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The Alaska Mental Health
Trust Authority is seeking applications for individuals who are
willing to serve as a Trustee and on the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authoritys
board of directors. The board meets
quarterly, with committee meetings at least monthly. Trustees are responsible for developing the
states comprehensive integrated mental health program, overseeing the management
and investment of the Trusts cash and land assets, and allocating Trust income
among services that benefit trust beneficiaries. Trustees are appointed by the governor and
confirmed by the legislature. The
deadline is January 31. For more
information, contact Jeff Jessee at 907-269-7960 or visit www.mhtrust.org.
The Substance Abuse and
Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is accepting applications
for its Circles of Care Program. The program provides tribal and urban Native
communities with tools and resources to design systems of care to support
mental health services for children, youth, and families. Grants allow the building of infrastructure
to increase the capacity and effectiveness of behavioral health systems serving
Native communities. Approximately $2.4
million will be available for 7 to 9 awards in FY 2005. The deadline is February 25. For more information, contact Jill Shepard
Erickson at 240-276-1926 or visit www.samhsa.gov.
The Christopher Reeve
Paralysis Foundation is accepting applications for its Quality of Life Grants Program. Grants support research on treatments for
people living with paralysis caused by spinal-cord injuries, and also address
the needs of their families and caregivers.
Grants of up to $25,000 will be awarded.
The deadline is March 1. For more
information, call 800-225-0292 or visit www.christopherreeve.org.
The Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation in collaboration with the Agency
for Healthcare Research and Quality is accepting applications for its
Prescription for Health Program. The program is designed to develop, test,
evaluate and disseminate creative, practical strategies to promote healthy
behaviors in primary care practices by targeting four behaviors. Those behaviors are lack of physical
activity, poor diet, tobacco use and risky use of alcohol. The deadline is March 7. For more information, contact Maribel
Cifuentes at 303-724-9771 or visit www.prescriptionforhealth.org.
The Educational Foundation
of America provides grants to nonprofit organizations in the areas of human
services, education, and Native populations.
There is no deadline. For more
information, Contact Diane Allison at 203-226-6498 or visit www.efaw.org.
The Alaska Railroad
provides grants to community organizations located along the railbelt from
Seward to
Working with the Business Sector: Pursuing Public
Good with Private Partners explores the potential for collaboration
between the business and the philanthropic worlds. The book gives advice on how foundations can
collaborate with corporations to finance projects of mutual interest, and
enlist businesses to provide their expertise to nonprofit organizations that a
foundation supports. For more
information, call 212-573-5288 or visit www.grantcraft.org. The publication can be downloaded for free.
The Foraker Group is dedicated to assisting nonprofits strengthen
their organizations in a variety of ways, including board and staff
trainings. Foraker is offering the
following workshops:
February 2 9:00-11:00
Nonprofit Financial Reporting
February 8 9:00-11:00
Nonprofit Financial Reporting
February 8 11:30-1:30
Nonprofit Financial Health -
February 8 2:00-4:00
Planning for Endowments, Wills and Estates
February 10 9:00-11:00
Nonprofit Financial Health
February 11 8:30-12:30
Components of Business Planning - Kotzebue
February 11 1:30-3:30
Board Roles and Responsibilities Kotzebue
February 11 4:00-6:00
High Performing Boards Kotzebue
February 11 11:00-1:00
Raising Sustainable Income
February 14 1:00-5:00
Developing a Volunteer Program
February 15 10:00-12:00
Effective Volunteer Recruitment -
February 15 10:00-12:00
Marketing for Board Members Fairbanks
February 15 1:00-5:00
Marketing: Influencing your Customers Fairbanks
February 17 8:30-5:00
- Proposal Writing Barrow
February 18 9:00-11:00
Board Roles and Responsibilities Barrow
February 18 11:30-1:30
High Performing Boards Barrow
February 18 9:00-11:00
Board Roles and Responsibilities - Homer
February 18 12:00-2:00
High Performing Boards Homer
February 18 2:30-4:30
Effective Board Leadership Homer
February 22 8:00-5:00
Proposal Writing
February 22 10:00-12:00
Raising Sustainable Income
February 22 12:30-2:30
Cultivating Donor Relationships
February 24 12:30-4:30
Components of Business Planning -
For more information or to
register, contact Karma Tomlinson at 907-743-1205 or visit www.forakergroup.org.
The beneficiaries of the
The Alaska Mental Health
Trust Authority's Small Projects Funding program is designed to create new services of direct benefit to Trust
beneficiaries. These services are not
normally funded by another part of government. They can be
innovative, new program
ideas, or substantially improve and supplement existing activities. They can also significantly increase the
quality of ongoing projects. Each small
project is limited to a maximum of $10,000. The intent is to spend one-half of
the Small Projects Fund ($250,000 yearly) on high quality rural projects. The
deadlines are February 1, June 1 and October 1.
For more information, call 907-269-7960 or visit www.mhtrust.org.
The Alaska Mental Health
Trust Authority funds The Foraker
Group to offer free technical assistance to those organizations that
provide services for Trust beneficiaries in rural areas. For more information, contact Thea Agnew at
907-222-5424 or thea@agnewbeck.com.
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