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Villa ace Guzan opens new grassroots clubhouse

February 23, 2015 5:00 pm Published by

100,000 grant helps Rugby Town JFC refurbish new club house – Take Part | The FA

A 100,000 grant from the Premier League & The FA Facilities Fund helped Rugby Town JFC to open a new clubroom last week.

Aston Villa goalkeeper Brad Guzan was present at the club’s Kilsby Lane home to cut the ribbon on the refurbished facility, which now features kitchen and bar facilities, a projector for team briefings and coach education sessions and a lounge area.

And the club, which runs 52 boys and girls teams, will now work closely with the Birmingham FA to deliver a wide range of FA coach education courses at the site, which also hosts 11 grass pitches.

Aston Villa stopper Guzan met delighted youngsters at Rugby Town JFC

In addition to the new clubroom, the club will also extend the existing car park, purchase new pitch maintenance equipment and create two junior real grass pitches with proper drainage systems.

The club worked in partnership with the Birmingham FA to secure the grant from the Premier League & The FA Facilities Fund.

News & Notes – Foundation helps center; United Way campaign; grant deadline; fish fry; Thalian …

February 23, 2015 5:00 pm Published by

News & Notes – Foundation helps center; United Way campaign; grant deadline; fish fry; Thalian Hall discussion; 5K race; reception, exhibit; winter show and sale | StarNewsOnline.com News & Notes – Foundation helps center; United Way campaign; grant deadline; fish fry; Thalian Hall discussion; 5K race; reception, exhibit; winter show and sale

WILMINGTON | The Landfall Foundation continues to help support the mission of Good Shepherd Center with a recent gift of $5,900.

The center gives aid to the area’s hungry and homeless, helping foster their transitions to housing.

ATMC raises funds in United Way campaign

The company and its employees have contributed more than $330,000 to United Way within the past fifteen years.

Good Shepherd grant deadline March 15

WILMINGTON | The Good Shepherd Fund a nonprofit comprised of community members interested in the prevention of substance abuse operates off the interest earned from the sale of the Good Shepherd Home in Lake Waccamaw.

WILMINGTON | The Tidewater Camellia Club Winter Show and Sale is 1-5 p.m. News & Notes – Foundation helps center; United Way campaign; grant deadline; fish fry; Thalian Hall discussion; 5K race; reception, exhibit; winter show and saleFebruary 23, 2015 11:09 PM

Landfall Foundation helps support center

WILMINGTON | The Landfall Foundation continues to help support the mission of Good Shepherd Center with a recent gift of $5,900.

The center gives aid to the area’s hungry and homeless, helping foster their transitions to housing.

ATMC raises funds in United Way campaign

The company and its employees have contributed more than $330,000 to United Way within the past fifteen years.

Good Shepherd grant deadline March 15

WILMINGTON | The Good Shepherd Fund a nonprofit comprised of community members interested in the prevention of substance abuse operates off the interest earned from the sale of the Good Shepherd Home in Lake Waccamaw.

WILMINGTON | The Tidewater Camellia Club Winter Show and Sale is 1-5 p.m.

Seven charities compete in Community Aces Challenge

February 23, 2015 5:00 pm Published by

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Public speaking students award $25000 to environmental group

February 23, 2015 5:00 pm Published by

Also, not pictured above is Rebecca Spiegel, who contributed to the proposal but was absent because she was ill.

Students in an advanced public speaking course at FIU recently had the opportunity to award $25,000 to a non-profit of their choosing.

Retired financial executive and current FIU student Herb Gruber underwrote the project, along with his partner, Donna Lee Steffens, an FIU graduate.

“His goal was to acquaint students with the work of non-profits and stimulate interest in possible work in the non-profit sector as well as to introduce students to philanthropy and the responsibility that comes with it,” said Joann Brown, chairman of the Communication Arts Department at the College of Architecture + the Arts (CARTA.)

“He was following an existing model for innovative real-world teaching and learning that has been implemented by Harvard, Yale, Princeton and Stanford,” Brown added.

Brown created a public speaking course focused on philanthropy and recruited recently hired faculty member Elena Nuciforo to teach it.

Students in the class were divided into five groups and each chose a non-profit organization to research and present to their classmates. They were instructed to look into the organization’s mission, goals and financial records.

Each team pitched their organization to the class, along with students from the FIU TEDx Student Club, students from the Lambda Pi Eta Communication Arts chapter of the National Communication Association Honor Society and representatives from the non-profit organization.

The winning organization IDEAS for Us is a student-run non-profit based in Orlando that focuses on sustainability and environmental change.

One of the group’s current projects is to transform Miami’s Camillus House into an environmentally friendly building with solar panel installations.

Florida Power & Light, which is consulting on the project, estimates it will save Camillus House more than $350,000 in energy costs over the next 10 years.

The winning team Rebecca Spiegel, Chloe Castro, Joanna Suarez, Alejandro Cerice, Linda Elvir and Orietta Caula agreed the course seemed intimidating at first but said it turned out to be an eye-opening experience.

“I am beyond excited with all that we have been able to do as an institution, a class, a team and students,” said Linda Elvir.

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February 28 deadline for Phoenix Foundation grants

February 23, 2015 5:00 pm Published by

The application deadline for organizations to apply for grant funding from the Phoenix Foundation is fast approaching, with letters of intent (LOIs) due February 28. Over 20 people representing various nonprofit organizations came out, including one person who drove from Salmo because there weren’t any grant writing workshops offered in her area.

Brenda LaCroix of the Christina Lake Stewardship Society presented, with additional input from the Phoenix Foundation Grants Committee Chair George Longden. For those who missed out on this opportunity, here is a summary of the information.

The Phoenix Foundation is looking to expand grant applications this year, according to Longden, and is focusing on increasing community capacity through working with nonprofits and individuals. If you don’t think your organization qualifies, contact the Phoenix Foundation to discuss other options.”

If your organization is not a federally registered nonprofit, Longden advises that you look to partner with an organization that is. so regional districts, cities, it’s all good.”

Funding criteria

The Phoenix Foundation looks for creative projects that provide a direct service to the community or take an innovative approach to community concerns, Proposed projects should benefit as many people in the Boundary Region as possible.

Funding can be provided capital projects, including construction and equipment purchases, and program-related projects, including specific, short-term activities designed to meet certain goals.

The Foundation does not fund endowments, core operating expenses, individuals, fundraising events, retroactive expenses, debt retirement, conventions or student exchanges; nor will they fund activities of organizations that serve primarily their membership and/or their direct purposes, or activities supported through government funding.

The Foundation will typically fund up to 30% of a proposed project. You can contact Longden at (250) 442-5653.

Preparing the LOI

According to LaCroix, an LOI starts with an idea that matches your organization’s mandate and vision, and the grant writing process helps shape that idea. “So at the beginning of the year, I know all of my grants and where I’m going.”

The first main section of the LOI is entitled Establishing Community Priorities and Project Connection, where you tailor your project to the mandate and priorities of the Phoenix Foundation and meld them with your organization’s mandate. A lot of times we have these really big ideas and when you start writing about it you go, “Maybe too much.””

If your organization doesn’t have the capacity to do the project you have in mind, go to other groups that you know and “see if you can tailor something that will benefit the both of you,” advises LaCroix.

Budget and leverage funding

LaCroix says the budget section is the most challenging part for most people, but “it helps you think through exactly what the needs are for the program or project you want to do, and you build in your partnerships and in-kind a this point too.” If you do not receive a reply, please call to ensure that your application was received.

The Phoenix Foundation would also like to remind readers that there are also community partnership funds in Midway and Greenwood where local applicants can find funding support.