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Issue 30, 6/18/13
Events for Fun and Funds
Several years back, I participated in a nonprofit organization's training program to run my first marathon. I fundraised nearly $3,000 for them and they provided a coach. Outside of my children's births, it was one of the most gratifying experiences of my life. My jogging ability at the time I started training was about four miles, three or four days a week, so finishing 26.2 miles was incredibly moving and satisfying.
In today's environment, running events have become a very successful way to bring a community together and raise funds to help an organization fulfill their mission of serving individuals in need.
Of course not everyone has a marathon or half-marathon in their future. There are many other fundraising event opportunities: golf tournaments, auctions, breakfast or dinner events, carnivals, and concerts, to name a few. In addition to having an enjoyable experience, you will meet people with your same charitable interests.
It's easy to find fundraisers, simply check out the nonprofit events page currently posted on the Impact Grantmaking website, choose an organization that matches your values and fund your charity while having fun!
Best wishes,
Jennifer
Jennifer Durand, Founder
jdurand@impactgrantmaking.com
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EarthShare Oregon - Outreach
Programs in the Workplace
Support for outreach programs into the workplace to engage employees in environmental events and "green teams". Goal: $300,000 Read More
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Cobb Children's Learning Center
Child Care Furnishings
CCLC provides childcare for low-income families and/or women going through the Crossroad's residential drug/alcohol treatment. CCLC is the only childcare provider in Douglas County offering care to families where parents are in the six-month long residential treatment program. Need funds for toddler tables, shelving, easels and mirrors. Goal: $5,200 Read More
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Womenspace, Inc.
Walk-In Advocacy Services
To raise funding to revive their Emergency Walk-In Advocacy Services for intimate partner violence victims. Funding will support a full-time, bilingual advocate to serve survivors.
Goal: $50,000
Sponsors, Inc.
Crisis FundTheir "Crisis Fund" needs funding to pay for bus passes, identification cards, emergency medical assistance, prescriptions for residential clients recently released from correctional institutions. Goal: $10,000 Read More
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Womenspace - Safe House
Funding for the Safe House project to improve access and safety of the environment around the facility. Goal: $4,950
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Parenting Now! (formerly Birth to Three) Program Support
Parenting Now! is close to achieving our goal for the year for funding our Children's Program. Donations and grants of any and all sizes will help provide fun and developmentally appropriate programs for up to 400 children while their parents participate in our critical parenting programs. Revised Goal: $4,500
Eugene Public Library Foundation
The Homework Center & Live Homework Help
Need funding for the Homework Center programs serving students from 4J and Bethel school districts. In 2012, over 6,600 students received help. Goal: $40,000 Read More
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Pearl Buck Center
Program/Operating Support
Current focus is on program's quality, efficiency, sustainability, and remaining a valuable community resource for people affected by developmental disabilities. Need general program support rather than restricted funds to allow us the flexibility to adapt quickly, and to allocate support to the areas of greatest need. Goal: $40,000 Read More
ARC of Lane County
Respite Program
To add 12 Saturdays per year for their Take-A Break respite program. Gives parents a break from their child with an intellectual development disability. Goal: $25,000 Read More
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The Register Guard and United Way of Lane County are requesting volunteer of the month nominations.
Your volunteers deserve the honor and praise of being recognized--here is the form to fill out! PDF of Form
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Sponsors, Inc.
About 700+ people per year come back to Lane County from prison or jail. Most of the people released do not have a home to go back to, and wind up on the street. Many people who come home to Lane County after prison or jail only have clothes and a few personal items that fit into a medium-sized plastic bag.
Sponsors, Inc. has been providing reentry services to the formerly incarcerated in Lane County, Oregon for 40 years. We are a dynamic organization whose mission is to provide transitional housing and a multitude of other services to 132 men and women in 11 buildings on 4 different sites. Eighty percent of our clients successfully complete our program and when they leave us, they have demonstrated success in 4 areas:
1) Clean and sober living
2) Full time employment or full time student status
3) Permanent housing
4) Adhering to the conditions of their parole or probation
When people access our services, they are set up for successful living. They are assets to the community, not draining community resources. A small investment in their success makes our entire community safer.
Sponsors is currently breaking ground on a new home (RISE) where mothers and their children can be reunited in a safe and supportive environment. The Women's Transition Program at Sponsors provides a necessary balance of resources and accountability to women reentering Lane County after incarceration. Women in the program comply with rigorous requirements for scheduled and random drug testing, a curfew, employment and education expectations, and service work.
Please visit www.sponsorsinc.org for more information.
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Boys & Girls Club of the Greater Santiam - Summer Adventures
The B&G Club seeks funds to provide an enhanced summer program for East Linn County children. The Summer Adventure is designed to engage elementary age children in fun, educational, well-supervised activities that they might not otherwise experience due to lack of affordable care options suitable for this age range, summer learning loss, lack of family resources to pay for "summer fun activities. Goal: $52,786
Little Promises Children's Program - Security System
Seeking to install a comprehensive security system, to ensure that all who enter building are authorized and/or cleared to enter. Exterior cameras will assist in keeping grounds secure from unwanted visitors (as well as the occasional cougar sighted in the area). Goal: $45,237 Read More
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Huerto de la Familia
There is a need for Latino immigrants to have a long-term solution to food security. Seeking funding for their Organic Garden Education Program. Impact 60 families and 260 children. Goal: $6,000
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Willamette Farm & Food Coalition
Educational Programs
Funding for the Farm to School and Family Outreach educational program to improve students and their families nutrition and health. Goal: $30,000 Read More
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Friends of Buford Park & Mt. Pisgah -
Sponsor a Plot!
Want to have a bit of IMPACT for the good of the greater Mt. Pisgah area? Look no further than the Friends' Native Seed Nursery at Buford Park. As a Seed Plot Sponsor, you'll help restore our natural heritage, provide beauty for people and food for wildlife, and create a future filled with flowers instead of weeds in our backyard wilderness! Goal: 89 plots available to sponsor!
- $250 (10' x 10' plot)
- $500 (10' x 40' plot)
- $1000 (10' x 100' plot)
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Community LendingWorks -
Fund A Farmer or Food Business
Your gift will support a seasonal loan for a farmer or seasonal market vendor through their Market Loan program. Goal: $500 per Farmer Read More
NEDCO - Sprout! Kitchen Supplies
Support for local food by purchasing kitchen supplies for the entrepreneurs who will use the Sprout! Regional Food Hub. Goal: $10 to $500+ Read More
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Planned Parenthood of Southwestern Oregon - Breast Health Initiative
Funding for free breast examinations, professional screening, and diagnostic care, and outreach for uninsured women. Goal $36,000 Read More
Planned Parenthood of Southwestern Oregon - Electronic Health Records Seeks funding to purchase EHR equipment and provide comprehensive staff training in order to improve patient care. Goal: $75,000 Read More
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WellMama - Grant WriterSeeks support to hire a part-time Grant Writer to help increase funding for their clients who experience pregnancy and postpartum depression and anxiety issues. Goal: $3,000 Read More
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The Trauma Healing Project - Services to Traumatized Individuals
Need funding for trauma sensitive body-based therapies in a safe environment for people who have experienced emotional trauma and are making efforts to heal. Goal: $20,000 Read More
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