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The Arizona Community Foundation is offering several free workshops in May and June to help organizations prepare to apply for its 2009 Open Competitive Grant Cycle. The workshops have been customized to help potential grant applicants consider the cycle’s criteria and online application process prior to creating their funding proposals. Last year, ACF and its affiliates awarded $70 million in grants and scholarships to more than 3,500 nonprofits, schools and government agencies.

• Phoenix workshops will be hosted at the ACF office, located at 2201 East Camelback Road, Suite 202. Webinar format will also be available. Please RSVP to Mallory Holguin at 602-381-1400 or mholguin@azfoundation.org.
  Wednesday, May 27 from 10:30 to noon; held in conjunction with ACF Basics, an overview presentation of the Foundation.
  Wednesday, May 27 from 1 to 3 p.m.
  Thursday, May 28 from 9 to 10:45 a.m.

Additional workshops will be held around the state in association with grant application workshops tailored for ACF’s affiliate grant cycles. Webinar format will not be available during these presentations.

• Flagstaff – Coconino Center for the Arts: Thursday, May 21 from 10 a.m. to noon; RSVP to Brittney Williams at 928-526-1956 or bwilliams@azfoundation.org.

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UniSource Energy Corporation is soliciting proposals for $145,000 in grants to nonprofit organizations serving at-risk populations in the service territories of Tucson Electric Power

(TEP) and UniSource Energy Services (UES). This competitive process will culminate in the fall of this year when grant winners are announced. Grant guidelines and an application are available only online (no mailings or phone requests) at http://tep.com or http://uesaz.com. Grant applications are due by August 17, at 5 p.m. Information on past recipients and UniSource Energy’s philanthropic programs is available on the Web sites. Nonprofits serving Navajo County/Show Low should apply to http://uesaz.com. Nonprofits serving Apache County should apply to http://tep.com.

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Administered by the Women’s Sports Foundation and sponsored by The Gatorade Company, this program awards 20 grants of $2,500 each to high school teams that show community leadership by inspiring girls to get involved in sports and physical activities.

Deadline: July 17.

http://www.womenssportsfoundation.org/Content/Grants-And-Scholarships/Grants/GoGirlGo-Ambassador-Team-Awards.aspx

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Nonprofits can apply for grants ranging from $1,500 to $70,000 for projects that disseminate knowledge about new and innovative organizations and programs that contribute to the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual welfare of children and youth. Grants must have the potential to help American children in a large geographic area (more than one state).

Deadline: July 15.

http://www.legion.org/cwf/news/current

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The Women’s division of The United Methodist Church offers grants for projects and programs addressing the needs of children and young people between the ages of 5 to 18 in the areas of violence prevention, anti-abuse and relationship abuse.

Deadline: July 1.

http://hbs.gbgm-umc.org/umw/money/grants/abrighterfuture/

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Sponsor: L’Oréal Paris

Deadline: 7/13/2009

Amount: varies

Type: Social & Economic, Health

Description: L’Oréal Paris is accepting nominations for its annual Woman of Worth awards program.

In 2009, there will be ten honorees selected from across the United States. L’Oréal will make a $5,000 donation to each honoree’s chosen charitable cause, and will make an additional $5,000 donation in the name of each winner to support the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund. In addition, one honoree and her cause will be selected by the public at large via online vote and will be recognized as the National Woman of Worth Honoree, with the honoree’s charity receiving a donation of $25,000 from L’Oréal Paris in her name. All honorees will receive national recognition for both their cause and their efforts.

Nominees should have a record of exemplary service within their own communities and community at large, be able to demonstrate the impact of their work, be aspirational and inspirational to others, demonstrate commitment to their cause, and exemplify leadership.

Nominees must be women, legal residents of the fifty United States or the District of Columbia, 18 years of age or older, and consent to be nominated. All volunteer activities of the nominee must be unpaid and cannot include court-ordered community service; however, nominees who receive a nominal stipend for their service (e.g., in connection with a national service program) may be eligible. The volunteer activity should have lasted for at least six uninterrupted months and should be ongoing.

Self-nominations are permissible and encouraged.

Visit the Women of Worth Web site for complete nomination guidelines.

Website: Link to RFP

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Sponsor: Drucker Institute

Deadline: 7/1/2009

Amount: varies

Type: Social & Economic

Description: The Drucker Institute at Claremont Graduate University has announced a call for applications for the 2009 Peter F. Drucker Award for Nonprofit Innovation.

Administered annually since 1991, the Drucker Award is granted to a social-sector organization that demonstrates Peter F. Drucker’s definition of innovation – change that creates a new dimension of performance. In addition, the judges look for programs that are highly effective and have made a difference in the lives of the people they serve.

Applicant organizations must have nonprofit 501(c)(3) status. The program submitted for consideration must have made a difference in the lives of people it serves, exemplify innovation by demonstrating a new dimension of performance, and have specific and measurable outcomes.

With support from the Coca-Cola Foundation, this year’s first-place prize has been increased to $100,000, up from the $35,000 awarded in previous years. The second-place prize is $7,500, and the third-place prize is $5,000. The winners of this year’s competition will also be recognized at a gala dinner in Los Angeles in the fall, preceded by a one-day conference on innovation in the social sector.

Complete program information and application are available at the Drucker Institute Web site.

Website: Link to RFP

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Sponsor: National Youth Leadership Council

Deadline: 6/30/2009

Amount: $2,000

Type: Public Safety, Education, Social & Economic

Description: Sponsored by the National Youth Leadership Council and State Farm, Project Ignition invites teams of high school students, teachers, and community program leaders to create innovative service-learning projects that promote teen driver safety.

Project teams design safety-awareness campaigns using their choice of media – TV commercials, print ads, radio spots, Web sites, direct mail, special events, performances, art exhibitions, publications, short films, etc. Grants will be awarded to a maximum of twenty-five programs. The grantee’s school will receive a $2,000 grant to implement their program in the fall of 2009. Teams will then conduct their projects and submit a portfolio of their work for judging. The top ten teams go on to attend the National Service-Learning Conference and participate in the National Teen Driver Safety Youth Summit. A national panel of judges will select the “Best of the Best,” earning that team an additional grant of $10,000.

Visit the official Project Ignition Web site for more information and the application.

Website: Link to RFP

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Sponsor: US Airways Education Foundation

Deadline: 7/1/2009

Amount: $4,000

Type: Social & Economic, Education

Description: The US Airways Education Foundation is seeking grant applicants for its 2009 Community Education Grant Program.

The foundation will award grants of $4,000 each to nonprofit organizations located in the airline’s hub and focus cities of Boston, Charlotte, Las Vegas, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, and Washington, D.C.

Eligible programs include educational programs that respond to the needs of disadvantaged or disabled children, teach or enhance social responsibility, and/or enhance academic achievement for children age 18 or younger.

Interested nonprofit organizations should visit the US Airways Education Foundation Web site for grant guidelines and an online application form.

Website: Link to RFP

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