McKnight Artist Fellowships for Photographers

Deadline: April 6, 2009 The Minneapolis-based McKnight Foundation ( http://www.mcknight.org/ ) has announced that online artist service community mnartists.org will now manage the McKnight Artist Fellowships for Photographers program. The mnartists.org/McKnight Artist Fellowships for Photographers support mid-career artists residing in Minnesota who use photo- graphy as a primary means of creative, personal expression. Four fellowships of $25,000 each will be awarded in June 2009 to en- able the recipient artists to study, reflect, experiment, and explore over a twelve-month period with the support and assis- tance from mnartists.org and the McKnight Foundation. In addition to the monetary award, each fellow’s work will appear in a public exhibition. The McKnight Artist Fellowships were created in 1981 to help art- ists set aside time for study, reflection, experimentation, and exploration; take advantage of opportunities; and work on new projects. McKnight contributes a total of nearly $1 million per year to individual artists through the twelve fellowship programs. The foundation delegates management of the fellowships to arts organizations that tailor programs to the unique challenges of different creative disciplines (ceramic artists, choreographers, composers, dancers, filmmakers, musicians, photographers, play- wrights, screenwriters, theater artists, visual artists, and writers). Complete application guidelines for the program are available at the mnartists.org Web site. RFP Link: http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/15016668/mcknightphoto

Schwab Foundation’s Social Entrepreneur of the Year Competitions

Deadlines: South America: 31 January. Central America & Dominican Republic: 14 February. Middle East: 16 February. Africa: 1 March

The Search and Selection process for the Social Entrepreneur of the Year was established to recognize outstanding social entrepreneurs around the globe, an initiative of The Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship.

The Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship is a not-for-profit, independent and neutral organization, founded in 1998, with the purpose to advance social entrepreneurship and to foster social entrepreneurs as an important catalyst for societal innovation and progress. The Foundation is under the legal supervision of the Swiss Federal Government and is headquartered in Cologny-Geneva, Switzerland.

The Foundation provides unparalleled platforms at the national, regional and global levels for leading social innovators that highlight social entrepreneurship as a key element to address social and ecological problems in an innovative, sustainable and effective way. The Schwab Foundation of Social Entrepreneurship focuses on three specific objectives:

1) to foster a community of leading social entrepreneurs around the world. The Foundation provides the platforms for this community to promote sustainable and innovative solutions through interaction with corporations and other stakeholders of global society. These platforms are provided in close partnership with the World Economic Forum and its series of regional and global events.

2) to contribute to the scaling of social innovations in the world by fostering a continuous dialogue among the key experts and practitioners.

3) to identify leading social entrepreneurs in their respective countries through the “Social Entrepreneur of the Year” awards, which will be run by key partners of the Foundation. The Social Entrepreneurs of the Year awards shall be at the center of an effort to promote social entrepreneurship on a national level, to familiarize the general public with social entrepreneurship and to highlight role models for others to follow.

4) to identify young social entrepreneurs of the next generation who often develop highly innovative and sustainable approaches. The Foundation nominates these entrepreneurs as Young Global Leaders of the World Economic Forum and offers them a unique multistakeholder network to advance their causes and ventures.

Deadlines to apply:

• South America                                            deadline: 31 January
• Central America and Dominican Republic   deadline: 14 February
• Middle East                                                deadline: 16 February
• Africa                                                         deadline: 1 March

Criteria can be found at
http://www.schwabfoundseoy.org/en/competitions/competition/65
The benefits see
http://www.schwabfoundseoy.org/en/competitions/competition/65

If you think you know someone who should be a candidate, please forward this information to them.

We look forward to hearing from you.

contact:  info@schwabfound.org

Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship Application Deadline

Skoll Foundation climate sanitation marine fisheries conflict resolution and peace pandemics March 3, 2009 is the next deadline. The Skoll Foundation announces that March 3, 2009 is the next deadline for receipt of applications for the Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship. As always, we are looking for social entrepreneurs whose work has the potential for large-scale positive change in the areas of tolerance and human rights, health, environmental sustainability, peace and security, institutional responsibility, and economic and social equity. Within these issues, we are particularly interested in applications from social entrepreneurs working in five critical sub-issue areas that threaten the survival of humanity – climate change, nuclear proliferation, global pandemics, conflict in the Middle East and water scarcity. Award winners are celebrated at the annual Skoll World Forum following their selection, at the end of March in Oxford, England. You can read the Award Guidelines, take our eligibility quiz and fill out an application on our Web site. Future deadlines will be posted to the Skoll Foundation website as they become available.

Sustainable Community Immersion Programs: Center of Conscious Oneness Koa’e Ahupua’a, Kapoho , Hawaii Island

 

@ the C.O.C.O.  Center of Conscious Oneness Koa’e Ahupua’a, Kapoho , Hawaii Island

 

Join us as we dive deeply into practical sustainability with an emphasis on personal and cultural skills in community living at the C.O.C.O. (www.thehawaiiancoco .com) this Winter and Spring.

 

Tropical Permaculture at the C.O.C.O. – Daily Workshops with Robert Silber (M.S. Permaculture) and other Big Island teachers Observation/ Planning/ Design/Mapping, Biointensive Gardening, Orchards, Built systems, Nursery skills, Social/Legal/ Financial systems, Individual projects, and Perennial plant propagation with Wade Bauer.

 

Local Food Harvesting and Preparation – focus on harvesting and preparing healthy foods that grow abundantly at the C.O.C.O. and on the island.  Daily community meals with raw, vegan/vegetarian, fish options.  Traditional Hawaiian/Polynesian foods. Abundant fruit!

 

Yoga/Massage/ Dance/Movement/ Music/Art – ongoing classes include:  Ashtanga, Vinyasa, Jivamuki, Partner Yoga, Lomi and Thai Massage, Nia Dance, Contact Improv, Theater Improv, Chi Kung, Speakeasy, Kirtans, Drum Making, Ecstatic Dance, Live Concerts, more!

 

Emotional Awareness, Intimacy and Communication Skills –  Speakeasy w/Essensual Evolution, Co-Counseling, Forum, Pujas, Peer Support, and more!

 

Adventures - visits to Permaculture sites, steam caves, crater lakes, black sand beaches, hidden swimming holes, hot ponds, ecstatic dance, molten lava hikes!

 

Contact us for a schedule and to Register:  robertjsilber@ yahoo.com  808 936 8540

March 1-31 $750

Partial scholarships may be available

 

Robert Silber has a passion for building communities and empowering individuals.  Over the last 20 years, Robert has designed Permaculture landscapes in Hawaii , California , Pennsylvania , Texas , Virginia and Nicaragua .  He founded Lipp Homestead and co-founded La’akea Community.  His CV includes the Sierra Club, Clean Water Action and One Taste Community.  His experience extends  to work with the Green Party and Ralph Nader groups including the Center for Science in the Public Interest as well as Network for a New Culture.  He was appointed by Robert Kennedy, Jr. as Allegheny Riverkeeper. 

 

Training Opportunities from the Communication Initiative

Training Opportunities
http://www.comminit.com/en/classifieds/training

17. Local Democracy and Governance – February 2-13 2009 – Arusha, Tanzania
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/282257/ads

18. Climate Change and Development – September 2-15 2009 – Norwich, United Kingdom
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/283404/ads

19. Gender and Development (Gender & Organisational Change) April 20 – May 1 2009 – Norwich, United Kingdom
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/283401/ads

20. Call for Applications: Summer Program on Media, Democratization and Development – June 29 – July 15 2009 – Budapest, Hungary
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/283294/ads

21. The 2009 Summer Institute on Integrated Marketing Communication for Behavioral Impact in Health and Social Development – July 6-25 2009 – New York, NY, United States
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/279249/ads

22. Monitoring and Evaluating for Development Activities – July 20 – August 14 2009 – Multiple Locations
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/283402/ads

23. Management Information Systems for Monitoring and Evaluation – August 24 – September 5 2009 – Norwich, United Kingdom
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/283403/ads

24. The Overseas Development Group (ODG) Professional Development Programme – Dates to be set by individual group’s request – Norwich, United Kingdom
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/283620/ads

See http://www.comminit.com/en/classifieds/training for the complete listing of Training events posted on the Development Classifieds website.

All posted training opportunities are freely available for review.

If you’d like to submit your training events online, please register, log in, and then visit https://www.comminit.com/en/node/add/content-events

RFP from WHO: Women Helping Others

Deadline: March 17, 2009

The WHO Foundation: Women Helping Others
( http://www.whofoundation.org/ ) supports grassroots charities
serving the overlooked needs of women and children in the United
States.

WHO Foundation Education/Literacy grants provide funding to
501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations in the United States and
Puerto Rico to support free after school organizations and for
the implementation or expansion of education and/or literacy
programs for low-income children of all ages.

In order to qualify for funding, an organization must have
501(c)(3) status in their name (no affiliates accepted) and
must have been incorporated for a minimum of three years prior
to application. Preference will be given to organizations with
an operating budget of $3 million or less, those not dependent
on government grants, and those with greater organizational pro-
gram costs than personnel costs.

The maximum request amount per organization is $5,000. Suggested
funding requests include healthy snacks, books, educational field
trips, etc. The foundation does not provide funding for salaries.

Visit the WHO Foundation Web site for complete program informa-
tion.

RFP Link:
http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/15016575/whofdn

For additional RFPs in Children and Youth, visit:
http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_children.jhtml

The World Civic Forum: Call for Papers and Panels (Social and Economic Affairs)

Organisation

Kyung Hee University and United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs

Deadline

January 31, 2009

Region / Country

Global

Summary of RFP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The World Civic Forum (WCF), jointly initiated by Kyung Hee University and the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA), will hold its inaugural forum on May 5-8, 2009 at the COEX in Seoul, Korea under the main theme of “Building Our Humanitarian Planet.” The WCF 2009 emerges from the leading collaboration between the UN and institutions of higher learning, and aims to develop into an ongoing global institution with the partnership of like-minded actors such as NGOs, international organizations, governments, private enterprise, and the media. As a venue for global reflection and dialogue to enhance future civilizations, it will address the internationally agreed development goals including the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) from various perspectives of education, research, and practice. The WCF 2009, to be followed by succeeding ones bi-annually thereafter, will highlight the following themes.

 

Main Theme: Building Our Humanitarian Planet

 

Our Earth is calling for a humanitarian regeneration. Despite scientific and technological progress, today we are faced with global problems–in particular, national conflicts and insecurity, environmental destructions and climate change, global injustice and underdevelopment, and alienation between civilizations–due to the loss of values of humanity in the course of modern civilization. Redeeming humanitarian values fully to our lives, however, is a daunting task. It requires integrative collaboration across sectors, disciplines, and nations. As much as damage to humanity has generated complicated ills in every corner of our Planet, we need a holistic initiative transcending conventional boundaries and scopes and reflecting planetary consciousness in order to cure the ills. This integrative, collaborative, and trans-boundary initiative would complement the existing efforts that have been made within a more bounded range of interests and concerns.

Key Themes: Civic Values, Civic Engagement, Civic Action

 

• Civic Values for Global Justice
• Civic Engagement in Public and Global Governance
• Civic Action for the Global Agenda Including Climate Change

 

The themes suggest a necessity for reflection and dialogue to address the global challenges facing humanity and future civilizations. Civic Values have to do with people’s perception, understanding, belief, and judgment that typically promote but sometimes hamper a maturation of humanity and civilization. Civic Engagement refers to network, organization, alliance, and partnership in diverse levels and fashions that may contribute to public and global governance. Civic Action involves movement, campaign, and decision-making by a wide range of actors as a reflection of their endeavor to solve global problems including climate change.

 

Along with keynote speeches by globally renowned figures, the WCF welcomes applications for papers and panels. In an effort to substantiate the main and key themes, the WCF will pay particular attention to papers and panels on the following issues:

 

• Climate Change (Global Warming)

• Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
• Environmental Protection and Sustainable Development
• Energy Shortage
• Economic Prosperity and Equality
• Poverty and Foreign Aid (ODA)
• Higher Education for Humane Purposes and Social Responsibility
• Global Justice and Social Harmony
• Political Development and Political Stability
• Human Rights Issues and Human Security
• Cultural Diversity and Tolerance
• Global Peace and Global Governance
• Dialogue Among Civilizations
• Humane Use of Technology
• Crisis Management such as Post-conflict and Disaster

 

The WCF invites and welcomes submissions for papers and panels on other related themes or topics so long as they emulate the main and key themes. The WCF will have preference for proposals that are interdisciplinary or have practical implications.

Submission Instructions

 

This Call for Papers and Panels is open to all members of the global community–scholars, international organization leaders, NGO leaders, government officials, corporation representatives, journalists, etc. Individuals, institutions, or groups may propose papers or panels by completing the Paper and Proposal Submission Form. Click here to view the WCF 2009 official website, and for on-line submission.

 

A panel consists of three to four paper presentations, a chairperson, and discussant(s), or it can take the form of a roundtable. Individually submitted papers, upon acceptance, will be assigned to appropriate panels or poster sessions. The WCF reserves the right to refuse proposals or alter panel proposals. All submissions should be in English. Accepted presenters must register as conference delegates. All presentations and papers will be published on the conference website. Presentations and papers may also be published (with agreement of authors) in the conference proceedings. Registration fee and incentives for speakers will be announced shortly.

 

The deadline for proposal submissions is January 31, 2009. The WCF will confirm acceptance of submissions, at the latest time, by February 28, 2009. Acceptance process will proceed on the first-come-first-serve basis. Proposals received after the deadline may be considered but are unlikely to be included in the program.

 

Contact Information for Inquiries

 

WCF 2009 Secretariat, Kyung Hee University

1 Hoegi-dong, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 130-701, Korea

E-mail: wcf2009papers@khu.ac.kr

Official Site:   http://www.wcf2009.org/

 

Making the Case for Your Marketing Budget (online webcast FEB 3)

This online webcast might be useful for those of you doing marketing for nonprofits and small businesses.  It will also help you understand all the work involved in marketing and why it is key to any PR, communications, or fundraising campaigns.

February 3 2009
Online Webcast, United States

Website: https://www.academicimpressions.com/web_conferences/0209-marketing-case.php Contact name: Kevin Kientz

Learn how to develop and present an effective argument for the value of your institution’s marketing and branding initiatives.

 

 

Organized by: Academic Impressions
Deadline for abstracts/proposals: Not available.

Check the event website for latest details.

Free Series on “Power of Partnership” in San Francisco (Feb 10)

Join Craigslist Foundation, The Foundation Center, CompassPoint Nonprofit Services, and Northern California Grantmakers for the third “Power of Partnership” quarterly program series. This free series showcases successful models of collaboration, with an emphasis on lessons learned, pitfalls to avoid, and opportunities to network with other professionals. Refreshments will be provided. The current economic crisis has brought nonprofit mergers and other forms of partnership into the spotlight, and many in the nonprofit sector are looking at these forms of strategic restructuring as an economic solution. However nonprofit partnerships are not just a last ditch survival tactic during an economic downturn. Partnerships provide a strategic opportunity for compatible organizations to join forces for greater social impact. For our third event we welcome David La Piana, author of the Nonprofit Mergers Workbook, The Nonprofit Strategy Revolution, and founder of La Piana Associates, a management-consulting firm specializing in nonprofit strategic restructuring. From informal partnerships and knowledge/resource sharing to formal mergers, David will address what to expect from a partnership and when it is a good strategic choice. David will discuss the practical tools and processes that lead to successful partnerships, as well as the role of funders in fostering and supporting partnerships. Program 5:30 – 6:00PM: Registration & Refreshments 6:00-6:45PM: Presentation by David La Piana: The Spectrum of Partnerships 6:45-7:30PM: Interactive Q&A Session 7:30-8:30PM: Networking Location: World Affairs Council, 312 Sutter Street, Suite 200 Date/Time: Tuesday, February 10, 5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. (PST) Attendance: Venue capacity is 150, so RSVP now! Cost: FREE

visit http://ga1.org/craigslistfoundation/events/popfeb10/details.tcl  to RSVP!!!

SEED Awards 2009 for Entrepreneurship in Sustainable Development

Call for submissions. Deadline: 16th March 2009. Award winners receive tailor-made support services, worth up to $40,000, to help their venture.

Do you have an entrepreneurial and innovative idea that is locally-driven and has great potential to contribute to sustainable development in countries with developing or transition economies? Do you need support to help grow your business or project?

If you meet SEED’s eligibility criteria, you could apply now for the 2009 SEED Awards for entrepreneurship in sustainable development. Award Winners receive a comprehensive package of tailor-made support services, worth up to $40,000, to help their venture to become established and to increase their impact. This includes access to relevant expertise and technical assistance, meeting new partners and building networks, developing business plans and identifying sources of finance. 

The deadline for applications is 16th March 2009. Application forms can be filled in online or downloaded from the SEED Initiative website at www.seedinit.org. 

Who should apply
Detailed eligibility criteria are available at www.seedinit.org along with details of previous Award Winners. You can apply for a 2009 SEED Award if: 

• you are finding new ways of simultaneously improving incomes and strengthening livelihoods; tackling poverty and marginalisation; and managing and conserving natural resources and ecosystems; and
• you are developing a new concept that brings together people and organizations from different backgrounds to work in partnership, and partners are pooling their commitment and human, financial, and natural resources; and
• your project or enterprise is in the early stages of development and keen to increase its impacts; and
• your project or enterprise is locally-led, with strong community engagement, and  takes place in a country or countries with a developing economy or economy in  transition; and
• your project or enterprise displays entrepreneurship in its broadest sense and shows a proven concept that has market potential; it must demonstrate financial sustainability in the long term and should have a draft business plan.

Previous SEED Award Winners have included a community-led marine protected area in Madagascar; a combined biogas and water treatment plant in Nigeria; developing international markets for Peruvian native potatoes and for fair-trade honey and wax products in Cameroon; solar-panel recycling in Nicaragua; and community-led tourism ventures in Brazil and Thailand.  Before submitting your application, you will be asked to complete an eligibility checklist. 
 
How to Apply 
You can apply online at the SEED Initiative website www.seedinit.org. You can also download an application form and email it to seedawards@seedinit.org. If you are unable to submit your application electronically, please contact the SEED Initiative by email or
phone (+49 30 89 00 068 99). Submissions will be accepted until 16th March  2009. Incomplete or late submissions will not be
considered.  Proposals which are short-listed will be offered feedback and invited to submit a more detailed
application form in late March.

The SEED Award recognizes and rewards two levels of winners: 
• 20 SEED Award Winners, which will be announced at the UN Commission for Sustainable Development in New York in May 2009. They will be publicized and profiled through SEED’s network and will also receive support services, worth US$5,000, to help connect them with potential partners and funders. 
• 10 Gold Award Winners, selected from the 20 Winners, which will receive the extended ‘SEED Award’ of support services, worth an additional US$35,000, to help them scale up; these will be delivered over a period of up to 12 months. The nature of the support services will be developed jointly with each Winner, responding to the needs that they identify. Gold Award Winners will be announced during August 2009. In addition to receiving support services, Gold Award Winners will be celebrated at SEED Awards ceremonies in their home countries.