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The Important elements of CDBG Announcement

The City of San Diego extends an invitation to the community to submit CDBG project proposals for FY 2013 to the CDBG Program office by 5:00pm on December 12, 2010. CDBG applications will be made available November 10, 2010 by visiting the CDBG webpage, contacting our office Monday – Friday from 8am to 5pm at (619) 236-6476, or via E-mail (CDBG@sandiego.gov). If you require language translation assistance, please make a request to CDBG office staff. Please see the attached notice concerning the FY 2013 applications. Any questions, please send us an e-mail through the CDBG mailbox at CDBG@sandiego.gov. Thank you.

2011 NFL Youth Football Fund Grassroots Program Request for Proposals

San Diego LISC is pleased to announce the availability of the 2011 NFL Youth Football Fund Grassroots Program Request for Proposals. The Grassroots Program, a partnership between the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) and the National Football League Youth Football Fund (NFL YFF), provides non-profit organizations and schools with financial and technical assistance to improve the quality, safety, and accessibility of local football fields. The NFL Grassroots Program offers grants of up to $200,000 for capital improvement projects.

In partnership with the San Diego Chargers, San Diego LISC has brought the Grassroots Program to San Diego County to support the construction and renovation of fields with organizations such as the Boys and Girls Club of Greater San Diego, STAR/PAL, Junior Seau Foundation, La Mirada Elementary School, the East County YMCA, Morse High School, Mount Miguel High School, Oceanside High School, San Pasqual Academy Foundation and Sweetwater High School. The Grassroots Program has provided $1,580,000 in grant funding for the construction and renewal of ten playfields across San Diego County.

The RFP document can be downloaded from our website: http://www.lisc.org/section/ourwork/national/youth/request. Three copies of the submission must be mailed to National LISC by December 16, 2011.

If you are considering submitting a proposal, please note that there is an online webcast October 6th, 2011 at 11:00am. View flyer for more information on the webcast. San Diego LISC can also provide technical assistance to interested applicants.

Funding for Artists

We are pleased to announce that The Kenneth A. Picerne Foundation will begin accepting Artist Outreach Project applications on January 2, 2012. The Foundation will award up to 20 artists $12,000 each to provide educational, mentoring, and/or therapeutic arts experiences of their own design. These art experiences are intended to reach people of all ages who lack opportunities to engage in meaningful arts programs. Artists will choose a nonprofit to collaborate with and the population they are interested in serving. Artists awarded the grant will be expected to contribute six hours a week for one year to the people they are serving. Visual, literary, and performing artists 55 years old and older who live in North San Diego County or Orange County are eligible to apply. The application deadline is March 30, 2012.

We are sending out this reminder early so you can pass information on to your colleagues and eligible artists! Further details and a list of 2010 Artist grant recipients are on the web at picernefoundation.org. Interested artists and nonprofits can contact Victor Nelson at 949-267-1517 or vnelson@picernefoundation.org for additional information, and you can check out what is happening right now with the Artist Outreach Project on our new Facebook page!

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

The mission of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is to improve the health and healthcare of all Americans. The Foundation works with a diverse group of dedicated people and organizations to address problems at their roots and to help make a difference on the widest scale, particularly for the most vulnerable among us. Grants are awarded for projects in the United States and U.S. territories through Calls for Proposals that target specific health issues. In addition, support is provided in response to unsolicited proposals that address the Foundation's Pioneer program area, which supports innovative ideas that push beyond conventional thinking to explore solutions at the cutting edge of health and healthcare. Unsolicited proposals are reviewed throughout the year; Calls for Proposals have specific deadlines. Visit the Foundation’s website for a list of current Calls for Proposals and detailed information on submitting unsolicited proposals.

New Energy Retrofit Program for Multifamily Housing Announced

The San Diego Housing Federation is pleased to assist Energy Upgrade California announce their new multi-family retrofit program in the San Diego Region.

Energy Upgrade California is a partnership between The County and City of San Diego, the City of Chula Vista and San Diego Gas & Electric with a goal to upgrade at least 1000 multifamily units in the County by 2012. The program is implemented locally by fellow member Heschong Mahone Group. SDHF has endorsed this program and would like to encourage all members to participate in this excellent opportunity to improve your properties and resident quality of life.

The San Diego program is available with up to $3,000 per unit in incentives for owners to make energy efficiency updates.

To learn more about the program, its benefits, and incentives included, please click here for the flyer or contact Elizabeth McCollum at Heschong Mahone at 1-866-352-7457 and tell her that SDHF referred you. You can also visit the program website at www.h-m-g.com/multifamily/sandiego/.

Need to know funding info

Funds for Community Programs in CA, OR, TX, and WA (10-31-11)

The Union Bank Foundation supports nonprofit organizations in the communities in which the bank has operations in the states of California, Oregon, Texas, and Washington. The Foundation’s areas of interest include affordable housing, community economic development, education, and the environment. The bank also offers a corporate sponsorship program for nonprofit organizations addressing additional areas such as arts and culture, health and human services, and emergency services. Requests to both of the bank’s charitable contributions programs may be submitted throughout the year. Visit the bank’s website for detailed funding guidelines and online application information.

TheGivingOffice.com Launches New Website To Benefit Charities (10-17-11)

Online Office Supply Store Donating 50% Back to Charities

TheGivingOffice.com is proud to announce the launch of its new website, which will donate half of the profits of every sale to a consumer’s favorite nonprofit. The online store offers over 40,000 everyday office supply products at or below the price of other national office supply stores, and donates back 50% of its net profit to the customer’s favorite charity.

In early 2011, the company was conceived after the six-year-old daughter of TheGivingOffice.com President, Curtis Dadian, was diagnosed with Leiomyosarcoma, a rare form of soft-tissue cancer. Since Dadian’s young daughter’s cancer was so rare it was difficult to find the answers he and his family were looking for from the medical community. With the realization of just how important such foundations are to families and individuals in need, Dadian wanted to find a way to give back.

"The formula really made sense," said Dadian. "With TheGivingOffice.com model, we found a way to raise much needed funds and awareness for charitable organizations through the every day purchases of office supplies, and at a typically better rate."

TheGivingOffice.com utilizes software combining e-commerce functionality with social media activity and communication. TheGivingOffice.com is always looking for nonprofit organizations and causes to participate and directly benefit from purchases. For more information about The Giving Office please visit www.TheGivingOffice.com or call 1-855-543-GIVE.

SanDiego.com launched the Community Partners program

SanDiego.com launched the Community Partners program in January 2011 and had the goal to infuse $250,000 into the local economy for the year 2011 by providing free promotional and marketing support to 100 community events and local businesses. Community Partners just hit the 100-event milestone last week and will be extending the program exclusively to 50 more non-profit events to gain sponsorship!

You're invited to apply any non-profit events you may produce at www.SanDiego.com/community-partners. Katherine Chung - SanDiego.com Community Partners - 858.689.9909

The San Diego Foundation Insider Fall 2011 Newsletter (10-17-11)

View Foundation Insider Fall 2011 Newsletter

A New Source for Funding Nonprofit Mergers and Collaborations (August 8, 2011)

It isn’t often that a funder calls me up to introduce himself, but that’s what John MacIntosh of Sea Change Capital Partners did when he heard that I was active in nonprofit collaborations in the Midwest. John wanted to learn what I was up to and make sure I knew about a unique philanthropic fund dedicated to enabling nonprofit collaborations… (continue reading this blog post)

Foundation Growth and Giving Estimates (04-30-11)

A new report from our Research Department colleagues here at the center finds that, despite the uneven economic recovery, giving by U.S. foundations held steady in 2010. According to the report, Foundation Growth and Giving Estimates (16 pages, PDF), the nation's more than 76,000 foundations gave a total of $45.7 billion in 2010, almost matching the $45.8 billion they gave in 2009. This followed a record 2.1 percent year-over-year decline in foundation giving from 2008 to 2009. The report also found that foundation assets increased 5 percent, to $612.7 billion, from $590.2 billion in 2009.

Scholarships: The San Diego Foundation has launched its 2011-2012 Common Scholarship Application

- and needs your help getting the word out to students. The Common Scholarship Application offers over 85 scholarships with awards ranging from $500 to $15,000. With this application, students can apply for a variety of scholarships by using one application and submitting one set of materials! We have scholarships for graduating high school seniors, current college students, adult re-entry students, and graduate school students. The application can be accessed through The Foundation’s website at www.sdfoundation.org/scholarships. For additional information, please contact Sheryl Costello, Associate Manager with the Community Scholarship Program at (619) 814-1307 or sheryl@sdfoundation.org.

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