Grants and Funding
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Listed in order of deadline:

Time-Limited:

• $1000 C.A.S.E. Grants Available to Student Social Entrepreneurs
• Small Grants Available for Youth Civic Education Projects

Ongoing:

• Monthly Student Grants from the Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Partnership Foundation (JRCPF)
• Do Something Offering Weekly Grants for Young Social Entrepreneurs
• Funds for Targeted Programs in the U.S., Canada, and the Developing World

Time-Limited Opportunities

$1000 CASE Grants Available to Student Social Entrepreneurs

NC Campus Compact is now accepting applications for the 2008 Carter Academic-Service Entrepreneurship (CASE) grants to be presented to two students (from member campuses) with the most innovative and promising ideas to use the $1000 grant to establish or significantly further a partnership between the student (and his or her school) and acommunity non-profit organization.   

Funding for these grants is provided by the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Partnership Foundation.

Photo:  Amanda Lawing (UNC-Greensboro) and Joseph Hamby (Gardner-Webb University), 2007 recipients picturered to the left.  pose with Dr. Lisa Keyne, NC Campus Compact Executive Director after receiving their C.A.S.E. grants on November 10, 2007.

Click here for a complete overview of the grant.

Click here to download an application.

Click here for highlights from the 2006 and 2007 winning projects. 

Small Grants Available for Youth Civic Education Projects

The Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation has provided the Civic Education Consortium with another year of funding to support the Small Grants Program; the Consortium is now seeking grant proposals from organizations working to prepare North Carolina’s young people for active, responsible citizens. The Small Grants Program provides grants of $1,000-$10,000 to fund innovative, collaborative youth civic education programs that take place in communities, schools, or government organizations. Collaborative projects, such as partnerships between schools and community organizations, other nonprofits, and/or government agencies, are strongly encouraged. Applicants must be a 501 (c) (3) or a government agency. More information on the Small Grants program, including the grant application and a sample completed application can be found by clicking here.

Application Deadline: October 15, 2008.

Ongoing

Monthly Student Grants from the Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Partnership Foundation (JRCPF)

Each month JRCPF offers a $1000 CASE grant through the ServiceBook Monthly award. Students wishing to be considered for this award can apply via www.ServiceBook.org. As with our other CASE awards, students must register, log in, then follow the links: Students > Submit Your Project. Within the application, students must be sure to select "ServiceBook Monthly" under the "CASE Competition" drop-down list. An applicant for a CASE grant must be a full-time student, propose an innovative academic service learning project, recruit a community as a partner, enlist a faculty member to oversee the project and submit an application over ServiceBook.  Students who win the award keep a running account of project activities and write a summary report at the conclusion of the project.  In addition to the project summary student is encouraged to submit a video and photographs.

Reader's Digest Foundation: Make It Matter

The Reader's Digest Foundation is dedicated to creating opportunities and promoting efforts that encourage individuals to make a positive difference in their communities. The Make It Matter program, the Foundation's newest initiative, honors individuals who are taking action and giving back to their communities in a significant way. Each month, through 2008, Reader's Digest magazine will profile an individual who has made a significant contribution to his or her community. Considering the subject of the selected story, the Foundation will select an appropriate nonprofit organization and grant $100,000 to that organization in honor of the person featured in the story. Nominations for the Make It Matter program may be submitted online through the website listed above at any time during the next ten months. Visit the link below for more information.

http://www.rd.com/jsp/rdcom/makeItMatterLanding.jsp

Do Something Offering Weekly Grants for Young Social Entrepreneurs
Deadline: Rolling

Do Something is a not-for-profit organization that works to inspire, support, and celebrate young social entrepreneurs and community activists. The organization is accepting applications for the following grant programs:

• Do Something and GameStop are offering grants of $500 each to young people, age 25 and younger, in the United States or Canada who have a great idea for a community-action project and need support to turn their idea into reality. GameStop grants are given out weekly.
• Do Something and Plum TV are offering grants of $500 each to social entrepreneurs, age 25 and younger, in the U.S. who have recently created a sustainable project, program, or organization and need funding to further the growth  and success of their program. Plum TV grants are given out weekly.

Visit the Do Something website at www.dosomething.org for complete program information and application forms.

Funds for Targeted Programs in the U.S., Canada, and the Developing World

The Arthur B. Schultz Foundation is dedicated to enhancing the quality of life on earth through support of wildlands conservation, disabled recreation and mobility, international microenterprise, and global understanding. The Foundation’s grantmaking priorities include organizations supporting outdoor adventure opportunities for the disabled in the U.S. and programs providing wheelchairs for the needy overseas. In addition, socially and environmentally responsible entrepreneurial projects in the developing world are supported. Finally, the Foundation encourages initiatives designed to promote global peace and understanding between people of different nations and ethnic backgrounds. Letters of inquiry may be submitted at any time. Visit the website for detailed information on each priority area at http://www.absfoundation.org/

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