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The Alaska Department of
Community and Economic Development is soliciting proposals for its Planning and Implementation of Rural Energy End Use Efficiency Upgrades Program. The Alaska Energy Authority is providing
funding in rural communities in Western, Northwest, and
The State Division of
Behavioral Health is accepting applications through provider
agreements to provide transport and escort services for persons committed to
inpatient mental health evaluation and treatment. For more information, contact Chris Carson at
907-465-3469 or visit www.hss.state.ak.us.
The Alaska Housing Finance
Corporation has $2 million available for the production of housing for teachers and
health professionals in small communities in
The U.S. Administration on
Developmental Disabilities assists people with developmental
disabilities to reach maximum potential through increased independence,
productivity, and community integration.
These state-based programs address all elements of the life-cycle:
prevention; diagnosis; early intervention; therapy; education; training;
employment; and community living and leisure opportunities. For more information, call 202-690-6590 or
visit www.acf.dhhs.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.
Northrim Bank
supports nonprofit organizations that provide community services, including
shelter for the homeless and abused, hunger related programs, senior citizen
services and programs that help children and at-risk youth. There is no deadline, but the contributions
budget is allocated in October. For more
information contact Kellie Thomson at (907) 261-3372 or visit www.northrim.com/communitynews.htm.
The Seva Foundation assists
Native Communities in both urban and rural areas. They develop partnerships with Native peoples
who have devised their own solutions to spiritual and cultural renewal, health
and wellness, environmental restoration, community economic development and
education. Grants are given out
quarterly. For more information, contact
Cherie LaPointe at 510-845-7382 or visit www.seva.org/community
grants.php.
Strategic Tools for Social Entrepreneurs: Enhancing
the Performance of your Enterprising Nonprofit, offers
suggestions on how business techniques can help nonprofit organizations further
their missions. Many of the chapters
were written by people who have led social ventures. The cost is $34.95. For more information, call 800-225-5945 or
visit www.wiley.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:
October 5 9:00-11:00
Board Roles and Responsibilities Homer
October 5 11:30-1:30
High Performing Boards Homer
October 5 2:00-4:00
Effective Board Leadership Homer
October 6 6:00-8:00
Nonprofit Financial Reporting
October 7 6:00-8:00 The
Basics of Raising Money
October 8 9:00-11:00
Board Roles and Responsibilities Wasilla/Palmer
October 8 11:30-1:30
High Performing Boards Wasilla/Palmer
October 8 2:00-4:00
Effective Board Leadership Wasilla/Palmer
October 8 1:00-3:00 Fair
Labor Standards Act
October 12 8:30-5:30
Strategic Grantsmanship
October 13 3:00-5:00
High Performing Boards
October 13 8:30-5:30
Components of Business Planning Barrow
October 13 12:30-2:20
Raising Sustainable Income
October 13 3:00-5:00
Cultivating Donor Relationships -
October 13 6:00-8:00 The
Basics of Raising Money -
October 14 8:30-5:30
Strategic Grantsmanship
October 14 9:00-11:00 Nonprofit
Financial Reporting
October 14 12:00-2:00
Nonprofit Financial Health
October 14 2:30-4:30
Planning for Endowments, Wills and Estates
October 14 9:00-11:00
Board Roles and Responsibilities
October 14 1:00-3:00
High Performing Boards Fairbanks
October 15 9:00-11:00
Nonprofit Financial Reporting
October 15 11:30-1:30
Nonprofit Financial Health
October 15 2:00-4:00
Planning for Endowments, Wills and Estates
October 18 9:00-11:00
Fair Labor Standards Act -
October 19 8:30-5:00
Strategic Grantsmanship
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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