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New Routes to Community Health announced that it will award eight immigrant-led community organizations with three-year, $225,000 grants to help create local campaigns to raise health awareness among immigrants.
The eight projects will produce original content in English and other languages, and materials will be posted on the New Routes site (the site also serves as [...]
New Routes to Community Health pointed out a recent report from the University of Nebraska at Omaha quantifies the multi-billion dollar effects that immigrants have on that state’s economy. There is much to be learned in the report about the economic impact of immigrants in Connecticut.
In 2006, immigrant spending resulted in $1.6 billion of output [...]
The International City County Managers Association (ICMA) will be providing grants to communities using their public libraries for compelling projects, like providing services for teens or immigrants, supporting recycling, and public safety.
Over the next two years, aided with financial support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, ICMA intends to multiply those novel practices and [...]
Wikis are simple 2.0 tools that are quickly created and which function as excellent information storage spaces for librarians and media specialists separated by geography or scheduling.
Wikis are designed so that collaborators can store, share, and edit information – all pretty much for free.
PB wiki has a ‘Simple collaboration for libraries’ page as well as [...]
This is a toolkit designed to help community organizations plan for sustainability.
It includes planning templates, worksheets, and best practices for strategic planning, organizational assessment and readiness, fund development, fundraising, and results-oriented evaluations. Chapters cover readiness, marketing strategies, financial management, results-oriented evaluations, and fund raising.
The kit is free, available online, and quite detailed (156p.). Share it [...]
An article about the Phoebe Noyes Griffin Library’s older adults LSTA grant project in Old Lyme is now available. Library director Mary Fiorelli is one smart cookie; you can learn about her 2006-2007 project, its successes, and what she learned in the article.
There are also other articles and a lot more helpful documents on WebJunction [...]
Application Deadline: February 3, 2009.
The Institute of Museum and Library Services, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts, announces the fifth deadline for The Big Read. The purpose of The Big Read is to revitalize the role of literature in American popular culture. Grants ranging from $2,500 – $20,000 are available to encourage [...]
As part of National Career Development Month, Hartford Public Library presents:
Strategies for Career Growth in Today’s Volatile Economy
Monday, November 17, 2008, 12:00 noon – 1:00 p.m.
Hartford Public Library, 500 Main Street, Hartford, 3rd Floor Program Room
Speaker: Eleta Jones, Associate Director, Center for Professional Development, University of Hartford
Bring your own lunch, drinks and desserts provided
Registration preferred: [...]
The Wachovia Foundation builds strong and vibrant communities, improves the quality of life, and makes a positive difference. Health Grants are awarded to organizations that enable and sustain independence for individuals and families, ensure access to health education programs, and/or ensure access to quality health care. Education grants will be awarded to organizations who eliminate [...]
Parkinson’s disease, a brain disorder that leads to shaking, stiffness, and difficulty with walking, balance, and coordination, affects about half a million people in the USA — though numbers may actually be much higher. Although not a normal part of aging, the average age of onset is 60 years, and the risk of developing Parkinson’s [...]