Written by Michael Wyland, on Monday March 11, 2013 for the NonProfit Quarterly. South Dakota has become the first state in the nation to enact a law to allow teachers and volunteers in schools to carry guns. Similar laws are being debated in many state legislatures following the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in [...]
This just in from Craigslist: The Vermont Youth Orchestra Association (VYOA), an Equal Opportunity Employer, seeks to hire a Director of Development. RESPONSIBILITIES: Working closely with the Executive Director and the Development Committee, as well as other members of the VYOA staff and Board, the Development Director will provide crucial strategic and administrative capacity for [...]
This, from the Maine Association of Nonprofits: MANP’s recently released Partners in Prosperity Report, 3rd edition, illustrates the powerful impact and strong return on investment provided by the nonprofit sector in Maine. For example, every dollar spent by one Maine nonprofit to provide quality early childhood care is estimated to create long-term economic benefits of [...]
From Philanthropy News Digest: Although organized out-of-school programming cannot compensate for or remediate the challenges public education systems face, participation in such programs is valued precisely because they are not school, a literature review from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation finds. The report, Learning at Not-School: A Review of Study, Theory, and [...]
From Philanthropy News Digest: Improving student performance and college readiness rates in poor urban school districts requires greater collaboration between schools and the community, more resources and a re-tooling of the out-of-school-time programming infrastructure, and greater engagement and organizing on the part of parents, a report from the Brooklyn Community Foundation, Brooklyn Movement Center, and [...]
From Philanthropy News Digest: Many educators are shifting away from the traditional public education model toward a comprehensive approach that supports students’ physical, social, and emotional needs as well as academic achievement, a report from the Harvard Family Research Project finds. According to Partnerships for Learning: Community Support for Youth Success (14 pages, PDF), the [...]
One of NTEN’s top p0sts of 2012 by Kevin Wolfe, Social Instigator for DonorDrive Whether you call them Millennials, Gen Y, Generation Next or Echo Boomers, today’s high schoolers, college students, and young professionals are proving to be the most important generation for causes. Many nonprofits have evaluated this group on the thinness of their [...]
Thanks to GrantStation for sharing this National Funding Opportunity. Grants Enhance Youth Baseball Programs Baseball Tomorrow Fund The Baseball Tomorrow Fund (BTF), a joint initiative between Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association, is dedicated to promoting the growth of youth baseball/softball in the United States and throughout the world by funding [...]
This opportunity comes to us from GrantStation.com. The American Honda Foundation supports nonprofit organizations and educational institutions nationwide that address the areas of youth and scientific education. The Foundation’s primary funding priority is youth education, specifically in the areas of science, technology, engineering, mathematics, the environment, job training, and literacy. Grants range from $20,000 to [...]
This opportunity comes to us from GrantStation.com. The National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Awards, sponsored by the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities, recognize excellence in after-school and out-of-school arts and humanities programs for underserved children and youth. These programs offer high-quality and intensive instruction on weekends, afternoons, and summer vacations, providing [...]
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