October 2007
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MAXWELL AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE: HOUSING FOR HOMELESS

The Fannie Mae Foundation, in collaboration with the Partnership to End Long Term Homelessness, will present four awards to recognize outstanding development of supportive and affordable housing for homeless individuals and families.

The Maxwell Awards of Excellence program showcases the outstanding work of nonprofit organizations in developing and maintaining affordable housing. Each of the four award winners will receive a $75,000 grant to continue its work in the field of supportive and affordable housing for homeless individuals and families.

Deadline for applications: October 21, 2007.

http://www.endlongtermhomelessness.org/


THE IRAQ SCHOLAR RESCUE PROJECT

Thanks to generous support from private and public sector funders, the Institute of International Education's Scholar Rescue Fund (SRF) has launched an emergency rescue plan of historic proportions to assist more than 150 senior scholars in Iraq whose lives and work are threatened in the current crisis. There has been systematic destruction of the intellectual capital of Iraq through the persecution and killing of scholars.

The Institute of International Education (IIE) invites qualifying Iraqi scholars or their nominators to apply to the Iraq Scholar Rescue Project, a special division of IIE's Scholar Rescue Fund. This new project provides fellowship assistance for threatened scholars seeking refuge through temporary academic positions at universities, colleges and other institutions of higher learning in the Middle East and North African regions. Some exceptions may be considered for university positions in other world regions.

Fellows are expected to teach, research or publish at host academic institutions. While pursuing their academic work, fellows will also be asked to continue to educate Iraqi students within and outside of Iraq. One-year fellowships will cover living expenses and initial relocation costs and may be renewed for up to one additional year. When conditions allow, scholars are expected to return home to help rebuild universities and societies destroyed by conflict.

To apply for a fellowship or to learn about hosting an SRF fellow, write to SRFIraq @ iie.org and include "SRF Iraq Project" in the subject line, or use the form on the Web site:

http://www.iie.org/programs/srf/contact.htm

Fellowship information is available for scholars from countries other than Iraq.

http://www.iie.org/programs/srf/


SKYSTONE RYAN PRIZE FOR RESEARCH ON FUNDRAISING AND PHILANTHROPY

The Association for Fundraising Professionals (AFP) Research Council each year awards the Skystone Ryan Prize for Research to the author of a book that contributes substantially to the knowledge and understanding of fundraising or philanthropic behavior.

The Prize for Research is made possible by an endowment from Skystone Ryan, Inc. to encourage advanced research that extends the knowledge of fundraising and philanthropy.

Authors of published works on research in fundraising and philanthropy are invited to submit books or monographs for the Skystone Ryan Prize for Research on Fundraising and Philanthropy. Other individuals or organizations can nominate appropriate publications.

The jury will not consider unpublished theses or dissertations, self-published works, directories, op-ed pieces, editorials or articles. Prize winners receive a cash award of $3,000 and are honored at the AFP International Conference on Fundraising.

http://www.afpnet.org/ka/ka-3.cfm?folder_id=891&content_item_id=1544


AT&T ACCESSALL

Low-income Americans remain significantly less likely to go online than middle or high-income households, according to a study by the Pew Internet and American Life Project.

AT&T AccessAll, the company's signature giving initiative launched in 2006, is a three-year $100 million program designed to provide technology access to benefit low-income families and underserved communities across the country. One of the program's significant initiatives is a collaboration with AT&T, One Economy, Habitat for Humanity and other low-income housing providers, to deliver technology packages – including Internet access – to 50,000 low-income families.

http://www.att.com/gen/press-room?pid=7914


AT&T WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY FOR EDUCATION DELIVERY

In September 2007, the AT&T Foundation launched a $1.5 million competitive grant program to help nonprofit organizations integrate wireless communications technology into educational outreach projects.

The AT&T Foundation will award one-time, education-focused, wireless technology grants ranging from $2,500 to $25,000 to offset the cost of wireless service or to support the purchase of wireless hardware, including mobile phones, routers or handsets.

Examples of eligible projects under the grant program include:

  • Enrichment of museum visits by development of audio and video content accessible from visitors' mobile phones
  • Creation of Wi-Fi Hot Spots for students and community members to access educational online content
  • Development of educational curriculum designed for access from wireless devices, such as mobile handsets and PDAs
  • Delivery of supplemental educational content via mobile phone calls, text messages and/or Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS)
  • Development of community education podcasts

Grant proposals must be received by AT&T no later than October 19, 2007.

http://www.att.com/gen/corporate-citizenship?pid=10582


ORACLE EDUCATION FOUNDATION: THINKQUEST WEBSITE BUILDING COMPETITION

ThinkQuest inspires students to think, connect, create and share. Students work in teams to build innovative and educational Web sites to share with the world. Along the way, they learn research, writing, teamwork and technology skills and compete for exciting prizes. Sponsored by the Oracle Education Foundation, the competition offers a unique project-based learning experience to students and teachers across the globe.

Students (ages 9-19) form a team and recruit a teacher to act as coach. Once the coach enrolls the team, students work together to create an innovative Web site on any topic within a broad range of educational categories.

The top five teams in each age division receive laptop computers and a cash award for the coach's school. In addition, the top three teams in each age division travel to ThinkQuest Live in November for four days of learning and fun-filled activities in San Francisco. Some team members meet in person for the very first time, having collaborated from distant locations to build their Web site.

Join the 30,000 plus students worldwide who have participated since 1996. Start thinking . . .

http://www.thinkquest.org/


HIDDEN VALLEY: LOVE YOUR VEGGIES GRANTS

Hidden Valley has announced the 2008 Love Your Veggies™ Nationwide School Lunch Campaign, an initiative that will award $10,000 grants to 51 elementary schools nationwide – one in each state and one in its hometown of Oakland, California – to support programs that increase student access to and consumption of fresh vegetables and fruits during school meals. Millions of students nationwide consume a meal at school daily, and for many, school lunch is the most important meal of the day. Still, studies show that about 96 percent of children 2 to 12 years of age fall short of the recommended 2-5 cups per day, the amount of which depends on their age, sex, and activity level (Produce for Better Health Foundation and ACNielsen, State of the Plate, 2005).

The "veggies" campaign was inspired by findings from a recent study by University of California at Davis and the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program, which showed that children consumed 23 percent more vegetables when paired with a moderate amount of ranch dressing (no surprise here).

Let Hidden Valley know how your school would use a Love Your Veggies™ grant to increase fresh produce consumption in the cafeteria and education in the classroom.

Proposals must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. on November 30, 2007, via the grant program's Web site:

http://www.LoveYourVeggiesGrants.com


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