ALAWON: American Library Association Washington Office Newsline Volume 15, Number 69 Date: July 17, 2006 ****** In This Issue: Information for Nonprofits and Those Seeking Grants ****** Below you will find several opportunities for nonprofit organizations and those seeking grant monies, including information about: * Business Ventures for Nonprofits; * GrantStation; * The Ezra Jack Keats Foundation; * The Angel Soft Angels in Action Program; * and others! *** Business Ventures for Nonprofits is an intensive three-day workshop offered by the Center for Economic Options, The Grantsmanship Center, and the Commission on National and Community Service. This workshop is designed to give the staff of nonprofit organizations a better understanding of what it takes to plan, finance, and build a viable business without undercutting an agency's core mission. Using real life examples, this workshop will help participants sort through a number of issues involved in developing a new business. The next workshop will be held August 21-23, 2006, in Cross Lanes, WV. For more information, please visit: http://www.tgci.com/training/nbv/nbv.asp *** GrantStation (Access to information and services may require membership) Technical Assistance Program (GS-TAP) is an innovative process designed to help associations, grantmakers, and government agencies deliver grantseeking training to their members, grantees, and field offices. Find out today how you can help guide the grantseeking efforts of your constituent organizations. Developing a Powerful Grant Proposal is an 18-part series that covers the entire spectrum of grant proposal development. This series offers step-by-step tutorials, checklists, worksheets, and samples to help guide proposal development. The series will help novice grant writers understand each segment of the process, as well as provide more experienced grant writers with new ideas about how to approach grant writing. See part eight: Make the Numbers Work for You: Preparing the Budget For more information, please visit: http://www.grantstation.com *** The Ezra Jack Keats Foundation awards mini-grants of up to $350 to public libraries and public school libraries to support programming that encourages literacy and creativity in children. * Potential applicants should read the "Ideas for Minigrants" page first. * Applications are only available online, and will not be mailed or emailed. * Deadline for submission of applications is September 15 annually. For more information, please visit: http://www.ezra-jack-keats.org *** The Angel Soft Angels in Action Program recognizes children ages 8 to 18 who have executed exemplary acts of service to benefit their community, a charity, or cause. The most outstanding service project will be named Program of the Year with the winner receiving $15,000. Two Grand Prizes of $10,000 and five First Prizes of $1,000 will also be awarded. Along with cash awards, the Program of the Year winner and both Grand Prize winners will receive a trip for two to Walt Disney World. * Nominators who are 18 years or older may submit an essay of 200 words or less about the nominee's service accomplishments. * Nominations must be received by October 1, 2006. For more information, please visit: http://www.angelsoft.com/angelsinaction/awardsprogram2006.asp *** The Verizon Foundation, supports nonprofit organizations that benefit the customers, employees, and communities in the areas the company serves within the U.S. The Foundation focuses its grantmaking on literacy programs and domestic violence prevention. The Foundation also supports initiatives that promote access to wireline, wireless, and broadband technologies in order to address the issues of literacy and domestic violence. * Requests are only accepted through the Foundation's online application process. * Proposals are reviewed from January 1st through November 30th, annually. For more information, please visit: http://foundation.verizon.com *** American Masterpieces: Three Centuries of Artistic Genius is a major initiative to acquaint Americans with the best of their cultural and artistic legacy. Through American Masterpieces, the National Endowment for the Arts will sponsor performances, exhibitions, tours, and educational programs across all art forms that will reach large and small communities in all 50 states. The Arts Endowment encourages organizations to submit their applications electronically through Grants.gov, the federal government's online application system. * The Grants.gov system will accept applications through 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, on September 21, 2006. * Applications not submitted through Grants.gov must be received (not postmarked) at the Arts Endowment no later than 5:30 p.m., Eastern Time, on September 21, 2006. 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