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Have A Favorite Charity? Tell Chase Community Giving
Posted by: | CommentsOne of My Favorite Charities: St. Bernard Project
A few months ago I wrote an article about the St. Bernard Project, citing it as an example of how private funding (and lots of donated labor, let’s not forget) can get your project off the ground and done. (Want to read about them and the house building drives they do…click here).
These guys are in the running for the $25K Gift as well as the $1 Million Gift sponsored by Chase Community Giving. If awarded the $1 Million, according to their figures, this could bring 66 families home in the coming year. Seems like this small organization is outpacing what the federal government is doing for the not-yet-over disaster-stricken New Orleans. You want to vote for these guys to be awarded the $1million? So do I.
Click here to vote for them to be awarded this gift.
SBP is a non-profit organization that seeks to help rebuild the hardest hit parts of New Orleans one house at a time. Scroll down to read their mission statement and their organization information. To keep up with them and check out what they do or go to http://www.stbernardproject.org/ ( or click here to read their facebook link).
Just a few days ago the deadline for the $25K Chase Community Giving voting campaign came and went. They announce omorrow (12/16/2009) which 100 charities received $25K each. (Click here – no earlier than 12/16 – to see who won ).
Now you can also vote at this site (click here) for the next round. Chase Community Giving is now offering $1Million in their next round of giving to charity. The dates you can vote are Jan 15-Jan 22. They announce the winner February 1, 2010 (click here in February to see who won the $1 Million Charity Gift.)
If you want to know how to nominate a charity for the $5 million giving initiative from Chase Community Giving, click here. You can click here if you are a charity and want to be in the running. To nominate your favorite charity, click here.
Don’t have a favorite foundation or charity? Look into the SBP. You could also look here for some ideas, or here, or here, just to get thoughts rolling on what exactly you want to fund.
For information on private funding, click here to read about the Foundation Center.
What Have You Been Gifted in terms of Funds ?
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Women Giving Women Cash- No Strings – to Help
Some circles gift $1000 per recipient, some $40,000. I know of circles that gift yet more…
Check out my recently published content on AC:
Women’s Circle Privately Funds Local Women and Girls
Surprising how much stuff comes up around money. Some feel there’s no way they would ever give anythign. There are others who feel it’s their obligation and social responsibility if/when better off than others. Others have never even thought of gifting another, say out of debt.
I have some questions for you… Click Read More..
Private Foundation Grants $1000 to an Individual for a Night Out at The Theater?
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Yes.
We want the details, and just how we can get $1000 for a night out.
Well, for full details, you must read on.
Litchfield Education Foundation, a private non-profit established in Litchfield , Connecticut, has granted over $90,000 since 2004 and has funded over 40 projects.
$22,000 was granted to Litchfield High School to purchase a functional solar photovoltaic system , install it on the roof of their cafeteria. This saves them about $1000 a year in electricity and the students will be able to analyze the electrical usage info they gather.
They have granted the Litchfield High School Robotics Team, after-school and weekend club activity, $5,500
for these 25 students who need materials for their projects in applied science and math and to enter a robot into the regional competition (it did not entirely meet the costs but covered the majority).
A total of $18,938.78 was granted to supply the K-12 school with 5 Digital Microscopes, 3 Large Network Printers & 3 Smart Boards. The microscopes are used to examine microscopic materials then to capture those images and manipulate the images to enhance the tudent’s understanding of scientific concepts. The Smart Boards are used by teachers to create highly interactive lessons which can be given to the students. The Large Format Network Printers, 24 x 50, can print out images captured on digital microscopes or graphed on Smart Boards.
AHHHH but there’s more: yes, they did grant $1000 for a theater trip. Yes it was to an individual.
WHat?!?
Is this Foundation just treating itself to a night out on the town on the gifts of its donors?
Are Government Grants The Only Way To Move Forward?
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5 Ways Women Can Find Extra Money
In today’s society, with more and more people losing jobs each day, it can be extremely hard to find a way to keep a steady flow of income.
Despite our shaky economy, women around the world are still able to experience a successful life, especially when it comes to their jobs. Many women in today’s world own small niche businesses that have the potential to generate quite a bit of profit.
Even though the economic outlook seems grim, there are plenty of ways for women to find extra money. Some of these methods may seem relatively simple but when using gender to their advantage, there are a lot of simple ways that sometimes get overlooked.
