The Center for Rural Development, Brushy Fork Institute accepting applications for mini-grants to advance philanthropy

Communities in 34 Southern and Eastern Kentucky counties are now eligible to apply for grant funding through the Appalachian Rural Development Philanthropy Initiative (ARDPI) to help advance philanthropic work and charitable giving throughout the region.

Lonnie Lawson, president and CEO of The Center for Rural Development, and Peter Hille, director of the Brushy Fork Institute, announced the organizations will be awarding ARDPI mini-grants funded through the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) in order to build and expand permanent charitable endowments in partnership with communities as a means to stop the outmigration of the region's wealth.

Eligible communities in the 34 counties may apply for up to $10,000 in ARC funding support for community foundation capacity building mini-grant projects during this funding cycle.

These counties include: Adair, Bath, Breathitt, Carter, Casey, Clinton, Cumberland, Estill, Fleming, Floyd, Green, Harlan, Hart, Jackson, Johnson, Lawrence, Lee, Leslie, Lewis, Lincoln, Martin, McCreary, Menifee, Metcalfe, Monroe, Morgan, Owsley, Perry, Powell, Robertson, Rockcastle, Russell, Wayne, and Wolfe.

Counties participating in ARDPI efforts must fit ARC's classification as a "distressed" county.
The ARDPI mini-grants fit into the mission of the newly created initiative, which will work to encourage the building and expanding of permanent charitable endowments in partnership with Eastern Kentucky communities that will work to stop the outmigration of the region's wealth and secure local assets to provide long-term resources for their communities.

A community receiving ARDPI mini-grant funding should be advancing that community in developing a culture around philanthropy by one or more of the following:
Engaging in other activities that specifically advance their community philanthropy goals

These communities will be encouraged to consider existing or established community foundations as a local resource and engage them in helping move the community forward during this process.

The Foundation is reconfirmed in compliance with National Standards - The Jackson County Times-Journal: Community: foundation for appalachian ohio, nelsonville, reconfirmed, philanthropic standards, www.timesournal.com

NELSONVILLE, Ohio - The Foundation for Appalachian Ohio (FAO) received notification that it has been reconfirmed in compliance with the nation's highest philanthropic standards. The notice comes from the Council on Foundations, a national professional association based in Washington, D.C., and emphasizes FAO's commitment to its donors, partners, and the Appalachian Ohio region.

Community Foundations Program requires community foundations to document their policies for donor services, investments, grantmaking and administration. Rigorously reviewed by community foundation professionals from across the country, the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio's practices must adhere to the highest standards in order to receive approval.

"Our donors and partners put their trust in us each time they renew their ICAN! The National Standards reconfirmation is a testament to the high values guiding FAO every day in our work to steward those dreams and support our region."

FAO has been serving the region since 1998 through its I'm a Child of Appalachia Campaign as well as a range of charitable funds, allowing donors to advance a cause such as education or the environment, support an individual organization, or provide flexible support for community needs. As a regional community foundation, FAO enriches the current and future quality of life in the 32 counties of Appalachian Ohio through the development of philanthropic resources and an emphasis on regional collaboration.

The National Standards for U.S. Community Foundations program is the first of its kind for charitable foundations in the United States.

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Consumers Energy Foundation grants recognize volunteerism - petoskeynews.com CHARLEVOIX The Consumers Energy Foundation, the philanthropic arm of utility company Consumers Energy, has awarded $1,000 in grants to two organizations in Charlevoix County.

These grants recognize outstanding volunteerism by two of the Consumers Energy utilitys employees.

The $440 grant will be used for basketball program supplies.

The grants reflect a doubled amount through the foundations Consumers Energy Employees Providing Services Around Childrens Essential Resources (CEEPSACER) program.

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The Kone Foundation has granted a total of EUR 6 million in funding for a language programme aimed at supporting the documentation and status of the Finno-Ugric languages and Finnish minority languages.

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A Millbrook private family foundation has made a $441,000 commitment to Lewis County youths.

Steve Densmore, Dyson Foundation spokesman, said the foundation has always had an inclination to support nonprofits that are connected to youths, particularly in rural areas.

Lewis County is serving as a proving ground where programs are needed in upstate communities, he said. The foundation hopes support offered by established organizations will serve as models for other funders and provide beneficial human service programs elsewhere.

Support includes partnerships with the Northern New York Community Foundation, with which the Dyson Foundation already has a five-year working relationship. People interested in being on that committee should call the Community Foundation at 782-7110.

The Dyson Foundation also recently awarded a $236,000 grant to the North Country Prenatal/Perinatal Council to develop an 18-month initiative to address an increase in adolescent pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections throughout Lewis County over the past several years. According to a news release issued by the council, the most recent available data from the state Department of Health showed Lewis County had 43 teenage pregnancies in 2008, compared with only 31 in 2005.

We have not been able to serve Lewis County with adolescent pregnancy prevention services as the total number of teen pregnancies is considered low by New York state, said Penny A.

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The Jewett City Savings Bank Foundation awarded grants totaling $16,650 to community organizations dedicated to health and wellness in the communities served by the bank.

Included in the most recent grants was a $5,000 award to the Day Kimball Hospital's Care in a Heartbeat campaign to raise funds for a new emergency department, presented as the first installment of a five-year $25,000 pledge by the foundation. Finizio to discuss the beginning of his new administration and news out of the city's police department.