iMentor Grants

iMentor is pleased to announce an exciting opportunity for potential iMentor Interactive (iMi) member organizations. Through the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, iMentor has received funding to provide financial support to organizations that may not otherwise be able to afford iMi’s user fees. The purpose of the grant is to help improve graduation rates through mentoring by providing technical assistance to small and medium-sized nonprofit organizations serving high-school students. Grant recipients will receive up to $6,000 in funding for iMi user fees (approximately 200 mentor/mentee users) for one (1) year, with the potential for grants to be renewed for up to three (3) years.

This RFP represents iMentor’s ongoing commitment to providing organizations with the tools they need to run effective mentoring programs and to continue efforts to close the youth mentoring gap in this country.

GRANT AWARD

Grant recipients will be eligible to receive:

* User fees for up to 200 mentor/mentee program participants, valued at up to $6,000

Grant recipients will be responsible for:

* $1,500 organization contribution (start-up costs)

iMentor will be accepting proposals from February 1, 2009 - April 30, 2009.

Go to http://imentorinteractive.wordpress.com/imi-rfp/ for more information.

Office Depot Foundation Grants

The Office Depot Foundation supports local nonprofit organizations that make a positive impact on the quality of life in company communities around the world. The Foundation provides grants through the following funding categories: Making a Difference in Children's Lives supports activities that serve, teach, and inspire children, youth, and families. Building Communities focuses on civic organizations and activities that serve the needs of the community. Disaster Relief funds recognized national, regional, and local relief agencies. Requests must be submitted online through the Foundation's website by April 30, 2009, with the exception of Disaster Relief requests, which are accepted throughout the year. Go to http://www.officedepotfoundation.com/funding.asp for more information.

DoSomething.org and Subcity Records - Take Action Grants DoSomething.org and Subcity Records - Take Action Grants

Deadline: April 1, 2009.

Do Something has teamed up with Subcity Records to offer three $1,000 Take Action grants in celebration of their Take Action tour. If you recently created a sustainable community action project, program or organization or have a great idea for helping your community, then apply for one of our two General Take Action grants. If you are using music to make a difference in your community then our Take Action Music grant, is the grant for you. Go to http://www.dosomething.org/grants/apply-a-take-action-grant for more information.

Hands-On Network Nike Grant

This National Volunteer Week, Nike is partnering with HandsOn Network, to honor five outstanding young people in Atlanta, GA; Hartford, CT; Minneapolis, MN; San Francisco Bay Area; CA, and White Plains, NY who are improving our community through volunteer service and sports.

We are looking for Gamechangers — individuals or groups of volunteers — between the ages of 13 – 25 who are doing something special. Selected winners will be recognized at an awards celebration at their local NikeStore on April 25th and receive a $150 in-store Nike ID experience. In addition, Nike will make a $1,000 contribution in their name to the organization or school where they volunteer in honor of their leadership through service.

Please complete the online nomination form or download the PDF and return to us by fax at 202-729-8033.

Don't delay. Nominations are due Friday, April 6.

Coca-Cola Foundation Grant

The Coca-Cola Foundation, the philanthropic arm of The Coca-Cola Company, today announced a pilot Request for Proposal (RFP) grant process designed to get Alabama's youth up and moving this summer. Selected programs will be awarded grants between $10,000 and $25,000 each.

The RFP seeks proposals from nonprofit organizations that are working to change the behavior of sedentary youth between the ages of 12 and 18. The program must include an element of nutritional education, and must be in operation at least four weeks between June 1, 2009 and September 30, 2009.

Encouraging healthy active lifestyles is one of the Foundation's global community investment priorities, along with support for water stewardship programs, community recycling projects and education initiatives. The RFP grant process, a commonly used tool within the philanthropic community, will ensure the Foundation receives proposals strategically aligned with this priority area.

The Coca-Cola Foundation's Active Healthy Living Program RFP seeks US-based organizations with a tax-exempt status under Section 501(c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Service Code, to submit proposals by Friday, April 17, 2009 that:

• Provide access to physical activity through a summer program targeting youth, ages 12 – 18, in the state of Alabama


• Include an element of nutritional education;


• Include a four week program between June 1, 2009 and September 30, 2009; and


• Have clear, defined measurable results.

Exclusions:

• Sponsorships of tours or races;


• Sponsorships of organized sport teams;


• Requests for capital campaign support; and


• Seed funds to start an organization

In 2008, The Coca-Cola Company and The Coca-Cola Foundation contributed more than $82 million to sustainable community initiatives worldwide, of which $6.7 million or 18 percent was directed to innovative physical activity and nutrition education programs, ranging from the restoration of walking trails and biking paths through the National Park Foundation to support for The Great Fun2Run Program, a curriculum-based program in England that guides teachers, students and their families on the benefits of healthier active lifestyles.

To apply for a grant from The Coca-Cola Foundation, please complete the application at: http://www.thecoca-colacompany.com/citizenship/foundation_guidelines_rfp.html. 


Texas Healthy Habitats Grant

In early April, the Texas Center for Service-Learning will be announcing an opportunity for students to engage in protecting and improving the environment through The TEXAS HEALTHY HABITATS grant. Partnering with Texas Parks and Wildlife and EnCana, a leading North American energy company, multiple competitive service-learning grants in amounts ranging up to $15,000.00 each will be made available to public and private nonprofit middle and high school campuses across the state.

Stay tuned and check http://www.txcsl.org/index.php next month for more details.

The Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes

The Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes honors outstanding young leaders who have made a significant positive difference to people and our planet.
Their leadership and courage make them true heroes and inspirations to us all.

Each year, the Barron Prize selects ten winners nationwide. Half of the winners have focused on helping their communities and fellow beings; half have focused on protecting the health and sustainability of the environment.

These young people reflect the great diversity of America. They are female and male, urban and rural, and from many backgrounds. Examples are Michaella, who organized a rodeo for disabled kids; Carter, who led the effort to conserve a local river; Ashley, who created a scholarship fund for African girls; Kyle, who organized a reading mentorship program; Joying, who cleaned up South Carolina's beaches; Ryan, who helped provide clean drinking water to more than 70 African villages; and Barbara, who created a successful oil recycling project in Texas.

The goal of the Barron Prize is to celebrate such heroic young people and to inspire others to do their part. Like the woman for whom the prize was named my mother, Gloria Barron these young people demonstrate the power of one person to make a difference to the world.

For more information, visit: www.barronprize.org. DEADLINE: April 30th.

Rappaport Family Foundation Grants

The Rappaport Family Foundation is seeking Letters of Interest describing innovative ideas, projects or organizations that propose to take advantage of the current political and social environment to increase the civic engagement of young people. We are particularly interested in projects that continue to engage young people in the leadership and governance of this country.

In the 2009 calendar year, we expect to make five to seven seed investments in the range of $20,000-$40,000. Each of these grants will have the option of renewal contingent on meeting mutually agreed upon milestones, for up to an additional two years.

In addition, seed and follow-on grants may be supplemented by peer convenings, opportunities for publication, and informal introductions to the Rappaport Family Foundation’s network of funders and other resources.

Deadline to submit the LOI is 6:00 PM Pacific Time on Friday, April 10. After initial review, selected finalists will be invited to submit full proposals by 6:00 PM Pacific Time on Friday, May 8. Final investment decisions will be made by June 2009.

For more information, go to http://www.rappaportfamilyfoundation.org/

YSA Dollars for Change Grants

Youth Service America is excited to announce a new Global Youth Service Grants program to support youth ages 12-25 in implementing semester-long service-learning projects during summer or fall 2009.

Dollars for Change Grants (Applicants in USA and selected provinces in Canada)

Youth Service America’s (YSA), YSA’s National Youth Council (NYC) and State Farm Companies Foundation are excited to offer Dollars for Change Grants, as part of YSA’s Global Youth Service Grants. YSA’s NYC will select the grantees: youth ages 12-25 who will collaborate with a teacher or service-learning coordinator. The awards are up to $2,000, and will support high-impact, semester-long service-learning projects. The selected youth-led projects will engage a minimum of 100 young people in service, demonstrate Youth Voice and youth leadership in all aspects of the decision-making process, and address compelling issues across the United States and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, Ontario, and New Brunswick. Upon successful completion of projects and evaluations, grantees will become eligible to compete for the prestigious Harris Wofford Youth Award in 2010, and be recognized as a YSA Service Star.

To learn more, download an application and grant guidelines at www.YSA.org/awards

Accepting applications: March - April 30, 2009.

Jenzabar Foundation Leadership Awards

The Jenzabar Foundation 2009 Student Leadership Awards will recognize seven student groups and their respective leaders for demonstrating a commitment to making a difference through community service and/or humanitarian endeavors either in the United States or globally. The Foundation will award grants to each of the honored groups or activities, recognizing achievements in each of the following categories:

Local community support to individuals or groups that are underserved by existing community resources

International humanitarian efforts

Campus ministry programs that reach beyond campus boundaries

Education outreach to groups or individuals not enrolled in the institution

Environmental protection, natural resource management, alternative energy promotion, or climate/habitat awareness

Health care provision or awareness

Issue advocacy targeted to local, state or federal governments

Nominations are open for students enrolled in any accredited institution of higher education and can be submitted by individuals, educational institutions, or non-profit organizations that have produced work consistent with the mission of The Jenzabar Foundation: to recognize and support the good works and humanitarian efforts of student leaders serving others across the global community.

Nominations must be received by March 31, 2009.

For more information, go to http://www.thejenzabarfoundation.org/ICS/Welcome/

An opportunity to grow your green service learning curriculum

Dear California High School Educator,

Would you like to establish or expand your school's service learning program?

Would you like to have more project-based learning in your school?

Would you like to offer more interdisciplinary instruction?

Do you want to make more connections between your curriculum and the principles and practices of sustainable living and business?

Do you want your students to be in a better position to participate in the "Green Economy"?

If you would like to expand your school's green curriculum, including the Green Ambassador Program, then we want to invite you to apply to participate in a unique curriculum and professional opportunity.

If your application is accepted, the costs for your school's participation will be covered, including four professional development workshops during the 2009-2010 school year, a wide range of curriculum resources, coaching, and substitute teachers.

Want to find out more?

http://greenambassadors.org/green_action_program/announcement.htm

Want to apply?

http://greenambassadors.org/green_action_program/application.htm

Ernest A. Lynton Award

The Lynton Award pays tribute to the memory of Ernest Lynton, who raised the profile and status of faculty professional service both nationally and internationally. Lynton championed a vision of service that embraced collective responsibility and an understanding of colleges and universities as catalyst not only in the discovery of new knowledge but also in its application throughout society.

In 1984 Lynton wrote: “viewing professional service as an institutional priority is important because only when it is recognized as a priority will professional service as an individual faculty activity be given serious attention and the proper incentives it requires and deserves.” When NERCHE first presented this award, many nominees carried out their professional service with few if any institutional supports or rewards. Over the years, we received more and more nomination letters from provosts and presidents indicating a sea change in the level of regard for and the institutional commitment to this kind of engaged scholarly work.
In 2007, the Lynton Award was renamed the Ernest A. Lynton Award for the Scholarship of Engagement. The change in language represents a shift from a more unilateral, expert-driven approach to outreach that prevailed in the 80's and early 90s to one that O’Meara and Rice describe as “going beyond the expert model that often gets in the way of constructive university-community collaboration, …calls on faculty to move beyond ‘outreach,’…asks scholars to go beyond ‘service,’ with its overtones of noblesse oblige. What it emphasizes is genuine collaboration: that the learning and teaching be multidirectional and the expertise shared. It represents a basic re-conceptualization of faculty involvement in community-based work” (Faculty Priorities Reconsidered 2005).

In 2009, the Lynton Award was designated as an award for early career faculty (pre-tenure at tenure-granting campuses and early career – within the first six years – at campuses with long-term contracts). Click here to view the 2009 Lynton Award Call for Nominations.

NERCHE and CUMU are partnering to manage the Lynton Award. NERCHE will continue to be the Lynton Award home, and will also be primarily responsible for the selection of the annual award recipient and finalists. The award will be presented each year at CUMU’s annual conference.

For more information about the Ernest A. Lynton Award, please contact NERCHE at (617) 287-7740 or via email at nerche@umb.edu This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

For more information, go to http://www.nerche.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26:ernest-a-layton-award&catid=25:lynton-award&Itemid=8

The Thomas Ehrlich Civically Engaged Faculty Award

Campus Compact recognizes one faculty member each year for exemplary engaged scholarship, including leadership in advancing students' civic learning, conducting community-based research, fostering reciprocal community partnerships, building institutional commitments to service-learning and civic engagement, and other means of enhancing higher education's contributions to the public good. The award — previously known as the Thomas Ehrlich Faculty Award for Service-Learning — is named in honor of Thomas Ehrlich, former chair of the Campus Compact board of directors and president emeritus of Indiana University.

One award of $2,000 will be granted to a faculty member from a Campus Compact member institution. Up to ten finalists will also be selected and recognized. The award recipient will be notified in June 2009.

With questions regarding the award, please contact us at awards@compact.org and include "Ehrlich Award" in the subject line or call (617) 357-1881.

For more information, see http://www.compact.org/awards/ehrlich/

Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes

The Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes honors outstanding young leaders who have made a significant positive difference to people and our planet. Their leadership and courage make them true heroes and inspirations to us all.

Each year, the Barron Prize selects ten winners nationwide. Half of the winners have focused on helping their communities and fellow beings; half have focused on protecting the health and sustainability of the environment.

These young people reflect the great diversity of America. They are female and male, urban and rural, and from many backgrounds. Examples are Michaella, who organized a rodeo for disabled kids; Carter, who led the effort to conserve a local river; Ashley, who created a scholarship fund for African girls; Kyle, who organized a reading mentorship program; Joying, who cleaned up South Carolina's beaches; Ryan, who helped provide clean drinking water to more than 70 African villages; and Barbara, who created a successful oil recycling project in Texas.

The goal of the Barron Prize is to celebrate such heroic young people and to inspire others to do their part. Like the woman for whom the prize was named my mother, Gloria Barron these young people demonstrate the power of one person to make a difference to the world.

Go to http://www.barronprize.org/ for more information and to apply.

The 2009 The Frank Newman Leadership Award

Eligibility
All students at Campus Compact member two-year schools, and sophomores and juniors at member four-year schools, are eligible.
Selection Criteria

Evidence of civic leadership potential during the preceding 12-month period. Such potential is evidenced by academic achievement and the ability to create lasting change through civic action.

Sustained commitment to public engagement and the community. The application should demonstrate the student's capacity to identify and begin to address the root causes of community issues through public policy or other efforts focused on creating positive change. Demonstrated financial need (as described in president's letter)
Application Requirements

* Online application form
* Student-written essay describing how they meet the selection criteria (up to 3 pages).
* Letter of Nomination from the applicant's president/chancellor describing the student's scholastic and community achievement, leadership potential, and financial need.
* Mentoring Plan (see below)
* Recent head-and-shoulder, high-quality photograph
* Commitment to attend award presentation (Nashville, TN, July 8-10, 2009). Campus Compact will cover travel and conference registration expenses. The presentation of the Newman Award occurs at the Educational Leadership Colloquium, hosted by the Education Commission of the States where Frank Newman was president for 14 years. Campus Compact and ECS will provide visible opportunities at this event for the winning students to exercise leadership and discuss their civic work.
* If selected, a six-month follow-up/progress report on mentoring plan and civic work.

College Requirements — The Mentoring Plan
The Mentoring Plan is a pledge that the president/chancellor will provide mentoring and leadership development for the winning student for the following academic year and describes how this will occur. The Plan should describe regular contact between the president and student, ongoing support for the student from an appropriate staff member (i.e. community service director or faculty) and discuss specific opportunities for the student.

By pledging to build a mentoring relationship with the winning student, the president will foster civic leadership capacities and skills in the student and expose them to further leadership opportunities.

With questions regarding the award, please contact us at awards@compact.org and include "Newman Award" in the subject line or call (617) 357-1881.

Go to http://www.compact.org/awards/newman/2009/ for more information and to apply.

Kohl’s Kids Who Care® Scholarship Program

Program Information
The Kohl’s Kids Who Care® Scholarship Program recognizes and rewards young volunteers (ages 6-18) who help make their communities a better place.

Qualifications

* The young person’s actions must be described in detail and should document efforts that are above and beyond what is normally expected of a child his or her age.
* Volunteer efforts should have made a positive impact on others and occurred in the last 12 months.
* The activity cannot be performed solely to benefit a family member.
* Creativity, initiative, generosity, leadership and project reach will be evaluated during the judging process.
* Applicants must not have graduated high school as of March 15, 2009.

Winners / Awards

Nominees will be divided into two groups (ages 6-12 and 13-18) — and awards will be given on three levels.

Be sure to nominate an outstanding kid February 1–March 15. Check back in June for winners!

Store Winners More than 2,000 store winners will be awarded a $50 Kohl’s Gift Card. Regional Winners The 194 regional winners will be awarded $1,000 scholarships toward their post-secondary education. National Winners Ten national winners will be awarded $5,000 scholarships and Kohl’s will donate $1,000 to a nonprofit organization on their behalf.

Continuums of Service Conference Community College Scholarships

The 12th Annual Continuums of Service Conference is pleased to offer the following sponsored scholarships.

Community College Sponsorships

* Sponsored by Community College National Center for Community Engagement
* Eligibility

1. Faculty, Administrator, Student, VISTA or AmeriCorps Member at a community college
2. Located in the Western Region (CA, HI, ID, CO, UT, OR, WA and Pacific Islands)
3. Have financial need

* Scholarships: $250 off registration price

Download: Scholarship application

Campus Compact's Frank Newman Leadership Award (for students)

The Frank Newman Leadership Award provides financial support and mentorship to assist students with financial need and civic leadership potential to help them achieve their academic and civic goals. Two $5,000 awards are available to undergraduate students at Campus Compact member colleges and universities.

The Frank Newman Leadership Award honors the unique legacy of Frank Newman, co-founder of Campus Compact, by recognizing presidential leadership for civic engagement and exceptional students who have shown potential for civic leadership through community service and scholastic achievement.

The deadline for online submissions is March 20, 2009.

For more information about the Newman Award and a link to the online application form, see www.compact.org/awards/newman. With questions regarding the award, please contact awards@compact.org and include "Newman Award" in the subject line or call (617) 357-1881, x209.

The Do Something Awards

* Have you identified a social problem and done something about it?
* Have you created measurable change that has tangibly improved the lives of people in your community?
* Are you 25 or under?

If you've answered YES, to these questions, you have a shot at $100k.

The Selection Process

Do Something Award applications go through two stages. First, the Do Something Award Academy (comprised of former winners) reads through all of the applications and selects the finalists. The Do Something Award finalists are flown to New York City, where representatives from the Do Something Award Selection Committee interview the finalists face-to-face. The 5 Do Something Award winners are announced shortly thereafter in Spring 2009. The grand prize winner will be announced in Summer 2009.

Important Dates

March 16th (5PM EST): Application Deadline Extended
April 24th & 25th: Boot Camp and Interview Weekend for Finalists in NYC
June 4th:Do Something Awards in NYC

Apply online by March 16, 2009.

Five winners will receive a minimum of $10,000 in community grants and scholarships. Of those 5 winners, 1 will be selected as the grand prize Do Something Award winner. That grand prize Do Something Award winner receives a total of $100,000 in community grants. The Do Something Award community grant money is paid directly to the not-for-profit of the winner’s choice.

All winners have the option of receiving $5,000 of the total money awarded in the form of an educational scholarship.

To apply, go to http://www.dosomething.org/awards

Power in Numbers

Power in Numbers (sponsored by Mountain Dew & Do Something) is giving 10 $10,000 grants to people between 13 and 25 for ideas that energize their communities in a youth-led, measurable, and creative way. The entrants must be groups of between 3-10 members. The first submission phase ends March 9; the second, April 6.

Go to http://energizeyourcommunity.com/ for more information.

Heroes of the Heart™ Gee Whiz Kids™ Award

The Gee Whiz Kids™ Award is a category of the Heroes of the Heart™ recognition program designed to honor exemplary individuals who represent the heart of America.

The Gee Whiz Kids™ Award is designed to honor children who are age 12 and under. To nominate a child for the Gee Whiz Kids™ Award simply tell us how your nominee has made a difference in the lives of others through his/her acts of caring and compassion. Please include the following:

* nominee's full name
* parent/guardian's name and complete address
* age & grade level
* home phone number (nominee's will only be contacted for additional information to support their nomination)
* a day time phone number for at least one adult (besides the nominee's parent/guardian) who can serve as a reference for the nominee’s charitable work.

You may include any printed materials (press clippings) or awards pertaining to your nominee.

Nominations should be emailed to Colleen Noland, Vice President, Programs at colleen@heartofamerica.org or mailed to the Heart of America Foundation at 401 F Street NW, Suite 325, Washington, DC 20001 to the attention of "Gee Whiz Kids Award.".

The Purpose Prize

Today, thousands of people in the second half of life have opened up a next chapter of innovation, productivity, and creativity, and, in the process, have transformed our communities and our country. They are living proof that aging does not mean stagnation and decline.

More than just a set of hands, today's older adults represent an extraordinary pool of social and human capital. Already millions of boomers are in encore careers – paid work with social purpose. It's their opportunity to earn, learn, connect and contribute.

We wish to honor them. More than that, we want to invest in their potential to do their next great thing. The Purpose Prize® provides five $100,000 and five $50,000 awards to social innovators over 60.

Purpose Prize winners are real-world examples of people proving that innovation and creativity have no age limit. They provide a roadmap for the millions of baby boomers who'd like to start their own encore careers. They are leaders in a larger movement to make the best use of experience to solve serious social problems.

Each year, Civic Ventures provides an opportunity for this network of innovators to gather face-to-face. A national Innovation Summit brings together the winners and the larger group of Purpose Prize Fellows along with thought-leaders, scholars, activists, and funders. Conversations with national leaders, panel discussions with the Prize winners, and in-depth workshops on social entrepreneurship are interspersed with networking opportunities and cultural events.

For more information and to apply go to http://www.purposeprize.org/index.cfm