Many nonprofit organizations (NPO's) today, particularly those working in the social services, operate, at least partially with funding from the public sector - government and quasi-governmental sources. This funding is commonly provided on a "fee for service" basis, and thus putting the NPO in the role of a "supplier" of services. In this environment, the fee basis is often set by government, based on its own set of priorities. If at one time such fees were negotiated, today, they are often dictated on a "take it or leave it" basis, meted out by a predetermined and disseminated RFP process.

In this funding environment, where the prevailing economic environment is also a factor, funding is usually limited to the cost of contracted services only, with little to no consideration for other associated costs. This situation can severely impact on the "organizational capacity" of the NPO. These "collateral" administrative costs may not be of primary concern to funders and others outside the organization, but many important, even critical, costs are overlooked as well. While the profit making world has long recognized the critical value of training, NPO's are equally in need of training.

The Shoah Victims' Names Recovery Project

Over four million names and short biographies of Jews murdered in the Holocaust are recorded in Yad Vashem's Central Database of Shoah Victims' Names. The names of millions of victims remain unknown, and time is running out. We need your help to complete this historic task! Submit a Page of Testimony for each victim today.

How Can You Do This?

SEARCH the Database for victims you know of and check into your ownpersonal family history

SUBMIT additional (unrecorded) names by filling out a Page of Testimony for each victim online.

            or

DOWNLOAD Pages of Testimony and fill one out for each victim.

SEND your completed Pages of Testimony directly to:  Cynthia Wroclawski, c/o Yad Vashem, Names Project

POB 3477, Jerusalem, 91034 Israel.

READ the stories of family connections and reunions thanks to the Names Database.

Contact names.outreach@yadvashem.org.il for more information.

Foundation Center Usage Report 

According to the Foundation Center's records there have been more than 4,000 funding searches since mid-August 2011 through the Foundation Directory by the 34 subscribed AJFCA member agencies. Our network is incredibly active compared to others. We thank and encourage you to continue using the Foundation Directory.

If you experience difficulty with the Foundation Center please contact Megan, as all member agencies signed up for the Foundation Directory are grouped under AJFCA. If we are unable to assist you, when contacting the Foundation Center's customer service, please refer to your agency as an authorized user on the AJFCA account.

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office on Women's Health (OWH) is offering a funding opportunity. If you would like to submit a proposal for the Educating Women about Programs, Benefits, and Rights under the Affordable Care Act funding opportunity, please complete the RFP forms and email them to John Snow, Inc. (JSI) by January 20, 2012 at 3:00pm EST.   

Please note, proposals will not be accepted by the Office on Women's Health.    

Funding is available to support activities and events that provide awareness and education to women living in the United States and its affiliated territories on the programs, benefits, and rights under the Affordable Care Act. These activities can cover different areas of the Affordable Care Act such as preventive services, Medicare benefits, reducing health disparities, and the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan. Educational sessions should target women and provide them with information that will allow them to make informed health care decisions for themselves and their families. It is important to target women because they are more likely to be the primary health care decision makers for themselves and/or their family.

For help with this RFP, please email owhapplication@jsi.comor or call 866-224-3815.

Member Agency Survey Question 

Project Extreme, (an AJFCA member agency located in Lawrence, NY) provides innovative solutions for teens at risk, their families and communities by offering highly structured outdoor adventure programs consisting of rigorous wilderness training, extreme sports and active counseling. 

Jewish Child & Family Services of Chicago announced the launch of the Access Team and 855-ASK-JCFS (855-275-5237), a one-stop, toll-free number to access all of the many programs and services offered by JCFS across all locations.

The Access Team provides comprehensive access to services offered within JC&FS, as well as linkage and referral to other resources in the community. Any questions? Just ask JC&FS, by calling 1-855-ASK-JCFS (855-275-5237, or email ask@jcfs.org). Whether a new client needs to schedule an appointment, is looking to find upcoming community programs, or wants to find out which services will match their needs, or more, there's now just one easy number to call.

The Access Team is available from 9:00am - 5:00pm on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday, from 9:00am - 7:30pm on Tuesday, and from 9:00am - 4:00pm on Friday.  

Learn more at www.jcfs.org.