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AASL Awards

> www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/aasl/aaslawards/aaslawards.cfm

ALA Awards

> www.ala.org/ala/awardsgrants/awardgov/awardapps/index.cfm

AASL National School Library Media Program of the Year Award Sponsored by Follett Library Resources

Established in 1963, the National School Library Media Program of the Year (NSLMPY) Award honors school library media programs practicing their commitment to ensure that students and staff are effective users of ideas and information, as well as exemplifying implementation of Information Power. The award recognizes exemplary school library media programs that are fully integrated into the school's curriculum. Each winning program receives a $10,000 prize ($30,000 total) donated by Follett Library Resources.
> ALA - National School Library Media Program of the Year Award

AASL Information Technology Pathfinder Award Sponsored by Follett Software Company

Established in 1985 (as the Microcomputer in the Media Center Award), the award recognizes and honors a school library media specialist demonstrating vision and leadership through the use of information technology to build lifelong learners. This award, $1,000 to the school library media specialist and $500 to the library, is given in two categories--elementary (K-6) and secondary (7-12). Applicants must be AASL personal members.   To obtain an application for the 2006 Information Technology Pathfinder Award, download the PDF* file (18 k) or contact AASL office at 800-545-2433, ext. 1396.

> AASL Information Technology Pathfinder Award

AASL Distinguished Service Award

Established in 1978, the $3,000 award recognizes an individual member of the library profession who has, over a significant period of time, made an outstanding national contribution to school librarianship and school library development. Nominations must be made by AASL personal members.   To obtain an application for the 2006 Distinguished Service Award, download the PDF* file (25 k) or contact AASL office at 800-545-2433, ext. 1396.

> AASL Distinguished Service Award

AASL Frances Henne Award

Established in 1986, the $1,250 award recognizes a school library media specialist with five years or less experience who demonstrates leadership qualities with students, teachers and administrators, to attend an AASL conference or ALA Annual Conference for the first time. Applicants must be AASL personal members.   To obtain an application for the 2006 Frances Henne Award,  download the PDF* file (16 k) or contact AASL office at 800-545-2433, ext. 1396.

> AASL Frances Henne Award

AASL Intellectual Freedom Award

Established in 1982, the award, $2,000 to the recipient and $1,000 to the media center of the recipient's choice, is given for upholding the principles of intellectual freedom as set forth by the American Association of School Librarians and the American Library Association. Applicants must be AASL personal members.

To obtain an application for the 2006 Intellectual Freedom Award, download the PDF* file (47 k) or contact AASL office at 800-545-2433, ext. 1396.

> AASL Intellectual Freedom Award

AASL/Highsmith Research Grant

Established in 1993, the grant of up to $5,000 is awarded to conduct innovative research aimed at measuring and evaluating the impact of school library media programs on learning and education. Applicants must be AASL personal members.   To obtain an application for the 2006 Highsmith Research Grant, download the PDF* file (22 k) or contact AASL office at 800-545-2433, ext. 1396.

> AASL/Highsmith Research Grant

AASL Collaborative School Library Media Award

This award program recognizes and encourages collaboration between school library media specialists and teachers in meeting goals through joint planning of a program, unit, or event in support of the curriculum and using media center resources. Maximum Award: $2,500. Eligibility: school library media specialists and teachers who have worked together to execute a project, event, or program to further information literacy, independent learning, and social responsibility using resources of the school library media center. The library media specialist must be a personal member of the AASL.

> AASL Collaborative School Library Media Award

Beyond Words Disaster Relief Fund Grant For School Libaries

Dollar General, in collaboration with the American Library Association (ALA), the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) and the National Education Association (NEA), is sponsoring a school library disaster relief fund for public school libraries in the states served by Dollar General. The fund will provide grants to public schools whose school library program has been affected by a disaster. Grants are to replace or supplement books, media and/or library equipment in the school library setting.

> http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/aasl/aaslawards/beyondwords/disasterrelief.cfm

AASL Innovative Reading Grant

CHICAGO - The American Association of School Librarians (AASL), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), is pleased to announce the newest addition to its grants and awards program - the AASL Innovative Reading Grant.  Sponsored by Coughlan Publishing, the $2,500 grant will support the planning and implementation of a unique and innovative program for students that motivates and encourages reading, especially with struggling readers.

The grant is designed to fund literacy projects for grades K-9 that promote the importance of reading and facilitate literacy development by supporting current reading research, practice, and policy.  The selection committee will look for initiatives based on original ideas and methodology, which showcase innovative ways to motivate and involve students in reading.  Projects need to demonstrate potential to positively impact student learning and growth of reading skills.  Program proposals submitted must include a timeline, a budget and a statement of purpose, and should have potential for replication.

"Coughlan Publishing is pleased to be sponsoring this important grant with AASL," said Matt Keller, president, Capstone Press.  "The importance of literacy instruction cannot be emphasized enough and the role of the school librarian is crucial to a school's success in teaching students reading skills."

> AASL Innovative Reading Grant

YALSA Awards

YALSA is pleased to offer the following grants and awards to librarians and authors who serve young adults. Each year, the YALSA office distributes more than $33,000 in awards and grants. Please click on the individual grant for application information.

Member Awards and Grants

• Baker and Taylor/YALSA Conference Grants. This grant is funded by the Baker and Taylor Company. The two grants of $1,000 each are awarded to librarians who work directly with young adults in a public or school library to enable them to attend the Annual Conference for the first time. Applications must be received in the YALSA office by December 1.
• BWI/YALSA Collection Development Grant. This biennial grant is funded by BWI and awards $1000 for collection development to YALSA members who represent a public library, and who work directly with young adults ages 12 to 18. Applications must be received in the YALSA office by December 1.
• YALSA/Greenwood Publishing Group Service to Young Adults Achievement Award. This grant of $2,000 is funded by Greenwood Publishing and recognizes the national contributions of a YALSA member who has demonstrated unique and sustained devotion in two or more of the following areas to young adult services: promoting literature or programming for young adults, conducting and publishing research about young adults, mentoring other professionals in the field, or for notable efforts in the work of the Young Adult Library Services Association.  The purpose of the cash award will be to enable the recipient to further his or her good work in the field of young adult librarianship. The award will next be given in 2010, with the applicatications due Dec. 1, 2009.
• The MAE Award for Best Literature Program for Teens. The MAE Award is designed to honor a member of YALSA who has developed an outstanding reading or literature program for young adults. The award provides $500 to the winner and an additional $500 to the winner's library. The award is made possible through the Margaret A. Edwards Trust. Applications must be received in the YALSA office by December 1.
• Frances Henne/YALSA/VOYA Research Grant. This grant of $1,000 is to provide seed money for small scale projects which will encourage research that responds to the YALSA Research Agenda. Applications must be received in the YALSA office by December 1.
• Great Books Giveaway Competition.  Each year the YALSA office receives approximately 1200 newly published children's, young adult and adult books, videos, CD's and audio cassettes for review. YALSA and the cooperating publishers are offering one year's worth of review materials as a contribution to a library in need. Applications must be received in the YALSA office by the first business day of December. The estimated value of this collection is $25,000.

http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/awardsandgrants/yalsaawardsgrants.cfm

NEA Foundation Grants

The NEA Foundation supports a variety of efforts by teachers, education support professionals, and higher education faculty and staff to improve student learning in the nation's public schools, colleges, and universities.

• Learning & Leadership Grants: provide opportunities for teachers, education support professionals, and higher education faculty and staff to engage in high-quality professional development and lead their colleagues in professional growth. The grant amount is $2,000 for individuals and $5,000 for groups engaged in collegial study. Application deadlines are October 15, 2008, February 1, 2009, June 1, 2009.

• Student Achievement Grants: provide $5,000 to improve the academic achievement of students by engaging in critical thinking and problem solving that deepen knowledge of standards-based subject matter. The work should also improve students’ habits of inquiry, self-directed learning, and critical reflection. (These grants replace the Foundation’s Innovation Grants program, which has been discontinued.)
• NEA's Books Across America Library Books Awards: In collaboration with the National Education Association, The NEA Foundation will make approximately 50 awards of $1,000 each to public schools serving economically disadvantaged students to purchase books for school libraries.

• Closing the Achievement Gaps:  Many economically disadvantaged and minority students do not have the same opportunities for academic success as their more affluent peers. With support from the NEA Foundation, partnerships led by NEA affiliates, school districts, and community organizations will take action to accelerate the achievement rate for disadvantaged and minority students, while raising achievement for all groups of students. Details. Application is by invitation only. Additional resources.

> http://neafoundation.org/grants.htm

School Administrators Award –  For An Exemplary School Library

Established in 1985, the $2,000 award honors a school administrator who has made worthy contributions to the operations of an exemplary school library media center and to advancing the role of the school library media center in the educational program. Nominations must be made by AASL personal members.

To obtain an application for the 2006 Distinguished School Administrators Award, download the PDF* file (51 k) or contact AASL office at 800-545-2433, ext. 1396.

> School Administrators Award – For An Exemplary School Library

ABC-CLIO Leadership Grant

Established in 1986, the grant of up to $1,750 is given to school library media associations that are AASL affiliates for planning and implementing leadership programs at the state, regional, or local levels.   To obtain an application for the 2006 ABC-CLIO Leadership Grant, download the PDF* file (31 k) or contact AASL office at 800-545-2433, ext. 1396.

> ABC-CLIO Leadership Grant

Improving Literacy Through School Libraries Federal Grant

This program helps LEAs improve reading achievement by providing students with increased access to up-to-date school library materials; well-equipped, technologically advanced school library media centers; and professionally certified school library media specialists.   Who May Apply: (specifically) Local education agencies (LEAs) in which at least 20 percent of students served are from families with incomes below the poverty line may apply. Outlying areas (American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands) and the Bureau of Indian Affairs are eligible for funds under a set-aside.

> http://www.ed.gov/programs/lsl/index.html

Thomson Gale TEAMS Award to Recognize Teacher and Media Specialist Collaborations

The Thomson Gale TEAMS Award recognizes and encourages the critical collaboration between the teacher and media specialist to promote learning and increase student achievement.  Three winners will receive: $2,500 (U.S.) cash award; Thomson Gale products (approximate value $500 U.S.); a one-year subscription to Library Media Connection; and Educator's Professional Bookshelf (approximate value $500 U.S.) from Linworth Publishing. In addition, the winners will be featured in an article in Library Media Connection in the 2006/07 school year.

> www.galeschools.com/TEAMS/

Donations For School Libraries

iLoveSchools.com is a free donor-matching service for education! School teachers and media specialists build WishLists of equipment, materials, books and supplies; anything they need for their classroom or library. Donors locate teachers and media specialists through our WishList search and offer their donations of new or used items or the cost of the WishList.

> http://www.iloveschools.com/

Dollar General's School Grants

Adult Literacy Grants
 The Dollar General Adult Literacy Grants award funding to non-profit organizations that provide direct service to adults in need of literacy assistance. Organizations must provide assistance in one of the following instructional areas:

• Adult basic education
• General education diploma preparation
• English for speakers of other languages

Back-to-School Grants
 
The Dollar General Back-to-School Grants provide funding to assist schools in meeting some of the financial challenges they face in implementing new programs, or purchasing new equipment, materials or software for their school library or literacy program.

Family Literacy Grants

The Dollar General Family Literacy Grants provide funding to family literacy service providers. Please note that the Dollar General Literacy Foundation uses the federal government’s definition of family literacy when reviewing grant applications. Family literacy programs applying for funding must have the following four components:

• Adult education instruction
• Adult basic education
• GED preparation
• English for speakers of other languages
• Children’s education
• Parent and child together time (PACT)
• Parenting classes that teach parents to be the primary teacher for their child

Youth Literacy Grants

The Dollar General Youth Literacy Grants provide funding to schools, public libraries and non-profit organizations to help with the implementation or expansion of literacy programs for students who are below grade level or experiencing difficulty reading.

> http://www.dollargeneral.com/servingothers/Pages/backtoschoolgrants.aspx

Page Turner award for strong reading programs

Author James Patterson is giving back to those who made him a best selling author by upping the ante for the Second Annual PageTurner Awards <http://www.pattersonpageturner.org/> to a whopping $500,000 to libraries, bookstores, and individuals that "find original and effective ways to promote the excitement of books and reading" (school librarians-we're included!). The 2006 PageTurner Awards in total cash prize of $500,000 which includes schools:

1. $100,000 to an elementary school, middle school, high school, or college that best instills the importance and joy of reading in its students (The PageTurner School of the Year Award)
   
   
2. Additionally, in honor of the two $100,000 winners, First Book, a national nonprofit organization that gives children from low-income families the opportunity to read and own their first new books, will donate 1000 books to programs serving disadvantaged children in cities of the winners' choice.

Nominations must be received electronically and librarians can nominate themselves

> http://www.pattersonpageturner.org

Target – Take Charge Of Education

Choose your kids' school, the neighborhood junior high, or your high school back in your hometown. We'll donate 1%* of your REDcard(sm) purchases at Target and Target.com for books, supplies or whatever an eligible school wants and needs. It's that simple.

Here's how to participate:

1. Apply and get approved for a REDcard.
2. Enroll in Take Charge of Education and choose a school.
3. Start shopping with your REDcard.

Donations to Schools
We'll track purchases made by participating REDcard holders, then send a no-strings-attached donation check directly to the school principal.
Checks are distributed twice a year. If the total of accumulated donations is less than $25, the amount carries over to the next payment period. You can track your school's progress at Target.com/tcoe.

Fundraising Tools
Schools can make the most of Take Charge of Education when they promote the program to parents and staff. We provide downloadable fundraising tools—flyers, website banners and more—to help spread the word.

> http://sites.target.com/site/en/corporate/page.jsp?contentId=PRD03-001825

Sara Jaffarian School Library Program Award for Humanities

The Sara Jaffarian School Library Program Award is an annual award to a school library that has conducted an exemplary program or program series in the humanities during the prior school year. It consists of (1) a $4,000 cash award; (2) a plaque; and (3) the promotion of the winner as a model program for other school libraries.  Sponsored by the American Library Association Cultural Communities Fund and the National Endowment for the Humanities in cooperation with the American Association of School Librarians.

> http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/ppo/awardsgrants/jaffarian/jaffarian.cfm

Target Early Childhood Reading

Target makes grants to:

• Organizations located in communities where we do business
• 501(c)(3) organizations, schools, libraries or public agencies
• Nonprofit programs that impact any of the following areas:  Arts, Early Childhood Reading, Family Violence Prevention
• Support projects or programs

Target store grants support nonprofit programs that impact the arts, early childhood reading and family violence prevention in the areas where we do business.  Reading is an essential element in a child’s educational process. Reading grants are awarded to schools, libraries and nonprofit organizations, supporting programs such as weekend book clubs and after-school reading programs that foster a love of reading and encourage children, from birth through age 9, to read together with their families.

> Target Early Childhood Reading

Letters About Literature

The Center for the Book in the Library of Congress, in partnership with Target Stores and in cooperation with affiliate state centers for the book, invites readers in grades 4 through 12 to enter Letters About Literature, a national reading-writing contest. To enter, readers write a personal letter to an author, living or dead, from any genre-- fiction or nonfiction, contemporary or classic, explaining how that author's work changed the student's way of thinking about the world or themselves. There are three competition levels: Level I for children in grades 4 through 6; Level II for grades 7 and 8, and Level III, grades 9 - 12. Winners, announced in the spring of each year, receive cash awards at the national and state levels. For information contact the LAL Project Director at lal@epix.net, phone/fax: 570-675-3305.

> http://www.loc.gov/loc/cfbook/letters/

ING Unsung Heroes®

Are you an educator with a class project that is short on funding but long on potential? Do you know a teacher looking for grant dollars? ING Unsung Heroes® could help you turn great ideas into reality for students.

For more than 10 years, and with $3.0 million in awarded grants, ING Unsung Heroes has proven to be an A+ program with educators. The program’s “alumni” have inspired success in the classroom and impacted countless numbers of students. Each year, 100 educators are selected to receive $2,000 to help fund their innovative class projects. Three of those are chosen to receive the top awards of an additional $5,000, $10,000 and $25,000.

Previously awarded projects:

Ridgeview Elementary School, Craig, CO
Samuelson hopes 150 students in kindergarten through second grade to benefit from being part of a structured literacy environment through a program titled, "The Daily Five Alive! Strategies for Literacy Independence". Utilizing the concepts shared on the DVD by authors Gail Boushey and Joan Moser, Samuelson and Ridgeview Elementary School's team of kindergarten through second grade teachers are eager to implement the structured set of tasks designed to help students learn to work independently as readers and writers. The program includes: Read for Self, Read to Someone, Work on Writing, Listening to Reading, and Word Work. According to Samuelson, this program will help students develop the daily habits of reading, writing and working with peers and will lead to a lifetime of independent literacy. It will also result in an improvement in student achievement, both with the district and state assessment tests. Samuelson is a resident of Craig.

Laurel High School , Los Alamitos, CA
Over the years, Robert Ostmann has worked relentlessly to keep Laurel High School students in school. His latest creative business ideas just might have what it takes to keep at-risk students in class, as well as preparing them for productive adult lives. His "LifeWorks Studio" program consists of two components: 1) a student-operated small business that contracts with parent groups at other district schools to videotape plays, concerts and other events to produce professional-quality DVDs for the schools to sell as fundraisers and 2) a public-service partnership between students and a regional hospice organization to film and produce "LifeStory" video memoirs of men and women nearing the end of their lives. LifeWorks Studios moves learning outside the conventional classroom model. Running a community-based business gives students a chance to move beyond their limited world of school and friends to connect with the larger community. Interacting across generations and immersing themselves in the life stories of others will give students a unique perspective on the possibilities and challenges that life can throw their way. Over the school year, about 40 students will directly benefit by working in both the small business and the public service components of LifeWorks Studio. The project reinforces the Laurel High staff's commitment to keep their students in school and equip them to become productive citizens and lifelong learners in a technology-driven world. Ostmann resides in Los Alamitos.

Heard County Elementary School , Franklin, GA
To be successful in all academic areas, a student must be able to read in order to truly learn. 'Language and Literacy: "Sounds" Like Fun!' provides a solid basis of language and literacy to ensure students will be well equipped to excel in all academic subjects. Teachers, speech pathologist, and paraprofessionals, armed with a wealth of instructional strategies from various disciplines, will work together and use their knowledge about articulation (speech sounds) and language (vocabulary, grammar, phonological awareness, and pragmatics) to make a difference in early intervention for reading. The team's project focuses on National Reading Panel's five essential elements for reading: 1) phonemic awareness, 2) phonics, 3) comprehension, 4) vocabulary and 5) fluency. The program is implemented in six general education kindergarten classrooms. The collaboration effort will benefit everyone, including those students at-risk for academic difficulties.

> ING Unsung Heroes

State Farm Education Excellence

Programs that incorporate the Systemic Improvement criteria into education systems to improve overall effectiveness.   State Farm Insurance Companies® supports efforts to provide all children with an education that will allow them to reach their greatest potential and prepare them to participate in a nation and economy that continues as a global leader. In choosing teacher quality, service-learning and systemic improvement as our three focus areas, and organizations and programs to support in these categories, State Farm has reviewed how many , and to what degree the nine elements of education excellence are impacted. What are the nine elements of education excellence?

(A school library grant writing guide that incorporates several of these elements is available from your Follett Library Resources Account Manager.  For more information, contact nbelford@flr.follett.com)

1  Physical security and a structured, well-managed program are essential to learning.

2. Involved parents support the learning process, influence schools and make choices about their children's education.

3. Standards are expectations clearly defined in measurable terms. Academic standards clearly state what students need to know and be able to do to succeed in school, in the workplace and in life. A successful system aligns and focuses its policies and programs on student's achievement of high academic standards.

4. Assessments are result-oriented measurements of student, school and system performance. Assessments give students, teachers, parents and the public meaningful feedback that they can use. A successful system aligns its standards and assessments.

5. Learning readiness recognizes the importance of helping make sure that children are able learn before they come to school. Learning barriers caused by poverty, neglect, violence or health issues are addressed through strong partnerships between public and private agencies, and by providing meaningful, high-quality pre-kindergarten education for all children.

6. Accountability is the system of consequences for policymakers, educators, and students based on demonstrated performance. It should encompass the curriculum, instruction and time necessary for students to be successful, and it should focus on helping struggling schools and students. An aligned accountability system also rewards exemplary schools and teachers, and works to change those that persistently fail to educate their students.

7. Technology is a tool that should be used to improve learning and productivity, broaden access to knowledge and help teachers, parents and students maximize the opportunities for students to achieve their goals.

8. Teachers and administrators need meaningful preparation and continuing education focused on content knowledge, improved teaching skills and school management.

9. School autonomy gives individual schools the responsibility to make the decisions needed to achieve high performance and accountability.

> http://www.statefarm.com/about/part_spos/grants/cogrants.asp

Barbara Bush Family Literacy Grant

The goal of the national grant program is to develop and expand family literacy efforts nationwide, and to support the development of literacy programs that build families of readers. A total of approximately $650,000 is awarded each year; no grant exceeds $65,000.  Family Literacy programs funded through the Foundation's National Grant Program must include all of the following components:

• Reading instruction for parents or primary care-givers (pre-GED/GED/ESL etc.)
• literacy or pre-literacy instruction for children
• Intergenerational activities where the parents/primary caregivers and children come together to learn and to read.

Programs can also include additional components such as parent support groups, parent involvement, home visits, job training etc.

> http://www.barbarabushfoundation.com/nga.html

Laura Bush School Library Grant

In order to promote a love of reading, the goal of the Laura Bush Foundation (LBF) is to provide books to the school libraries and students that most need them. Consequently, funds are available only for library books and magazine/serial copies and subscriptions. The Laura Bush Foundation is unable to honor requests for staffing, shelving, furniture, equipment, software, videos, classroom book sets or any kind of book guides, tests or exams.

The Foundation strives for wide geographic distribution in the support it offers, making grants of up to $6,000 to update, extend, and diversify the book collections of the libraries that receive them. All LBF grants are made to individual schools rather than to school districts, county systems, private organizations, foundations, or other entities. Only one application per school is allowed per year.

Because research demonstrates a clear relationship between family income and a student’s access to books, the LBF gives selection preference to schools in which 90% or more of the students receive free or reduced lunches (FRL) and are likely to have the fewest books at home.

> http://www.laurabushfoundation.org/

Ezra Jack Keats Minigrant

We accept applications from public schools and libraries anywhere in the United States and its protectorates.

Funds will not be granted for general operating costs, administrative costs, transportation of the audience, purchase of books, tapes, software or equipment unrelated to a specific program described.

Creative programs funded in the past have included:
- Ongoing pen-pal projects bringing disparate communities together,
- Multi-cultural portrait projects,
- Art projects culminating in art shows, murals, or quilts,
- Bookmaking,
- Creation and performance of puppet shows,
- Inter-generational journals.*

Applications will only be accepted if they are submitted on the form and in the space provided without reformating or attachments.

Only one application will be considered from each library or school.

Mail the completed application form to: Ezra Jack Keats Minigrant Program
450 14th Street, Brooklyn, New York 11215

> http://www.ezra-jack-keats.org/programs/minigrant.html

Mazda Foundation

The first step in applying to the Mazda Foundation is to review our grant guidelines. If you feel that your organization conforms to the Mazda Foundation's mission, please complete and submit the downloadable grant application form. The application may be submitted by regular mail or fax.

Please note, in an effort to streamline the application process, the Foundation only accepts applications from May 1 through July 1 each fiscal year.  Organizations seeking funding should carefully review the Foundation's grant making guidelines to determine if their project conforms to the Foundation's mission before submitting an application.

The Mazda Foundation awards grants to programs promoting:

• Education and literacy, Environmental conservation, Cross-cultural understanding, Social welfare and Scientific research

> http://www.mazdafoundation.org/grantguidelines.html

Wells Fargo

(AK, AZ, CA, CO, ID, IL, IN, IA, MI, MN, MT, NE, NV, NM, ND, OH, OR, SD, TX, UT, WA, WI, WY)

We work together with our communities the same way we work together with our customers. Think about it—every customer belongs to a community. We make it a priority to help every one of our customers and every one of our communities succeed financially.

We’re one of America’s largest financial contributors to nonprofits. We’ve given almost $200 million in grants the last two years – an average of $266,000 every day – to 14,000 nonprofits and schools. We provide grants to nonprofits that support education, community development, human services, arts and culture and the environment.

Our commitment to work together for increased economic prosperity starts where it counts the most, locally. Our team members are our eyes, ears and helping hands. They volunteer, teach, build, plant, fundraise and serve on nonprofit boards to make our communities better places to live and work. They discern the unique needs of their community and the most effective ways our company can respond to those needs. They make sure the dollars and time we invest are put to the best use.

Education
We believe every child and adult has the right to receive a quality education. In 2007, Wells Fargo contributed $28 million to 5,700 schools and educational programs across the country. In each community where we do business, we’re reaching out to help teachers stock their classrooms, students fill their backpacks and schools get the extra funding they need to provide high-quality education. Wells Fargo matches team member donations made to educational institutions dollar for dollar, up to $6,500 per team member per year. In 2007 Wells Fargo matched $7.9 million in donations.

> https://www.wellsfargo.com/about/csr/charitable/where

Brinker International Foundation

Giving back to the communities where we live and work is one of Brinker International's core values. With a diverse variety of local fundraising activities and corporate giving programs, Brinker and its restaurants contribute more than $3 million annually to a number of worthwhile charities. The objective of the Brinker International Foundation is to support programs and projects that are affiliated with Children/Family, Arts, Civic, and University related educational programs.

Brinker International contributes to those local communities where there is a corporate presence. The company's restaurants include: Chili's Grill & Bar, Chili's Too, Romano's Macaroni Grill, On the Border Mexican Grill & Cantina, Cozymel's Coastal Grill, Maggiano's Little Italy, Corner Bakery Café, Big Bowl Asian Kitchen, and Rockfish Seafood Grill.

Brinker International's Charitable Committee must have the following information from organizations requesting donations. This information must be submitted on the organization's official letterhead.

1. The exact amount requested and the specific purpose for the donation briefly summarized on 1-2 typewritten pages. The request should detail how the donations will be used.
2. Information about your organization, including proof of 501(c)(3) status and sources of funding.
3. Information, if any, concerning past or current involvement of Brinker International employees with the organization.
4. We may also come back and ask for the organization's current Board of Directors, including their business and civic affiliations, as well as the organization's recent financial statements.

Requests that do not meet the requirements of the Brinker Charitable Committee will not be considered.  To submit your request for a charitable donation, please send your written proposal to: Brinker International Charitable Committee 6820 LBJ Freeway, Dallas, TX 75240
Or, you may also FAX your request to: (972) 770-5977.

> http://www.brinker.com/contact/charitable_requests.asp

Coca-Cola Foundation

The Coca-Cola Company and its philanthropic arm, The Coca-Cola Foundation, aim to make a greater impact on the communities we serve around the world by being responsive to the citizenship priorities of the communities in which we live and work.

At The Coca-Cola Company, we recognize that we cannot have a healthy and growing business unless the communities we serve are healthy and sustainable. We are committed to improving the quality of life in the communities where we do business and have realigned our community investment priorities to be reflective of and responsive to the global and local nature of our business. Our renewed strategy focuses on global pillars where we can make a unique and sustainable difference: water stewardship, healthy active lifestyles, community recycling, and education.

Education
To support scholarships, school drop-out prevention, access to education programs, and other education initiatives, per local business unit priorities.

> http://www.thecoca-colacompany.com/citizenship/foundation_guidelines.html
> http://www.thecoca-colacompany.com/citizenship/our_communities.html

Jenny Jones

Former Talk Show Host Jenny Jones Announces Continuation of Community Grant Program. 
Talk show host and philanthropist Jenny Jones has announced that she will donate an additional $1 million to continue her Jenny's Heroes ( http://www.jennysheroes.com/ ) community grant
program.

The Jenny's Heroes program awards grants to individuals who submit the best ideas for tangible, lasting community projects.

Jenny's Heroes provides grants of up to $25,000 each to fund projects that promise long-term community benefits. Through the fifty grant recipients so far, funds have been used to provide
items and services such as library books, school computers, firefighting gear, nursing home upgrades, sports equipment, free dental services, wheelchairs, coats for children in domestic violence shelters, and a running track at a women's prison. The program's focus is primarily on smaller communities where fundraising can be difficult. For more information on Jenny's Heroes and grant guidelines, visit the program's Web site.

RFP Link: http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/15016232/jennysheroes

Lois Lenski Covey Foundation

The Lois Lenski Covey Foundation, Inc. is a charitable institute whose purpose is to assist organizations in their efforts to provide books to children who might otherwise lack access to children's literature.

Lois Lenski, the 1946 Newbery medalist for Strawberry Girl, had a life-long concern that good books be available to all children. In pursuit of this goal, she established a foundation to provide grants to public libraries, school libraries, and non-profit agencies serving disadvantaged populations.  The Lois Lenski Covey Foundation, Inc. annually awards grants to rural and urban, public and school libraries serving at-risk children. The Foundation gives priority to applications from libraries and agencies with real need and limited book budgets. Funds are earmarked for purchasing books for young people, and are not intended for administrative or operational use. Previously awarded grants have ranged from $500 to $3000. Successful applicants have proposed purchases to update their children's book collections generally or to expand their holdings in specific areas.

> http://www.loislenskicovey.org/index.html

Reader’s Digest ‘Making it Matter’

Tell us how you or someone you know is making it matter in your community, and your story may appear in Reader's Digest or on ReadersDigest.com. The Reader's Digest Association will award $1,500 grants to individuals or a charity recognized in the Make it Matter column in the magazine.

> http://www.rd.com/makeitmatter.do

BellSouth Foundation Grants Program

The fundamental mission of the foundation is to stimulate far-reaching and lasting improvements in the results achieved by public K-12 education in southeastern United States. Three areas of concentration promote the development of the people in education, including teacher training programs; development of the places in education, including school reform and collaborative projects; and education technology. The foundation's grantmaking philosophy emphasizes the initiation, rather than the ongoing maintenance, of education reform programs. In reviewing applications, the foundation looks for evidence that a proposal reflects one or more of the foundation's core values: to exert a positive impact on all populations, especially racial minorities; to use new technology, where appropriate, as a tool to stimulate innovative strategies for teaching and learning; and to promote collaborations among institutions that can lead to established, long-term support for a program. Applications may be submitted electronically via the foundation's Web site.

> http://www.ntlf.com/html/grants/115696.htm

Verizon Foundation

The Verizon Foundation is in the business of improving lives in literacy, knowledge and a readiness for the 21st Century.

Specifically, we help people to:
Increase their literacy and educational achievement
Avoid being an abuser or a victim of domestic violence
Achieve and sustain their health and safety
Eligible organizations seeking grants from the Verizon Foundation must be prepared to track and report program outcomes as well as specific results that demonstrate measurable human impact. In the grant application, organizations must indicate what outcomes are targeted through programming and what results, as specified on the grant application, the organization will measure.

Defining Program Results
The Verizon Foundation targets our philanthropic investments to partners and programs that achieve meaningful outcomes and measurable results in specific areas within each of our Funding Priorities. Grant applicants are required to select one or more outcomes and results for grants in each of our Funding Priorities. Click on a funding area below to see the list of targeted outcomes and results that are specified in the online grant application.

> Education
> Literacy
> Domestic Violence Prevention
> Healthcare and Accessibility
> Internet Safety

> http://www.verizonreads.net/grant/guidelines.shtml