Parenting Education Classes teach parents how to be the primary teacher for their children and full partners in their education. The Avance foundation has announced a $50,000 grant to help qualifying nonprofits develop their parenting education program.

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Thanks,

Tracy J. Brown, CEO
Urban Awareness USA

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As part of the company’s ongoing commitment to improving the lives of teens, Best Buy is launching a new program to build Best Buy Teen Tech Centers in the United States.

The program is designed to provide a creative and safe learning environment where teens can explore their own ideas, develop skills, and build confidence through the creative use of technology outside of their time in school. The centers will offer an array of cutting-edge technology and program activities in a range of areas, including computing, digital photography, film making and videography, graphic design, audio production, robotics, gaming development, and programming.

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I hope this information helps!

Thanks,

Tracy J. Brown, CEO
Urban Awareness USA

AT&T Announces $250 Million in Grants to
Help Improve High School Dropout Rates

AT&T is launching a quarter-billion-dollar campaign to help more students graduate from high school ready for careers and college, and to ensure the country is better prepared to meet global competition.

The AT&T Aspire Local High School Impact Initiative RFP is focused on high school success and college and career readiness programs that will maintain AT&T’s commitment to support local organizations that are delivering results that help reduce the dropout rates in their communities.

Watch This Video About
High School Dropout Rates
Among Black Boys . . .

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I hope This Information Helps!

Thanks,

Tracy J. Brown, CEO
Urban Awareness USA

P.S…

If you don’t have a youth development or education program, please pass this information on to someone who can use it!

LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER!
DON’T MISS THIS LIVE EVENT

In 2012, Dannon will donate a grant of $30,000 to one program nurturing healthy eating habits among children in each of the communities where a Dannon facility is located.

Applicant organizations must request funding for a current nutrition education program for children up to age 18, or be able to launch such an initiative by late 2012. Programs should be creative in their approach, involve community partners, include professional nutrition staff or consultants, and be designed to impact children’s eating habits now and in the future.

Up To $30,000 Per Grant Award…

Seen Here: $26,100 Grant Awarded To Texas Nonprofit

To be eligible, programs must promote nutrition education to nurture healthy eating habits, including the consumption of low-fat yogurt, among children; serve communities where Dannon facilities are located and be a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

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The Dannon Company established the Dannon Next Generation Nutrition Grants in 2006 to promote childhood nutrition education and provide funding to nonprofit organizations that operate in communities where a Dannon facility is located. All organizations who have received funding in the past  offered a program that nurtured healthy eating habits among children in their community and encouraged children to develop life-long habits for good nutrition and exercise.

According to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, obesity rates have soared among all age groups, more than quadrupling among children ages 6 to 11, during the past four decades. Today, more than 33 percent of children and adolescents — approximately 25 million kids — are overweight or obese. Dannon hopes to help curb this trend by supporting youth education programs that provide long-term, grassroots solutions.

Dannon’s Next Generation Nutrition Grant

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I hope this information helps…pleas share!

Thanks,

Tracy J. Brown, CEO
Urban Awareness USA

P.S…

Just for Fun…

Here is Dannon’s 2012 Super Bowl Commercial

Secret to Joel Osteen’s
$70 Million Annual Budget…

Forbes Magazine reported that Joel Osteen’s budget at Lakewood Church in Texas exceeded $70 million per year.

On Tuesday, March 13th, we are hosting a special live webcast about how to increase giving in your church. Our speaker for the program has helped many of the nations largest churches improve their giving and develop fund raising programs including Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church in Texas.

This webcast is designed for churches and church leaders but anyone can attend.

To register CLICK HERE

I hope this information helps!

Thanks,

Tracy J. Brown, CEO
Urban Awareness USA

P.S…

The webinar is free so it’s ok to share the information with others!

P.P.S….

Here is the flyer that has been circulating to promote the webinar..

List Of Federal Centers for Faith-based
and Neighborhood Partnerships

White House Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships
Joshua DuBois, Executive Director
Phone: (202) 456-3394
Email: whpartnerships@who.eop.gov

Center at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
Phone: (202) 358-3595
Email: partnerships@hhs.gov
Website: http://www.hhs.gov/partnerships

Center at the U.S. Department of Commerce
Phone: (202) 482-2770
Email: FBNP@doc.gov
Website: http://www.commerce.gov/office-secretary/center-faith-based-and-neighborhood-partnerships

Center at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
Phone: (202) 708-2404
Email: Talk_to_us@hud.gov
Website: http://www.hud.gov/offices/fbci

Center at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
Phone: (202) 461-7689
Email: vafbnp@va.gov
Website: http://www1.va.gov/cfbnpartnerships/

Center at the U.S. Department of Agriculture
Phone: (202) 720-3631
Email: collaborate@usda.gov
Website: http://www.usda.gov/partnerships

Center at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
Phone: (202) 646-3487
Email: infofbci@dhs.gov
Website: http://www.dhs.gov/fbci

Center at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
Phone: (202) 712-4080
Email: fbci@usaid.gov
Website: http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/global_partnerships/fbci/

Center at the U.S. Department of Education
Phone: (202) 205-9655
Email: edpartners@ed.gov
Website: http://www.ed.gov/edpartners

Center at the Small Business Administration
Phone: (202) 205-6452
Email: partnerships@sba.gov
Website: http://www.sba.gov/fbci

Center at the U.S. Department of Labor
Phone: (202) 693-6017
Email: CFBNP@dol.gov
Website: http://www.dol.gov/cfbnp

Center at the U.S. Department of Justice
Phone: (202) 564-6385
Email: partnerships@ojp.usdoj.gov

Center at the Environmental Protection Agency
Phone: (202) 564-4308
Email: partnerships@epa.gov
Website: http://www.epa.gov/fbnpartnerships

Point of Contact at the Corporation for National and Community Service
Phone: (202) 606-7554
Email: fbnp@cns.gov
Website: http://www.nationalservice.gov/for_organizations/faith/index.asp

List Of State Offices for Faith-based
and Neighborhood Partnerships

Alabama
Jon Mason
Director, Governor’s Office of Faith-based and Community Initiatives
Phone: (334) 954-7440
Email: info@servealabama.gov

Arizona 
Leah Koestner
Assistant, Office of Governor Janice K. Brewer
Phone: (602) 542-
Email:  azgov@az.gov

Arkansas
Jim Abson
Faith-based Liaison, DHS Division of Volunteerism
Phone: (501) 682-7540
Email: james.abson@arkansas.gov

Connecticut
Rev. Shelley D. Best
Director, Faithworks CT: Connecticut Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships & Conference of Churches
Phone: (860) 247-0017
Email:  sbest@conferenceofchurches.org

Florida
Kay Kammel
President, Volunteer Florida Foundation
Phone: (850) 410-0696
Email:  kay.kammel@vfffund.org

Hawaii
Sonya Seng
Program Specialist
Phone: (808) 586-8675
Email:  Sonya.M.Seng@hawaii.gov

Indiana
James Huston
Executive Director, Governor’s Office of Faith-based and Community Initiatives
Phone: (317) 233-3295
Email: info@ofbci.in.gov

Iowa
Larned A. Waterman
Iowa Nonprofit Resource Center
Phone: (319) 335-9765
Email:  law-nonprofit@uiowa.edu

Kansas
Erica Haas
Attorney, Governor’s Grants Program
Phone: (785) 291-3205
Email:  Erica.Haas@ks.gov

Kentucky
Colmon Elridge
Executive Assistant to the Governor, Office of the Governor
Phone: (502) 564-2611
Email:  Colmon.Elridge@ky.gov

Maryland
Mark Byrd
Interfaith Coordinator, Governor’s Office of Community Initiatives (GOCI)
Phone: (410) 767-1822
Email: alagdameo@goci.state.md.us

Michigan
Greg Roberts
Special Advisor and Director, Governor’s Office of Community and Faith-based Initiatives
Phone: (313) 456-0015
Email:  RobertsG@michigan.gov

Mississippi
Rebekah Staples
Faith-based and Community Liaison, Office of Governor Barbour
Phone: (601) 359-3150
Email:  rstaples@governor.state.ms.us

Missouri
Dante Gliniecki
Statewide Volunteer Coordinator, Department of Public Safety
Phone: (573) 526-9132
Email: dante.gliniecki@sema.dps.mo.gov 

New Jersey
Edward LaPorte
Director, NJ Office of Faith-based Initiatives
Phone: (609) 984-6952
Email:  faith@sos.state.nj.us

New Mexico
Hazel Mella
Director of NM OFBCI, Governor’s Office on Faith-based and Community Initiatives
Phone: (505) 841-4582
Email:  hazel.mella@state.nm.us

North Dakota
Beth Zander
Director, Office of Faith-based and Community Initiatives
Phone: (701) 328-5345
Email:  bezander@nd.gov

Ohio
John Matthews
Director, Governor’s Faith-based and Community Initiatives
Phone: (614) 466-3398
Email:  john.r.matthews@governor.ohio.gov

Oklahoma
Robin Jones
Director, Oklahoma Office of Faith-based and Community Initiatives
Phone: (405) 522-0606
Email:  info@faithlinksok.org

Puerto Rico
Pastor Migual Cintrón
Oficina de Enlace con la Organizaciones Comunitarias y de Bas de Fe
Phone: (787) 721-7000
Email:  micintron@fortaleza.gobierno.pr

Texas
Chris Bugbee
Director of Social Impact, OneStar Foundation
Phone: (512) 287-2000
Email:  info@onestarfoundation.org

Utah 
Katherine Smith
Director, Office of Faith-based and Community Initiatives
Phone: (801) 538-8875
Email:  kasmith@utah.gov

Virginia
Nikki Nicholau
Director, Office of Volunteerism and Community Service
Phone: (804) 726-7644
Email:  nikki.nicholau@dss.virginia.gov

Washington, D.C.
Pat Henry
Manager, Non-profit & Faith-based Relations
Mayors Office of Partnerships and Grants Development
Phone: (202) 727-0946
Email:  pat.henry@dc.gov

Wisconsin
Sheryl Berdan
Director, Governor’s Office of Community and Faith-based Partnerships
Phone: (414) 227-4344
Email:  sheryl.berdan@wisconsin.gov

Dollar General has announced their New Funding Opportunities For Youth and Adult Literacy Programs….

About Dollar General…

Dollar General Literacy Foundation works to improve the functional literacy of adults, families, and youth by providing grants to nonprofit organizations dedicated to the advancement of literacy in the company’s thirty-five-state market area.

Get Application Details…

CLICK HERE to download the application details.

I hope this information helps!

Thanks,

Tracy J. Brown, CEO
Urban Awareness USA

The great recession of 2008 and the bailout that followed forever changed the way most major philanthropist conduct their business. In today’s economy, funding sources are much more afraid of awarding funding to nonprofits that don’t have a working knowledge of the funding trends of today.

In this free, 60 minute webinar, Dr. Ed Udell, Senior Grant Writer for Urban Awareness USA will explore these five new funding trends that have emerged since the great recession. During this live, interactive session, Dr. Udell will explain what your organization must do to position itself to participate in whats predicted to be the biggest funding boom in history for nonprofit and community organizations.

Here Is What You Will Learn…

During this session Dr. Udell will cover the following trends:

1.) Demographics Trends: What demographic groups are funding sources now targeting more than ever before? (Hint…The answer may surprise you.)

2.) Technological Trends: What are the Technology requirements that nearly all funding sources require you to meet before funding is awarded to your organization? (You may not have the equipment you need)

3.) Networking Trends: What are the new expectations relating in to the networks that you are connected to and what must you do to establish the relationships you need to succeed?

4.) Volunteerism Trends: What are the new exceptions regarding your use of volunteers and how you you engage the people who help you?

5.) Programing Trends:  What are the new program areas that are receiving the most financial support from funding sources and is there any overlap?

Register for this event and receive this vitally important information for your organization.