Leeway Foundation Invites Applications From Women and Trans Artists in Delaware Valley Region
Deadline: April 9, 2007

The Leeway Foundation’s (<a href="http://www.leeway.org/">http://www.leeway.org/</a>) grantmaking programs honor women and trans artists for their ability to create social change through their artistic and cultural work.

The foundation’s Transformation Award provides unrestricted annual awards of $15,000 to women and trans artists living in the Delaware Valley region who create art for social change and have done so for the past five years or more, demonstrating a long-term commitment to social-change work.

Leeway will award at least twelve Transformation Awards in 2007. The award is unrestricted (not project-based) and open to women and trans people working in any art form, traditional or non-traditional.

Applicants must be women or trans artists who create art for social change that impacts a larger group, audience, or community; have been creating art for social change for the past five years or more, demonstrating a long-term commitment to this work; have financial need and limited or no access to other financial resources; and have lived for the past two or more years in the Delaware Valley region (i.e., Bucks, Camden, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, or Philadelphia County).

Visit the foundation’s Web site for complete program information.

RFP Link: <a href="http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10006436/leeway">http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10006436/leeway</a>

For additional RFPs in Arts and Culture, visit: <a href="http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_arts.jhtml">http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_arts.jhtml</a>

New Kensington CDC will be celebrating Keep PA Beautiful Day on April 21st by planting upwards of 60 trees in their service area. Volunteers are needed to assist in tree planting! Those interested should meet at 9 A.M. at Lehigh & Mercer. For all first-time tree planters, there will be a crash course in tree planting at 8:30 A.M. at this location. If this is your first time planting trees, please consider coming out early for this brief tutorial. If interested in helping out please contact Marlene Buck at 215-427-0350 x 122 or mbuck@nkcdc.org.

We’d love to host you April 23-24, 2007, for two days of advocacy and policy training, diverse learning opportunities, meetings with your elected officials and their staffs on Capitol Hill, and the chance to network with afterschool providers and advocates from around the country. In addition, we will be honoring NFL star and afterschool supporter Michael Vick at the popular Breakfast of Champions on April 24th.

To register for the Afterschool For All Challenge, click here: http://www.afterschoolalliance.org/challenge_2007_sign_gen.cfm. For more details and a draft agenda of this year’s event, visit our website, http://www.afterschoolalliance.org/challenge_2007.cfm.

If you have any questions or have trouble registering online, feel free to contact our office and we’ll be glad to help you. We can be reached at 202-347-2030, or email us at challenge@afterschoolalliance.org.

Don’t miss your chance to join hundreds of parents, youth, city leaders and advocates in Washington DC to show support for afterschool programs!

-Afterschool Alliance

Oak Ridge Conference Center – Chaska, Minnesota

Section 1: July 11 – 13, 2007
Section 2: July 13 – 15, 2007

Workshops begin at 4 pm the first day and end at noon on the last day.

Learn how to integrated local historical inquiry with comunity service-learning to make a difference on issues of concern in your community. All workshop costs (lodging, meals, meeting room, supplies, curriculum materials) are covered by a federal Learn and Serve grant to the National Council for the Social Studies.

Interested participants must submit a letter of application that includes all of the following:
1) the name of the applicant
2) your workshop choice or order of preference
3) a statement indicating that within one year of attending the workshop you will give an in-service presentation (minimum of two hours) to at least 5 teachers in your district or region
4) a statement indicating who will pay the travel costs to the T3 workshop (either the individual applicant or the school district or sponsoring organization)
5) signatures of the applicant and the applicant’s supervisor (e.g. for a teacher include the signature of the principal or district administrator)

Application letters will be reviewed as they are received and are due no later than Friday, May 5, 2007 to Rahima Wade, Lindquist Center N 291, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242. For further inquiries, email rahima-wade@uiowa.edu.

For more information please visit our website or contact Kimberly Roberts at 202-332-3320. Hope to see you there!

Pathways to a Sustainable World, April 13 & 14th, University of Rochester
http://www.ecotransformation.org

*** Hear eight national speakers over two days David Abram, Lois Gibbs, Brian Halweil, David Orr, LaDonna Redmond, Michael Shuman, Christopher Uhl, and Judy Wicks***

*** Six panels of regional speakers: local business economies, rebuilding communities, local food, higher education and sustainability, healthy living environments, healing and spirit ***

*** all meals, including the banquet are locally sourced and included in registration ***

*** Free pre-conference workshops: one on building local living economies with Judy Wicks and Michael Shuman, and one on education and sustainability by Christopher Uhl ***

*** Options to register for either day, or start with the Friday banquet and come Saturday ***

The Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI) sponsors this internship to encourage research that is conducted in cooperation with a community or government organization, public interest group or other not-for-profit entity that will benefit directly from the project.

ELIGIBILITY

College seniors, graduate students, and first-year post doctorates in psychology, applied social science, and related disciplines are eligible. Applicant must be a SPSSI member.

AWARDS

Awards range from $300 to $2,500 to cover research costs, community organizing and, in unusual cases, a stipend for the intern. Cost sharing by sponsoring department or organization is desirable.

HOW TO ENTER

The Proposal can be submitted in two ways. For electronic submissions, please send as an email attachment (Microsoft Word or PDF format) to awards@spssi.org. Write "ASI" application" as the subject of the email. Label the attached file "ASI_YourlastnameYourFirstname".

For hard copy submissions, assemble 4 (four) complete packets of the material listed below. Each packet should contain the exact same material and be collated. No folders please. Mail the complete application to SPSSI, 208 "I" (Eye) St NE, Washington, DC 20002-4340. Attn: Applied Social Issues Internship. The Application should include:

A cover sheet with name, address, phone, e-mail address and title of the proposal.

A 2-5 page proposal including budget. If an intervention is planned, the proposal should carefully describe the theoretical rationale for the intervention, specifically how the effectiveness of the program will be assessed and the plan to disseminate the findings to relevant parties and policy makers.

A short resume.

A letter from a faculty sponsor/supervisor of the project, a statement concerning protection for participants if relevant and any funds that the sponsoring organization will use to support the intern’s research.

A letter from an organizational sponsor (waived if the applicant is proposing to organize a group) that endorses the intern’s research activities, describes how the organization will potentially benefit from the work, and outlines any funds the organization will use to support the intern’s research.

DEADLINE

Applications must be received by Friday April 6, 2007. Announcement of the awards will be made by May 1, 2007. Late applications may be held until the next deadline.

For further information contact:
The Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI)
Phone: 202-675-6956
Fax : 202-675-6902
Email: spssi@spssi.org
<a href="http://www.spssi.org">http://www.spssi.org</a>

The American Psychological Foundation (<a href="http://www.apa.org/apf/">http://www.apa.org/apf/</a>) is a nonprofit philanthropic organization that advances the science and practice of psychology as a means of understanding behavior and promoting health, education, and human welfare.

APF is seeking proposals for programs that support the science and application of psychological science among talented high school students. More than two hundred thousand students are currently enrolled in high school psychology, and APF wants to support high-quality education in the field and to nurture the next generation of psychologists.

Up to $30,000 will be available for projects. Applicants must be educational institutions or 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations, or affiliated with such an organization.

For more information, visit the American Psychological Foundation Web site.

RFP Link: <a href="http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/10006362/apa">http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/10006362/apa</a>

For additional RFPs in Education, visit: <a href="http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_education.jhtml">http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_education.jhtml</a>

Delta Dental Foundation Announces Grant to Raise Oral Health Awareness Among New Jersey’s Underserved Children
Deadline: June 16, 2007

In an effort to reinforce the importance of oral health education all school year long, the Delta Dental of New Jersey Foundation (<a href="http://www.deltadentalnj.com/foundation/foundation.shtml">http://www.deltadentalnj.com/foundation/foundation.shtml</a>) is offering its first Oral Health Education Initiative Grant to elementary schools in New Jersey Abbott school districts to initiate an oral health education program in their third-grade classes for the 2007-08 school year. Three schools, each from a separate district, will be chosen to receive a grant of up to $5,000 to fund their programs.

Applicant schools are asked to develop individual oral health education programs made up of ten monthly activities that help children understand the following: why it is important to maintain proper daily oral hygiene; how to properly brush and floss; the function of the dentist and hygienist; the relationship between oral health and food choices; and the relationship between oral health and overall health. The programs can include monthly activities such as an oral health bulletin board, a field trip to a dentist’s office, or reading a book about oral health.

The Delta Dental Oral Health Education Initiative Grant is open to all New Jersey Abbott elementary schools that include third grade.

Visit the Delta Dental of New Jersey Web site for further information.

RFP Link: <a href="http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/10006363/deltadentalnj">http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/10006363/deltadentalnj</a>

For additional RFPs in Education, visit:
<a href="http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_education.jhtml">http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_education.jhtml</a>

The Turnaround Management Association (<a href="http://www.turnaround.org/">http://www.turnaround.org/</a>), an international nonprofit dedicated to corporate renewal and turnaround management, recognizes outstanding elementary and secondary teachers with the Butler-Cooley Excellence in Teaching Award.

Made possible through the John William Butler Foundation, the program honors teachers who have demonstrated exceptional dedication and skill in shaping the lives of students and the communities in which they live. The program provides cash stipends of $5,000 each to three to five public or private school teachers and travel and lodging expenses to the 2007 TMA Annual Convention in Boston, Massachusetts, October 16-19.

The program is open to all active, currently licensed teachers employed by accredited schools for at least five years. Teachers or other qualified people may submit a nomination.

Guidelines, application forms, and a list of previous recipients are available online at the Turnaround Web site.

RFP Link: <a href="http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/10006366/turnaround">http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/10006366/turnaround</a>

For additional RFPs in Education, visit:
<a href="http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_education.jhtml">http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_education.jhtml</a>

Avon Foundation Invites Applications for Supporting the Safety Net Breast Cancer Care Program
Deadline: May 1, 2007

The Avon Foundation (<a href="http://www.avoncompany.com/women/">http://www.avoncompany.com/women/</a>) Breast Cancer Crusade regional "Supporting the Safety Net" program supports public, community, and safety net hospitals and healthcare systems that provide breast care to low-income, at-risk, uninsured, and underinsured individuals. Through this initiative, the foundation supports programs that enable medically underserved women to get from screening to diagnostics and care. Priority is given to the eight cities where Avon Walks for Breast Cancer are held.

For the May 1, 2007, deadline, applicants must be located in and serve vulnerable populations in regions surrounding or near the following metropolitan regions: Charlotte, Los Angeles, New York City, and all other cites, which will compete in a national pool of applications. (Please note: Boston, Chicago, Denver, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C., were invited to apply for an earlier deadline.)

The objective of the program is to support institutions and organizations that have traditionally cared for uninsured, at-risk, low-income, and minority patients. Such institutions include public hospitals, safety-net hospitals, community clinics, and cancer centers with a history of effectively providing care to underserved populations and navigating patients through the healthcare system, thus ensuring consistent, high quality, and complete care. The emphasis will be on capital improvements and capacity building (equipment, personnel, and support for enabling services) to expand and upgrade clinical breast cancer diagnostic and treatment services.

Grant amounts will range from $100,000 to $250,000 each.

Visit the Avon Foundation Web site for complete Safety Net program guidelines.

RFP Link: <a href="http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/10006369/avoncompany">http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/10006369/avoncompany</a>

For additional RFPs in Health, visit: <a href="http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_health.jhtml">http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_health.jhtml</a>

New Kensington CDC?s Frankford Avenue Spring Cleanup will be Saturday, April 14th, from 9 A.M. until 12 noon. Volunteers should meet at the NKCDC Garden Center (Frankford & Berks) for cleaning assignments. Please bring your own gloves! All other equipment will be provided. There will be a cookout immediately following the cleanup at Yards Brewery. If you are interested in participating, please contact Kathryn Doherty at 215-427-0350 x 120 or kdoherty@nkcdc.org

NEA Foundation for the Improvement of Education Accepting Applications for Learning & Leadership and Student Achievement Grants Programs
Deadline: June 1, 2007

The NEA Foundation for the Improvement of Education (<a href="http://www.neafoundation.org/">http://www.neafoundation.org/</a>) is accepting applications for its Learning & Leadership and Student Achievement Grants Programs.

Learning & Leadership Grants provide opportunities for teachers, education support professionals, and higher education faculty and staff to engage in high-quality professional development and lead their colleagues in professional growth. The grant amount is $2,000 for individuals and $5,000 for groups engaged in collegial study.

Student Achievement Grants provide $5,000 to improve the academic achievement of students by engaging in critical thinking and problem solving that deepen knowledge of standards-based subject matter. The work should also improve students’ habits of inquiry, self-directed learning, and critical reflection. (These grants replace the foundation’s Innovation Grants program, which has been discontinued.)

Applicants for both programs must be practicing U.S. public school teachers in grades K-12, public school education support professionals, or faculty and staff at public institutions of higher education. Preference will be given to members of the National Education Association (<a href="http://www.nea.org/">http://www.nea.org/</a>). The NEA Foundation encourages grant applications from teachers with less than seven years of experience in the profession and education support professionals.

Visit the NEA Foundation Web site for complete program guidelines.

RFP Link: <a href="http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10006441/neafoundation">http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10006441/neafoundation</a>

For additional RFPs in Education, visit: <a href="http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_education.jhtml">http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_education.jhtml</a>

Since its founding in 1987, Need in Deed?s mission has been to work with students, teachers and community partners to prepare youth for civic responsibility and service to others. Our goal is to enable young people to become agents for change ? capable, contributing members of their community. We provide professional development services for teachers, giving them the skills and tools necessary for integrating service-learning with the academic curriculum.

Job Description

Position: Resource Development Intern
Reports to: Resource Development Coordinator

Overall responsibility: Develop database of resources for 20-25 social issues (e.g. homelessness, hunger, and violence) to be posted on newly-created Need in Deed teacher website. Site will be used by 3rd-8th grade teachers who have been trained by Need in Deed as they develop their service-learning projects.

Specific areas of responsibility:
? Identify resources related to social issues appropriate for use in 3rd-8th grade service-learning projects. Resources should include books, websites, community partners, and newspaper articles about the topic.
? Develop database of identified resources for Need in Deed teacher website.

Desirable characteristics and areas of expertise:
? Experience with or interest in teaching in public school classrooms, preferably in an urban setting;
? Experience with or interest in service-learning projects with K-12 students, preferably in an urban setting;
? Excellent research skills;
? Self-motivated (able to see tasks/projects through from start to finish; attention to detail is high priority);
? Organized (able to maintain relevant records regarding resources);
? Good written communications (able to compose basic letters, emails, documents and reports);
? Good oral communication skills (able to represent organization and its needs to possible community partners);
? Computer literate (familiarity with Macs, Word, Excel, PDF, scanning etc.).

Salary: $5000
Position start date: Monday, May 14th
Position end date: Friday, August 17th
Email resume to: kim@needindeed.org/ No calls, please.

Summer Search Philadelphia: Executive Director. SS seeks an ED to oversee an operation that empowers underserved high schoolers to become leaders by providing year-round mentoring, life-changing summer experiences, college advising, and a lasting support network. Qualifications: Bachelor?s degree; relevant experience; program management, leadership, fundraising skills. Send your application to Stacey Thompson, National Program Director at stacey@summersearch.org.

EducationWorks seeks a VISTA to serve as its Data Specialist to support the organization going to a new level in being data-driven. This VISTA will be responsible for gathering, compiling, and presenting data about EW?s programs, operations, impacts, and finances. Such data will be essential to organizational growth and development, program improvement, reports to funders, and proposals for funding. This VISTA will be one of five within EW and will report to the Executive Director through the Development Director.

RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Compile data from existing sources
a) Mine MIS systems used by EW to extract salient performance data
b) Compile fiscal data from accounting system
c) Gather data from program and fiscal reports to funders

2. Design new data sources
a) Analyze programs to identify data which can be generated efficiently
b) Work with staff to generate new data

3. Analyze data
a) Identify trends, strengths, warning signs, areas in need of improvement

4. Present data
a) Prepare tables, charts, graphs, spreadsheets, and expository reports
b) Orally present reports to management staff

REQUIREMENTS
Advanced proficiency in Excel
Proficiency in designing clear and compelling graphical presentations of data
Excellent writing skills
Understanding of urban education programs
Knowledge of accounting software is a plus

EducationWorks is a nonprofit that enriches the lives of children, youth, and families by providing educational programs and services in communities confronting high rates of poverty and other barriers to educational achievement.

Contact: Tom Sauerman (609.392.6662 x110 or TSauerman@EducationWorks-online.org)
EducationWorks
684 Whitehead Rd.
Lawrenceville, NJ 08646

Health Communications Initiative Coordinator
This position entails coordinating, implementing, and marketing Project SHINE?s health communication initiative, which promotes awareness and understanding of health communication needs of immigrants through ESL health units and health-related programming. The VISTA member will engage in the following tasks and activities:

-Develop marketing and public relations materials
-Coordinate health professions students in student-led health education activities at community sites
-Assist with in-class training of student participants
-Document health education activities at community sites
-Conduct research into the health literacy needs of elder immigrants and refugees
-Research funding opportunities
-Work with project staff to organize special events for Project SHINE
-Compile information for reports to funders
-Develop content for Project SHINE?s national and local program Web sites
-Maintain participant databases

Deadline to apply: May 15, 2007
Dates of service: July 28, 2007 ? July 27, 2008
To inquire about this position, contact Daniel McDonald at ntlshine@temple.edu

Communications Coordinator
This position helps build the capacity of Project SHINE?s national network. The VISTA member oversees communication across 18 program sites throughout the country and helps raise the visibility of the program nationally. The VISTA member will engage in the following tasks and activities:
– create PR and marketing materials to promote Project SHINE to a variety of audiences
– develop Web site resources for student tutors, program staff and other stakeholders
– develop systems and supervise reporting across the national program network
– write content for Web site
– Research funding opportunities
– Work with project staff to organize special events for Project SHINE

Deadline to apply: August 1, 2007
Dates of service: November 17, 2007 ? November 16, 2008
To inquire about this position, contact Daniel McDonald at ntlshine@temple.edu

Associate Coordinator
This position supports Project SHINE?s Philadelphia service-learning ESL tutoring program. The VISTA member will develop ways to raise the visibility of the program, improve systems for student-tutor recruitment and support, and provide assistance to community sites in which tutoring takes place. The VISTA member will engage in the following tasks and activities:
– Identify key contacts on Temple?s campus to improve recruitment of tutors
– Develop PR materials to effectively and creatively promote the program on campus and in the community, including Web site development
– Organize tutor training and reflection sessions for student tutors
– Oversee placement and on-going support of tutors at community sites
– Develop and implement plans to more effectively involve SHINE tutors as student leaders
– Document program activities
– Research funding opportunities
– Work with project staff to organize special events for Project SHINE

Deadline to apply: September 1, 2007
Dates of service: January 15 2007 ? January 14, 2008
To inquire about this position, contact Marisol Rivera at rivera-m@temple.edu

Apply online at <a href="http://www.recruit.cns.gov">http://www.recruit.cns.gov</a>.

Compensation for the AmeriCorps*VISTA positions is a living allowance of approximately $10,000 for one year of service, plus an education award of $4,725. To learn more about AmeriCorps benefits visit <a href="http://www.americorps.gov">http://www.americorps.gov</a>.

Title: Development Assistant
Status: Full-time, permanent
Reports to: Vice President for Community Support

Position Overview
The Development Assistant supports a fast-paced office, keeping all functions organized and effective. This position works with fundraising professionals, the Executive Director, other staff, and volunteers in a coordinated effort to fund programs and services.

Organization Overview
Founded in 1974, Metropolitan Career Center has helped more than 15,000 unemployed and underemployed Philadelphians start on the path to self-sufficiency. MCC provides programs in Germantown and Center City, ranging from a four-week job readiness workshop to a 15-month Associate in Specialized Technology degree.

Specific Duties
1. Produce and manage mailings to annual fund donors.
2. Maintain electronic and paper files on current, prospective, and lapsed annual fund donors.
3. Work with community relations team to create publications for various audiences.
4. Work with community relations team to plan and implement events.
5. Assist with receptionist/front desk interaction with students and visitors, phone inquiries, etc.

Qualifications
1. Proven high degree of organization and attention to detail.
2. Strong computer skills, especially with Excel, Word, internet, email, and databases.
3. Excellent writing skills.
4. Ability to work comfortably in a diverse environment.

Preferences
1. Experience using Raiser?s Edge.
2. Two or more years writing for development/fundraising.
3. Demonstrated self-motivation in continuing education and professional development.
4. Friendly, effective customer service focus.

To apply, please send a cover letter and resume to:

Kevin A. Peter, CFRE, CAP
Vice President for Community Relations
Metropolitan Career Center
kpeter@mcc2000.org

Title: Director of Grant Programs
Status: Full-time, permanent
Reports to: Vice President for Community Support

Position Overview
The Director of Grant Programs is responsible for the growth and sustainability of MCC?s foundation, corporate, and government grants and sponsorships to fund programs, capital projects and events. Identify and cultivate new grant prospects, write proposals, and write reports for funded projects. Work with a diverse team of staff, students and volunteers to gather program data, new program ideas, and anecdotal information for use in proposals and reports.

Organization Overview
Founded in 1974, Metropolitan Career Center has helped more than 15,000 unemployed and underemployed Philadelphians start on the path to self-sufficiency. MCC provides programs in the Germantown and Center City section of Philadelphia, ranging from a four-week job readiness workshop to a 15-month Associate in Specialized Technology degree. National and regional organizations have recognized MCC?s success through awards for adult and youth programming, and for organizational excellence.

Specific Duties
1. Work with a diverse team to conceive and define programs and projects ripe for funding.
2. Proactively identify new foundation, corporate, and government grant opportunities.
3. Write proposals, reports, and other materials to fund and promote MCC.
4. Track and report submission and reporting deadlines.
5. Work with program staff to assure MCC achieves grant goals and reporting requirements.
6. Work with staff and volunteers to plan and implement events.
7. Work with Community Relations team to create publications for various audiences.
8. Maintain electronic and paper files on all current, prospective, and lapsed foundation, corporate and government funders.
9. Create opportunities for volunteers and/or interns to assist in the grants process, and supervise those volunteers and/or interns.

Qualifications
1. Success writing, managing and reporting grants and sponsorships from foundations, corporations and government agencies.
2. Excellent writing skills, with demonstrated ability to motivate and inspire through the written word.
3. Success managing complex projects to meet deadlines and performance requirements.
4. Ability to work comfortably in a diverse environment.

To apply, please send cover letter, r?sum? and one relevant writing sample to:

Kevin A. Peter, CFRE, CAP
Vice President for Community Relations
Metropolitan Career Center
kpeter@mcc2000.org