American Honda: STEM, Literacy, Job Training

The American Honda Foundation supports youth education, specifically in the areas of science, technology, engineering, mathematics, the environment, job training and literacy.

Deadlines are four times a year (February, May, August, November) and grants range from $20,000 to $75,000 over a one-year period. 

Proposals are submitted online in a process that begins with applicants taking an Eligibility Quiz to ensure the program meets certain qualifications. There's a pretty robust informational page about these grants, too.

Free webinar 5/30: Using Intensive Vocationally-Focused ESL to Fast-Track Workforce Development Skills for Refugees

This pretty-cool free webinar is about how San Francisco ‘done it good.’ 

While this isn't a replicable project for Connecticut as it has been constructed in SF, this is the sort of effort that is getting traction and in which libraries can have a pretty cool role be it in physical space, collections, as a setter-of-the-table, .

Announcing a Webinar Opportunity from ICF International Webinar on Using Intensive Vocationally-Focused ESL to Fast-Track Workforce Development Skills for Refugees Thursday, May 30th from 1:00-2:30 p.m. EST ICF International is sponsoring a free webinar that will provide an overview of the Vocational English as a Second Language Immersion Program (VIP) program.  The VIP program is a collaboration between the San Francisco Human Services Agency (HAS) and the City College of San Francisco (CCSF).  The Webinar will highlight the VIP's 18-week intensive English language immersion program that is focused on teaching the vocabulary and cultural norms of the workplace.  Over 18-weeks, participants participate in full-time classes and progress from the lowest level of language ability to a workable knowledge of English, familiarity with common workplace technology, and an understanding of American workplace culture.  This highly successful program has become a model for other cities with large immigrant populations. Speakers include: Kenneth Tota, Deputy Director, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Refugee Resettlement Lynn Levey, VIP Program, Human Services Agency of San Francisco Click here to register for the webinar. This free webinar is the first in a series that focuses on helping refugee service providers develop robust relationships with Federal, state, and community-based partners, especially related to the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and workforce programs.  Bridges is a technical assistance initiative of the Office of Refugee Resettlement that is funded through a grant to ICF International.

Free webinar: Using Social Media to Advance Your Mission and Program Reach

Wednesday, May 29, 2013; Time: 03:00PM-4:30PM Eastern; Register here.

This NCOA free webinaris sponsored by the Center for Healthy Aging and Center for BenefitsOutreach & Enrollment

Facebook. Twitter. YouTube. Pinterest. You may be familiar with these and other social media tools, but do you know how to use them on an organizational level to reach your target audience?

We’ll examine some of the most commonly used social media tools, who’s using them, and how they can advance the mission of your organization.

Discover:

• How to set up an organizational Facebook page and Twitter feed.
• Examples of how agencies throughout the aging network have used Twitter and Facebook to successfully reach their target audiences.
• How to measure your social media outreach.
• Other new social media outlets, and how you might use them to promote your cause.

Free webinar: How Senior Friendly is Your Website?

Free Webinar: How Senior Friendly is Your Website?

Date: May 9, 2013 Time: 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM (Eastern) Register

The percentage of older people using the Internet continues to rise. As does the number of younger people who rely on the Internet for information and resources as they provide support to an older family member or friend.

Your website needs to be as crystal clear and easy to use as you can make it. 

Learn what it means to deliver web content and navigation choices that are specifically geared for older web visitors and their families and caregivers.

Speaker: Stephanie Dailey, Senior Public Affairs Specialist, Office of Communications, and Public Liaison, National Institute on Aging, developer of NIHSeniorHealth.gov

Discover:

• Current best practices for senior-friendly website design and development
• The importance of content, writing style, images, color selection, and page layout
• Resources available to help you improve your site’s senior friendliness 

Sponsored by: NCOA and IlluminAge
 

Bikes Belong Foundation

The Bikes Belong Foundation concentrates its work on bicycle safety projects and children's bicycle programs. 

The Foundation is accepting applications for Community Grants in 2013.

Grants are designed to foster and support partnerships between city or county governments, non-profit organizations, and local businesses and to improve the environment for bicycling in the community. Grants will primarily fund the construction or expansion of bicycle facilities such as bike lanes, trails, and paths as well as advocacy projects that promote bicycling as a safe and accessible mode of transportation.

Maximum Grant:  $10,000    Deadline:  May 24, 2013           

Minimum Criteria:
* Collaboration between at least one city/county government office or department, one non-profit organization with a mission specific to bicycling, trails or recreation, and one local business represented; collaboration means that each partner is contributing time, labor, materials, or money to the project
* Project supports bicycling among all age groups and ability levels