Issue 46, 10/08/13
Time Away
Having taken some time away from my desk, the column this week is short and sweet!
Please give to any one of the worthy charities in the newsletter or in your community--individuals in need are hoping for your help.
Thank you and best wishes,
Jennifer
Founder
jdurand@impactgrantmaking.com
Please share the newsletter to increase donations!
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Parenting Now! Challenge Grant
Quest Foundation has issued a matching challenge grant for $40,000, for Parenting Now!'s parent education programs. Goal: $40,000 Read More
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Cascade Raptor Center
Funding for Flight Arena to enhance educational offerings in response to community demand. Goal: $145,000 Read More
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Sponsors, Inc. - RISE program
Seeks funding for their program which reunites an individual with their family when released from a correctional institution. Goal: $10,000
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Upstart Crow Studios - Scholarship Funds
Seeks funding to assist children in experiencing the performing arts, which increase communication, cognitive and motor skills.
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ORGANIZATIONS COVERING MULTIPLE COUNTIES
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EarthShare Oregon - Outreach Programs
Support for outreach programs into the workplace to engage employees in environmental events and "green teams". Goal: $3,000 Read More
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Reality Kitchen Nonprofit - Food Cart for NeedyReality Kitchen student-clients will learn employment and food service skills. They will feed the homeless from the food cart every Sunday in Eugene. Goal: $30,844 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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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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Science Factory Children's Museum
Science Factory's goal is to bring in PreK children during the 2013 through 2015 school years for enrichment and educational programs. Goal: $5,000 Read More
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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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West Coast Dog and Cat Rescue - Spay and Neuter Funding
Funding is needed for spay and neuter surgeries, which all of our cats undergo prior to adoption. 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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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.
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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.
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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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SPOTLIGHT ON A NONPROFIT
PARENTING NOW!
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Photo Courtesy of Bruce Berg Photography
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Parenting Now! Has New Executive Director
Lynne Swartz is the new executive director at non-profit Parenting Now!, formerly Birth To Three, in Eugene.
Lynne brings more than 15 years of private and non-profit leadership to Parenting Now! She has a Master of Public Health from Oregon State University and a BA in Health Education from University of Oregon.
Lynne has been a research scientist at ORCAS (Oregon Center for Applied Science) and executive director of the Educational Policy Improvement Center.
In addition to her professional skills, Lynne is an alumnae of then-Birth To Three's parenting education groups in 1983 and 1986.
For nearly 20 years, she has also been a health education specialist for the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. Her past experience includes being a project coordinator, university instructor and research assistant. She has even been co-owner of a small chain of family grocery stores.
Lynne began work on Sept. 2. Parenting Now! is hosting a reception on Friday, Oct. 11 from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Please plan to attend! The reception will be held at Parenting Now!, located at 86 Centennial Loop in Eugene. Please RSVP by Wednesday, Oct. 9 to info@parentingnow.org or 541-434-4356.
Parenting Now!'s mission is that all children will be raised by nurturing, skilled parents. Since 1978, Parenting Now! has provided parenting education in the Lane County, Oregon area. Our curricula is now used worldwide. Its founding director emerita is Minalee Saks. For more information about Parenting Now!, visit www.parentingnow.org
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St. Vincent de Paul - La Pine
Food Drive Campaign
Funding needed to develop and implement neighborhood food drives with other local social service agencies.
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H.A.R.T. Family Resource Center
To offer students a Friday Program during the school-year as the Harrisburg School District is only a 4-day school week. Goal: $6,230 Read More
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Boys & Girls Club of the Greater Santiam (Lebanon and Sweet Home)- 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
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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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OCTOBER FUNDRAISING EVENTS
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October 11- Upstart Crow Studios Eugene - A Mask-erade, which is a furlough day, fun day of creating masks, costumes, acting and dancing! 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. event complete with casino and floor show on October 11th. Dress the part of the Monte Carlo set or the Caribbean pirates, enjoy casino games, good food and a floor show to benefit the youth theatre program at Upstart Crow Studios. www.upstartcrowstudios.org
October 12 - Join Farm to School Program (managed by Willamette Farm & Food Coalition) - Lane County - in connection with the School Garden Project of Lane County for their Benefit Harvest Dinner at King Estate. 5:00 p.m. with tours, food, wine, acoustic guitar, and more. Tickets available at: brownpapertickets.com
October 15th - CASA-Voices for Children, Corvallis - Papa's Pizza - bring in the flyer and CASA receives 50% of purchase. Flyers on website at: www.casa-vfc.org
October 19 - ABC House, Albany - A child abuse intervention center serving Benton and Linn Counties, hosts the 2013 Runaway Pumpkin Half Marathon in Lebanon! To register: www.runawaypumpkinhalf.org
October 25 - Trillium's Children's Farm Home, Corvallis. - Dine on the Dark Side! Friday at 6:00 p.m. Enjoy a haunting experience with fiendish food and devilish drinks. Music and Dancing too!
Contact: cgalvin@trilliumfamily.org
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