2 days left .... Payless Giving Shoes for Kids

2 more days to apply for free shoes for your clients:

The 2008 Holiday Giving Campaign was established by Payless ShoeSource to provide new shoes to children in need throughout the United States. Payless will be awarding up to a total of $1 million in merchandise gift coupons to nonprofit organizations in order for its clients to receive new shoes for the holiday season. Coupons will be worth $15 each and allotments to each selected organization will be based on the size of their client base, their local/regional coverage area and the ratio of Payless ShoeSource stores within that coverage area.

Learn more, and apply for a grant, here:
http://www.paylessgives.com/

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Visionaries Wanted for Echoing Green Fellowship

From the folks at Echoing Green:

Visionaries Wanted for Echoing Green Fellowship
Do you have an incredible, new idea that could change your community, country, or world? Are you an entrepreneur who won't rest until your idea has been brought to life? Or a leader who has recently started an organization to do just that? If so, apply for an Echoing Green Fellowship. You could receive up to $90,000 in seed funding and support to launch a new organization that turns your innovative idea for social change into action.

Follow in the footsteps of the founders of Teach For America, City Year, and over 450 other social change organizations around the world and apply online. The deadline for submissions is December 1, 2008.

Watch the video: http://www.echoinggreen.org/video
Find out whether you qualify: http://www.echoinggreen.org/shouldyouapply
Questions? Contact Echoing Green at: apply@echoinggreen.org .

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Gates Foundation Grant Opportunities: Grand Challenges Explorations

Do you have what it takes to meet the 'Grand Challenges in Global Health'?

See this email below from the Gates Foundation, and then click here to learn more:
http://www.gcgh.org/explorations/Pages/Introduction.aspx

SEATTLE -- The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced today that it is now accepting grant proposals for Round 2 of Grand Challenges Explorations, a five-year US$100 million initiative to encourage bold and unconventional research on new global health solutions. Proposals for six topics will be accepted online at www.gcgh.org/explorations through November 2, 2008.

Round 2 follows on the heels of the initiative's first funding round, which closed in May of this year, and generated nearly 4,000 applications from scientists in more than 100 countries. Two new topics are being introduced in Round 2 along with the initial four topics from Round 1.

One of the primary objectives of Grand Challenges Explorations is to involve scientists around the world who do not typically work in global health. This includes those with innovative ideas in Africa, Asia, and other parts of the developing world; people working in the private sector; and young investigators.

The initiative uses an agile, accelerated grantmaking process. Applications are two pages, and preliminary data about the proposed research are not required. In addition, the online application process has been streamlined for Round 2.

The topic areas for which proposals will be accepted in Round 2 are:

Create new vaccines for diarrhea, HIV, malaria, pneumonia, and TB.


Create new tools to accelerate the eradication of malaria.


Create new ways to protect against infectious diseases, including alternatives to traditional vaccination.


Create new drugs and delivery systems to limit the emergence of resistance in the disease-causing agent.


Create new ways to prevent or cure HIV infection that fall outside current research on vaccines and other biomedical and behavior-change strategies.


Explore the basis for latency in TB, with the goal of discovering new ways to identify and eliminate latent infection.
The foundation and an independent group of reviewers will select the most innovative proposals, and grants will be awarded within approximately three months from the proposal submission deadline. Initial grants will be $100,000 each. Projects showing success will have the opportunity to receive additional funding of $1 million or more. Round 1 grants are expected to be announced in October.

Full descriptions of the topic areas and application instructions are available at www.gcgh.org/explorations.

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Nominations Invited for $1 Million Gates Award for Global Health

The Gates Award for Global Health was established by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to reward and exemplify organizations which have developed processes for improving health, especially in resource poor settings, with measurable results. The Award recognizes past achievements and the promise of continuing activity and improvement.

The deadline for submitting nominations is Friday, Oct. 31, 2008.

The Award will be presented in Washington, D.C. at a special Awards Ceremony during the Global Health Council's Annual International Conference, May 26-30, 2009.

More info here:
http://www.globalhealth.org/conference/view_top.php3?id=749

Oh, the prize? $1,000,000.

See previous winners here:
http://www.gatesfoundation.org/GlobalHealth/RelatedInfo/GatesAward/default.htm

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May Grant Opportunities

Thanks to ChristianGrants.com for these May Grant Opportunities:

Dollar General Back-to-School Grants

Dollar General is accepting applications for the Back-to-School
Grants program. This program provides funding to help schools meet some of the financial challenges they face when implementing new programs, or purchasing new equipment, materials, or software for the school library or literacy program. Applications for grants of up to $5,000 will be accepted from throughout Dollar General's 35-state service territory. All applications must be received by June
12, 2008. To learn more, visit the website provided above.

Staples Education Grant
The Staples Foundation for Learning is accepting applications for the next round of 2008 funding. The Foundation provides funding to nonprofit organizations for programs that support or provide job skills and/or education for all people, with a special emphasis on disadvantaged youth. Applications will be accepted online from organizations throughout the U.S. (excluding Hawaii and Alaska) between June 2 and June 16, 2008. The next deadline is October 24, 2008. To learn more, visit the website provided above.

CVS Pharmacy Community Involvement
Community Grants target effective and innovative programs that align with our philanthropic values and criteria. To ensure that we make a positive impact, the 2008 Community Grants Program will focus on these two key areas:
- Programs targetting children under the age of 18 with disabilities including:

• Health and Rehabilitation Services


• Public schools promoting a greater level of inclusion in student
  activities and extracurricular activities


• Creating opportunities or facilities which give greater access to physical
  movement and play


• Healthcare services for uninsured people

Deadline: June 15th, 2008

Walgreens Community Giving
Most Walgreen grants are made to eligible nonprofits working in local Walgreen communities. A portion of the budget is reserved for select national organizations. Walgreens awards grants in the following program areas: non-hospital based health agencies, Walgreens One-on-One tutorial programs in inner city neighborhoods where we operate, and a small share is reserved for eligible community and social service agencies that serve areas where Walgreens has a significant presence. Health is our major area of focus, and the largest share of our annual contributions budget is allocated to programs that address the health needs of our patients.

Deadline: Open

Lego Children's Fund
The LEGO Children's Fund will provide grants quarterly for collaborative programs, either in part or in total, with a special interest in providing matching funds to leverage new dollars into the receiving organization. We will give priority consideration to programs that both meet our goals and are supported in volunteer time and effort by our employees.

The Foundation awards grants to qualified tax-exempt organizations (as determined under section 501(c) (3) of the Internal Revenue code) including educational organizations as defined in USC 26 § 170 (C) with specific, identifiable needs primarily in these areas of support:

• Early childhood education and development


• Technology and communication projects that advance learning opportunities


• Sport or athletic programs that concentrate on underserved youth

Grant Amount: Most awards are between $500 and $5,000

Deadline: None

Gannett Foundation Community Grants
The Gannett Foundation's mission is to invest in the future of the communities in which Gannett does business, and in the future of our industry. They value projects that take a creative approach to fundamental issues such as education and neighborhood improvement, economic development, youth development, community problem-solving, assistance to disadvantaged
people, environmental conservation and cultural enrichment.

Eligibility: 501(c)(3) organizations in neighborhoods where Gannett has a newspaper or tv station.

Preferred Approach: Complete the application form available from the website, attach your proposal and send it to the newspaper publisher or TV station in your area. A list of newspapers and TV stations is available on the website.Deadline: There are three deadlines per year: January 15th, May 15th and August 15th.

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The Harry Chapin Self-Reliance Awards

Thanks to the Foundation Center's Philanthropy News Daily - Requests for Proposals for this notice:

The Harry Chapin Self-Reliance Awards program, a partnership of World Hunger Year and the Harry Chapin Foundation, distributes cash grants to outstanding grassroots organizations in the United States that have moved beyond charity to creating change in their communities. Organi- zations selected as Harry Chapin Self-Reliance Award winners are judged for their innovative and creative approaches to fighting domestic hunger and poverty by empowering people and building self-reliance.

Applicants must have 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status. The total bud- get for the program cannot exceed $500,000. Applicant organiza- tions' programs must go beyond emergency food, shelter, and other types of assistance to address the root causes of poverty. The program will not consider applications from organizations provid- ing only emergency services.

Grant amounts will range up to a maximum of $7,000 each.

WHY will include program applicants in a database that allows information sharing among community-based organizations, the media, funders, and government agencies. See the WHY Web site for complete program information and application instructions.

RFP Link:
http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/15012802/worldhunger




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$1 million gift to teachers of the classics

Congratulations to Drs. Larry and Claudia Allums on the Dallas Institute's recent $1 million donation to its Teachers Academy. The Academy enrolls around 60 teachers each summer who focus on classic works. Applications are due by April 19, 2008.

I had the great pleasure of discussing the Allums' work with my dear friend, Dr. Willard Spiegelman, over lunch yesterday at the always wonderful Monica's Aca y Alla. We are both grateful that Dallas is home to such a fine institution, one of the few places in Dallas where conversations are more likely to be about poetry than football.

Read more about the Dallas Institute here.

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Free Website Giveaway - HotPress Web

I received an email earlier this week from Steve Thiel, managing partner of HotPress Web, a web marketing company in Denver Colorado. His company is donating a custom website to one charity, church, or non-profit on September 31.

More information here:

Denver Colorado Free Website Giveaway - HotPress Web

They do this every quarter. They are accepting applications until September 30, 2007 and will be selecting an organization the following day.

The last website they donated was to the Cunningham Foundation:

http://www.cunninghamfoundation.org

I was very impressed by this promotion, and took a look through some of their sites. All seem to be very high quality.

This donation is valued around $5,000.

I encourage you all to consider applying ... I checked, and it's open to all non-profits in the US (not just Colorado).

Call for Articles... Inspire Change

I received the following from Candace Gray of Gray Consulting Group. You can see previous issues here:

http://www.inspirechange.net/

Don't have time to put together a full blog, but have some thoughts to share about fundraising and nonprofit management? This is a great opportunity to share your wisdom with the world.

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"We are currently accepting articles for future issues of Inspire Change. As you may recall, Inspire Change is a quarterly, electronic publication designed to provide practical information to nonprofits in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. Developed by Gray Consulting Group, the purpose of the webzine is to communicate best practices and new ideas that improve the performance of nonprofits. Articles will be geared toward the interest of staff, volunteers, board members and supporters of nonprofits.

Submission Guidelines
"We seek articles from local and national experts with knowledge on various aspects of nonprofit management and programming. We desire contributors with a passion for serving the nonprofit community, including nonprofit executives, consultants, funders and others. Content may include "how to" articles on subjects such as fundraising, leadership development, board development and program innovation.

"In addition, the publication seeks articles that provide the Dallas/Fort Worth perspective on issues such as education, economic development, faith- based initiatives, youth development and affordable housing. Articles should be thought-provoking, solution-oriented and practical. Articles must not be strongly promotional in nature. The length should range from 500 to 1,000 words. Shorter articles such as book and technology reviews are also welcomed. There is no compensation for articles published, however, authors do receive a byline at the end of the article with a website link and contact information.

"To be considered for the next edition, articles must be submitted by August 17th, 2007. 2007. Please contact (Candace Gray) at 214-275-7510 or cgray@candacegray.biz if you have any questions."

DUE FRIDAY 13th: Fresh Ideas: Improving the Health of Immigrant and Refugee Communities

This is a great initiative that will likely fund some cutting-edge programs. The initial proposal is fairly brief, so even last-minute grantwriters should be able to get something in.

Open Calls For Proposals: Fresh Ideas: Improving the Health of Immigrant and Refugee Communities

Thanks to RWJF for making it so easy to know exactly what the foundation wants, for simplifying the proposal process and especially for providing ample notification time. They have a wonderful email notification service that is extremely easy to use:

http://www.rwjf.org/applications/solicited/cfplist.jsp

I got my proposal in -- did you? :)