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Red Beans & Rice
Red Beans & Rice is a weekly e-mail of interesting articles, funding resources, professional development opportunities and other areas that Cuidiu has come across the previous week related to the nonprofit and philanthropic sector.  Each day we receive hundreds of e-mails, RSS feeds and blog postings and this is our attempt to synthesize all of this into the most useful information for you. We look forward to sharing this information with those who we know closely and those whom we have shared only a relationship through e-mail. 

Please let us know what information you find most useful and please forward this information to your colleagues, board members and friends.  The reason for the name Red Beans & Rice originates from Louie Armstrong and how he signed his letters.  According to some he meant it as a kind gesture to grow stronger.

John Brothers, Principal
Cuidiu Consulting

Mind Food
Articles and Ideas Advancing Our Work

Foundations' Year-End Outlook for Giving
Based on a follow-up  survey of funders, foundation giving in 2010 is expected to decline.

Improving Schools Through Youth Leadership and Community Action

Rethinking the Teacher Pipeline for an Urban Public School System

Building Partnerships to Reinvent School Culture

Soul of the Community 2009
Making the Numbers Add Up: A Guide for Using Data in College Access and Success Programs
"Offers guidance on how programs to help prepare underrepresented students for college can build partnerships and improve outcomes through data collection. Outlines strategies at the student, program, and system levels, with examples, questions, and tips."

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Resource Nuggets
Funding & Resource Information to Fill Your Tank

Field Stuff
Templates, Books, Tools and Products from the Field
Checking the Boxes - Philanthropy Focus
Information to Help You Look Under The Hood
5 Lessons in Corporate Social Responsibility from TOMS Shoes

Initiative Seeks to Reinvent Charities
Almost a year after the Foundation for the Carolinas began directing funds to help the homeless and hungry, they're starting a new campaign.  But the Community Catalyst Fund will raise the bar for progress in the long term.

Halloween Candy Buy Back!
Find a participating dentist to "buy back" your candy and give it to soldiers overseas.

Cool Idea - Buy a onesie, donate one to a baby in need

Growing Nonprofit Trend - Computer Tasks for Workers in the Developing World

awesome Gadget - Mobile App Connects Volunteers with Opportunities

Measuring Return on Investment: The Value of Nonprofit Partners

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Hottest Funding Opportunities & Ideas

Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation Invites Nominations for Inclusion Champion Award
Individuals who have made significant efforts to promote the full inclusion of youth with disabilities in society will be acknowledged with a $1,000 donation to the charity of their choice.

Awards of up to $25,000 will be given to K-12 education professionals working to improve student learning through new teaching methods and techniques.

Parks & Trails New York Offers Capacity Building Grants for Nonprofit Organizations
Grants of up to $3,000 will be awarded to nonprofits working to build and protect parks and trails in communities across the state.

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Pew Charitable Trusts Announce Health Impact Project
Up to fifteen projects that demonstrate the effectiveness of health impact assessments and that are led by state, tribal or local agencies, educational institutions or nonprofits will be awarded grants of up to $150,000.

National Academy of Social Insurance Accepting Applications for Nathan J. Stark Internship for Nonprofit Development
A $3,000 honorarium and the opportunity to participate in a series of seminars and programs will be offered to two students during a twelve-week internship.

Echoing Green Opens Application Period for Social Entrepreneur Fellowships
Two-year grants of up to $90,000 will be awarded to individuals and partnerships working to find innovative, sustainable solutions to significant social problems.

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Career Opportunities

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Checking the Boxes
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College savings featureSesame Street

Sesame StreetSesame Street40 Years of Sesame Street:
Happy Birthday!!


The beloved Sesame Street celebrates its 40th year. 

In addition to entertaining and educating children, Sesame Street has always taken an active role to engaging children at their age appropriate level  with the most prominent community and world concerns such as the environment, food and health awareness, science, human diversity and tolerance.     Most forget that this group started as a small nonprofits and grew to the effort it is today.

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