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Private Grants Alert Stories posted week of 2/6/10 - 2/12/10

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Story of the Week

Volunteers Promote Reading by Matching Children's Books with Local Business Sponsors

With assistance from a growing roster of helpers, retired schoolteacher Madonna Ciocca is promoting child literacy as part of New Hampshire's Granite State Reading Council. She scrounges up and pays pennies for children's books that are collecting dust in publishers' warehouses -- remainders that ev... read more 02/08/2010 4:37 PM


Arts & Culture
(HOMELESS) Xcel Energy Foundation
  Deadline: Varies by program.    Formed in 2001 as the philanthropic arm of the Midwestern combination electricity and natural gas energy company, Xcel Energy Foundation oversees more than $15 million in funded charitable activities of Xcel Energy and its subsidiaries.  It provides a... read more 02/09/2010 03:38 AM
Education
(EDUCATION) O'Shaughnessy Foundation
  Deadline: Summer 2010.    The I.A. O'Shaughnessy Foundation provides funding for education and for homeless assistance programs.  The foundation is not accepting unsolicited applications, but expects to re-open its giving process after June 1, staffers tell us. The foundation is con... read more 02/08/2010 07:29 AM
Environment
(DIVERSITY) American Library Association
  Deadline: April 30.  The American Library Association (ALA) seeks proposals for its Diversity Research Grant program, which addresses critical gaps in the knowledge of diversity issues within library and information science. Applicants must be current ALA members, and proposals must address... read more 02/10/2010 12:56 PM
Homeless
(HOMELESS) Fred/Katherine Andersen Foundation
  Deadlines: Rolling.    The Fred C. and Katherine B. Andersen Foundation, an independent foundation, was founded in 1959 in Minnesota and funds a wide range of grants on a national basis. Focus areas include higher education, healthcare youth development and homelessness.    For... read more 02/09/2010 07:29 AM
Message From The Editor
(SPECIAL OFFER) Private Funding Fundamentals: An Interactive Audio Update
   President Obama has just announced a freeze on funding increases for a huge chunk of programs, many of which help organizations provide critically needed community services. And perhaps just this morning you've now been told you are now your organization's new grantwriter -- and your need for... read more 02/08/2010 1:27 PM
(SPECIAL OFFER) Private Funding Fundamentals: An Interactive Audio Update
  President Obama has just announced a freeze on funding increases for a huge chunk of programs, many of which help organizations provide critically needed community services. And perhaps just this morning you've now been told you are now your organization's new grantwriter -- and your need for fundin... read more 02/09/2010 3:24 PM
Minorities
(MINORITIES) Kellogg Corporate Citizenship Fund
  Deadline: Rolling.    Cereal maker the Kellogg Company is committed to excellence in legal education. Initiated in 2003, Kellogg's Law Fellows Program provides law school students the unique opportunity to study civil rights strategies by working in the NAACP's national legal department i... read more 02/06/2010 05:29 AM
Social Services
(YOUTH) General Mills Foundation
  Deadlines: Rolling. Since the General Mills Foundation was created, it has awarded over $390 million in philanthropic support.    The General Mills Foundation was created in 1954 to provide financial support to nonprofit organizations that create sustainable community improvement in the... read more 02/08/2010 07:29 AM
Underserved
(MINORITIES) The St. Paul Travelers Foundation
  Deadline: Rolling.    Travelers is one of the largest providers of property and casualty insurance products in the United States. The St. Paul Travelers Foundation funds a wide range of programs, particularly those designed to help the underserved and minorities.    Emphasis is... read more 02/09/2010 03:29 AM
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