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Dollar General Community Grants – Due: September 5, December 5, March 5, June 5 Amount: $2,500 Who: non-profit organizations or 501c3 organizations engaged in
literacy or basic education Purpose: programs that focus on developing character traits that
are necessary to become a successful individual and contributing member of
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Tolerance.org ‘Mix it up’ Grants Due: ongoing, grantees will be notified within 10 school days Purpose:
enable youths to undertake an activist project focused on identifying and
challenging social boundaries in schools and communities Deadline: ongoing, response in 10-12 weeks K-12 teachers seeking to implement tolerance and youth activism
projects in their schools or greater communities |
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Dollar General Community Grants – Due: December 5, March 5, June 5, September 5, Amount: $2,500 Who: non-profit organizations or 501c3 organizations engaged in
literacy or basic education Purpose: programs that focus on developing character traits that
are necessary to become a successful individual and contributing member of
society National
Schools of Character Grants Due: Purpose: recognize approximately 10 U.S. K-12 schools and school
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Dollar General Community Grants – Due: March 5, June 5, September 5, December 5, Amount: $2,500 Who: non-profit organizations or 501c3 organizations engaged in
literacy or basic education Purpose: programs that focus on developing character traits that
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Dollar General Community Grants – Due: June 5, September 5, December 5, March 5, Amount: $2,500 Who: non-profit organizations or 501c3 organizations engaged in
literacy or basic education Purpose: programs that focus on developing character traits that
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If you are interested in any of these
grants, please contact the grant office at jassel@kcmsd.net
or x7462.
If you believe your idea does not match any of the
previously listed grants, call the grant office and we will try to research a
grant to match your project’s needs.
Dollar
General Community Grants
Web site: http://www.dollargeneral.com/community/communityinvestments.aspx;
Amount: $2,500
Due: must
be received not postmarked by September 5, December 5, March 5, June 5
Who: non-profit
organizations or 501c3 organizations engaged in literacy or basic education
Purpose: promote life-long learning, good citizenship, and increase
the educational attainment levels of the youth in their communities
Application includes: Application
cover form, Proposal on Organization/School letterhead, brief organization
description, program description (number of individuals impacted, the length of
the program, etc), needs statement, definition of program success, measurement
and evaluation standards, budget narrative and allocation sheet, proof of
non-profit status.
Possible activities may include:
Youth Literacy Initiatives: Funding preference will be given to
programs that promote parental involvement, family literacy or English as a
second language instruction on an on-going basis versus a one-time event.
Drop- out Prevention: Funding preference will be given to
programs that assist at-risk students in receiving the services necessary for
students to succeed academically and graduate from high school.
Character Education: Funding preference will be given to
programs that focus on developing character traits that are necessary to become
a successful individual and contributing member of society. Character education
includes programs that teach forgiveness, tolerance, respect, responsibility,
fairness, caring, citizenship, trustworthiness, sincerity, virtue, etc.
Download Application: http://www.dollargeneral.com/community/CommunityGrants.pdf
Payment: Grants will be reviewed
and a written response will be mailed to all applicants within three weeks
after the award announcement date.
National
Schools of Character Grants
Web site: www.character.org/eventsawards/nsoc
Amount: $2,000
to enhance their program
Due:
Who: K-12
schools and school districts that have been teaching character for at least
three (for schools) or four (for districts) full years (this is an increase in
the minimum time from previous years).
Smaller administrative units that maintain a separate identity within a
large district may apply in the district category. Guidelines for school districts: http://www.character.org/eventsawards/nsoc/files/2004nsocapp.pdf
Purpose: recognize approximately 10 U.S. K-12 schools and school
districts as models of effective character education.
Application includes:
Cover Page; Narrative (7 pages), Portfolio (25 pages)
Narrative:
What are your character education
goals?
Define your school’s (or district’s) view of character
education and the values your school community has agreed upon. Describe your
philosophical approach, and explain what your character education initiative is
trying to accomplish. Include why you are doing what you are doing. (One
single-sided, doublespaced page)
How are you implementing character
education?
Using the Character Education
Quality Standards as a guide, give evidence of your accomplishments in each
of the Eleven Principles. Each of the Principles has been delineated in two to four
"scoring items." Do not try to write a narrative for each item,
rather write a narrative for each principle and include specific, colorful,
illustrative examples that address the scoring items. Keep in mind that the
"exemplary practices" bulleted under each scoring item are meant to
serve as examples of effective implementation, rather than a required or
exhaustive list of all possible effective practices. Explain the stage of
development that your school (or district) has reached in each Principle, e.g.,
planning vs. early or partial implementation vs. schoolwide
implementation. Make sure that your description
is an accurate portrayal that can be validated in a site visit if your school
(or district) is selected as a semifinalist.
If you are using a specific program as part of your initiative, be sure
to include a brief explanation of the program in your application. To make maximum use of limited space, do not
repeat the same information for different Principles. If information applies to
more than one Principle, refer to the specific place in the application where
the reader may find additional supporting information. (Six single-sided,
double-spaced pages.)
Portfolio
Please submit a portfolio that amplifies and supports your
narrative. Include a table of contents. The portfolio should contain evidence
of effectiveness, but it should not be an alternative to answering any of the
narrative questions. Pages should be 8.5 x 11 inches and numbered from 1–25.
Please do not bind the portfolio because it may need to be copied. And do not
send an album or binder. Since we will not return portfolios, photocopies in
place of original photographs or student work may be used. (25 single-sided
pages)
Examples of what to include in your portfolio:
- evaluation
reports or evidence of positive behavioral or academic change
- mission
statements
- school
newspaper and newsletter articles
- student
essays,* journal entries, or testimonials
- other
evidence of student work
- accounts
of awards ceremonies, celebrations, character-building events
- clubs
or activity charters
- photos
of activities and events
- local
newspaper accounts
Please do not include videos, CD-ROMs, t-shirts, or posters.
*For example, if your students participate in an essay
contest, such as the John Templeton Foundation’s “The Laws of Life,” include an
entry.
Download Application: http://www.character.org/eventsawards/nsoc/files/2004nsocapp.pdf
Criteria: http://www.character.org/resources/standards/
Tolerance.org ‘Mix it up’ Grants
Web site: www.tolerance.org/teens/grants.jsp
Amount: Grants are $250
Due: ongoing, grantees will be notified within 10 school days
Who: Student-directed projects in public or private schools or community
organizations
Purpose: enable youths to undertake an activist project focused on
identifying and challenging social boundaries in schools and communities
Application includes: Attach a 1-page
description of your project. Answer the
following questions: What do you plan to
do? Why are you doing it? What problems
or needs does the project address? How
does the project address social boundaries?
Is the project youth-directed? How many young people are involved now?
How many young people do you hope will participate in the project? Are adult
allies involved? Is the project collaborative? Are you working across group
lines? What school or community groups are you working with? Did you previously do Mix it Up at Lunch
Day? Have you done the Mix It Up Dialogues? What
will the grant funds pay for? If we give
you a $250 grant, how will you use the money? Attach a 1-page outline of the
anticipated expenses. If the Mix It Up Grant will pay
for only a portion of the project, tell us where the other funds will come
from.
Possible activities may include: http://www.tolerance.org/teens/grantSummaries.jsp
Download Application: http://www.tolerance.org/teens/grant_application.pdf
Payment: If your project is selected for funding, we'll send you a
grant agreement by e-mail, which you will have to complete and return to us by
snail mail. When we receive the
agreement form, we'll send you the grantee pack, which will include the check
and instructions for the progress report you'll have to draft for us.
Reporting: progress report
Web site: http://www.tolerance.org/teach/expand/gra/index.jsp
Amount: Up
to $2,000
Due: ongoing,
response in 10-12 weeks
Who: K-12
teachers seeking to implement tolerance and youth ativism
projects in their schools or greater communities.
Purpose: supports
K-12 educators in developing and implementing anti-bias projects in classrooms,
schools and communities
Application includes: All proposals must be submitted
using the Teaching Tolerance Grant Application Form and should contain the
following:
1. A contact person (one person only, please)
2. A detailed budget
3. A one-to-two page (maximum) narrative
Brief statement
of need/problem (motivation behind grant application).
Attach a detailed itemized budget. Please provide as much information as
possible about proposed expenditures and resources. Teaching Tolerance
generally funds projects that promise the most direct and immediate student
impact. For this reason, salaries, stipends, presenter fees, overhead costs,
travel expenses, food items and computer hardware are not normally within the
realm of funding. Tolerance-related objectives,
Abstract of project description, Attach a one- to two- p age essay detailing
your project and its intended impact. When reviewing proposals, we look for
clear and specific objectives and implementation strategies that not only
establish the need for the requested resources, but also ensure their
widespread and continued use. Projects should be small-scale, resourceful,
student-focused, and sustainable in some way, rather than one-time-only events.
Possible activities may
include: http://www.tolerance.org/teens/grantSummaries.jsp
Download Application:
http://www.tolerance.org/pdf/grant_application.pdf
Payment: If
your project is selected for funding, we'll send you a grant agreement by
e-mail, which you will have to complete and return to us by snail mail. When we receive the agreement form, we'll
send you the grantee pack, which will include the check and instructions for
the progress report you'll have to draft for us.
Reporting: If your
proposal is accepted, you will be asked to submit a report telling how the
project was implemented and the effect it had on your school and community. We
assume permission to write (or ask you to write) about your project for
possible publication in Teaching Tolerance or other Southern Poverty Law
Center materials.
Does not Fund: Teaching Tolerance
generally funds projects that promise the most direct and immediate student
impact. For this
reason, salaries, stipends, presenter fees, overhead costs, travel expenses,
food items and computer hardware are not normally within the realm of funding.
When a Teaching Tolerance grant is a fraction of a much larger proposal, or is
sought to underwrite the cost of other tolerance-related programs, funding is
unlikely.