The Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority

August 15, 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 State Division of Behavioral Health is soliciting letters of interest to provide support to the Tok Community FASD Diagnostic Team.  Up to $50,000 is available for FY 2005 to support clinic infrastructure, promote the team’s efforts in their home communities, purchase necessary tests and supplies, and cover other team expenses.  The deadline is August 18.  For more information, contact Jenn Hall-Brown at 907-465-5424 or visit www.hss.state.ak.us.

 

The State of Alaska has openings for positions on several of its boards and commissions. 

Advisory Board on Alcohol and Drug Abuse – Public Member and Beneficiary Member.

Alaska Children’s Trust – Public Member.

Governor’s Council on Disabilities and Special Education – Consumer (Secondary), Provider (Infants or Toddlers with Development Disabilities), and State Agency (Alaska Commission on Aging).

Independent Living Council – Community Rehabilitation Program Representative.

Alaska Mental Health Board – Public Member.

For more information, call 907-465-3500 or visit www.gov.state.ak.us/boards.

 

The U.S. Office of Community Services seeks to develop innovative approaches to meet the nutrition needs of low-income people.  They provide funding for programs that coordinate existing private and public food assistance resources to better serve low-income communities.  They also help low-income communities identify potential sponsors of child nutrition programs, and initiate new programs in underserved areas.   There is no deadline.  For more information, call 202-401-9345 or visit www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/ocs/csbg/index.htm.

 

The Mary Byron Foundation is accepting nominations for its Celebrating Solutions Awards Program.  The awards support community-based programs designed to prevent domestic violence.  Awards of up to $10,000 are available.  Priority will be given to programs that can be duplicated successfully.  The deadline is September 10.  For more information, call 866-264-6684 or visit www.marybyronfoundation.org.

 

The Samuel Freeman Charitable Trust provides funding to organizations that support scientific research and health-related programs.  There is no deadline.  For more information, contact Linda Franciscovich at 212-852-3683 or visit http://www.apa.org/science/funding.html.

 

The Starbucks Foundation supports organizations that enrich the lives of youth in underserved communities.  The next deadline is October 1.  For more information, contact Lauren Moore at 206-447-1575 or visit www.starbucks.com/aboutus.

 

The Future of Philanthropy: Economics, Ethics, and Management is a collection of brief essays that covers ethical and management concerns facing grantmakers and nonprofit organizations.  The book discusses how nonprofit groups are affected by the economy and government policies.  It also includes data about the nonprofit sector, such as statistics on giving by individuals, foundation assets, and charity expenses.  It argues that society would be better served if inefficiently run charities were to fail or merge because of market pressures, rather than be sustained by philanthropic dollars.  The cost is $55.00.  For more information, call 877-762-2974 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:

 

August 18 – 9:00-11:00 – Building Relationships – Anchorage

August 19 – 8:30-5:00 – Proposal Writing – Anchorage

August 24 – 8:30-12:30 - Performance Evaluation for Nonprofit Staff – Anchorage

August 24 – 1:00-5:00 - The Employee Manual – Anchorage

August 25 – 12:30-2:30 – The Basics of Raising Money – Juneau

August 25 – 3:00-5:00 – Building Relationships – Juneau

August 25 – 6:00-8:00 – Cultivating Donors – Juneau

August 26 – 12:30-4:30 – Writing a Fund Development Plan – Juneau

August 31 – 8:30-10:30 – Basics of Raising Money – Fairbanks

August 31 – 11:00-1:00 – Building Relationships – Fairbanks

August 31 – 1:30-3:30 – Cultivating Donors – Fairbanks

September 9 – 9:00-11:00 – The Basics of Raising Money – Valdez

September 9 – 11:30-1:30 – Building Relationships – Valdez

September 9 – 2:00-4:00 – Cultivating Donors – Valdez

September 13 – 8:30-5:00 – Proposal Writing – Anchorage

September 14 – 6:00-8:00 – Board Roles and Responsibilities – Anchorage

September 15 – 9:00-11:00 – Financial Reporting – Fairbanks

September 15 – 1:00-3:00 – Nonprofit Financial Health – Fairbanks

September 15 – 6:00-8:00 – Planning for Endowments, Wills and Estates – Fairbanks

September 15 – 8:30-5:30 – Business Planning – Haines

September 16 – 8:30-5:30 – Business Planning – Juneau

September 17 – 9:00-11:00 – Effective Board Leadership – 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'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 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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