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Finding Funders for Your International Nonprofit Work

While Mexico may automatically come to mind as being the natural place international nonprofits in Tucson may be working, I have met many folks whose work has taken them across the globe. Researching funders with international funding interests is not as tricky as you may think, as the Foundation Center provides you with the tools you need. While using the Foundation Directory Online database at any library, you can search for the country you're working in by looking at the "fields of interest" index. You can also use the "Map of Cross-Border Giving" available in this database's homepage in the left-hand column. This tool allows you to see grants from U.S. grantmakers to non-U.S. recipients. The reference collection of the Grants & Nonprofit Info Center also provides access to the Guide to Funding for International & Foreign Programs. If you're at the Main Library to use the reference collection anyway, you can also use the Philanthropy In/Sight database which includes information on some non-U.S. grantmakers that aren't included in the Foundation Directory Online. As always, ask for help from a librarian if you find yourself needing some direction!

Unique Funding Opportunity

Support for Workers' Rights in the U.S. and Mexico 

Deadline: February 1, 2013 (letter of inquiry)

The General Service Foundation's Human Rights and Economic Justice program supports efforts that protect, promote, and create good jobs with living wages for workers, including low-wage workers, in the United States and Mexico so that people on both sides of the border can live and work in dignity. The program seeks to strengthen worker voices, promote public policies that protect labor rights, and democratize corporate power and promote corporate accountability. Priority is given to organizations that address needs identified by the underrepresented and low-income communities that are directly impacted, and that connect local and national-level work. 

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Arts & Culture

Chamber Music

Deadline: December 31, 2012; April 30, 2013

The ACMP Foundation provides grants to foster the playing of chamber music for people of all ages and skill levels. Grants are awarded to subsidize coaches' salaries, to reduce registration fees, and to provide scholarships. In addition, technical support is available for those wishing to organize their own event. 

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Award for After-School Arts and Humanities Programs 

Deadline: February 4, 2013

The National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Awards, sponsored by the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities, recognize excellence in after-school and out-of-school arts and humanities programs for underserved children and youth. Twelve winners will receive a $10,000 award and an invitation to accept their award at a White House ceremony. Eligible programs must have been in operation for a minimum of five years.  

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Contemporary Glass Public Education & Appreciation 

Deadline: March 1, 2013

The Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass's mission is to further the development and appreciation of art made from glass. The program awards grants to arts organizations in support of specific educational purposes. Preference is given to grants in which the focus is education of the public (as opposed to education of artists, curators, etc.). Typically, grants support exhibitions, catalogs, brochures, videos, curatorial stipends, and residencies for visiting artists. 

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Japanese Cultural Awareness & Understanding

Deadline: Rolling

Japan Foundation's Center for Global Partnership provides grants up to $5,000 to increase awareness and understanding of Japan in the US through support of teacher training, curriculum development and community outreach efforts addressing the needs of K-12 students, teachers and the larger community. 

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Education & Literacy

Youth Education Programs

Deadline: February 1, 2013

The American Honda Foundation supports nonprofit organizations and educational institutions nationwide that address the areas of youth and scientific education. The Foundation's primary funding priority is youth education, specifically in the areas of science, technology, engineering, mathematics, the environment, job training, and literacy. Grants range from $20,000 to $75,000. 

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Creativity and Diversity Mini-Grants 

Deadline: March 15, 2013 

The Ezra Jack Keats Foundation is accepting applications from public schools and public libraries anywhere in the United States and its territories for program or event mini-grants of up to $500 for projects that foster creative expression, collaboration, and interaction with a diverse community. Projects funded in the past include murals, pen pal groups, quilts, theater productions, newspapers and other publications, inter-generational activities, and programs that bring disparate communities together.

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Computer Labs for Children

Deadline: None 

GTECH's After School Advantage Program provides computer centers for minority and at-risk children. GTECH plans to establish over 100 computer labs, each valued at $15,000 with on-line technology and software. Nonprofits or public schools are eligible to apply. 

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Pre-Collegiate Education

Deadline: None 

JPMorgan Chase supports programs designed to improve educational opportunity for K-12 students, primarily in public schools. Please submit a letter of inquiry for consideration. Most past grants have ranged between $1,000 and $75,000. 

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Happy Holidays!
  
Sincerely,



Kassy Rodeheaver

Librarian, Grants & Nonprofit Info Center

Pima County Public Library

In This Issue
Support for Workers' Rights in the US & Mexico
Chamber Music
Award for After-School Arts & Humanities Programs
Contemporary Glass Public Education & Appreciation
Japanese Cultural Awareness & Understanding
Youth Education Programs
Creativity & Diversity Mini-Grants
Computer Labs for Children
Pre-Collegiate Education
 
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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.

 

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