New Horizons program deadline is in July
Organizations that want to help seniors make a difference in the lives of others, and in their communities can apply to carry out projects led or inspired by seniors. The deadline for New Horizons community-based project applications is July 4, 2014.
Tree planting program funding
Canon and Evergreen offer the Take Root Grant Program, which provides funding of $5,000 and a Canon PowerShot camera for stewardship and restoration activities across Canada. To be eligible, projects must include at least one tree planting event during fall 2014. The deadline for Applications is June 6, 2014.
The theme of the 2015 Ontario Library Association (OLA) Super Conference is "Think It. Do It!" The OLA Special Libraries Committee invites session proposals from librarians, information professionals, and knowledge workers from the special libraries community.
"This year's theme focuses on creativity, the creative process, and the hard work that that implies! It's not enough to have creative ideas – we need to have the gumption to realize those ideas in practical terms. We need to be able to transform our ideas into solutions."
Special libraries, corporate information centres, and other unique information settings have a distinctive understanding of what is required to transform ideas into working solutions. Productivity and the action steps we make towards realizing an innovative solution are what this theme is all about.
OLA Super Conference: Think it. Do it!
January 28-30, 2015
Submit your proposal here
Submission deadline is Friday, May 16th.
We encourage you to submit session proposals that outline inventive projects, highlight outside-the-box thinking, creative processes, and ways that we can be more effective in our workplaces. Suggestions and ideas for session topics include, but are certainly not limited to:
Submit your proposal here. Submission deadline is Friday, May 16th. If you have any questions, or would like more information, please don't hesitate to contact your OLA-SLC Planner: Zack Osborne (zachary.osborne@utoronto.ca).
http://olaspeciallibraries.wordpress.com/2014/04/24/super-conference-2015-call-for-proposals
We are a film production and media agency, specialising in helping environmentally conscious businesses and non-profit organisations to develop creative content that promotes green and conservation initiatives.
The Aboriginal Audio Digitization Program is a grant funding opportunity sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre at the University of British Columbia1, Museum of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia and the First Nations Technology Council. The goal of the Program is to provide financial support to British Columbia Aboriginal communities and organizations for the conversion of audio materials on cassette to uncompressed digital file formats, such as broadcast wave. Another goal is to promote enhanced and appropriate access to these recordings for communities and where possible the broader public.
The Aboriginal Audio Digitization Program developed out of the Indigitization project, which began in 2010 collaboratively between the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, the First Nations Technology Council, and three First Nations communities: Heiltsuk, Ktunaxa, and 'Namgis. Other contributors include UBC's Museum of Anthropology, the School for Library, Archival and Information Studies, and the First Nations House of Learning. This pilot project sought to clarify processes and identify issues in the conservation and digitization of Aboriginal community information resources, such as materials to support language revitalization, oral histories, traditional land use interviews, and other materials as identified by participants as having need of digitization and preservation.
The Indigitization pilot project resulted in the creation of the Indigitization toolkit. This resource was created through the joint experience of the partner communities and is also informed by industry standards and sound practices. It serves as a starting point for Aboriginal communities interested in undertaking digitization and preservation projects and is a stepping stone in preserving valuable Aboriginal information, including endangered language resources for future generations.2
One important outcome of the pilot is the development of a portable audio cassette digitization system designed for implementation in B.C aboriginal communities. This system, developed in partnership with UBC's Museum of Anthropology's Oral History Language Lab, consists of a digitization hardware system, accompanying digitization and project planning manual and practical, in-person training module. These cassette digitization resources were developed as stand-alone portions of the toolkit to address the specific needs of Aboriginal communities to develop capacities for the digitization of vintage audio formats such as audio cassette. These resources serve as an important complement to the Aboriginal Audio Digitization Program.
1The Irving K. Barber Learning Centre serves as an education centre, library and as a conduit of knowledge for British Columbia and beyond. The Learning Centre offers the BC Aboriginal Audio Digitization and Preservation Program as part of its mandate to support education and the sharing of knowledge.
2UBC's Aboriginal Engagement Strategic Plan specifically targets "extending and supporting work to stabilize and recover Indigenous languages" in British Columbia.
http://www.indigitization.ca/grant-program/program-background/
The Addax and Oryx Foundation funds projects that:
The Foundation gives preference to projects that cover two or more of its core areas, and to small organisations run by highly committed individuals who are directly involved in the projects they propose.
In allocating funds, the Foundation aims to:
At Future Shop, we believe that access to technology is a key component to building a student's confidence and creativity, qualities that will open doors to future possibilities. Having the latest in computers and digital devices helps keep students motivated and allows them to stay competitive as they move towards post-secondary education.
The Future Generation Tech Lab program offers technology grants in two categories:
Grants are available to help schools introduce or improve the technology available to all students in the school.
Learn more.Grants are available to upgrade the technology of a specific program or classroom primarily used by students in Grades 9-12.
Learn more.Applications for Secondary grants (9-12) are currently being accepted from April 25 – May 23, 2014. Apply now.
In 2007, the Epicure Foundation™ created the Community Initiative National Grant Program to support grassroots organizations working to improve food security across Canada. Our goal is to ensure that all Canadians have access to resources and education to prepare nourishing meals for themselves and their families.
We will begin accepting applications for the 2014 Epicure Foundation™ Community Initiative National Grant Program on April 22, 2014. The deadline for applications is June 13, 2014 at noon (PT).
Download the Epicure Foundation™ Community Initiative National Grant Program application form here: PDF MS WORD
The Community Impact program is now OPEN for applications.
The deadline to submit an application is Thursday, June 26, at 5:00 pm EDT.
Program objective
The Community Impact grants support projects that bring together young adults (aged 18-30) of different spiritual, religious and secular beliefs to take action to achieve a positive outcome for their community.
Grants range from $5,000 to $25,000.
Click to view the guidelines and FAQs.
To learn more about past Community Impact grantees and their projects, please visit our Supported Projects page.
How to apply
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Since 2008, Scholastic Canada has supported First Nations communities by donating 30,000 books annually to Save the Children. We partner with Indigenous communities and organizations to distribute these books, including North South Partnership for Children, Kenora Chiefs Advisory, and Fort Francis Tribal Health. To date we have distributed over 90,000 books to over 15 Indigenous communities. This collaboration has proven so successful that in 2010, one community renovated their library to accommodate the number of new books they received: much to the delight of children in the community. |
The Survey was conducted between June and September 2013 and was supplemented by in depth case studies. 5% of Australia's 2200 special libraries participated.
Volunteer Canada's handbook helps organizations develop screening policies and practices. Screening is an essential component of sound human resource management. It is broadly defined as an ongoing process that helps better match people and organizations, improves the safety and quality of programs, and reduces risks and liability.
