Tuesday, June 15, 2004:
Volume #2, Issue #33
The VERB Weekly Email Digest
Edited by Sophy Pich, VERB Project Associate
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In This Week's Issue
- Announcements
- The Empowerment Institute
- Neighborworks Training Institutes
- Sixth Annual Spin Academy
- World Refugee Day
- Promising Practices
- Reporting Your Organization's Finances: Making It All Add Up
- News
- Local Vietnamese American Tries for Boston Idol
- Farmers Look for Land
- Cambodian Farmers Get Tips from Vermont Farms
- Federal Aid for Refugees Shaky
- U.S. Is Pursuing Americans Who Commit Sex Crimes Overseas
- Interpreter Believes 10 Families May Relocate to Fond Du Lac
- Roots Firmly Replanted in Asian Culture
- It's Expensive Being Poor
- Donations Pour in to Help New Wave of Hmong Refugees
- Student Video Will Welcome Refugees
- A Tangled Web He Weaves with the Vietnamese Noodle
- Hmong Interpreters Sought in Ramsey County
- Wisconsin Prepares for Hmong Refugees Amid Funding Concerns
- Funding Opportunities
- CPS Human Resources Community Grants
- Public Education & Conference Support Grant Program
- Assets for Independence Demonstration Program (AFI)
- Runaway and Homeless Youth Collaboration
- Development of Services to Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence
- the Department of Education
- W.K. Kellogg Foundation
- Grants for Street Outreach Program
- Grants for Mentoring at-Risk Children
- Resources
- Generations on Line
- The Technical Assistance Directory
- 2004 Kids Count Databook
I. Announcements
The National Center for Faith Based Initiative
Presents: The Empowerment Institute
In a City near You:
Raleigh, North Carolina-June 21 & 22, 2004
Baltimore, Maryland-June 23, 2004
Washington, DC-June 25, 2004
A day-long intensive training for those organizations serious about
comprehensive community transformation.
This informational institute will include:
- How to structure your organization for IRS & corporate compliance
- How to develop local funding partnerships.
- How to determine strategic corporate goals & objectives
- How to define your corporate mission to encourage collaborative engagement
ABSOLUTELY NO CHARGE! Register Online (www.ncfbi.org) or call: 561/833-3366
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NeighborWorks Training Institutes provide tools to achieve community
development goals, enhance skills, and advance careers. The NeighborWorks
Training Institute offers educational opportunities in community
development, including a variety of courses, networking with peers, and
special workshops.
Upcoming institutes will be
August 9-13 Washington, DC
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Applications for the Sixth Annual SPIN Academy, taking place August 11 - 15
in Petaluma, CA, are now being accepted. Presented by the SPIN Project,
this residential retreat offers progressive leaders accessible,
comprehensive communications training and support, in order to help
organizations dedicated to social change become more media-savvy.
The SPIN Academy provides training and development in:
- Specific communication tactics & skills;
- Strategic communications planning;
- Organizational capacity building through more effective communications;
- Communications leadership growth and networking
The SPIN Academy is ideal for activists who work regularly with the media,
who are in a position to share their media skills to help develop
leadership skills in colleagues and allies, and who will use strategic
communications to help build a stronger progressive movement.
Applications and complete Academy information are available online or call
the SPIN Project at 415-284-1420, extension 330.
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Nonprofit 101: Nuts and Bolts of Practical Management
Each year there's a great gathering of interested individuals at
Nonprofit 101: Nuts and Bolts of Practical Management. MAP for
Nonprofits will be there, Tuesday, June 29 at the University of St.
Thomas Minneapolis Campus, from 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Sponsored by the
Minnesota Council of Nonprofits and the University of St. Thomas Center
for Nonprofit Management. For more information about the event, visit
www.mncn.org
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE- JUNE 7, 2004
WHAT: World Refugee Day, June 20, presents a unique opportunity for radio
stations to profile U.S. church involvement with refugees fleeing violence
and persecution.
WHO: In the last nine months, hundreds of churches have partnered with
World Relief to help approximately 3,200 refugees start new lives.
Many different types of churches participate in this ministry. Two examples
of World Relief's partners are in Los Angeles and Illinois. Both partners
have reached out to refugees in their communities, doing their part to help
the 20.5 million refugees in the world today.
Joy Christian Fellowship (JCF) in greater Los Angeles is filled with
refugees from countries like Vietnam, Sudan, Indonesia, Burma and Iran,
many of whom have suffered greatly as a result of their faith. One
attendee, Martin, a young refugee, was jailed and tortured in Sudan because
he refused to convert to Islam.
Members of Hillside Free Methodist in Evanston, Ill., call themselves the
"AntChurch," because they lift 10 times their weight. This 100-member
church has helped resettle more than 120 refugees from places like Africa,
Kosovo, Bosnia and Iraq.
HOW: World Relief helps radio stations get firsthand accounts from pastors
of different churches. Find out how the congregations first began helping
refugees, what challenges they faced, what cross-cultural ministry is like
and how resettling refugees impacted church members, as well as the impact
on the refugees.
WHEN: Contact World Relief this week to arrange interviews with pastors
about refugee ministry, or with refugees themselves. Call Lindsey Miller at
443-451-1966, or email her at Lmiller@wr.org.
World Relief is the only evangelical refugee resettlement agency recognized
by the U.S. Department of State, and is the one of the largest refugee care
providers in the U.S. World Relief has resettled nearly 190,000 refugees
since 1979. For 60 years, World Relief has worked with local churches to
create sustainable solutions that help the poor and suffering.
Lindsey Miller
Marketing and Communications Coordinator
World Relief
7 E. Baltimore St.
Baltimore, MD 21202
Phone: 443-451-1966
Fax: 443-451-1975
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II. Promising Practices
From GuideStar
Reporting Your Organization's Finances: Making It All Add Up
I took accounting in college-for one day. Although I have never regretted
dropping the course, I have since learned that into every life a little
bookkeeping must fall, both at work and at home.
So my sympathies are firmly with the GuideStar Newsletter reader who asked,
"Is there some way to determine how much of each dollar donated goes for
expenses, salaries, fund raising cost, etc.?" As another subscriber noted,
this task isn't always easy: "Some... [costs] need to be split and ... how to
handle that is often a guess."
Unfortunately, answering these questions requires familiarity with some
accounting basics. Fortunately, there are resources to help you gain this
knowledge.
One of the first places to go is Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards No. 117 (go to http://www.fasb.org/st/ and scroll down to the
link for SFAS 117). Although the IRS does not require organizations to use
SFAS No. 117, many people regard it as the official bible for nonprofit
financial reporting. Developed by the Financial Accounting Standards
Boards, SFAS 117 is where you'll find official definitions of nonprofit
accounting terms, learn why you should include mission and program
descriptions with budget numbers, and see examples of how to report
financial data. Be sure to check the "Status" link at the beginning of the
file to ensure that there are no updates you need to be aware of.
Although SFAS No. 117 notes that expenses may need to be allocated between
categories, it does not tell you how to allocate them. Several places on
the Web, however, can help with this and other financial/budgetary tasks.
Read on: http://www.guidestar.org/news/newsletter/finances.jsp
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III. News
Local Vietnamese American Tries for Boston Idol
June 7, 2004
Sampan
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Farmers Look for Land
June 7, 2004
Everett Herald
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Cambodian Farmers Get Tips from Vermont Farms
June 7, 2004
The Providence Journal
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Federal aid for refugees shaky
June 8, 2004
Wausau Daily Herald
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U.S. Is Pursuing Americans Who Commit Sex Crimes Overseas
June 8, 2004
The New York Times
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Interpreter Believes 10 Families May Relocate to Fond Du Lac
June 9, 2004
Fond du Lac Reporter
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Roots Firmly Replanted in Asian Culture
June 9, 2004
JSOnline
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It's Expensive Being Poor
June 10, 2004
The Far Eastern Economic Review
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Donations Pour in to Help New Wave of Hmong Refugees
June 10, 2004
Duluth News Tribune
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Student Video Will Welcome Refugees
June 10, 2004
Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune
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A Tangled Web He Weaves with the Vietnamese Noodle
June 11, 2004
ABS-CBNNews.com
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Hmong Interpreters Sought in Ramsey County
June 12, 2004
Kare11
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Wisconsin Prepares for Hmong Refugees Amid Funding Concerns
June 13, 2004
Duluth News Tribune
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IV. Grants
- (National)
CPS Human Resources Community Grants
The CPS Community Action Network (CAN) grant program is an innovative,
positive, and progressive outreach effort that implements our vision of
"positively influencing our communities by providing people and economic
resources." The ability to provide financial grants to eligible 501c(3)
non-profit organizations provides an opportunity to improve the communities
where we live and work. The grant program also represents an opportunity to
share our unique approach to serving the public and non-profit sectors. CPS
is excited to offer potential grants to eligible organizations!
2004 Priority Areas for Funding
The CPS CAN Committee periodically surveys CPS employees to determine areas
of greatest interest which serves to identify our grant program focus areas.
Non-profit 501c(3) organizations that provide services in our selected focus
areas will be encouraged to submit proposals for grant awards. The
designated focus areas for the 2004 funding cycle are: Youth Services and
Family Living and Assistance. Grant award amounts will normally range from
$1,000 - $10,000.
Non-profit organizations dedicated to one or both of these service areas are
eligible for consideration for grant awards for the 2004 funding cycle.
- (National)
Public Education & Conference Support Grant Program
WHO: Faith-based and community organizations, and any public or nonprofit
private entity.
WHAT: To provide partial support for specific non-Federal one-time
conference program activities in the area of family planning and related
preventive health. A conference is a symposium, seminar, workshop, or any
other organized and formal meeting lasting one day or more, where persons
assemble to exchange information and views, explore, or clarify a defined
subject, problem, or area of knowledge
AWARD AMOUNT: Individual award amounts will range from $30,000 - $80,000.
CONTACT: To view the program announcement, head to the web site.
For further information, please contact Susan Moskosky at 301-594-4008 or
email SMoskosky@osophs.dhhs.gov.
Deadline: July 6, 2004
- (National)
Assets for Independence Demonstration Program (AFI)
WHO: Nonprofit organizations, including faith-based organizations; State,
local, or Tribal government agencies applying jointly with a nonprofit;
Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) or Low Income Credit
Unions, in collaboration with a community-based anti-poverty organization.
WHAT: AFI is a Federal grant program that explores ways to help low-income
people become economically self-sufficient. AFI provides grants of up to
$1,000,000 to nonprofit and government agencies that provide financial
education to clients and assist them with saving money in Individual
Development Accounts (IDAs) for the goal of acquiring one of three long-term
assets (a first home, post-secondary education, or small business capital).
AWARD AMOUNT: A one-time grant of up to $1,000,000. (Average grant award is
about $350,000.)
CONTACT: For a link to the full program announcement, head to the ACF website.
For additional information on the program, please contact the Office of
Community Services at (202) 401-4626 or email AFIProgram@acf.hhs.gov or head
to the new AFI website. The website includes general
information about asset building, details about the AFI program, information
for applicants, resources for Grantees, and links to other resources.
Deadline: July 27, 2004
- (National)
Runaway and Homeless Youth Collaboration on the Prevention of Adolescent Dating Violence
WHO: local public agencies and non-profit community-based organizations;
faith-based and charitable organizations who are recipients, or have been
recipients, of grant awards for Basic Center, Transitional Living and Street
Outreach Family and Youth Services Bureau-funded projects; and non-profit
domestic violence advocacy organizations and domestic violence State
Coalitions who are or have been recipients of Family Violence Prevention and
Services grant awards.
WHAT: To develop and implement effective strategies for the identification,
requirement, and use of domestic violence adolescent dating violence
prevention services concurrently with the services provided through Basic
Center, Transitional Living and Street Outreach projects. These efforts
would focus on the youth who are identified within the Domestic Violence and
the Runaway and Homeless Youth communities as individuals that may be
responsive to a collaborative set of services or interventions
AWARD AMOUNT: Approximately $450,000 will fund up to 6 awards.
CONTACT: To view the program announcement, head to the GPO website.
Deadline: July 16, 2004
- (National)
Development of Services to Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence and Their Children
WHO: State agencies administering Family Violence Protection Services Act
(FVPSA) shelter services grants, State Domestic Violence Coalitions,
domestic violence immigrant organizations, public non-profit organizations,
faith-based organizations, and domestic violence advocacy organizations are
eligible to apply.
WHAT: (1) To provide technical assistance to FVPSA grant administrators on
issues that inhibit the development of programs and services to immigrant
victims of family violence and their children; (2) to develop collaborative
responses and to provide cross-- training to enhance responses to immigrant
victims of family violence and their families; and (3) to develop policies
and protocols that increase the scope, operation and linkages between
domestic violence service providers and organizations serving immigrant
communities. Moreover, submitted proposals must assure that their activities
promote cultural competency that meets the cultural and socioeconomic
context of immigrant victims and their children.
AWARD AMOUNT: Approximately $150,000 will fund up to 3 awards.
CONTACT: To view the program announcement, head to the GPO website.
Deadline: July 16, 2004
- (National)
The Department of Education
The Department of Education announces funds to promote mentoring programs
for children with greatest need that assist these children in receiving
support and guidance from a mentor; improve children's academic
performance; improve interpersonal relationships between the children and
their peers, teachers, other adults, and family members; reduce children's
dropout rates; and reduce children's juvenile delinquency and involvement
in gangs.
Eligible applicants include: local educational agencies; nonprofit,
community-based organizations, including faith-
based organizations; and partnerships between LEAs and CBOs.
Approximately $29.375 million is available for 195 awards, ranging from
$100,000-$500,000.
For further information, contact Earl Myers at 202-708-8846 or
earl.myers@ed.gov.
- (National)
W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Deadline: August 13, 2004
The W.K. Kellogg Foundation has announced that it
will award $8 million in grants to foster entrepreneurship across rural
America. Four grants of up to $2 million each will be awarded to four rural
regional entrepreneurship development systems to promote entrepreneurial
activity in their region, produce entrepreneurial models for other
communities, leverage significant investment, and stimulate national and
state interest in rural entrepreneurship policies and strategies.
Each of the four regional systems will be organized and led by a
collaboration of organizations that will develop and implement products and
services to encourage and stimulate entrepreneurship.
The Kellogg Foundation has contracted with the Corporation for Enterprise
Development to assist it in identifying states and regions in rural America
that demonstrate the capability of creating effective entrepreneurial
development systems.
The foundation is seeking applicants who will form a collaborative of
groups (private, governmental, or nonprofit) to provide a full range of
entrepreneurship development services for their region -- be it a
community, county, group of counties, reservation, or state. Each
collaborative must include a lead organization, such as a university,
community college, community development financial institution, and/or
other established private, nonprofit, or public entity to manage the grant.
See the Corporation for Enterprise Development Web site
for the complete RFP.
- (National)
Grants for Street Outreach Program
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services plans to award 88 grants
under its Street Outreach program.
Up to $8.8 million will be awarded to nonprofits, with the maximum grant
capped at $200,000. Funds can be used to conduct street-based outreach to
runaway and/or homeless youth and link program staff with such youth.
The deadline for applications is June 11. For more information, see the
grant announcement at www.acf.hhs.gov or contact Kelli Matson-Geist at
866-796-1591.
- (National)
Grants for Mentoring At-Risk Children
The Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities National Programs announced
a grants initiative to promote mentoring programs for children.
A total of $29.37 million is available, with each award no more than
$200,000. The grants can be used for mentoring programs that assist at-risk
children in receiving support and guidance from a mentor; improve the
academic performance of children; improve interpersonal relationships
between children and their peers, teachers, other adults and family
members; reduce the dropout rate; and reduce juvenile delinquency and
involvement in gangs.
Eligible applicants include county governments; city or township
governments; special district governments; independent school districts;
local educational agencies; and nonprofit, community-based organizations.
Applications and guidelines are available online. If you have difficulty
accessing the full announcement electronically, contact Julius Cotton at
202-245-6140; fax: 202-245-6288; e-mail: julius.cotton@ed.gov.
Deadline: July 7, 2004
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V. Resources
Generations On Line - Generations On
Line is a specially designed Web-based software program that helps people
over 65 teach themselves the Internet - for libraries, senior centers,
nursing homes and retirement communities.
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The Technical Assistance Directory
To assist your nonprofit organization in identifying potential technical
assistance resources, the Nonprofit Management Fund has substantially
upgraded its directory for your convenience.
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The Annie E. Casey Foundation has released its 2004 Kids Count Databook to
help nonprofits learn more about child well-being across the United States.
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