If you know of a deserving woman who fits this description (or if you are one yourself), please let us know! For more information and for a nomination form, please contact Soroptimist International of Greater New Haven club president, Sandra Abbott Fitzpatrick at soroptimistnewhaven@gmail.com. Thanks!
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If you know of a deserving woman who fits this description (or if you are one yourself), please let us know! For more information and for a nomination form, please contact Soroptimist International of Greater New Haven club president, Sandra Abbott Fitzpatrick at soroptimistnewhaven@gmail.com. Thanks!
DCA is seeking volunteers for the Tree Lighting on December 2 between the hours of 4-6pm. Interested individuals should contactkfutrell@newhavenct.net for more details.
If you have an innovative media technology idea, you might be able to get funding from the Knight News Challenge contest.
Run by the Knight Foundation, the grant competition awards up to $5 million annually for innovative projects that use digital technology to transform the way communities send, receive and make use of news and information.
More info can be found here: http://newschallenge.org. The site includes application information, as well as details about past winners.
This year's application deadline is December 1. The News Challenge is looking for applications in four categories: mobile, authenticity, sustainability and community. All projects must make use of digital technology to distribute news in the public interest.
The contest is open to anyone in the world.
A simple description of the project is all you need to apply. Submit a brief pitch to http://newschallenge.org. If the reviewers like it, you'll be asked to submit a full proposal later.
If you have questions you can a) reference the FAQ: http://www.newschallenge.org/frequently-asked-questions, or; b) check the archived chat transcript here: http://www.newschallenge.org/1026-live (another live chat will be held before the end of the contest period, time/date TBD)
You can follow Knight Foundation at http://twitter.com/knightfdn. The News Challenge Twitter hashtag is #knc
Now, we need to discuss what the community should do with this announcement, and all the huge, huge potential it creates. Check out the discussion thread in the forum here at GNH Community - link.The city has an offer for freshmen in its public high schools: Keep up good grades and stay in school, and you’ll get a full ride to a state college or university.
That’s part of a new “Promise” the city unveiled Tuesday as part of its ambitious school reform drive.
It will pay up to 25 percent of the tuition for qualifying seniors who go on to public colleges or universities in Connecticut next year; up to 50 percent for the class after that, up to 75 percent for the following class; and up to 100 percent for the Class of 2014. Then funders will decide whether to continue the program.
Yale University has pledged up to $4 million per year to fund the new college tuition program, called New Haven Promise, according to Mayor John DeStefano, Jr. The program will be available to New Haven residents who attend public schools, with some conditions. Yale has committed to fund the program for an initial eight years as it is phased in for the four classes of current high school students; the Community Foundation for Greater New Haven will pay for the employees to administer the fund.
This is a huge opportunity - what we can do to get the most out of it? Discuss!
The United Illuminating Company, in partnership with the Energy Efficiency Fund, is looking for UI customers to participate in the Home Energy Reports program.
How it works: As part of the Home Energy Reports program, you will receive a monthly energy report for 1 year with the following features:
* A comparison of your electricity use from one year ago,
* A comparison of your electricity use with other households with similar housing and occupancy attributes,
* Suggestions for do-it-yourself energy-saving home improvements,
* Programs available from the Energy Efficiency Fund, and
* An interactive website where you can learn more about home energy efficiency and conservation.
Who is eligible? UI customers who reside within the UI service territory are eligible. All types of homes (single family, multi-family, apartment, etc) are eligible.
How much does it cost? This free program is available to the first 6,000 UI customers who sign up. The Home Energy Report program is funded by the Energy Efficiency Fund and administered by UI.
How do I sign up? Please email the name on your UI account and your home address to EnergyReports@uinet.com — we’ll take care of the rest.
For more information, see the attached PDF or contact Kirsten Brooks at x2660.
Thirty nonprofit organizations will have the opportunity (first come first serve) to display information on a 2 foot x 2 foot square about what your organization is doing in the community.
Laptops will be set up in the storefront for online giving through Give Greater, The United Way, and participating nonprofit websites. "I Love Greater New Haven Nonprofit" cards will also be available for those who donate to a participating nonprofit. In exchange for this opportunity we are asking all participants to commit to staffing the space for 2 three hour shifts. During your shifts you will have access to high speed wireless internet through The Grove as well as coffee and tea. Staffing the project is also a great way to connect with people who come into the store.
Project is scheduled to launch on November 18, to be open 11am-8pm Wednesday through Saturday through December 31. Please commit by November 5 and have your 2x2 square to us by November 12.
Location: 71 Orange St., with approximately 350 sq ft. The sidewalk traffic for the space is about 15-20 persons per hour, heaviest during lunch and dinner hours.
The holiday storefront is a collaboration between The Grove, Project Storefronts, The I love Greater New Haven Nonprofits Campaign, Greater New Haven Chamber of Commerce, and regional nonprofits.
sign up using the form Linked here. Remember space is limited.
For more information contact Slate Ballard, slate@groundworksonline.com
Based on the work of Bridge to Success, Waterbury’s collaborative effort to coordinate and improve children and youth development efforts, Waterbury has been named one of the nation’s 100 Best Communities for Young People by America’s Promise Alliance and ING, a global financial services company. Waterbury was named one of the 100 Best because of the comprehensive plan, Bridge to Success — Preparing Waterbury Youth for Life: A Birth to 21 Initiative, developed by stakeholders from all sectors in Waterbury Bridge to Success is a merger of two community efforts: a planning group that developed a childhood blueprint for children ages birth-8 and the Waterbury Prevention Policy Board that worked on issues facing youth ages 5-18. Waterbury is the only city in Connecticut that has one plan addressing the needs of children and youth from birth to 21.
Initial funding for the childhood blueprint was provided by the Connecticut Community Foundation, United Way of Greater Waterbury, William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund and the state Department of Education.
Bridge to Success has now created five focus areas, each with a committee of parent, school and youth nonprofit representatives. Family Engagement is supporting families, especially in these difficult economic times, through the creation of Neighborhood Family Hubs.
With the assistance of Connecticut Community Foundation, Catholic Family Charities has opened a Family Center in Waterbury that helped over 1,700 individuals learn about federal, state and local community resources for which they were eligible including child care, food stamps and health care.
Child Health & Development is assisting in the implementation of a new ChildFirst project in Waterbury that provides home-based intervention and support for at risk children and families.
Early Care & Education focuses on access to high quality early education for all children.
Under Positive Youth Development, Bridge to Success has surveyed the assets of sixth-, ninthand 12th-graders in Waterbury in such areas as family support, community service, constructive use of time and commitment to learning. Staff at youth organizations are being trained to develop these assets among our youth.
Workforce Development is concentrating on linking potential employers with summer and after school youth employment programs.
With the framework now in place, Bridge to Success expects to make great strides in developing its projects and bringing new resources to the city. Already Bridge to Success has brought in $5.2 million primarily for afterschool programs since 2007. Over 200 Waterbury residents who were surveyed listed programs for out-ofschool time as the biggest issue that needed to be addressed for youth in Waterbury.
For more information on Bridge to Success, call 203-574-0040 or email director@waterburybridgetosuccess.org Ingrid Manning is the chief executive officer of Connecticut Community Foundation. She can be reached at (203)753-1315 or at info@conncf.org
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