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The Woodstock Institute released “Financial Services for People of Modest Means: Lessons from Low-Income Credit Unions.” 312-427-8070. www.woodstockinst.org.
Amelia Kohm’s “Cultural Clashes in Non-Profit Partnerships: What’s Going On and What Can We Do?,” discusses what happens when nonprofits enter into partial consolidations or full-scale mergers. Kohm re-examines two nonprofit partnerships – one successful, one unsuccessful – on how their organizational leaders foster culture, and the conditions under which cultures can change. Download at www.chapinhall.org.
“Losing Ground in the Best of Times: Low Income Renters on the 1990s,” by the National Low Income Housing Coalition, shows that despite economic growth in the 1990s, housing problems became more concentrated among the lowest income households. (PDF)
Regulatory Barriers Clearinghouse is a new online resource developed by HUD’s Office of Policy Development and Research that provides information about laws, regulations and policies affecting affordable housing. The site contains a searchable database of publications, local laws, regulations, policies and plans. The Clearinghouse is staffed with housing professionals familiar with regulatory barrier issues. Call 800-245-2691, option 4. www.huduser.org/rbc.
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The JP Morgan Chase Arizona Community Builders program offers general operating or project support grants to nonprofit organizations committed to improving communities in areas of housing, hunger, human services and economic development. Deadlines: LA, OH, August 1; FL, August 15; and AZ, September 30. www.jpmorganchase.com. Follow Community and Culture link. Select Grants and choose states listed at bottom of page.
Peoples Bancorp Foundation accepts grant applications from organizations in OH, WV and KY involved in community investment and economic development, youth and education and human services programs for low- and moderate-income communities. Deadlines: August 10 and November 10.
The W.K. Kellogg Foundation will award four grants totaling $8 million to foster entrepreneurship across rural America. The foundation is seeking applicants who will form a collaborative of groups to provide a full range of entrepreneurship development services for their region – be it a community, county, group of counties, reservation or state. Each collaborative must include a lead organization, such as a university, community college, community development financial institution and/or other established private, nonprofit or public entity to manage the grant. The foundation has contracted with the Corporation for Enterprise Development to assist it in identifying states and regions in rural America that demonstrate the capability of creating effective entrepreneurial development systems. Deadline: August 13.
The Sociological Initiatives Foundation provides grants of $5,000 to $15,000 to support community-based research projects between researchers and community members related to social justice, social welfare, poverty and employment, among others. Applicants should submit eight copies of a brief concept application that summarizes their proposal. Deadline: August 16.
The Do Something BRICK Awards honors dynamic leaders age 25 and under who have implemented innovative solutions to problems in the areas of community building, health and the environment. BRICK winners receive a $5,000 scholarship, a $5,000 grant for continued community work and other support and recognition. 2005 BRICK Awards application deadline: November 1. Download an application at www.dosomething.org.
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