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Echoing Green Fellowships for Social Entrepreneurs http://www.echoinggreen.org/fellowship Deadline: December 1, 2008 Echoing Green seeks individuals or partnerships (organizations led by two people) with: innovative solutions to significant social problems; strategies to create high-impact, sustainable change in people's lives; and the ability to grow and lead a new organization. Fellows receive up to $90,000 ($60,000 for individuals and $90,000 for partnerships of two people) in seed funding and technical support over two years to turn their innovative ideas into sustainable social change organizations.

Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation Inclusion Champion Award http://www.meaf.org/grants-inclusion.php#incchamp Deadline: December 1, 2008 The award honors individuals who have made significant efforts to promote the full inclusion of youth with disabilities in society. The focus of the efforts may include, but is not limited to, helping to create a culture of inclusion within an organization or community or developing innovative strategies for inclusive programming in: school activities, after-school programs, community service, and leadership development.

Home Depot Housing Impact Grants http://www.homedepot.com/impactgrants Deadline: December 15, 2008 Projects by nonprofit organizations in North America that seek to build or rebuild affordable housing will be eligible for grants of $1,000 to $3,000 each. Preference will be given to projects that integrate sustainability.

Robert E. and Evelyn McKee Foundation Grants http://www.mckeefoundation.org/ifa_guidelines.htm Deadline: December 15, 2008 The Foundation awards contributions, gifts and grants in the following categories: Civic, Cultural and Religion Education, Literature and Science Hospitals Medical, Medical Research and Mental Health Rehabilitation and Welfare Youth Activities Community Funds

Captain Planet Foundation Grants http://www.captainplanetfoundation.org/ Deadlines: March 31, June 30, September 30, and December 31 (annually) Grants encourage innovative, hands-on programs that empower children and youth around the world to work individually and collectively to solve environmental problems in their neighborhoods and communities.

Clorox Company Foundation Education and Youth Development Grants lhttp://www.thecloroxcompany.com/community/guidelines.html Deadlines: April 1, 2008; July 1, 2008; October 1, 2008; and January 1, 2009
The foundation supports programs that prepare young people to successfully participate in the increasingly global society and to contribute to the betterment of the communities in which they live. Areas of funding include academic development, mentoring, and job readiness or career development for youth. The foundation supports selected scholarship programs by invitation only. The foundation targets youth and support programs that are designed to achieve the following goals: Improve the academic performance of children, especially through strategies that foster reform within the public schools. Prepare youth for the world of work and for community leadership. Promote positive relationships among youth from diverse cultural and ethnic groups.

Columbus Youth Foundation http://www.columbusfoundation.org/gogrants/columbus_youth_foundation/index.aspx Deadline for Letters of Interest: January 12, 2009 The foundation accepts proposals once per year from organizations serving youth in the Columbus, Ohio community.

American Association of University Women (AAUW) Educational Foundation Community Action Grants http://www.aauw.org/education/fga/fellows_directory/community.cfm Deadline: January 15, 2009 The American Association of University Women Educational Foundation annually provides Community Action Grants to women, AAUW branches, and AAUW state organizations as well as local community-based nonprofit organizations for innovative programs or non-degree research projects that promote education and equity for women and girls. The program provides one-year grants of $2,000 to $7,000 each as seed money for new projects, and two-year grants of $5,000 to $10,000 each as start-up funds for longer-term programs. Special consideration is given to projects focused on K-12 and community college girls' and women's achievements in science, technology, engineering, or math.

John W. Gardner Leadership Award http://www.independentsector.org/about/gardneraward.htm Deadline: January 30, 2009
Independent Sector presents an award each year to an individual whose leadership in or with the nonprofit community has been transformative and who has mobilized and unified people, institutions, or causes that improve people’s lives. The recipient of the award receives a prize of $10,000 and a replica of an original relief bust of John Gardner.

Gannett Foundation Grants http://www.gannettfoundation.org/GUIDELINES.htm Deadlines: February 15, 2009 and August 15, 2009 The Gannett Foundation serves communities where the company owns a local daily newspaper or broadcast station. The foundation values projects that take a creative approach to fundamental issues such as: Education and neighborhood improvement Economic development Youth development Community problem-solving Assistance to disadvantaged people Environmental conservation Cultural enrichment

PeaceJam Global Call to Action Challenge http://www.globalcalltoaction.org/ Deadline: March 1, 2009 The challenge, sponsored by PeaceJam, Penguin Young Readers Group, and the Pearson Foundation, offers young activists everywhere the chance to work directly with a Nobel Laureate in their own school. Nobel Laureates including the Dalai Lama, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, and Rigoberta Menchu Tum have asked young people throughout the world to commit themselves to creating 1 billion projects to serve communities in the next decade. The project must be registered with the Global Call to Action and must address one of the ten GCA issues: Equal Access to Water and Other Natural Resources Ending Racism and Hate Halting the Spread of Global Disease Eliminating Extreme Poverty Social Justice and Human Rights for All Rights for Women and Children Restoring Earth's Environment Controlling the Proliferation of Weapons Investing in Human Security Breaking the Cycle of Violence Project leaders must be at least 13 years old in order to register the project. To enter, young people can create a short video (approximately three to five minutes) about their project, or write a magazine-style story (500 to 1500 words) about their project. Challenge winners will get the opportunity to have a Nobel Laureate visit their school during the spring of 2009. Entrants to the challenge may also earn the chance to work directly with the Digital Arts Alliance to create public service announcements, which will be broadcast on television and the Internet.

Public Welfare Foundation Criminal and Juvenile Justice http://www.publicwelfare.org/ApplyGrant/Guidelines2008.aspx Deadline for letters of inquiry: None Deadlines for completed proposals: March 23, 2009 and July 27, 2009 The Criminal and Juvenile Justice program seeks to establish more effective and fairer criminal and juvenile justice policies and institutions throughout the nation. In addition, the foundation's grantmaking aims to lower overall rates of incarceration and help eliminate unequal treatment of African Americans and Latinos. Applicants should submit letters of inquiry six to eight weeks before proposal deadlines. The foundation staff responds to letters of inquiry within 30 working days letting the applicants know whether they will be invited to submit a full proposal. The foundation will not consider proposals that have not been invited.

William T. Grant Foundation Field-initiated Grants Program http://www.wtgrantfoundation.org/info-url5243/info-url_show.htm?doc_id=646398 Deadlines: September 3, 2008, January 8, 2009, April 1, 2009, September 9, 2009 The Foundation supports high-quality research that enhance our understanding of how youth social settings such as families, schools, peer groups, and organizations work, how they affect youth development, and how they can be improved; and when, how, and under what conditions research evidence is used in policy and practice that affect youth, and how the use of evidence can be improved.

Shade Structure Program Grants http://www.aad.org/public/sun/grants.html Deadline: April 10, 2009 The American Academy of Dermatology Shade Structure Program provides grant awards of $8,000 for the purchase of permanent shade structures designed to provide shade and ultraviolet ray protection for outdoor areas that serve children and teenagers, ages 18 and younger.

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