Asian American
LEAD (AALEAD)
1323 Girard St., NW
Washington, DC 20009
202-884-0322
Award Amount: $50,000
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
Asian American LEAD (AALEAD) is a nonprofit organization dedicated
to increasing the opportunities and ability of at-risk, low-income
Asian American children to move out of poverty and become successful,
self-sufficient adults.
Project Description:
AALEAD will increase capacity by hiring a training consultant
to administer a needs assessment and design individual training
schedules with the goal of training ten staff members for six
training sessions during the year. AALEAD will also host five
meetings with community representatives to engage community
members in the mission of the organization.
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Assumption-Guadalupe
Catholic School of Omaha
5602 South 22nd St.
Omaha, NE 68107
402-734-4500
Award Amount: $35,000
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
Assumption-Guadalupe Catholic School of Omaha is a small Catholic
parish providing students a quality education in South Omaha,
an area defined by its working class reputation and strong ethnic
heritage.
Project Description:
Assumption-Guadalupe will build capacity through providing training
to teachers with Spanish-language instruction to teach students
who speak English as a second language (ESL). Teachers will
focus on increasing their skills to teach ESL students to read,
write, and comprehend English at or above the students’
current grade-level. The organization will increase capacity
through purchasing needed supplies and software programs.
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AWOL All Walks
of Life, Inc.
164 Parkview Rd.
Savannah, GA 31419
912-704-3812
Award Amount: $50,000
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
AWOL All Walks of Life, Inc. provides arts-based educational
and youth development services to at-risk children and youth
populations in Savannah, Ga. AWOL’s mission is to promote
and provide self-awareness through the use of different mediums
like poetry, hip-hop, and everyday experiences.
Project Description:
AWOL will build capacity through providing board members with
training in nonprofit management; establishing a financial management
system to contribute to the long term financial health and sustainability
of AWOL; and purchasing financial management software, office
supplies, technology (three computers, office software, laser
printer, fax machine, and copier), and office furniture.
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Beans and Rice,
Inc.
P.O. Box 397
Radford, VA 24143
540-980-4111
Award Amount: $49,986
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
Beans and Rice, Inc. operates after-school and youth leadership
programs for low- to moderate-income communities and populations.
Project Description:
Beans and Rice, Inc. will build capacity by expanding prevention
programs; increasing staff and volunteer leadership; offering
professional development to volunteers and staff; increasing
program capacity and quality; and obtaining accreditation from
the National AfterSchool Association.
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Bennie E. Goodwin
After School Academic Program (ASAP)
12400 E. Hoffman Blvd.
Aurora, CO 80011
813-545-6321
Award Amount: $49,135
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
The mission of Bennie E. Goodwin After School Academic Program
(ASAP) is to provide academic after-school services for 3rd
to 8th grade students.
Project Description:
Bennie E. Goodwin ASAP will build capacity by implementing a
succession plan for the integration of a new executive director;
providing teacher training in working with Hispanic ESL students
(students for whom English is a second language); developing
a volunteer recruitment and orientation plan; installing a new
communications intercom system; and organizing and packaging
the ASAP program curriculum for effective distribution.
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Bess the Book
Bus, Inc.
2920 W. Averill Ave.
Tampa, FL 33611
813-545-6321
Award Amount: $50,000
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
Bess the Book Bus, Inc. serves the poorest children in East
Tampa and throughout Hillsborough county. Forty-eight percent
of the children served are in Head Start.
Project Description:
Bess the Book Bus will build capacity by funding a resource
specialist and executive director to work toward organization
sustainability and revenue development. The program will also
increase their capacity to serve more clients by purchasing
a van that will enable more outreach.
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Bethel Community
Learning Center, Inc. (BCLC)
1708 Spencer Ave.
Birmingham, AL 35214
205-796-0550
Award Amount: $50,000
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
Bethel Community Learning Center (BCLC) is a faith-based, nonprofit
organization serving at-risk youth who reside in distressed
communities.
Project Description:
BCLC will build capacity by hiring a resource development coordinator
who will work to create a comprehensive revenue development
plan for the agency. BCLC will also hire a consultant to work
with its board to develop a five-year strategic plan for the
organization, assist with the expansion and diversification
of the board, and provide training to board members on their
roles and responsibilities as leaders.
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Big Brothers
and Sisters of Lake County
11 3rd Ave. West, Ste. 3
Polson, MT 59860
406-883-3085
Award Amount: $30,654
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
Big Brothers and Sisters of Lake County is a community organization
dedicated to promoting the personal growth and development of
youth through professionally supervised, one-to-one mentoring
relationships with volunteers.
Project Description:
Big Brothers and Sisters of Lake County will build its capacity
by conducting a strategic planning session with a facilitator,
updating its program and organizational manuals, and training
its current staff in leadership governance and systems management.
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Big Brothers
Big Sisters Greater Fairbanks
610 Cushman St., Ste. 300
Fairbanks, AK 99701
907-452-8110
Award Amount: $50,000
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
Big Brothers Big Sisters Greater Fairbanks provides one-to-one
mentoring relationships for at-risk youth, primarily in the
Fairbanks North Borough.
Project Description:
Big Brothers Big Sisters Greater Fairbanks will build its capacity
in the area of revenue development through hiring an associate
to create an annual donor development strategy; purchasing a
donor database and integrating it with new agency software to
help analyze donor giving; and providing training to staff on
program protocols.
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Big Brothers
Big Sisters of Alaska
110 Seward St., Ste. 2
Juneau, AK 99801
907-586-3350
Award Amount: $49,998
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Alaska serves at-risk youth, ages
5–17, in nine communities across Southeast Alaska.
Project Description:
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Alaska will build capacity by hiring
a full-time development assistant to create and manage a complete
Constituent Relationship Management system to track donor data,
increase donations, and recruit volunteers.
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Big Brothers
Big Sisters of Athens, Inc.
10522 State Rte. 682
The Plains, OH 45780
740-594-3395
Award Amount: $50,000
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Athens, Inc. incorporates a peer-mentoring
program in six school districts and collaborates with many community
organizations to form mentoring partnerships.
Project Description:
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Athens will build capacity by creating
a new executive assistant position to increase the organization’s
ability to manage objectives and expand; obtaining training
and technical assistance in financial management; and formulating
a board development plan that will redefine the composition
of the board of directors.
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Big Brothers
Big Sisters of North Central Arkansas
1105 Deer St., Ste. 12
Conway, AR 72032
501-336-9505
Award Amount: $49,998
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
Big Brothers Big Sisters of North Central Arkansas provides
quality one-to-one mentoring services in Faulkner, Pope, Yell,
Johnson, and Independence counties.
Project Description:
Big Brothers Big Sisters of North Central Arkansas will build
capacity by hiring a chief development officer to create a fund
development plan and establish collaborative relationships with
community leaders, with the overall goal of expanding the program
to serve more youth.
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Big Brothers
Big Sisters of Southwest Louisiana, Inc.
1415 Main St.
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
337-478-5437
Award Amount: $49,000
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwest Louisiana, Inc. provides
one-on-one mentors to all children who need and want them, regardless
of socioeconomic status.
Project Description:
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwest Louisiana will increase
its capacity by hiring a director of community and donor development.
The director will develop and implement a long-term community
plan and key stakeholder communications plan, develop a donor
development strategy, promote public relations, assess community
needs, and develop grant proposals.
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Big Buddy
Program
4135 Common St.
Lake Charles, LA 70607
225-388-9737
Award Amount: $49,280
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
Big Buddy Program serves 8,000 young people per year through
mentoring, tutoring, after school programs, and leadership training.
Project Description:
Big Buddy Program will build its capacity by hiring a project
director to achieve National AfterSchool Association accreditation
and to organize board and development training. The consultant
will conduct an assessment of organizational needs, create a
fundraising strategy, and update the organization’s donor
development software/database.
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Black Christian
Men, Inc.
750 South Orange Blossom Trail, Ste. 25
Orlando, FL 32085
407-290-6583
Award Amount: $48,890
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
Black Christian Men, Inc. is a nonprofit organization with the
mission of developing future leaders.
Project Description:
Black Christian Men, Inc. will increase its capacity by hiring
a consultant to develop a curriculum to train volunteers to
identify and reduce risk factors among at-risk adolescent African
American males between 12–19 years of age in Orange County,
Fla. As part of the curriculum development process, the organization
will hold focus groups with youth and provide an analysis of
the information gained from these discussions.
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Boat People
SOS, Inc.
7411 Riggs Rd., Ste. 328
Adelphi, MD 20783
301-439-0505
Award Amount: $50,000
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
Boat People SOS, Inc. assists Vietnamese refugees and immigrants
in their search for a life with liberty and dignity.
Project Description:
Boat People SOS will build capacity by formulating a strategy
to establish mentoring services to prevent youth involvement
in gangs; establishing a program with local universities to
recruit volunteer mentors; forming a Vietnamese parent association;
and training volunteer grant writers to develop grant proposals.
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Boys &
Girls Club of Hutchinson/Kids After School, Inc.
600 West 2nd Ave.
Hutchinson, KS 67501
620-665-7171
Award Amount: $20,059
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
Boys & Girls Club of Hutchinson/Kids After School, Inc.
provides a compelling alternative to youth crime, gang membership,
drugs, and other negative influences.
Project Description:
Boys & Girls Club of Hutchinson will build capacity through
providing staff with training in teamwork and communication
skills. The grantee will hire consultants to facilitate community
meetings to assess community strengths and needs. The organization
will receive training in strategic plan development and hire
consultants to evaluate progress on the strategic plan and program
outcomes.
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Boys &
Girls Club of the Yankton Sioux
104 Sheridan SE
Wagner, SD 57380
605-384-9904
Award Amount: $50,000
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
Boys & Girls Club of the Yankton Sioux’s mission is
to inspire and enable all young people, especially those from
disadvantaged circumstances, to realize their full potential
as productive, responsible, and caring citizens.
Project Description:
Boys & Girls Club of the Yankton Sioux will build organizational
capacity through hiring a development coordinator to design
a strategic revenue development and sustainability plan for
the organization’s continued operation and growth. The
development coordinator will also provide leadership training
for staff, board, and volunteers.
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Boys &
Girls Clubs of the Glacial Lakes
5 East Oak St.
Sisseton, SD 57262
605-698-3466
Award Amount: $50,000
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Glacial Lakes’ mission is
to empower Native American youth to rise above poverty.
Project Description:
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Glacial Lakes will build capacity
through developing plans and procedures for staff training and
employee promotion and evaluation to assist with retaining employees.
The grantee will develop a policies and procedures handbook
as well as a human resource guide for the organization. Funds
will also be used to design a donor development strategy and
receive grant-writing training for staff to assist with organizational
sustainability.
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Buffalo Community
Center Collaborative, Inc.
1081 Broadway
Buffalo, NY 14212
716-893-7222
Award Amount: $50,000
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
Buffalo Community Center Collaborative, Inc.’s mission
is to provide support for a network of twelve community centers
that serve at-risk youth in the city of Buffalo.
Project Description:
Buffalo Community Center Collaborative will enhance capacity
by creating and implementing a centralized program evaluation
system and computer network for use by its partners. The program
will utilize the “Rochester Ready Tool.” The organization
will also develop a Web portal for online program evaluation,
and will train staff to use the system.
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California
Indian Museum and Cultural Center (CIMCC)
5250 Aero Dr.
Santa Rosa, CA 95403
707-579-3004
Award Amount: $49,893
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
The California Indian Museum and Cultural Center (CIMCC) aims
to provide educational services to the twenty-two federally
recognized tribes in the organization’s service area.
Their services are targeted at at-risk Native American youth.
Project Description:
CIMCC will build capacity by contracting with a marketing consultant
to assist leadership and staff in developing a strategic marketing
plan. The plan shall describe marketing goals, provide an analysis
of target market sub-groups, describe effective outreach and
communications strategies, highlight potential collaborative
partnerships, and indicate best practices for youth programs
and services.
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Castle Square
Tenants Organization, Inc. (CSTO)
476 Tremont St.
Boston, MA 02116
617-357-0036
Award Amount: $50,000
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
Castle Square Tenants Organization, Inc. (CSTO) brokers relationships
between residents and management of Castle Square Apartments.
They also provide services for at-risk youth including a job
readiness training program; a health, education, and recreation
program for young women; music performance coaching for 10–18
year olds, and Internet access for families living in the apartments.
Project Description:
CSTO will build capacity by training current board members;
recruiting and training at least ten residents to serve as board
members; training staff and board members on program monitoring
and evaluation techniques; developing a youth education curriculum
to meet the needs of high-risk youth in middle or high school;
and implementing a monitoring and evaluation pilot program.
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Center for
Enterprise Community Initiatives and Development Incorporated
1123 Babcock Rd., Ste. C
San Antonio, TX 78201
210-227-8900
Award Amount: $50,000
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
Center for Enterprise Community Initiatives and Development
Incorporated provides technology training and other job-related
assistance to at-risk youth.
Project Description:
Center for Enterprise Community Initiatives and Development
Incorporated will build capacity by developing closer relationships
with its target donor population; training staff in revenue
development; acquiring computer equipment; and training staff
to track participant information and data on the impact of programs.
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Center for
Lifeskills, Education, Assistance, & Development
904 Bob Wallace Ave., Ste. 226
Huntsville, AL 35801
256-457-5302
Award Amount: $49,924
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
Center for Lifeskills, Education, Assistance, & Development
serves at-risk, out-of-school youth, between ages 14–21,
in the Black Belt Region of Alabama in support of academic achievement,
career success, and productive citizenship.
Project Description:
Center for Lifeskills, Education, Assistance, & Development
will build capacity by developing its long-term capacity. The
grantee will create a donor development plan, purchase computer
and networking equipment, and purchase donor tracking software.
The grantee will also secure staff training in donor development,
information systems management, and program monitoring and evaluation.
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Central Community
Ministries (CCM)
P.O. Box 2392
Greenville, SC 29602
864-232-9797
Award Amount: $50,000
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
Central Community Ministries (CCM) seeks to serve residents
of five distressed communities in Greenville, S.C., through
a range of programs, such as after-school programs for at-risk
youth, and the rehabilitation of derelict homes, nursing homes,
and soup kitchens.
Project Description:
CCM will build capacity by training its board of directors in
the areas of leadership, organizational oversight, and developing
and sustaining collaborative relationships. The organization
will also seek leadership training for volunteers, and grant-writing
and donor strategy training for staff.
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Charisma Community
Connection
970 Cordova Ave.
Akron, OH 44320
330-873-9793
Award Amount: $50,000
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
The Bridges Program of the Charisma Community Connection targets
youth ages 10–17 who are at risk for gang involvement
and other risky behaviors. The program provides services to
four schools within the Akron Public School District.
Project Description:
Charisma Community Connection will build capacity by hiring
a program coordinator for the youth services; hiring consultants
to create a plan for fund development and train staff on the
new computer system; purchasing computer equipment; and purchasing
a seven-passenger van to enable more youth to access their after-school
programs.
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Child Crisis
Center of El Paso
2100 N. Stevens
El Paso, TX 79930
915-562-7955
Award Amount: $50,000
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
Child Crisis Center of El Paso is a nonprofit organization that
offers shelter services twenty-four hours a day, seven days
a week, to children between infancy and 12 years of age in a
smoke-free environment. The center provides comprehensive referral
services to help parents and children find additional psychosocial
and educational support services to stabilize and alleviate
immediate stressors at home.
Project Description:
Child Crisis Center of El Paso will improve capacity by hiring
a human resources director and purchasing a new computer, laser
printer, photo ID system, and an LCD projector.
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Child Development
Education Alliance (CDEA)
P.O. Box 1491
Orange Park, FL 32067
904-278-9737
Award Amount: $50,000
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
Child Development Education Alliance (CDEA) is a professional
organization for early care educators aimed at improving the
quality of faith-based early childhood programs.
Project Description:
CDEA will build capacity by developing a model for training
childcare workers in the context of collaborative learning communities.
The grantee will also design a model for training teachers who
work with distressed families.
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Children's
Center of the Cumberlands
22537 Alberta St.
Oneida, TN 37841
423-569-8900
Award Amount: $50,000
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
Children's Center of the Cumberlands provides social services
to abused children in a homelike, child-friendly atmosphere
designed to reduce trauma and stress.
Project Description:
Children's Center of the Cumberlands will enhance capacity by
hiring a coordinator to create a management team of representatives
from multiple agencies to ensure continuity of care for those
served. The organization will also upgrade computer equipment,
conduct a legal review of the organization’s services
and policies and procedures, and purchase donor development
software.
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Children's
Nursing Specialties, Inc. (CSN)
9900 SW Greenburg Rd., Ste. 290
Portland, OR 97223
503-968-2401
Award Amount: $50,000
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
The mission of Children's Nursing Specialties (CNS) is to provide
nursing shift care to medically fragile children and young adults
in the home setting, and provide quality-based, family-centered,
comprehensive, and holistic care, allowing the population to
reach the highest level of independence.
Project Description:
CNS will build its capacity by developing a volunteer recruitment,
training, and support plan; hiring an executive director; instituting
community outreach to identify potential board members and nurses;
developing a nurse training program; identifying funding strategies;
and developing a plan for obtaining a diversified funding base
to sustain the organization.
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Choice, Inc.
2730 Colony Park, Ste. 7
Memphis, TN 38118
901.367.7565
Award Amount: $50,000
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
Choice, Inc. is a faith-based organization dedicated to career
and economic empowerment of low income and other financially
impoverished persons.
Project Description:
Choice will build its capacity by conducting an assessment of
its financial systems, funding strategy, and organizational
needs; designing and implementing improved financial management
practices; and developing a program curriculum and model to
expand its services to youth.
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Christian
Activity Center (CAC)
540 N. 6th St.
East St. Louis, IL 62201
618-874-5615
Award Amount: $49,820
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
The mission of Christian Activity Center (CAC) is to provide
holistic growth and nurturing opportunities to children, youth,
and families.
Project Description:
CAC will increase capacity by developing a revenue development
policies and procedures manual and training board and staff
on revenue development strategies.
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Chugiak Children's
Services, Inc. (CCS)
403 S. Alaska St., 2nd Floor
Palmer, AK 99645
907-745-4040
Award Amount: $50,000
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
Chugiak Children’s Services (CCS) is the Head Start provider
for the Chugiak/Eagle River area for the entire Matanuska-Susitna
Borough of Alaska.
Project Description:
CCS will improve capacity by training board and leaders to be
more effective in their roles, as well as training/developing
staff for possible promotions within the organization; training
department leaders to ensure programs operate effectively and
efficiently; updating the policies and procedures manual; purchasing
and maintaining donor tracking software; designing a fund development
strategy; identifying potential corporate and individual donors;
training board members and staff on the newly designed fund
development strategy; and purchasing software to manage community
partners.
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City Care,
Inc.
136 NW 10th St.
Oklahoma City, OK 73103
405-609-2401
Award Amount: $49,600
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
City Care, Inc. operates twenty tutoring sites for at–risk
youth in the Oklahoma City metro area.
Project Description:
City Care will build capacity by hiring a gang prevention consultant
to present gang awareness and prevention training to volunteers,
students, and interested parents; hiring a part-time site administrator
to manage the program; hiring an outcome evaluation consultant
to provide data for compliance reports and program improvement;
and purchasing a computer to increase communication and develop
a volunteer database.
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Cobb Community
Collaborative, Inc.
P.O. Box 721
Marietta, GA 30061
770-514-7213
Award Amount: $50,000
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
Cobb Community Collaborative, Inc.’s mission is to bring
together key stakeholders in the community to promote the sharing
of ideas, information, and resources to improve the lives of
Cobb County, Ga., residents. These include faith-based and community-based
organizations working with government, businesses, and individuals
to expedite, share, and refine social services to community
members.
Project Description:
Cobb Community Collaborative will improve capacity by hiring
a capacity building consultant to assist the board in evaluating
its current financial status, teach revenue development strategies,
and be available for additional coaching, training, and evaluation
of progress toward financial and other capacity building goals;
hiring a capacity building assistant on a contractual basis
to provide training in grant writing and performance monitoring
and to provide capacity building support to Cobb Community Collaborative
and its members; evaluating and purchasing computer software
for donor tracking and recognition; and developing and maintaining
a comprehensive demographic profile to be used to establish
needs in distressed target areas.
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College Bound,
Inc.
128 M St. NW, Ste. 220
Washington, DC 20001
202-842-0858
Award Amount: $50,000
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
College Bound, Inc. prepares public school students in the metropolitan
DC area to enter college, earn a degree, and achieve their personal
and professional goals.
Project Description:
College Bound will improve capacity by hiring a consultant to
provide technical assistance for program and organizational
assessments; developing and implementing a strategic plan; hiring
a Development Associate; and recruiting and training new/current
board members on effective communications strategies.
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Communities
in Schools of Florida, Inc.
c/o Tallahassee Community College
444 Appleyard Dr.
Tallahassee, FL 32304
850-201-9750
Award Amount: $50,000
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
Communities in Schools of Florida, Inc.’s mission is to
connect resources to schools to keep youth in school and to
prepare them for life.
Project Description:
Communities in Schools of Florida, Inc. will build capacity
by developing program marketing strategies and a strategic plan;
training the board of directors in risk management and nonprofit
management; and researching public grant opportunities.
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Communities
in Schools of North Carolina, Inc. (CISNC)
222 N. Person St.
Raleigh, NC 27601
919-832-2700
Award Amount: $48,586
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
Community in Schools of North Carolina, Inc. (CISNC) is a national
organization that champions the connection of needed community
resources with schools to help young people successfully learn,
stay in school, and prepare for life.
Project Description:
CISNC will build capacity by providing leadership development
training for new executive directors serving at-risk youth in
distressed communities. As part of leadership training, new
directors will be assigned mentors and attend monthly trainings
together. CISNC will revise existing curriculum to support directors
who face challenges of managing programs in distressed or rural
communities.
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Cookie Cart
1119 West Broadway Ave.
Minneapolis, MN 55411
612-521-0855
Award Amount: $50,000
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
Cookie Cart provides hands-on employment and training to at-risk
youth in North Minneapolis.
Project Description:
Cookie Cart will increase its capacity by hiring a fundraising
consultant to assist the board and staff in designing a comprehensive
revenue development strategy. Funds will be used to research
potential funding opportunities and research and develop a marketing
plan and materials.
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Council of
Community Organizations of Oktibbeha County, Inc.
1408 Old Highway 82 East
Starkville, MS 39159
662-323-3977
Award Amount: $50,000
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
Council of Community Organizations of Oktibbeha County, Inc.
is a nonprofit organization with a mission of economic development
in Oktibbeha County at all levels of community life.
Project Description:
Council of Community Organizations of Oktibbeha County will
build capacity by hiring a grant coordinator and assistant to
facilitate grant activities, engage civic groups, and recruit
volunteers. To increase the Council’s capacity and ensure
sustainability, program staff will provide training to twenty-five
at-risk youth, families, and volunteers in leadership and teamwork
skills.
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Create Now,
Inc.
2007 Wilshire Blvd., #919
Los Angeles, CA 90057
213-484-8500
Award Amount: $50,000
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
Create Now, Inc.’s mission is to change troubled children's
lives through creative arts mentoring, resources, and opportunities.
The organization serves high-risk and at-risk children and youth
who have been abused, neglected, abandoned, orphaned, left homeless,
as well as runaways, foster children, teen parents, victims
of domestic violence, children of prisoners, substance abusers,
gang members, and the incarcerated.
Project Description:
Create Now, Inc. will build capacity by hiring a development
director to facilitate the creation of a donor development strategy
that will include a donor database, and training board and staff
in donor solicitation, leadership giving, and donor stewardship.
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Cristo Rey
Outreach, Inc.
121 Calle Madero
Mailing: P.O. Box 1072
Sunland Park, NM 88063
505-589-3556
Award Amount: $30,000
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
Cristo Rey Outreach, Inc. encourages educational achievement,
prevents gang involvement, and supports healthy lifestyle choices
for youth.
Project Description:
Cristo Rey Outreach will build its capacity by expanding its
program curriculum to directly confront issues of concern for
at-risk youth (e.g., teen health, conflict); training volunteers
to implement and monitor the new curriculum; developing a comprehensive
revenue strategy and the fiscal procedures necessary to administer
grants; and building staff and board skills in nonprofit management
and financial accounting.
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Cross Ties
Ministries, dba Talitha Koum Institute
1311 Clay Ave.
Waco, TX 76706
254-753-2128
Award Amount: $50,000
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
Cross Ties Ministries, dba Talitha Koum Institute brings hope
and improves outcomes through an intensive care program combining
a therapeutic nursery for children from birth to age six. The
program provides comprehensive support to parents including
parenting classes.
Project Description:
Cross Ties Ministries, dba Talitha Koum Institute will build
capacity by hiring a full-time administrative assistant and
a consultant. The consultant will address board development,
policy and procedures, by-laws, fiscal policy, accounts receivable
and payable, and procedures of control, as well as coach the
administrative assistant and executive director.
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Curtis Park
Community Center
929 Curtis St.
Denver, CO 80205
303-295-2399
Award Amount: $50,000
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
Curtis Park Community Center’s mission is to promote and
enhance independence and to enable self-sufficiency, providing
services for residents ranging in age from infancy to the elderly.
Project Description:
Curtis Park Community Center will build capacity by recruiting
and training board members and a new executive director. They
will develop fiscal systems and a donor development strategy,
including a media campaign. Program development for a new model
of collaboration will also be undertaken.
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Dannon Project,
The
2030 1st Ave. North
Birmingham, AL 35203
205-821-0081
Award Amount: $50,000
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
The Dannon Project, through the “A Chance for Everyone”
(ACER) Program, aims to reduce recidivism by providing re-entry
services to non-violent ex-offenders.
Project Description:
The Dannon Project will build capacity by: hiring a management
consulting team to provide technical assistance in the areas
of organizational and revenue development; conducting an organizational
assessment; conducting a strategic planning process with board
and staff; diversifying the board and providing leadership development
training to board members; providing professional development
training to staff and volunteers; and purchasing new case management
software.
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Deliverance
Family Worship Center
403 Scott St.
Jonesboro, AR 72401
870-931-5453
Award Amount: $49,754
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
Deliverance Family Worship Center provides religious and secular
services to impoverished individuals of Jonesboro, with a priority
focus on providing support for youth of the area through enrichment,
tutoring, and premarital counseling programs.
Project Description:
Deliverance Family Worship Center will build capacity by developing
and implementing a needs assessment and asset mapping of the
community; obtaining skills in grant writing; sharing knowledge
with partners and other community advocates; and developing
partnerships with local organizations and agencies.
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District
of Columbia Children's Advocacy Center, The
300 E St., NW
Washington, DC 20001
202-638-2575
Award Amount: $50,000
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
The District of Columbia Children's Advocacy Center is a multi-agency
entity, providing a multidisciplinary approach to the problem
of child sexual abuse in the District of Columbia.
Project Description:
The District of Columbia Children's Advocacy Center will build
its capacity by hiring a grant-writing specialist to research
new sources of income, and by hiring a consultant to train the
board of directors in revenue development.
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Dominican
American National Foundation CDC, Inc. (DANF)
2885 NW 36 St.
Miami, FL 33142
305-637-8337
Award Amount: $50,000
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
Dominican American National Foundation CDC, Inc. (DANF) delivers
the following services to Hispanics, immigrants, and minorities:
life skills and literacy training; training in overcoming language
barriers and gaining employment skills; job placement assistance;
and assistance in gaining U.S. citizenship and voter registration.
Youth programs offered include tutoring, Internet access via
a fully equipped computer lab, one-on-one counseling, martial
arts classes, and homework assistance.
Project Description:
DANF will improve capacity by developing a transition plan for
the founding executive director and a succession plan for the
board of directors based on strategic goals established in July
2006; developing a business plan; revising the organization’s
bylaws; reconfiguring the board; conducting a feasibility study
for expanding operations; developing a fundraising plan; and
expanding involvement of non-board members through the creation
of a fundraising committee based on the “Raising More
Money” model.
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Eagle's Nest
Center, Inc.
8968 Deerborn Ave.
Westfield, WI 53964
608-296-4023
Award Amount: $49,887
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
Eagle's Nest Center, Inc.’s mission is to answer the community’s
need for intervention and prevention programs through mentoring,
restorative justice, cultural sensitivity, education, life skills
training, and promotion of self-sufficiency in a safe and caring
environment.
Project Description:
Eagle's Nest Center will build capacity by developing a business
plan, a policies and procedures manual, and accounting and reporting
systems; developing marketing materials for public awareness,
including creating a Web site; purchasing technology and related
supplies for a new facility; and recruiting and training new
volunteers.
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East Bay Spanish
Speaking Citizens' Foundation (SSCF)
1470 Fruitvale Ave.
Oakland, CA 94601
510-261-7839
Award Amount: $25,125
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
East Bay Spanish Speaking Citizens' Foundation (SSCF) serves
Latinos in Oakland through youth programs, academic tutoring,
job readiness, and recreational programs.
Project Description:
SSCF will improve capacity by hiring a consultant to evaluate
the needs of the board and to design and implement a board recruitment
process, including training and periodic evaluation; hiring
a consultant to conduct fund development training; and purchasing
donor tracking software.
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Easter Seals
Work Resource Center (ESWRC)
2901 Gilbert Ave.
Cincinnati, OH 45206
513-281-2316
Award Amount: $47,768
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
Easter Seals Work Resource Center (ESWRC) serves youth as they
seek to transition from school to work. ESWRC aspires to solidify
its role as the community leader in transition from school to
work for students with disabilities and other life disadvantages.
Project Description:
ESWRC will improve capacity by assessing its current organizational
capacity using the McKinsey Capacity Assessment grid; developing
an agency strategy that leverages organizational skills to achieve
a shared aspiration that includes incorporating applicable tactics
from best practice models; and aligning organizational structures,
policies, and procedures with the agency strategy.
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Elan Foundation,
Inc.
10041 Wamsley Ct.
White Plains, MD 20695
240-304-7629
Award Amount: $50,000
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
Elan Foundation, Inc. provides prevention and treatment services
for youth who are using and abusing drugs and alcohol and/or
are involved in crime.
Project Description:
Elan Foundation will develop capacity by conducting professional
and career development training in areas like grant writing,
program development, and non-profit management. The grantee
will acquire systems for compliance with government standards
for management, human resources, finances, information technology,
and planning and contract CPA services to develop a system of
fiscal controls.
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Elijah House
Academy
6255 Warwick Rd.
Richmond, VA 23224
804-755-7051
Award Amount: $50,000
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
Elijah House is a kindergarten through eighth grade educational
organization.
Project Description:
Elijah House will build capacity by hiring a development director
to create a donor development plan; purchasing software for
donor data collection; enhancing the organization’s financial
systems; and providing staff development opportunities and training.
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Elijah Network
Family and Community Alliance, Inc.
6843 Beech Daly Rd.
Taylor, MI 48180
305-257-5527
Award Amount: $49,973
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
Elijah Network Family and Community Alliance, Inc. targets destructive
behaviors such as, but not limited to, substance abuse, early
pre-martial sexual activity, child abuse, and violence in youth
and families. The organization provides evidence-based prevention
training programs for professionals and community volunteers.
Project Description:
Elijah Network Family and Community Alliance, Inc. will build
capacity by providing twenty-five certification-training scholarships
for faith/community leadership and volunteers in an evidence-based
curriculum developed by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration (SAMHSA).
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Emmanuel Gospel
Center, Inc. (EGC)
2 San Juan St.
Boston, MA 02118
617-262-4567
Award Amount: $50,000
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
Emmanuel Gospel Center, Inc. (EGC) is a para-church organization
that supports the work of hundreds of churches in the immigrant
and ethnic minority communities of Great Boston. EGC operates
the Higher Education Resource Centers (HERC) project, which
provides academic enrichment and support service, college and
career advising, and retention support to under-represented
students (grades 6–12) and their families.
Project Description:
EGC will build the capacity of the HERC project through developing
a financial literacy component to existing program curriculum;
developing a funding strategy and purchasing donor development
software; hiring the Higher Education Information Center to
provide materials and training to staff; attending the National
College Access Network conference; developing a centralized
database to track program services; evaluating HERC’s
collaborative service delivery approach; and developing communication
tools for the project.
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Empowerment
Association
1450 Lost Creek Rd.
Chula Vista, CA 91915
619-987-7770
Award Amount: $49,940
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
Empowerment Association helps youth build stable connections
that will help prevent negative outcomes. The organization provides
mentors to youth and conducts enrichment activities onsite at
elementary schools in the community.
Project Description:
Empowerment Association will increase capacity by arranging
community development and nonprofit management training for
the executive director at the Nonprofit Management Institute
and the University of San Diego, and hiring consultants to address
issues of board development, fiscal management, outcomes evaluation,
and fund development.
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Enrichment
Foundation, Inc., The
221 Oak St.
Abilene, TX 79602
325-518-5736
Award Amount: $50,000
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
The Enrichment Foundation, Inc. supports young adults on their
way to healthy marriages and lifestyles in the community.
Project Description:
The Enrichment Foundation will build capacity by composing an
advisory board to assist in the development of policies and
procedures, in training and development manuals, and in succession
planning; providing training for staff in grant writing and
donor relations; and hiring a development consultant to provide
technical support for revenue development strategies.
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Faith, Strength
and Power, Inc. (FSP)
P.O. Box 621
Chestertown, MD 21620
410-348-9440
Award Amount: $49,998
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
Faith, Strength and Power, Inc. (FSP) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3)
faith-based community development organization promoting positive
youth development.
Project Description:
FSP will increase capacity by obtaining training in program
monitoring and evaluation; developing a fundraising and donor
database; and utilizing the Helping America’s Youth toolkit
for community assessment to develop a framework for conducting
a community assessment in Kent County, Md.
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Family Farm
of Northern Nevada
4708 Park Point Court
Reno, NV 89502
775-828-5008
Award Amount: $49,999
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
Family Farm of Northern Nevada provides training to empower
parents and guardians of at-risk youth to change negative behaviors
in their children, ultimately reducing/preventing their participation
in destructive behaviors including truancy, alcohol and drug
abuse, gang involvement, running away, violence, and suicide.
Project Description:
Family Farm of Northern Nevada will increase capacity by hiring
and training a Program Director in grant writing, grassroots
fundraising, and donor database development; training board
members in fundraising strategies; and designing and developing
an organizational Web site.
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Family Literacy
Center, Inc. (FLC)
4727 Logan Ave.
Kansas City, MO 64136
816-461-0300
Award Amount: $50,000
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
Family Literacy Center, Inc. (FLC) provides comprehensive services
that respond to the educational and special needs of children,
teens, adults, and their families. FLC works to break the cycle
of poverty and illiteracy by improving the educational opportunities
for low-income families.
Project Description:
FLC will increase capacity by expanding programming to include
marriage curriculum and ensuring culturally sensitive materials
are provided to clients, including translating materials into
Spanish. The organization will also provide curriculum training
to facilitators programming materials available via their Web
site.
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Federation
of Families of Palm Beach County, Inc., The
3333 Avenue I
Riviera Beach, FL 33415
561-863-9848
Award Amount: $50,000
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
The Federation of Families of Palm Beach County, Inc. is a 501(c)(3)
nonprofit, community-based mental health organization with a
mission to educate, advocate, mentor, and counsel youth and
their families deemed at-risk, disadvantaged, underserved, and/or
experiencing emotional disturbance, mental health or behavioral
disorders, or delinquency by providing mental health and human
and social service support.
Project Description:
The Federation will build capacity by hiring a consultant to
design and purchase a user-friendly technology system structure
to support stronger governance; developing a revenue-building
strategy and a social marketing plan; and purchasing technologies
and supplies to support the previously mentioned efforts.
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Fresh Ministries,
Inc.
1131 North Laura St.
Jacksonville, FL 32206
904-355-0000
Award Amount: $50,000
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
Fresh Ministries, a faith-based organization committed to improving
economic and social conditions in urban Jacksonville, Fla.,
launched an initiative that evolved into the “6-Point
Plan” that focuses on improving educational outcomes in
East Jacksonville.
Project Description:
Fresh Ministries will use funds to mobilize various organizations
and individuals within the community to be partners in the innovative
“6-Point Plan” by implementing a needs assessment
that will help clarify goals, objectives, and activities, build
capacity in existing programs, define the need for new programs,
raise awareness, and engage other organizations.
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Friends of
Bethany, Inc.
P.O. Box 11303
Fort Wayne, IN 46857
260-744-9027
Award Amount: $50,000
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
Friends of Bethany, Inc. is a nonprofit organization that provides
youth a safe haven and an opportunity to academically achieve
through tutoring, leadership development, and recreation services.
Project Description:
Friends of Bethany will increase capacity by contracting with
a consultant to provide board training in revenue development
strategies, and by purchasing, implementing, and using a donor
database system.
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Friends Outside
in Los Angeles County, Inc.
464 East Walnut St.
Pasadena, CA 91101
626-795-7653
Award Amount: $50,000
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
Friends Outside in Los Angeles County, Inc. is a network of
separately incorporated nonprofit organizations located throughout
California. The organization’s goal is to break the cycle
of incarceration through services that address the special needs
of families affected by incarceration.
Project Description:
Friends Outside in Los Angeles County will increase capacity
by researching curriculum that addresses risk behaviors in youth
and developing new program curriculum that meets the needs of
their target population. The grantee will conduct focus groups
with parents to review the curriculum and evaluate the new curriculum.
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Future Well-Being
of Mankind
514 Fox St.
Paris, MO 65275
626-795-7653
Award Amount: $49,905
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
Future Well-Being of Mankind, a nonprofit organization, operates
the Impacting Youth program, a faith-based mentoring program
for 11–17 year olds, in conjunction with other faith-
and community-based organizations, the juvenile justice system,
government agencies, schools, and other youth-serving agencies.
Project Description:
Future Well-Being of Mankind will build capacity by conducting
an assessment of board, staff, volunteer, and partner strengths
and weaknesses, and providing training and technical assistance
as required. They will conduct pre- and post-training assessments
to assess knowledge, skills, and satisfaction with training
and conduct a post-training assessment of knowledge application
and assimilation changes. Activities are directed toward increasing
abilities of staff, board, and volunteers, and toward improving
collaboration, expanding services, and instituting follow-up.
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G.R.A.C.E.
Project
160 Hubbard Way, Ste. E
Reno, NV 89502
775-828-5008
Award Amount: $50,000
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
G.R.A.C.E. Project addresses the needs of distressed communities
and at-risk youth in the Reno-Sparks area through the provision
of social services.
Project Description:
G.R.A.C.E. Project will build capacity by hiring a grant writer;
training board members in fund development strategies; hiring
a full-time program coordinator; providing the new coordinator
with office space and a computer system to implement these activities;
and creating an organizational Web site.
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Harvest Community
Foundation Incorporated
P.O. Box 50489
Billings, MT 59105
406-254-1191
Award Amount: $50,000
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
Harvest Community Foundation Incorporated provides positive
youth development opportunities and programming that are accessible
to all area youth.
Project Description:
Harvest Community Foundation will build capacity by hiring an
executive director and equipping an office for this position;
developing and implementing a financial plan; and collaborating
with the city and regional community organizations to complete
quarterly assessments.
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Heart Reach,
Inc.
211 Redondo Rd.
Youngstown, OH 44501
330-782-2070
Award Amount: $49,929
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
Heart Reach, Inc. works with disadvantaged youth and their families
to improve their quality of life and the quality of education.
Project Description:
Heart Reach will increase capacity by hiring an executive director;
recruiting and training three to five board members and thirty
volunteers in agency policies, procedures, and programs; and
developing a funding and market strategy to promote the organizational
image in the community.
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High Expectations,
Inc.
152 Front St.
Beaver Dam, WI 53916
920-887-8193
Award Amount: $50,000
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
High Expectations, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, is a coordinated effort
to mobilize the community with the primary purpose of focusing
on the prevention of troubled youth.
Project Description:
High Expectations will build capacity by recruiting and training
youth and adults to develop a teen center; redesigning and implementing
staff, board, and volunteer training and orientations; developing
policies and procedures for the teen center; creating a communications
and funding strategy; and updating fiscal controls to handle
added staffing.
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Holly Community,
Inc.
408 Coles Circle
Salisbury, MD 21802
443-260-0822
Award Amount: $50,000
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
Holly Community, Inc. provides innovative support to children
and adults of all ages and all disabilities, whether living
independently, with their families, or in community placements.
Project Description:
Holly Community, Inc. will build capacity by recruiting a program
development team to oversee and guide facilitation, implementation,
and evaluation of program activities to improve program outcomes
for at-risk youth with disabilities, and recruiting a fund development
team to oversee and guide a strategic fund development process.
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Hood River
County Commission on Children and Families, Faith Connection
309 State St.
Hood River, OR 97031
541-386-3335
Award Amount: $50,000
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
Faith Connection is a capacity building coalition of the Hood
River County Commission on Children and Families. It develops
best practice youth and increasing individual and community
capacity to implement, grow, and sustain programs through various
methods including volunteerism and fundraising.
Project Description:
Faith Connection will increase capacity by contracting with
a revenue development specialist to provide a series of resource
development workshops and individualized training on five cornerstone
projects. The training will focus on marketing projects, developing
a donor development strategy, reading and writing grants, creating
a budget, researching federal and state grants, and developing
a capital campaign.
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Hope House
614 Cedar Court
Kingsport, TN 37663
775-828-5008
Award Amount: $50,000
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
Hope House is a residential facility serving at-risk teenage
mothers and mothers-to-be by providing housing assistance, prenatal
care, counseling, education assistance, and postnatal support.
Project Description:
Hope House will build capacity by providing staff and board
training on grant writing and fundraising; creating a strategic
fundraising plan; conducting a successful audit; and providing
computer equipment for select programs.
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Hyde Square
Task Force, Inc.
375 Centre St.
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
617-524-8303
Award Amount: $50,000
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
Hyde Square Task Force, Inc. builds the skills of youth so they
are empowered to enhance their own lives and develop a stronger,
more peaceful, and vibrant urban community.
Project Description:
Hyde Square Task Force, Inc. will build capacity by conducting
research and evaluating best practices of faith-based and community
organizations that have developed strategies for long-term revenue
generation and individual donor cultivation; receiving staff
training on individual donor development and fundraising; developing
a detailed strategy to achieve a diversified and sustainable
long-term fundraising stream; and designing a comprehensive
communications and marketing plan.
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In Arms Reach,
Inc. (IAR)
Box #559 Triboro Station
New York, NY 10035
212-650-5894
Award Amount: $50,000
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
In Arms Reach, Inc. (IAR) is a Harlem-based organization that
targets its services to New York City’s at-risk youth
between the ages of 7–18 who have at least one parent
who is incarcerated.
Project Description:
IAR will build its capacity by hiring a program developer and
a revenue development strategist to develop a new curriculum;
managing data from a point-of-entry evaluation system; and improving
and expanding IAR’s fund development strategy.
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Inner-City
Muslim Action Network (IMAN)
3344 W. 63rd St.
Chicago, IL 60629
773-434-4626
Award Amount: $49,270
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
The Inner-City Muslim Action Network (IMAN) provides a holistic
series of programs and services for diverse low-income residents
of Chicago Lawn and its neighboring communities.
Project Description:
IMAN will increase capacity by hiring a youth coordinator; conducting
a comprehensive needs assessment of IMAN’s programming
and the community; developing a curriculum and resources for
at-risk youth; developing and systemizing leadership and mentor
training; developing a program evaluation process; and designing
a revenue building strategy to guide fundraising for its youth
program.
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International
Children Assistance Network (ICAN)
1425 Clayton Rd.
San Jose, CA 95127
408-396-6002
Award Amount: $50,000
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
International Children Assistance Network (ICAN) helps children
realize their potential and become responsible and contributing
members of their family and community.
Project Description:
ICAN will improve capacity by upgrading its software and computer
systems, and by contracting with consultants to develop a strategic
plan and management strategy.
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International
Sonoran Desert Alliance (ISDA)
400 W. Vananda Ave.
Ajo, AZ 85321
520-387-6823
Award Amount: $50,000
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
International Sonoran Desert Alliance (ISDA) provides innovative
services and projects that together address Ajo’s fundamental
need for meaningful educational and economic opportunity.
Project Description:
ISDA will build capacity by contracting with a consultant to
evaluate current youth programs and design an updated curriculum;
develop the Las Artes GED and vocational skills program; design
and implement a communications plan; and purchase software and
equipment.
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Jamaica Center
for Arts & Learning, Inc. (JCAL)
161-04 Jamaica Ave.
Jamaica, NY 11432
718-658-7400
Award Amount: $50,000
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
The Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning (JCAL) is a nonprofit,
multidisciplinary, multicultural organization with the mission
to provide access to innovative and affordable visual and performing
arts, arts and cultural programs, and after-school and summer
activities for youth in Southeast Queens.
Project Description:
JCAL will build capacity by assessing the effectiveness of its
current teen programming; surveying current teen participants,
community members, instructors, parents, and non-participatory
teens; revising and creating written program curriculum based
on community feedback; and creating a staff/teacher training
program.
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Jewish Family
& Children’s Service of Long Beach/West Orange (JFCS)
3801 E. Willow St.
Long Beach, CA 90815
323-761-8159
Award Amount: $50,000
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
Jewish Family & Children’s Service of Long Beach/West
Orange (JFCS) provides social services such as counseling, case
management, and support services to underserved at-risk youth.
Project Description:
JFCS will build capacity by upgrading computer hardware, software,
and its Web-based data management program; purchasing thirteen
new computers and a server; and training clinical staff on the
new system and in grant writing.
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Jewish Federation
of Greater Los Angeles/Koreh L.A.
6505 Wilshire Blvd, Ste. 900
Los Angeles, CA 90049
562-427-7916
Award Amount: $50,000
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
Koreh L.A. is a program of the Jewish Federation of Greater
Los Angeles. The program aims to improve children’s reading
skills by facilitating relationships between caring volunteers
and at-risk children from low-income families.
Project Description:
The Jewish Federation will build capacity for its Koreh L.A.
program by recruiting and training new volunteers and current
staff via a literacy conference and a grant writing seminar;
conducting community asset mapping; and implementing a strategy
of evaluating its training materials.
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Johnson Family
Children’s Home (JFCH)
1025 Lees Dr.
Seymour, TN 37865
865-579-1042
Award Amount: $49,062
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
Johnson Family Children’s Home (JFCH) serves at-risk children
and youth by providing permanent and temporary homes to disadvantaged
children in the Knox county region of Tennessee.
Project Description:
JFCH will build capacity by arranging training for board members
and staff in strategic planning, program management, computer
skills, fund development, and grant writing via The Center for
Nonprofit Management; purchasing and implementing a computerized
financial accounting system; and hiring a grant development
specialist.
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Kendall Christian
School
8485 Southwest 112 St.
Miami, FL 33156
775-828-5008
Award Amount: $49,360
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
Kendall Christian School provides a solid foundation in education,
socialization, and responsibility to area youth.
Project Description:
Kendall Christian School will improve capacity by hiring a staff
member to develop a funding plan; providing training and mentoring
to staff on development processes; providing leadership and
fundraising training to the board; and enhancing the Web site
to provide updated school information to the community.
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Kids' Harbor,
Inc.
5717 Chapel Dr.
Osage Beach, MO 65065
573-348-6886
Award Amount: $50,000
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
Kid’s Harbor, Inc. is the coordinating agency in the multidisciplinary
approach to child abuse that includes the prosecutors, Children’s
Division representatives, mental health and medical professionals,
and law enforcement officers.
Project Description:
Kid’s Harbor will build capacity by improving data management
procedures; increasing volunteer participation through orientation
and training; improving staff and community partners’
knowledge of child abuse and related issues; and contracting
a development consultant for training on donor recruitment strategies
and an annual campaign.
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Kinship, Inc.
3210 Oliver Ave.
Minneapolis, MN 55412
952-212-4681
Award Amount: $50,000
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
Kinship, Inc. mentors at-risk children living in low-income,
single-parent homes.
Project Description:
Kinship, Inc. will build capacity by hiring a board development
specialist to assist the executive director in expanding the
board from six to eleven members; improving program monitoring
and best practices; and developing twenty corporate partnerships.
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La Cuna, Inc.
3180 University Ave., Ste. 260
San Diego, CA 92104
619-521-9900
Award Amount: $50,000
Award Year: 2006
Organizational Description:
La Cuna, Inc.’s mission is to ensure that Latino foster
children grow
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