The Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority

January 1, 2004

 

 

Welcome to this List Serv sponsored by the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority’s Rural Funding Coordination Project.  These messages provide information about current government and private grants, conference and training opportunities, publications, and potential funding sources, with an emphasis on rural Alaska.

 

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

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 Center for Mental Health Services is accepting applications for its Statewide Consumer Networks Grant Program.  The grants provide funds to increase the capacity of mental health and/or substance abuse service systems to support programs and services.  The purpose of the program is to enhance State capacity and infrastructure to be consumer-centered and targeted toward recovery.  The program is also consumer-driven by promoting the use of consumers as agents of transformation.  The deadline is February 25.  For more information, contact Risa Fox at 301-443-3653 or visit www.samhsa.gov.

 

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is accepting applications for its Executive Nurse Fellows Program.  The program offers leadership development for nurses who have senior roles in health services, public health, and nursing education, and who aspire to help shape health care system policy.  The three-year fellowships offer participants the experiences, insights, competencies, and skills necessary for executive leadership positions in a health care system undergoing unprecedented change.  The deadline is January 30.  For more information, contact Nichol Randall at 415-502-6451 or visit www.rwjf.org.

 

The M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust provides funding in a variety of areas including health and human services.  They fund projects and programs designed to enhance quality of life, with an emphasis on youth.  There is no deadline.  For more information, contact Dr. John Van Zytveld at 503-285-4086 or visit www.murdock-trust.org.

 

Totem Ocean Trailer Express (TOTE) supports nonprofit organizations in the areas health, education, community service, youth activities, cultural endeavors, and special community projects.  The next deadline is March 1. For more information, contact George Sullivan at 907-272-2918 or visit http://www.totemocean.com/about/c-community.html.

 

Thinking Strategically Within Nonprofits is a step-by-step guide that outlines the process for judging the performance of an organization, developing goals, and forming strategies to meet those goals.  The book also describes how to evaluate and compete with other groups providing similar services.  The cost is $16.95.  For more information, call 512-339-4000 or visit www.1stworldlibrary.com.

 

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:

 

January 5 – 1:00 to 5:00 – Advanced Human Resources – Fairbanks

January 6 – 6:00 to 8:00 – Board Roles and Responsibilities – Anchorage

January 7 – 3:00 to 5:00 – Board Roles and Responsibilities - Anchorage

January 8 – 3:00 to 5:00 – Employee Retention – Anchorage

January 13 – 1:00 to 3:00 – Planning for Wills and Estates – Anchorage

January 16 – 8:30 to 5:30 – Proposal Writing – Anchorage

January 16 – 12:00 to 2:00 - Nonprofit Financial Reporting – Sitka

January 16 – 2:30 to 4:30 - Nonprofit Financial Health – Sitka

January 20 – 8:30 to 5:30 – Proposal Writing - Juneau

January 21 – 11:00 to 1:00 – Human Resources – Juneau

January 26 – 8:30 to 5:30 – Proposal Writing – Kenai

January 29 – 6:00 to 8:00 – HR Performance Evaluation - Anchorage

February 4 – 1:00 to 5:00 – Beginning Human Resources - Palmer

 

For more information or to register, contact Karma Tomlinson at 907-743-1205 or visit www.forakergroup.org.

 

The beneficiaries of the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority include those Alaskans experiencing mental illness; developmental disabilities; chronic alcoholism; or Alzheimer’s disease or related dementia.  You can learn more about the Trust at 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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