Fyi - siobhan ________________________________________ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Junko Honma Sent: Monday, August 14, 2006 4:20 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [aapcho-path] Grants for grassroots organizing in the Midwest
FYI - Small grants for grassroots organizing in the Midwest is available thought the National Training and Information Center. For more info, please see below. http://www.ntic-us.org/NTICMottGrant2007ApplicationForm.htm National Training and Information Center COMMUNITY ORGANIZING/ TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS Application Process and Application Form National Training and Information Center 810 North Milwaukee Avenue Chicago , IL 60622 (312) 243-3035 phone (312) 243-7044 fax Contact person: Kelley Ford The National Training and Information Center (NTIC) is now accepting applications for our small grants program for grassroots organizations doing community organizing. These grants are coupled with training and technical assistance to support and strengthen your organization and your community organizing work. (Please see the program definitions below.) Grants of up to $15,000 (note that the average grant size is $10,000) are awarded in conjunction with training and technical assistance to strengthen organizations that have a community organizing focus and, to the extent possible, are multifaceted, not single issue in orientation. The primary purpose of this program is to strengthen low-income communities and neighborhoods by investing in the development of local leaders through the community organizing process. Eligibility: * Be less than five years old; * Have less than five staff person (No staff is OK); * Currently doing community organizing or moving in that direction; * Be a neighborhood or community based organization; and * Located in the Midwest area (some exceptions allowed). If your organization does not meet this eligibility requirement, please contact Kelley Ford for possible referral to another small grants program. Program Definitions * Community organizing : For the purpose of this program, community organizing is understood as the process of building a powerful, community-controlled, democratically run, inclusive, grassroots organization capable of developing leaders and effecting social change for its constituent members. In general, the process of community organizing involves membership recruitment, leadership development, issue identification, and the development and execution of campaign strategies. Staff members the members, who are the decision-makers for the organization. Note that direct service projects are not eligible for funding. * Small grant : An amount up to $15,000 that can be used effectively to meet the goals and objectives of the receiving organization (note that the average grant is ($10,000). * Technical assistance : The provision of training, and/or consultation by NTIC to funded groups to promote maturation and growth, e.g., fundraising, board and staff training, development of office management techniques, budgeting, assistance with incorporation, goal setting, etc. Timeline * Proposals will be accepted starting July 3, 2006 . * The DEADLINE for all proposals is Thursday , August 31, 2006 by 5 p.m. _______________________________________________ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
