Tuesday, September 13, 2004:
Volume #2, Issue #45
The VERB Weekly Email Digest
Edited by Sophy Pich, VERB Project Associate
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In This Week's Issue
- Announcements
- Montagnard Memorial Day
- North American Conference 2004
- Promising Practices
- Keeping Mission-Critical Technology Running
- News
- Accept More Diversity
- Celebrating the Hmong Story
- Wausau Hmong Program Leader Wants to Bring Classes Here
- Where: Lee High School Or Another Nearby Building
- Study: 2 Groups of Asian-Americans Less Likely to Be Screened for ...
- Back to School Is Day of Firsts for Hmong Children
- Asian-American Activists Work to Improve Voter Turnout
- Library Offers Free Classes in Hmong
- Worries Arise Over Welfare-Check Change
- McCain Has $10,000 in Gift for Hmong Resettlement
- Hmong Celebrate Their Culture at Pre-New Year
- Funding Opportunities
- Arts International
- The Hilton Foundation
- The Peace Development Fund
- The National Poverty Center
- The Nestlé Very Best In Youth
- The Ben & Jerry's Foundation
- The Sparkplug Foundation
- Resources
- National Council of Nonprofit Associations Toolkit
- Consultants Guide
- Macdonald Youth Services
I. Announcements
INVITATION
09-03-2004
Dear Friend(s),
You are cordially invited to attend the Montagnard Memorial Day (DEGA DAY)
this year on Saturday, September 18, 2004. At the Montagnard Center in
Asheboro, North Carolina. From 10:00am to 4:00pm. For direction please see
the attached map and direction.
This would be the opportunity for you to meet with your Montagnard friends
and enjoying Montagnard Traditional Music and Montagnard food.
Please don't miss it !!!! For more information, please contact the MDA
office at 336-373-1812 or email mdadega@triad.rr.com
Enthusiastically,
Y-Juen Eban, President of the Montagnard Dega Association.
DIRECTION TO ANNUAL DEGA DAY SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2004
If you prefer a motel, you need to make reservation ASAP. The nearest motel
is the local DAYS INN Asheboro (12.5 miles away the site), 901 Albemarle
Rd. (NC Highway 49) 1-800-222-0519.
Other Motels in the area:
Comfort Inn, 825 West Dixie Dr. (Highway 64) 1-800-752-2518
Hampton Inn, 1137 E. Dixie Dr., Asheboro, NC 1-800-426-9000
Holiday Inn Express, 1113 E. Dixie Dr., Asheboro, NC 1-336-636-5222
DIRECTION TO THE SITE:
- From Greensboro: Take Highway 220 South about 40 minutes toward
Asheboro, in Asheboro watch exit to Route 49, take 49 South for 10 miles.
Turn left on Waynick Meadow Road (it_s across from Audie_s Gas Station).
Drive 2 miles down Waynick Meadow Rd. until you see a gate with Montagnard
Dega Station, turn left into the gate and following the signs.
- From Raleigh: Take Highway 64 to Asheboro. Stay on 64/49 until you cross
over Highway 220/I-73/74. Stay straight and looking for 49 South, take 49
South for 10 miles. Turn left on Waynick Meadow Road (it_s across from
Audie_s Gas Station). Drive 2 miles down Waynick Meadow Rd. until you see a
gate with Montagnard Dega Station, turn left into the gate and following
the signs.
- From Charlotte: Take Highway 49 North toward Asheboro. T urn Right on
Waynick Meadow Road (it_s across from Audie_s Gas Station). Drive 2 miles
down Waynick Meadow Rd. until you see a gate with Montagnard Dega Station,
turn left into the gate and following the signs.
The Site Phone #: 336-857-0051
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VIETNAMESE PROFESSIONALS SOCIETY NORTH AMERICAN CONFERENCE 2004
SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA - The Vietnamese Professionals Society is organizing
the North American Conference 2004 that will take place October 23rd and
24th 2004 in Santa Ana, California. This year's theme is "Roles of
Vietnamese Professionals - Global and Local Perspectives". As the title
implies, the conference will showcase the diversity of professional fields
that Vietnamese Americans are working in as well as educate them on all
aspects of development that is currently taking place in Vietnam. It is
our hope to promote a greater sense of civic participation by getting
Vietnamese Americans to lend their expertise in a variety of local and
global contribution.
Dates: Saturday, October 23rd - Sunday, October 24th 2004
Location: Doubletree Hotel Santa Ana/Orange County
201 East MacArthur Blvd., Santa Ana, CA 92707
Conference fee: Non-member - $130
Member - $100
Student - $50
Hotel Cost - $70
Contact: Tanya Hoang, Public Relations: tanyahoang@hotmail.com
Xuan Vu, Co-Conference Chair: 714-305-7395
Minh T. Nguyen, Co-Conference Chair: south_ca@hcgvn.org
Hosting Chapter: Vietnamese Professionals Society - Southern California
Chapter
Website: http://www.vps.org/bm2004
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II. Promising Practices
Technology Triage: Keeping Mission-Critical Technology Running
This article originally appeared on TechSoup
Here's how technology projects work: plan, implement, support, plan,
implement, support. Ad infinitum.
Sure, that's the best practice. And those three words stand for a heck of a
lot. They stand for technology asset inventory, needs assessment, and gap
analysis. They stand for testing, QA, and bug fixes. They stand for
troubleshooting, adding new users, reconfiguring workstations, and updating
software. And they stand for doing it all over again.
So what happens when your printer is broken? Or when two users have been
having a problem getting onto the Internet since 2002? What happens when
you know your technology isn't working as well as it could for your staff,
for your mission, for your constituency? Do you always have to start at
zero and work your way through a file cabinet full of best practices?
No.
I'm a consultant, I do this for a living, and I'm going to say it again:
you don't have to do it all every time.
You can't. Project management, planning, implementation, and support take a
lot out of your organization. They take time and money. And then they take
more time and money.
It's not that this isn't valuable work. It is. Best practices are important
and useful. However, many best practices work well in an ideal world, and
that world may not be the world of your organization.
Read on: http://www.guidestar.org/news/features/tech_triad.jsp
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III. News
Accept More Diversity
Pioneer Press
September 6, 2004
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Celebrating the Hmong Story
Minneapolis Star Tribune
September 7, 2004
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Wausau Hmong Program Leader Wants to Bring Classes Here
Green Bay Press Gazette
September 7, 2004
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Where: Lee High School Or Another Nearby Building
Houston Chronicle
September 8, 2004
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Study: 2 Groups of Asian-Americans Less Likely to Be Screened for ...
Kansas City Star
September 8, 2004
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Back to School Is Day of Firsts for Hmong Children
Duluth News Tribune
September 8, 2004
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Asian-American Activists Work to Improve Voter Turnout
Palm Beach Post
September 9, 2004
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Libraries Offer Free Classes in Hmong
Plymouth Sun Sailor
September 9, 2004
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Worries Arise Over Welfare-Check Change
Fresno Bee
September 10, 2004
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McCain Has $10,000 Gift for Hmong Resettlement
Appleton Post Crescent
September 11, 2004
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Hmong Celebrate Their Culture at Pre-New Year
Wausau Daily Herald
September 12, 2004
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IV. Grants
- (National)
Arts International
With support from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and the Rockefeller
Brothers Fund, Arts International is inviting applications for the
International Touring Pilot program.
The program will make grants to individual performing artists and
organizations to support travel expenses for touring outside the United
States. These grants are intended to help ensure that audiences around the
world see the range of expression of the U.S. performing arts, and to help
support the creative and professional development of U.S. artists through
the presentation of their work at significant international engagements
worldwide.
To be eligible for the program, artist(s) must be performing artists
(including traditional performing artists) working at a professional level;
have a minimum three-year history of presentation as part of regularly
scheduled seasons at performing arts venues; and be citizens or permanent
residents of the United States.
In addition, the tour must take place outside the U.S. and include a
minimum of three consecutive performance engagements in different cities
and/or countries; may only include a single international departure from
the U.S.; and must take place after November 23, 2004, and conclude before
December 1, 2005. Performance engagements must have non-U.S.-based
organizations as primary presenters and be open to the general public and
reach a wide public audience.
The International Touring Pilot program is particularly interested in
supporting applicants touring in areas of the world where U.S. work is less
frequently seen, such as Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
Support will generally range from $1,000 to $10,000, and will primarily
address the cost of international airfare from the U.S. Other costs
eligible for support include travel between venues, per diem, lodging,
shipping, visas, and artist's fees.
Deadline: October 1, 2004
- (National)
Hilton Foundation
Nominations are now being accepted for the $1 million 2005 Conrad N. Hilton
Humanitarian Prize, which recognizes groups that work to ease human
suffering.
Nonprofit organizations that have not previously received major financial
support from the foundation may be nominated for the award. Nominations
must come from individuals familiar with—but not directly affiliated
with—the group's work.
For more information, contact Leslie Shopay, Hilton Foundation, 10100 Santa
Monica Blvd., Suite 1000, Los Angeles, CA 90067; 310-556-4694; e-mail:
prize@hiltonfoundation.org.
Nomination deadline is November 1, 2004
- (National)
The Peace Development Fund
The Peace Development Fund is a public foundation providing grants,
training, and other resources in partnership with communities,
organizations, trainers, and donors with whom we share a common vision for
change.
The Peace Development Fund is a collective expression of hundreds of people
from around the country who use their time and money to make social change
a reality.
Deadline: Various
- (National)
National Poverty Center
The NPC seeks proposals that will broaden our understanding of the
relationships between race, ethnicity, immigration, and poverty. NPC
anticipates funding up to 5 proposals, up to a maximum of $20,000 per
award. Drafts of funded research will be presented at a conference in Ann
Arbor in late January 2006. Grantees will also be invited to attend a
larger NPC-produced research conference on race/ethnicity, immigration, and
poverty. Researchers who earned their doctoral degrees within the previous
six years are especially encouraged to apply.
Deadline: February 15, 2005
- (National)
The Nestlé Very Best In Youth
The Nestlé Very Best In Youth Program, co-sponsored by NestlŽ and Reading
Is Fundamental (RIF), honors young people who have made reading a priority
and, in the process, have made tangible contributions to the quality of
life in their communities. Youth nominated for the award should have strong
backgrounds in citizenship, school, community involvement, and reading and
must be legal residents of the U.S. between 10 and 18 years of age. Each
winner will be featured in a special publication, honored at a ceremony in
Los Angeles, and will receive a certificate of appreciation. NestlŽ will
also donate $1,000 in the name of each winner to the charity of his/her
choice.
Deadline: November 1, 2004
- (National)
The Ben & Jerry's Foundation
The Ben & Jerry's Foundation provides support to nonprofit, grassroots
organizations throughout the United States that facilitate progressive
social change by addressing the underlying conditions of societal and
environmental problems. Support is provided for projects that lead to
societal, institutional, and/or environmental change; address the root
causes of social or environmental problems; lead to new ways of thinking
and acting; help improve an unjust or destructive situation by empowering
constituents; facilitate leadership development and strengthen
self-empowerment efforts of the disenfranchised; and support movement
building and collective action. Letters of inquiry are accepted year-round.
Deadline: November 1, 2004
- (National)
The Sparkplug Foundation
The Sparkplug Foundation supports projects primarily in three areas of
focus: music, education and grassroots organizing.
Music
Sparkplug seeks to foster the expansion of musical ideas by supporting new
projects which promote original programming and new performers.
Education
Sparkplug seeks to promote living environments in which learning is a
natural activity and a habit, rather than a periodic task. The Foundation
values critical and investigative thinking, and supports projects which
address class disparities in educational access.
Grassroots Organizing
Sparkplug encourages individuals and grassroots groups to develop and enact
activist strategies for addressing institutional injustices, and for
envisioning and building a reasoned, just society.
Funding Principles
In all areas of focus, Sparkplug is interested in making one-time grants
for activities which create sustainable organizing and communities. While
recognizing the importance of developing individual cultures, Sparkplug
favors projects that promote diversity.
Deadline: October 8, 2004
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V. Resources
National Council of Nonprofit Associations Toolkit. This 20 page guide to
do's and don'ts in a complicated area of the law is the best I have seen to
date. Avoid the minefields, check this out:
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To help you find a consultant, we have categorized the advertisers in the
Consultants Guide by their specialties. Companies are listed in the Guide
in alphabetical order. After you have looked at the information in the
Consultants Guide, you have the opportunity to request additional details
using the online reader information form.
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Lead by Randy Tyler's six years work with far-flung online volunteers,
Canadian-based charity Macdonald Youth Services will publish and distribute
to nonprofits organizations worldwide, a free and unique, multi-media
"how-to" resource about online volunteerism. Worldwide online users are
projected to top one billion by the end of 2005 (eT Forecasts). But
globally, there are very few resources available now to explain how to tap
into this huge, mostly untapped pool of potential online volunteers...
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