The Alaska
Mental Health Trust Authority
October 15,
2005
Welcome to
this List Serv sponsored by the Alaska Mental Health
Trust Authority, 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
Center for Rural Health (ACRH) strives to
improve access to a comprehensive, culturally
relevant health care system for rural Alaska by
providing information, coordination, technical
assistance, and professional development to rural
health providers and systems. ACRH provides
technical assistance to rural health providers and
communities, assists state, local and federal
governments clarify and carry out their rural health
policies, and publishes a rural health newsletter.
For more information on ACRH, contact Beth Landon at
907-786-6589 or visit
http://www.ichs.uaa.alaska.edu/acrh/
The U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services is
soliciting letters of intent for its Health
Behavior Change in Mental Disorders Modeled from HIV
Interventions program. The purpose of this
program is to encourage innovative research in
health behavior change among those with mental
disorders that is informed by research from
behavioral interventions for HIV/AIDS.
Approximately $1.5 million is available for about
four to five awards. The deadline for the letter of
intent is November 21. The application is due
December 19. For more information, contact William
Riley at 301-435-0301 or visit
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-MH-06-002.html.
The
Gleitsman Foundation is accepting nominations
for its 2006 Citizen Activist Award. The
award is given to outstanding individual leaders
working for social justice. The honorees will share
a $100,000 cash prize. The deadline is November 4.
For more information, call 818-995-0090 for visit
www.gleitsman.org.
The Deluxe
Corporation Foundation is accepting letters of
inquiry for grants that help senior citizens and
people with disabilities. The deadline is November
15. For more information, contact Jennifer Anderson
at 651-787-5124 or visit
www.deluxe.com/dlxab/deluxe-foundation-grants.jsp.
Seventh
Generation Fund is dedicated to promoting and
maintaining the uniqueness of Native people. The
fund provides grants, technical assistance,
leadership development, and nonprofit administration
in the areas of arts and cultural expression,
environmental health and justice, indigenous peoples
of the Americas, sacred earth, and sustainable
communities. The next deadline is December 1. For
more information, contact Tia Oros at 707-825-7640
or visit
www.7genfund.org.
Premera
CARES supports nonprofit organizations and
programs that address prevention and treatment of
major diseases such as diabetes, children's health,
behavioral health, smoking cessation, and special
regional community health needs. There is no
deadline. For more information, contact Juna Penney
at 907-677-2414 or visit
https://www.premera.com/stellent/groups/public/documents/xcpproject/ak_premera_cares_giving_guidel.asp.
Handbook
of Practical Program Evaluation is designed
to provide people who evaluate, finance, and operate
programs with advice on how to assess their
efficiency and effectiveness. The handbook is
divided into four sections that discuss how to
design program evaluations, collect information
about programs, analyze those data, and manage
evaluation projects. It presents a variety of
options and approaches for assessing a program's
effectiveness and offers advice on how to avoid
investing too much money or time in the evaluation
process. The cost is $65. For more information,
call 800-956-7739 or visit
www.josseybass.com.
The Foraker
Group is dedicated to assisting nonprofits
strengthen their organizations in a variety of ways,
including board and staff trainings. Below is a
list of the upcoming trainings:
October 17 -
12:00 to 2:00, Building Relationships for
Sustainable Income, Anchorage
October 17 -
9:00 to 11:00, Volunteers and Special Events:
Planning and Recruiting, Kenai
October17 -
12:00 to 2:00, Volunteers and Special Events:
Management and Recognition, Kenai
October 18 -
11:00 to 1:00, Basics of Raising Money, Kodiak
October 18 -
3:00 to 5:00, Building Relationships for Sustainable
Income, Kodiak
October 19 -
9:00 to 11:00, Volunteers and Special Events:
Planning and Recruiting, Fairbanks
October 19 -
12:00 to 2:00, Volunteers and Special Events:
Management and Recognition, Fairbanks
October 20 -
11:00 to 1:00, Evaluating Executive Performance,
Anchorage
October 21 -
11:30 to 1:30, Board Roles and Responsibilities,
Palmer
October 21 -
3:00 to 5:00, High Performing Boards, Palmer
October 21 -
6:00 to 8:00, Effective Board Leadership, Palmer
October 24 -
12:00 to 2:00, Volunteers and Special Events:
Planning and Recruiting, Anchorage
October 24 -
1:00 to 5:00, Writing a Fund Development Plan, Sitka
October 25 -
11:00 to 1:00, Basics of Raising Money, Juneau
October 25 -
2:00 to 4:00, Building Relationships for Sustainable
Income, Juneau
October 25 -
4:30 to 6:30, Making the "Ask" and Stewardship,
Juneau
October 26 -
12:00 to 2:00, Volunteers and Special Events:
Management and Recognition, Anchorage
October 31 -
8:30 to 5:00, Proposal Writing, Kenai
November 1 -
6:00 to 8:00, Board Roles and Responsibilities,
Anchorage
November 1 -
9:00 to 1:00, Writing a Fund Development Plan,
Anchorage
November 3 -
9:00 to 1:00, Writing a Fund Development Plan,
Fairbanks
November 4 -
10:00 to 2:00, Rules of Advocacy, Fairbanks
November 2 -
11:00 to 1:00, Evaluating Executive Performance,
Juneau
November 2 -
4:00 to 6:00, Hiring Nonprofit Leadership, Juneau
November 7 -
9:00 to 11:00, Board Roles and Responsibilities,
Kodiak
November 7 -
12:00 to 2:00, High Performing Boards, Kodiak
November 7 -
3:00 to 5:00, Effective Board Leadership, Kodiak
November 8 -
11:00 to 1:00, Volunteers and Special Events:
Planning and Recruiting, Palmer
November 8 -
3:00 to 5:00, Volunteers and Special Events:
Management and Recognition, Palmer
November 8 -
1:00 to 5:00, Nonprofit Business Planning, Fairbanks
November 9 -
9:00 to 11:00, Understanding Financial Statements,
Anchorage
November 9 -
11:00 to 1:00, Evaluating Executive Performance,
Homer
November 9 -
5:00 to 7:00, Hiring Nonprofit Leadership, Homer
November
10 - 10:00 to 2:00, Rules of Advocacy, Juneau
November
10 - 2:30 to 6:30, Nonprofit Business Planning,
Juneau
November 14 -
11:00 to 1:00, Planning for Endowments, Wills and
Estates, Anchorage
November 14 -
9:00 to 1:00, Public Relations for Nonprofits,
Anchorage
November 15 -
10:00 to 2:00, Rules of Advocacy, Homer
November 15 -
3:00 to 7:00, Nonprofit Business Planning, Homer
In addition to
community trainings, Foraker offers specialized
trainings to organizations. For more information,
contact Laurie Wolf at 907-743-1206 or visit
www.forakergroup.org.
The
beneficiaries of the Alaska Mental Health Trust
Authority include those Alaskans experiencing mental
illness; developmental disabilities; chronic
alcoholism; Alzheimer's disease or related
disorders. You can learn more about the Trust at
www.mhtrust.org.
The Alaska
Mental Health Trust Authority is accepting
proposals 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
projects that serve beneficiaries in rural areas.
The deadlines are June 1, October 1, and February
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.
