The Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority

January 15, 2005

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 is accepting applications for its Small Projects Funding Program. The 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 next deadline is February 1. For more information, call 907-269-7960 or visit www.mhtrust.org.

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration is accepting applications for its Adolescent Treatment Coordination Program. The program is designed to build the capacity in States to provide effective, accessible, and affordable substance abuse treatment for youth and their families. Grants will provide funding to support a staff position and a State process to access, facilitate and coordinate ongoing, self-sustaining cross-system planning for effective adolescent substance abuse treatment. The deadline is February 2. For more information, contact Randolph Muck at 240-276-1576 or visit www.samhsa.gov.

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is accepting applications for its Faith in Action Program. The program creates coalitions that bring together religious congregations of many faiths, and other community organizations such as hospitals, clinics, and hospices in a common mission to provide volunteer care to their neighbors in need. The Foundation provides start-up grants to help communities organize new coalitions for volunteer caregiving. The Foundation also provides funding for technical support and advice on how to develop successful, sustainable caregiving programs. Applications are reviewed on a four-month cycle. The next deadline is February 1. For more information, call 877-324-8411 or visit www.fiavolunteers.org.

Citigroup Foundation (Smith Barney) supports nonprofit organizations in the areas of community development, early childhood education, and health and human services. There is no deadline. For more information, contact Charles Raymond at 212-559-9163 or visit http://www.citigroup.com/citigroup/corporate/foundation/index.htm.

Totem Ocean Trailer Express (TOTE) supports nonprofit organizations in the areas health, education, community service, youth activities, cultural endeavors, and special community projects. There is no deadline. For more information, contact Cindy Curtis at 800-234-8683 or visit http://www.totemocean.com/cp-communityinvolvement.htm.

Nonprofit Stewardship: A Better Way to Lead Your Mission-Based Organization explores how nonprofit leaders become better able to make decisions and allocate their group’s resources when they focus on their group’s mission and communicate well to others. The book also provides advice on how nonprofit leaders can plan for their organization’s future and manage its finances by focusing on the mission. The cost is $34.95. For more information, call 800-274-6024 or visit www.wilder.org.

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 17 – 10:00-12:00 – Board Roles and Responsibilities – Cordova

January 17 – 1:00-3:00 – High Performing Boards – Cordova

January 21 – 9:00-11:00 – The Basics of Raising Money – Anchorage

January 21 – 9:00-11:00 – Board Roles and Responsibilities – Fairbanks

January 21 – 1:00-3:00 – High Performing Boards – Fairbanks

January 25 – 9:00-11:00 – Nonprofit Financial Reporting – Wrangell

January 25 – 1:00-3:00 – Nonprofit Financial Health – Wrangell

January 26 – 9:00-11:00 – The Basics of Raising Money – Kenai

January 26 – 12:00-2:00 – Raising Sustainable Income – Kenai

January 26 – 3:00-5:00 - Cultivating Donor Relationships – Kenai

January 27 – 8:00-12:00 – Developing a Volunteer Program – Homer

January 27 – 2:00-4:00 – Effective Volunteer Recruitment – Homer

January 31 – 12:00-4:00 – Writing a Fund Development Plan – Fairbanks

January 31 – 6:00-8:00 – Effective Board Leadership – Fairbanks

February 2 – 9:00-11:00 – Nonprofit Financial Reporting – Anchorage

February 8 – 9:00-11:00 – Nonprofit Financial Reporting – Valdez

February 8 – 11:30-1:30 – Nonprofit Financial Health - Valdez

February 8 – 2:00-4:00 – Planning for Endowments, Wills and Estates – Valdez

February 10 – 9:00-11:00 – Nonprofit Financial Health – Anchorage

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 - Anchorage

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 disorders. 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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