requests should be between $5,000 and $25,000.
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K12 Students Solving Environmental Issues
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Deadline: March 15, 2012
Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge encourages students to solve environmental problems through project-based learning. Students and teacher/mentor groups in grades K-12 are eligible to apply. The amount of the grant varies.
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As a reminder, not all of the opportunities posted in this newsletter are from foundations who have websites. If you see a grant opportunity that has a link to a free foundation finder record, that information came from one of our funder databases. You'll need to get more information about those funders by reviewing their past Form 990s or by visiting your closest public library and reviewing their profile in the Foundation Center or the Arizona Guide to Grants and Giving.
Sincerely,
Kassy Rodeheaver
Librarian, Grants & Nonprofit Info Center
Pima County Public Library
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See Upcoming Events!
Friday, January 13th
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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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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