AgriWellness, Inc.
1210 7th St., Ste. C
Harlan, IA 51537
712-235-6100
Award Amount: $50,000
Project Period: 9/30/2006 – 9/29/2007
Organizational Description:
AgriWellness, Inc. was chosen to govern and serve as the administrative
entity for Sowing Seeds of Hope Regional Network. The Network
is a collaborative of state and local grassroots faith-based
and community organizations and governmental agencies that provides
behavioral health and related services to agricultural communities.
Grant Purpose:
AgriWellness, Inc. will build capacity in the area of revenue development strategies. The
goal of the project is to establish a comprehensive, coordinated formula of federal, state,
private, and local funding streams and in-kind resources. This will be accomplished through assessment workshops for state partners. Each state partner will coordinate the
distribution of the revenue development assessment to state coalition members,
participate in the revenue development workshop, coordinate and participate in state
coalition technical assistance workshops, and provide leadership in the implementation of
fundraising processes and techniques.
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Alpha House
PO Box 712
Taft, CA 93268
775-828-5008
Award Amount: $50,000
Project Period: 9/30/2006 – 9/29/2007
Organizational Description:
Alpha House is a small emergency shelter with the capacity for four families or nine
individuals that serves homeless individuals and victims of domestic violence. It provides
referrals for counseling, advocacy, job-seeking assistance, and help in locating housing. It
also runs an emergency hotline and holds classes for victims of domestic violence.
Grant Purpose:
Alpha House will build capacity by: hiring staff; providing fundraising training to the
staff and board of directors, and developing a fundraising plan; providing leadership
development training to the board of directors; and upgrading the Web site.
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Angel Flight Mid-Atlantic
4620 Haygood Rd., Ste. 1
Virginia Beach, VA 23455
757-271-2294
Award Amount: $50,000
Project Period: 9/30/2006 – 9/29/2007
Organizational Description:
Angel Flight Mid-Atlantic is a non-profit charitable organization of pilots, volunteers,
and friends that serves patients in need, patients’ families, and health care
organizations. We provide free air transport, for legitimate, charitable, medically related
needs, to specialized medical facilities for evaluation, diagnosis, treatment, and
rehabilitation. This service is available to people in the Mid-Atlantic who are financially
distressed, or who are in a time-critical, non-emergency situation due to their medical
condition.
Grant Purpose:
Angel Flight Mid-Atlantic will build its capacity by: conducting leadership and rural
outreach training for three board members; upgrading and revising software and the Web
site; creating a newsletter to keep volunteer pilots informed; and recruiting and training
eight volunteers to serve as community representatives who will work to increase
community awareness and undertake pilot recruitment.
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Angel Flight Tennessee
136 Mountain View Circle
Hampton, TN 37658
423-725-3838
Award Amount: $50,000
Project Period: 9/30/2006 – 9/29/2007
Organizational Description:
Angel Flight Tennessee is a four-year old 501(c)(3) non-profit charitable organization of
pilots, volunteers, and friends that serves patients in need, patients’ families, and health
care organizations. We provide free air transport, for legitimate, charitable, medically
related needs, to specialized medical facilities for evaluation, diagnosis, treatment, and
rehabilitation. This service is available to people in Tennessee who are financially
distressed, or who are in a time-critical, non-emergency situation due to their medical
condition.
Grant Purpose:
Angel Flight Tennessee will build capacity by: conducting leadership
and rural outreach training for three board members; upgrading
and revising software and the Web site; creating a newsletter
to keep volunteer pilots informed; and recruiting and training
eight volunteers to serve as community representatives who will
work to increase community awareness and undertake pilot recruitment.
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Angel Flight Virginia
4620 Haygood Rd., Ste. 1
Virginia Beach, VA 23455
757-857-6266
Award Amount: $50,000
Project Period: 9/30/2006 – 9/29/2007
Organizational Description:
Angel Flight Virginia is a seven-year old 501(c)(3) non-profit charitable organization of
pilots, volunteers, and friends that serves patients in need, patients’ families, and health care organizations. We provide free air transport, for legitimate, charitable, medically
related needs, to specialized medical facilities for evaluation, diagnosis, treatment, and
rehabilitation. This service is available to people in Virginia who are financially
distressed, or who are in a time-critical, non-emergency situation due to their medical
condition.
Grant Purpose:
Angel Flight Virginia will build capacity by: conducting leadership and rural outreach
training for fourteen board members; upgrading and revising software and the Web site;
creating a newsletter to keep volunteer pilots informed; and recruiting and training eight
volunteers to serve as community representatives who will work to increase community
awareness and undertake pilot recruitment.
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Angel Ranch, Inc.
PO Box 120
Oxford, MS 38655
662-234-3320
Award Amount: $50,000
Project Period: 9/30/2006 – 9/29/2007
Organizational Description:
The purpose of Angel Ranch is to provide emergency shelter for up to forty-five days to
children placed in foster care. Its activities to date have focused on promoting awareness
for this need in the community.
Grant Purpose:
Angel Ranch has identified two critical areas for capacity building efforts under this
grant. To address these areas, the organization will hire a consultant to conduct an
assessment of the organization’s gaps in leadership and organizational development. It
will then pursue training and development opportunities for its board of directors in the
areas of governance and board roles in successful non-profits. In addition, the executive
director will work with an executive coach, for one year, to receive guidance and
assistance in developing an organizational manual for operations. A board manual and a
strategic plan for the organization will also emerge from these efforts.
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ASSIST! to Independence
PO Box 4133
Tuba City, AZ 86045
928-283-6261
Award Amount: $50,000
Project Period: 9/30/2006 – 9/29/2007
Organizational Description:
ASSIST! is an independent living center and assistive technology center for Native
Americans with disabilities who reside in remote and rural communities.
Grant Purpose:
ASSIST! will build capacity by: hiring with a project consultant
to assess training needs and facilitate leadership training;
and conducting a “hands-on” project with the board
of directors to apply knowledge, skills, and techniques learned
via quarterly training.
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Border Area Mental Health Services, Inc.
PO Box 1349
Silver City, NM 88062
505-574-4653
Award Amount: $50,000
Project Period: 9/30/2006 – 9/29/2007
Organizational Description:
Border Area Mental Health Services, Inc.’s mission is to empower people to realize their
potential through confidential and professional outpatient and home-based behavioral
health services. They provide service and specialized assessment, emergency and nonemergency
mental health evaluations, support services, counseling, family services, life
skills, crisis intervention, children/adolescent care, and victim evaluation.
Grant Purpose:
Border Area Mental Health Services, Inc. will build capacity by: restructuring the
management system to strengthen communication and increase organizational
effectiveness and efficiency; refining roles and responsibilities, establishing better
communication flow, and training supervisors; and developing a comprehensive human
resources system to address staff retention and recruitment.
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Casa Mia Ranch,
Inc.
246 XYZ Ranch Rd.
Silver City, NM 88061-5125
505-388-4025
Award Amount: $50,000
Project Period: 9/30/2006 – 9/29/2007
Organizational Description:
Casa Mia Ranch serves special needs populations through the use of equine-assisted
psychotherapy and adventure-based education programs. The principle clientele at CMR
are youth and families who are referred from state human service agencies, school
programs, mental health agencies, the juvenile probation system, etc.
Grant Purpose:
Casa Mia Ranch will focus its capacity building efforts in the following critical areas by:
obtaining needed certifications for key staff; providing the executive director with
additional non-profit management and supervisor training; sending staff to relevant skillbuilding
trainings; training development staff and board members in grant writing,
planned giving strategies, and donor solicitation; planning and implementing a program
evaluation system; and upgrading its financial management system.
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Catholic Charities
of Livingston County
10 Chapel St.
Mt. Morris, NY 14510
585-658-4466
Award Amount: $42,298
Project Period: 9/30/2006 – 9/29/2007
Organizational Description:
Catholic Charities of Livingston County, based upon a recognition by the Diocese of
Rochester and Diocesan Catholic Charities, began as a grassroots organization to provide
emergency assistance to the poor and needy. It is now a multi-service agency with eleven
active programs serving the needs of homeless and very low-income families and
individuals.
Grant Purpose:
CCLC will improve its capacity by hiring a volunteer coordinator for thirty-five hours per
week to recruit, screen, and train new volunteers; schedule and coordinate volunteer
services; serve as a liaison between program directors and volunteers; oversee volunteer
evaluation and recognition; and maintain an agency planning calendar for volunteer
services. The funds will also be used to purchase a computer and software training
materials for volunteers.
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Champions Recovery Alternative Programs, Inc.
700 North Irwin St.
Hanford, CA 93230
559-583-9300
Award Amount: $48,500
Project Period: 9/30/2006 – 9/29/2007
Organizational Description:
Champions Recovery Alternative Programs, Inc. provides services to teens and young
adults who struggle with alcohol, drugs, violence, and other life-controlling issues, as
well as to their families.
Grant Purpose:
Champions Recovery Alternative Programs, Inc., will build its
capacity by developing revenue strategies; updating policies;
performing a financial audit; training staff; and implementing
a quality assurance monitoring system. In addition, the computer
and telephone systems will be updated.
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Christmas Village Foundation
112 Overlook Pointe Dr.
Ridgeland, MS 39157
601-853-7687
Award Amount: $48,376
Project Period: 9/30/2006 – 9/29/2007
Organizational Description:
Christmas Village Foundation is a non-profit organization, located in Madison County,
Miss., that provides housing for women aged 18–24 who face unexpected pregnancies.
They also provide abstinence education programs in area schools and churches.
Grant Purpose:
Christmas Village Foundation will build capacity by developing a training program for
staff and volunteers; developing an advisory board; obtaining program evaluation skills;
purchasing IT materials, equipment, and software; and recruiting and training volunteers.
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Clinical Outcomes Group, Inc.
307 North Second St.
Pottsville, PA 17901
570-628-6990
Award Amount: $50,000
Project Period: 9/30/2006 – 9/29/2007
Organizational Description:
Clinical Outcomes Group, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization whose mission is to
improve the health of rural communities in Central Pennsylvania.
Grant Purpose:
Clinical Outcomes Group will build capacity by: obtaining the Pennsylvania Association
of Non-Profit Organizations Standards for Excellence certification to build the
capabilities of the Board of Directors; upgrading information technology and
communication capacity; and upgrading fiscal and human resources policies.
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Community
Caring, Inc.
1441 Maple Dr.
Fairview, MI 48621
989-848-2843
Award Amount: $50,000
Project Period: 9/30/2006 –
9/29/2007
Organizational Description:
Community Caring is a faith-based service organization with a mission of serving people
and families in communities facing great need.
Grant Purpose:
Community Caring, Inc. will build capacity by: training staff in community development
using workshops and the Smart Money program; and contracting services for ten months
of grant research, identification, donor management, and fund development training.
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Community Children's Project
245 W. Gill St.
Jackson, WY 83001
307-733-5346
Award Amount: $50,000
Project Period: 9/30/2006 –
9/29/2007
Organizational Description:
Community Children's Project provides educational child care
and related services to children and their families.
Grant Purpose:
Community Children's Project will build capacity by: providing training and on-going
mentoring for teachers, including monitoring of progress; and coordinating with
community services agencies and one staff member to collect and analyze data for
program evaluation.
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Community Connections, Inc.
307 Federal St., Ste. 305
Bluefield, WV 24701
304-324-0456
Award Amount: $50,000
Project Period: 9/30/2006 –
9/29/2007
Organizational Description:
Community Connections, Inc.’s mission is to provide comprehensive tobacco control and
cessation programs through local and regional coalitions.
Grant Purpose:
Community Connections, Inc. will build capacity by: training staff and volunteers in
smokeless tobacco prevention education and distributing education models to coalition
partners; increasing the organization’s cultural competence to conduct tobacco prevention
programs for African Americans; and developing a logo and Web site to increase
community awareness and engagement.
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Community
Development Corporation of Southwest Georgia
PO Box 582
Colquitt, GA 39837
229-758-9633
Award Amount: $50,000
Project Period: 9/30/2006 –
9/29/2007
Organizational Description:
The Community Development Corporation of Southwest Georgia is a non-profit
organization that assists in community growth and development. The CDC is a HUDcertified
community housing development corporation.
Grant Purpose:
CDC will build capacity by: creating an organizational policy
and procedure manual to streamline organizational activities
(e.g., fiscal controls, human resources, information technology,
and staff training, etc.); developing a business/strategy plan;
and providing training for the executive director and administrative
assistant to enhance the organization’s grant management.
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Crowned for
Victory, Inc.
1801 Milford Way
Marietta, GA 30008
770-431-1615
Award Amount: $50,000
Project Period: 9/30/2006 –
9/29/2007
Organizational Description:
Crowned for Victory addresses the needs of distressed communities
by conducting workshops, training, and seminars with married
couples, singles, and youth within churches and organizations
that service the low-income population.
Grant Purpose:
Crowned for Victory will increase capacity by: obtaining a 501(c)(3)
certification; establishing fiscal controls; implementing an
information technology system for staff; and providing professional
development for board members, staff, and volunteers.
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Dona Ana County
Colonias Development Council
1050 Monte Vista
Las Cruces, NM 88001
505-647-2744
Award Amount: $50,000
Project Period: 9/30/2006 –
9/29/2007
Organizational Description:
Dona Ana County Colonias Development Council is a leading grassroots
communitybased organization working to improve conditions in
south New Mexico’s colonias.
Grant Purpose:
CDC will build staff capacity by: hiring a CPA consultant to
assist staff in developing a financial system, and by purchasing
software that will be used to track program expenses.
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Family Builders
of Idaho, Inc.
1447 Lowell Dr.
Idaho Falls, ID 83402
208-523-5163
Award Amount: $50,000
Project Period: 9/30/2006 –
9/29/2007
Organizational Description:
Family Builders of Idaho, Inc. provides services that strengthen
families, marriages, and the general relationship-building skills
of youth and adults in rural communities.
Grant Purpose:
Family Builders of Idaho, Inc. will improve its capacity by:
furnishing and preparing its office to support the organization,
including organizing financial systems and written policies;
hiring staff to implement community engagement efforts and develop
and provide leadership training to Board members; training staff
in grant writing; identifying and building relationships with
volunteers and organizations in the target community; acquiring
necessary equipment such as computers and printers to support
organizational functions; and building a Web site to serve as
a resource center and e-newsletter.
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First Choice
Clinic
1351 Page Dr., Ste. 205
Fargo, ND 58103
701-237-5902
Award Amount: $45,238
Project Period: 9/30/2006 – 9/29/2007
Organizational Description:
First Choice Clinic is a non-profit, faith-based pregnancy help
clinic that provides lifeaffirming health services and educational
programs to women and families throughout the state of North
Dakota. The clinic offers a program that addresses healthy parenting
skills, as well as relationship and marriage education. The
clinic also offers abstinence education information at public
schools and faith-based entities.
Grant Purpose:
First Choice Clinic will build its capacity by: establishing
a satellite location in the Devil’s Lake area of North
Dakota. Specific activities include conducting a needs assessment
and community asset mapping; developing a business plan; and
training board members in leadership and administration. Funds
will also be put toward pursuing staff training in grant writing.
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First Presbyterian
Church
7 Poncha Blvd.
Salida, CO 81201
719-539-6422
Award Amount: $50,000
Project Period: 9/30/2006 – 9/29/2007
Organizational Description:
First Presbyterian Church provides social services to impoverished
populations through The Lazarus Project, its poverty eradication
ministry. This ministry provides direct assistance in the form
of a food pantry and financial assistance for rent, gasoline,
lodging, and medicine. The Strengthening Families Project is
a component of The Lazarus Project that will provide various
family services to at-risk populations of Salida.
Grant Purpose:
First Presbyterian Church will build its capacity in two critical
areas: program development and community engagement. Specific
strategies include: developing a family-to-family mentoring
curriculum, including educating church members to
effectively mentor and coach high-risk families in the community;
developing evaluation tools to measure program outcomes; and
building a collaborative partnership with Chaffee County Health
and Human Services for referrals, case planning, and resource
sharing to promote better outcomes for high poverty, high-risk
families.
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Footprints
In Time
805 Mitchell St.
Lake City, MI 49651
775-828-5008 ext 11
Award Amount: $50,000
Project Period: 9/30/2006 – 9/29/2007
Organizational Description:
Footprints In Time serves physically, mentally, and emotionally
challenged individuals and their caregivers. FIT’s offerings
include occupational therapy geared toward improving skills
that lead to greater independence.
Grant Purpose:
FIT will build capacity by: hiring a part-time staff member
to create a funding development plan, which will include training
in grant writing, grassroots fundraising techniques, and the
development of a solid donor base. FIT will also take measures
to create an organizational Web site, expand its Board of Directors
by adding six new members, and develop a staff/volunteer policy
handbook.
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Full Circle
of Lake County, Inc.
PO Box 622
Leadville, CO 80461
719-486-2400
Award Amount: $50,000
Project Period: 9/30/2006 –
9/29/2007
Organizational Description:
Full Circle of Lake County, Inc. promotes healthy attitudes
and behavior for at-risk youth and their parents through mentoring,
leadership programs, and parenting classes.
Grant Purpose:
Full Circle of Lake County, Inc. will build its capacity by:
upgrading technology to accommodate growing program needs and
to meet reporting requirements; creating a database to track
donors and improve donor relationships; training staff to use
the database; and instituting regular maintenance and data backup
procedures to safeguard files.
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Higgy Foundation
355 Mountain View St.
Fillmore, CA 93015
805-524-507
Award Amount: $50,000
Project Period: 9/30/2006 – 9/29/2007
Organizational Description:
Higgy Foundation helps youth and their parents set positive
goals, avoid unhealthy lifestyle choices, and contribute to
the community.
Grant Purpose:
Higgy Foundation will build capacity by: hiring the consulting
firm Paladin Principle to assess the foundation’s missions,
plans, and programs; training staff and new volunteers to be
program instructors; and hiring an independent consultant to
document the current programs and develop new programs.
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Low Vision
Montana, Inc.
PO Box 864
Helena, MT 59624
406-461-6398
Award Amount: $48,600
Project Period: 9/30/2006 –
9/29/2007
Organizational Description:
Low Vision Montana is an organization that primarily provides
information and referral services for individuals with visual
impairment. Other services include skill instruction, technology
demonstration, and peer counseling.
Grant Purpose:
Low Vision will build its capacity by: providing professional
training to six to ten volunteers in the areas of community-based
information and referral services; developing a three-year strategic
plan; developing and implementing a program evaluation of information
and referral services; and publishing the evaluation findings.
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Lutheran Family
Services of Nebraska
124 South 24th St., Ste. 230
Omaha, NE 68102
402-342-7038
Award Amount: $49,984
Project Period: 9/30/2006 –
9/29/2007
Organizational Description:
Lutheran Family Services of Nebraska provides quality human
care services that build and strengthen individual, family,
and community life.
Grant Purpose:
Lutheran Family Services of Nebraska will build capacity by:
hiring a resource development specialist to provide resource
development and community engagement services; building relationships
with local organizations and individual residents in order to
build support for the program and strengthen collaboration;
and recruiting and training new volunteers.
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Miner County
Community Revitalization
109 N. Main St.
Howard, SD 57349
605-772-5153
Award Amount: $49,856
Project Period: 9/30/2006 –
9/29/2007
Organizational Description:
Miner County Community Revitalization is a non-profit organization
that creates and implements a county-wide strategic plan, with
a focus on building wealth, expanding financial assets, developing
human and social assets, and creating affordable life-cycle
housing.
Grant Purpose:
Miner County Community Revitalization and the Howard School
District will partner to engage youth in new and meaningful
ways to promote positive youth outcomes and community engagement.
The project will build capacity by: completing an assessment
to identify needs/issues with the school’s current curriculum;
designing a new curriculum; and completing a project evaluation
for action step identification.
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Montana Mental
Health Association, Inc.
25 S. Ewing St., #206
Helena, MT 59601
406-587-7774
Award Amount: $50,000
Project Period: 9/30/2006 – 9/29/2007
Organizational Description:
Montana Mental Health Association is a 501(c)(3) community-based
organization. Its mission is to educate and advocate for the
mental health of children and adults in Montana.
Grant Purpose:
MMHA will use funding to improve the capacity of Montana’s
community-based system of local and regional organizations who
seek to strengthen mental health, including substance abuse
services. The association plans to provide six trainings and
follow up technical assistance to the state’s Service
Area Authorities, who will, in turn, communicate this information
to the twenty-seven Local Advisory Councils that comprise the
state’s current mental health system. Training will be
focused on leadership development, organizational development,
program development, fundraising and community outreach.
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Newaygo County
Community Services
6308 S. Warner Ave.
Fremont, MI 49412
231-924-0641
Award Amount: $50,000
Project Period: 9/30/2006 – 9/29/2007
Organizational Description:
Newaygo County Community Services is a private non-profit organization
seeking to improve the lives of the residents and communities
of Newaygo country.
Grant Purpose:
NCCS will build its capacity by: providing professional development
training for staff and volunteers; hiring a part-time assistant
to provide administrative support; developing tools and techniques
for required outcomes (e.g., evaluating and improving data capture
and reporting); increasing partner agency participation; training
volunteer managers by hosting volunteer management training;
and creating a revenue development strategy.
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Nogales Community
Development Corporation
124B N. Terrace Ave.
Nogales, AZ 85621
520-397-9219
Award Amount: $50,000
Project Period: 9/30/2006 – 9/29/2007
Organizational Description:
Nogales Community Development Corporation provides low-income
housing counseling services to residents of the poor neighborhoods
in Santa Cruz County, which borders Mexico. These services help
to reduce unemployment rates, and stabilize neighborhoods through
home ownership.
Grant Purpose:
NCDC will build its capacity by: hiring a contractor to develop
a bilingual (English/Spanish) “train the trainer”
curriculum; developing culturally-appropriate technical assistance;
obtaining HUD housing counseling certification and staff training;
and developing a public/private/foundation revenue development
plan.
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North Dakota
Children's Caucus
410 E. Thayer Ave., Ste. 2
Bismarck, ND 58502
701-224-8090
Award Amount: $50,000
Project Period: 9/30/2006 –
9/29/2007
Organizational Description:
The mission of North Dakota Children’s Caucus is to improve
the lives of North Dakota’s children through public education
and advocacy.
Grant Purpose:
North Dakota Children's Caucus will build its capacity by hiring
a fund development specialist to develop a fundraising/donation
strategy and to identify federal and state grant programs that
for which the organization is eligible to apply. Additionally,
funding will be used to rent office space to carry out program
activities.
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Northwest
Immigrant Rights Project
615 Second Ave., Ste. 400
Seattle, WA 98104
206-957-8624
Award Amount: $47,384
Project Period: 9/30/2006 –
9/29/2007
Organizational Description:
Northwest Immigrant Rights Project’s mission is to advance
the legal rights and dignity of Washington State’s low-income
immigrants by pursuing and preserving their legal status.
Grant Purpose:
Northwest Immigrant Rights Project will build its capacity by:
training staff in management skills; strengthening comprehensive
communication through updated technology, including the addition
of a videoconferencing system for coordination between its Granger
and Seattle offices; improving the effectiveness of information
technology (software and hardware); and integrating all staff
at the Granger office into the organization’s strategic
planning process, thereby facilitating greater collaboration
with the Seattle leadership office headquarters.
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Okanogan Behavioral
Health Care
1007 Koala Dr.
Omak, WA 98841
509-886-4607
Award Amount: $50,000
Project Period: 9/30/2006 –
9/29/2007
Organizational Description:
Okanogan Behavioral Health Care’s mission is to provide
behavioral health care services to Okanogan County in Washington
State.
Grant Purpose:
Okanogan Behavioral Health Care will build its capacity by:
conducting a retreat for board members to develop short- and
long-term fundraising plans, including needed training; producing
a community needs assessment to identify existing gaps in services
and the community’s perceptions of the organization; developing
a community engagement plan based on the results of the needs
assessment, especially focused on changing perceptions of behavioral
health care; recruiting volunteers to help with events and fundraising;
purchasing a software component in order to track donations
and meet audit standards; and training staff on use of the software.
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Omaha Nation
Community Response Team
PO Box 292
Walthill, NE 68067
402-846-5344
Award Amount: $50,000
Project Period: 9/30/2006 – 9/29/2007
Organizational Description:
Omaha Nation Community Response Team provides expertise on topics
related to nonprofit management, structure, and compliance,
financial management and controls, and sustainability.
Grant Purpose:
Omaha Nation Community Response Team will build its capacity
by: hiring a financial consultant to expand its existing system
of financial management; developing a system of fiscal accountability;
and providing training and technical assistance to the executive
director regarding financial management systems.
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Palouse Industries,
Inc.
1235 SE Professional Mall Blvd.
Pullman, WA 99163
509-332-6561
Award Amount: $44,773
Project Period: 9/30/2006 –
9/29/2007
Organizational Description:
Palouse Industries, Inc. is a non-profit organization providing
support to adults with disabilities and families with disabled
children, broken down into three divisions: 1) the Adult Division
provides education and employment-related services; 2) Early
Learning Services provides developmental screening and evaluations,
early intervention therapies for children ages 0–5, child
care, and family resource coordination; and 3) Young Children
and Families Programs provide home-based early learning, parental
education, and family support services.
Grant Purpose:
Palouse Industries, Inc. will build its capacity by: obtaining
staff training on fundraising strategies and outcomes-based
planning and management; designing a fundraising plan; and developing
a data capture and outcomes reporting system.
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Progressive
Options, Inc.
657 SW Coast Highway
Newport, OR 97365
541-574-0384
Award Amount: $50,000
Project Period: 9/30/2006 – 9/29/2007
Organizational Description:
Progressive Options, Inc. is a state-certified independent living
center operated by volunteers. Its mission is to help people
with disabilities to live independently and become productive,
fully participating members of society.
Grant Purpose:
Progressive Options, Inc. will build its capacity by: hiring
an executive director; training board members in leadership
skills; creating a volunteer recruitment and training program;
improving its strategic planning, including a review and adjustment
of mission and vision statements and strategic plans; improving
evaluation; and developing a revenue development plan and a
community engagement plan.
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Red Cliff
Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians
88385 Pike Rd.
Bayfield, WI 54814
715-779-3755
Award Amount: $50,000
Project Period: 9/30/2006 –
9/29/2007
Organizational Description:
Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians’ mission
is to translate indigenous teachings into life-long learning
experiences.
Grant Purpose:
Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians will build
its capacity by: providing strategic planning skills training
to board members, staff, and community leaders; increasing the
engagement of community agencies and individual tribal members;
producing a comprehensive strategic plan so that the organization
has the processes in place to meet goals and changing community
needs; and creating and implementing an evaluation process.
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Rural Appalachian
Improvement League, Inc.
300 Front St.
Mullens, WV 25882
540-344-4750
Award Amount: $50,000
Project Period: 9/30/2006 – 9/29/2007
Organizational Description:
Rural Appalachian Improvement League, Inc. serves the economically
depressed families living in the south coal field region of
West Virginia. RAIL provides local employment opportunities
and training for adults supported by social programs.
Grant Purpose:
RAIL, will build its capacity by, hiring an Executive Director
to evaluate existing programs; instituting general and financial
management by designing and implementing an efficient accounting
system for the organization.
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Rural Compassion
1753 W. State Hwy. J #140
Ozark, MO 65721
417-582-2231
Award Amount: $50,000
Project Period: 9/30/2006 – 9/29/2007
Organizational Description:
Rural Compassion’s mission is to break the cycles of poverty
in rural, distressed communities by helping the faith community
form partnerships with local social service providers.
Grant Purpose:
Rural Compassion will build its capacity by: hiring a staff
project director to oversee develop, monitor, and evaluate effective
strategies for addressing rural poverty; creating and implementing
a program of community interdenominational partnerships in selected
cities; purchasing a LCD Projector for use in community training
presentations; publishing results and outcome data from program
experiences; and developing and conducting nationwide trainings
to disseminate new proven strategies gleaned from the program
experiences.
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Samaritan
House, Inc.
PO Box 1687
Las Vegas, NM 87701
505-454-1390
Award Amount: $50,000
Project Period: 9/30/2006 – 9/29/2007
Organizational Description:
Samaritan House, Inc. is a non-profit organization that provides
social services to the homeless and low-income population.
Grant Purpose:
Samaritan House will improve its capacity in the areas of organizational
development and revenue development by hiring an accountant,
human resources manager, and resource developer. These staff
will be responsible for: developing a professionally approved
accounting and financial management system; training staff on
accounting techniques and grant writing; conducting a “time-study”
to determine the amount of staff time spent on different programs
to facilitate record keeping; conducting an organizational audit;
and creating an organizational resource development plan.
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San Luis Valley
Immigrant Resource Center
225 6th St., Ste. B
Alamosa, CO 81101
719-587-3225
Award Amount: $34,746
Project Period: 9/30/2006 –
9/29/2007
Organizational Description:
San Luis Valley Immigrant Resource Center’s provides,
directs, and connects immigrants with the resources necessary
to improve their living conditions, and to promote community
awareness and involvement.
Grant Purpose:
San Luis Valley Immigrant Resource Center will enhance its capacity
by improving staff’s knowledge of available legal and
social services through training, and by updating office equipment
in order to facilitate internal information-sharing and to process
legal paperwork.
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Shelter From
the Storm
1111 5th St.
La Grande, OR 97850
541-963-7226
Award Amount: $39,975
Project Period: 9/30/2006 –
9/29/2007
Organizational Description:
Shelter From the Storm serves the victims of domestic violence
and sexual assault. Their mission is to help create a violence-free
society.
Grant Purpose:
SFS will build its capacity by: developing a long-term strategic
fundraising campaign; training staff on fundraising techniques;
developing a fundraising strategies library; purchasing a computer
and software; developing a donor tracking database; and increasing
communication with other agencies and the community.
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Sheltered
Work Activity Program, Inc.
210 East Okmulgee Ave.
Muskogee, Ok 74403
918-.683.-8162
Award Amount: $50,000
Project Period: 9/30/2006 – 9/29/2007
Organizational Description:
The Sheltered Work Activity Program is a non-profit organization
that provides a unique combination of residential, employment,
vocational, and recreational services to developmentally delayed
and physically handicapped individuals who might otherwise be
institutionalized.
Grant Purpose:
SWAP will build capacity by: hiring an administrative assistant;
establishing an ongoing fundraising plan, and training staff
on fundraising techniques; and building a donor database, complete
with new software and a grant development program.
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Sioux City
Indian Education Committee, Inc.
3328 Douglas St.
Sioux City, IA 51104
712-252-0811
Award Amount: $49,484
Project Period: 9/30/2006 –
9/29/2007
Organizational Description:
The mission of Sioux City Indian Education Committee, Inc. is
to promote the welfare of Indian children and youth in home,
school, community, and tribe; to raise the standards of school
achievement of Indian children; and to build a closer relationship
between home and school so that parents and teachers can cooperate.
Grant Purpose:
Sioux City Indian Education Committee, Inc. will build its capacity
by: engaging community members in the planning process to design
a culturally appropriate and relevant program servicing Native
children who are abused or neglected; integrating the new program
into the organization; designing program monitoring protocols
and evaluation plans to ensure continued relevance to community
needs; and implementing revenue development strategies to leverage
donors and secure a financial sustainability plan for the program.
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South Puget
Intertribal Planning Agency
3104 SE Old Olympic Hwy.
Shelton, WA 98584
360-462-3211
Award Amount: $44,302
Project Period: 9/30/2006 –
9/29/2007
Organizational Description:
South Puget Intertribal Planning Agency delivers social, human
and health services and provides training and technical assistance,
resource development, and resource planning to the Chehalis,
Nisqually, Shoalwater Bay, Skomish, and Squaxin Island tribal
communities.
Grant Purpose:
SIPA will increase capacity by: developing and updating marketing
materials; recruiting and selecting twenty-four participants
for year two of Intertribal Leadership Academy (ILA) courses;
recruiting twelve tribal hosts to teach the twelve ILA courses;
reviewing and revise revising curriculum; and completing pre-
and post- assessments for ILA participants.
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Southeast
Georgia Communities Project
300 S. State St.
Lyons, GA 30436
912-526-5451
Award Amount: $50,000
Project Period: 9/30/2006 – 9/29/2007
Organizational Description:
Southeast Georgia Communities Project provides social and health
education services to Latinos in Toombs, Tattnall, Candler,
Evans, and Appling counties in rural, southeast Georgia.
Grant Purpose:
Southeast Georgia Communities Project will build capacity by:
developing a five-year strategic plan; training staff on fundraising
techniques and donor development strategies; increasing staff
computer skills and ensuring that each staff member has his/her
own workstation computer; and updating and maintaining the agency
Web site.
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Southeastern
Network of Youth and Family Services
28331 S. Tamiami Trail, Unit 3
Bonita, FL 34134
239-949-4414
Award Amount: $50,000
Project Period: 9/30/2006 – 9/29/2007
Organizational Description:
Southeastern Network of Youth and Family Services is a collaboration
of seventy nonprofit faith-based and community family-serving
agencies in eight southern states. The network provides resources
and training, skill building, and technical assistance to support
the work of these agencies that provide social services to children,
youth, and families.
Grant Purpose:
Southeastern Network of Youth and Family Services will build
its capacity by: redesigning the organization’s Web site
for Web-based training and information; and purchasing additional
software and updating computer equipment.
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Southwest
Center for Independence, Inc.
835 East Second Ave., Ste. 200
Durango, CO 81301
970-259-1672
Award Amount: $41,283
Project Period: 9/30/2006 –
9/29/2007
Organizational Description:
Southwest Center for Independence is a state-certified independent
living center. The center’s work is carried out through
six different programs: advocacy, information and referral,
peer support, independent living skills training, support for
visually impaired and blind senor citizens, and a housing choice
voucher program.
Grant Purpose:
The Center will collaborate with other local non-profit organizations
to provide leadership training to board of directors, create
a descriptive video of the center’s programs for increased
community engagement, and consult with professionals with expertise
in board and non-profit growth for sustained guidance in developing
the organization’s leadership role in southwestern Colorado.
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St. Mary's
Food Bank
2831 N. 31st Ave.
Phoenix, AZ 85009
602-352-3640
Award Amount: $50,000
Project Period: 9/30/2006 –
9/29/2007
Organizational Description:
St. Mary's Food Bank promotes the elimination of hunger through
the gathering and distribution of food while encouraging self-sufficiency
through advocacy and education.
Grant Purpose:
St. Mary's Food Bank will build its capacity by: upgrading computer
hardware and software to enable better tracking and ordering
of food inventory; improving coordination with the Flagstaff
office; adding equipment at its main warehouse to achieve cost
efficiencies in food distribution; improving its maintenance
management system for its fleet of delivery trucks; and training
staff on new software systems.
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Turn Around
Village, LTD
PO Box 1033
Covington, LA 70434
985-892-8888
Award Amount: $49,995
Project Period: 9/30/2006 –
9/29/2007
Organizational Description:
Turn Around Village, LTD, provides transitional assistance to
inmates re-entering society.
Grant Purpose:
Turn Around Village, LTD will build its capacity by: designing
and implementing a fundraising and donor development strategy,
including obtaining the hardware and software needed for a donor
processing system; developing marketing materials for increased
community engagement; and training staff on the system’s
use and performance.
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WesMin Resource
Conservation and Development Council
900 Robert St., Ste. #104
Alexandria, MN 56308
320-763-3191 ext 103
Award Amount: $50,000
Project Period: 9/30/2006 – 9/29/2007
Organizational Description:
WesMin Resource Conservation and Development Council enables
local people to take a pro-active role in improving their quality
of life, focusing on community development, economic development,
renewable energy, human and natural resource projects. Specific
projects include efforts to bring organic produce to organizations
serving low-income families and a youth camp it owns and operates.
Three new projects are: Mutual Self- Help Housing, Women’s
Rural Entrepreneurial Network (providing training, mentoring,
and business development to low-income women), and Productive
Conservation on Working lands.
Grant Purpose:
WesMin Resource Conservation and Development Council will build
its capacity by: creating seven volunteer committees in order
to increase board diversity; collecting community input in order
to create a long-range organizational plan; obtaining staff
and volunteer training in strategic fundraising; and developing
a fundraising plan.
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White Bison,
Inc.
6145 Lehman Dr., Ste. 200
Colorado Springs, CO 60139
719-548-1000
Award Amount: $50,000
Project Period: 9/30/2006 – 9/29/2007
Organizational Description:
White Bison, Inc., is an American Indian-owned 501(c)(3) corporation
whose vision is to bring one-hundred Native American communities
into healing by 2010. The organization’s teachings are
grounded in teachings of the Medicine Wheel, the Cycle of Life
teachings, the Four Laws of Change and the twelve-step recovery
model.
Grant Purpose:
White Bison will support capacity building in two areas: leadership
development and program development. The organization will develop
a strategy for implementing a scheduled community training.
The organization will then conduct two staff training sessions
that focus on culturally appropriate models for serving native
populations.
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White Earth
Investment Initiative
516 Main St.
Ogema, MN 56502
218-847-3191
Award Amount: $50,000
Project Period: 9/30/2006 –
9/29/2007
Organizational Description:
White Earth Investment Initiative engages in community, business,
and housing development, solely on the White Earth Indian Reservation,
with the aim of alleviating poverty and enhancing the standard
of living of its residents.
Grant Purpose:
White Earth Investment Initiative will build capacity by hosting
a “National Night Out” to foster community spirit
and encourage community engagement. Additional community engagement
activities will include working with the community council to
assess the community in order to propose effective policies
to prevent underage drinking and the sale of alcohol to minors.
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