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SEAP LAUNCHES CCG SURVEY: Did your organization submit a Community Change Grant (CCG) application for consideration? Did your organization intend to submit a CCG application for consideration, but because of any number of hurdles, didn’t quite reach the finish line to submission? Either way…. We want to hear from you! SEAP has launched a Community Change Grant survey to better understand:  ➡ Applicants’ and would-be applicants’ experience applying for the grant  ➡ Our shared understanding of how communities can better work together to build community resilience  ➡ Gain insights into winning proposals From now until the end of January, access the survey here: https://lnkd.in/gV2_G7sv

SSIR’s Winter ’25 Issue will be online next week! In the cover story, “Collectively Owned Strategies,” Jordan Fabyanske, Sonila Cook, and Mariah Levin from Dalberg Catalyst and The DO School Fellowships advance the idea of shared strategies for social impact that place funders and the organizations and people they work with on more equal footing. Plus: Community development experts David Fukuzawa, Nancy Andrews, and Rebecca Steinitz apply a similar sense of collective ownership to “a new blueprint” for financing community development, and management scholars Joel Bothello and Tim Weiss argue that development professionals should take an assets-based approach to strengthening Africa’s urban informal economies. More must-reads: A case study on the world’s first community-led blue carbon credit project on the voluntary market; guidance for reforming public health education to help leaders respond to an increasingly complex era; a company that’s shaking up the spice trade; a profile of Ukraine’s wartime lifesavers; research on how to fight polarization; and more. This issue also includes two special supplements from the Skoll Foundation (Social Innovation and the Journey to Transformation) and the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) (Practices for Transitions in a Time Between Worlds). ✅ There’s still time to subscribe and get your very own print copy of this incredible issue! https://lnkd.in/eTRxhPWe ✍ Sign up for SSIR’s newsletter for updates on the new issue, new online stories, and more: https://lnkd.in/gYk49K9z ⏩ Share this post with someone you think will want to read the new issue of SSIR!

Native American Basic Grants Now Open for Applications! IMLS is accepting applications for the Native American Basic Grants (NAB) program until February 4, 2025. This program supports Native American Tribes in establishing, sustaining, and improving library services and operations with their communities. As information needs change, Tribal libraries must be able to serve as knowledge and resource centers to benefit their patrons and the wellness of their communities. The NAB program supports Tribes across the country to address their individual information needs and priorities. NAB grants, ranging from $6,000 to $10,000, are available to Federally recognized Tribes and Native Alaskan entities. Key updates include an earlier application deadline for quicker processing, goals and objectives refined to allow for diverse projects, applicant support which includes a user-friendly program application guide with hyperlinks, and an informative webinar for guidance. These enhancements aim to streamline the application process and support community development through accessible funding. #imlsgrant #nativecommunities Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/e6HbTsv

Our AMP Grant initiative empowers community groups to pursue meaningful projects that drive local impact. In Dreaming Bigger: Lessons Learned in Creating the AMP Grant Initiative, we examine the results from these grants, including three crucial case studies. Read the report here: bit.ly/3HZ5M0j

UW-Madison Extension Community Economic Development Program regional broadband workshops coming up! They will cover items like: An update from state and federal officials on the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program and what to expect in the near future. Permitting and what counties and communities can be doing to prepare for the BEAD grant cycle, which will be sometime in the summer.      An in-depth conversation about Engagement and Endorsement inside the BEAD program and what is different during this program.      Case Studies from your region that may give you additional thoughts on how to prepare and/or resources for your decision making. Please note, participants representing organizations who received a broadband planning grant from the PSC can use those funds toward the workshop registration fee. https://lnkd.in/gtWY8hHE

Grants due 7/14 Grant Program Overview: For the 2024-2025 cycle, our Community Impact Grants Program seeks to support projects within the following Impact Areas: Behavioral Health Supports (including mental health and substance use) Children, Youth, & Families Housing & Homelessness

🗣️Engaging the community is the cornerstone of developing impactful grant programs. Something as simple as showing up with paper surveys at a community event can provide invaluable insights. 🤲🏼Going into the community and being available allows us to understand and address the needs of those we aim to serve and letting the community guide the project ensures that our efforts are meaningful and truly beneficial. 🫶🏼Start with listening. Let their needs shape your projects. #CommunityEngagement #GrantWriting #LocalImpact #CommunityDriven #ListeningAndLearning

Results from the CNPP Evaluation assessed the implementation of the Hub and Spoke model, with a focus on underserved groups. See Optimal's Community Navigator Pilot Program Evaluation to learn more: https://hubs.li/Q02GxLSc0

Boston-based young people & early professionals this is your chance to have your voice heard and your preferences & opinions counted! If you're 18-25, or work with that population, let's hear what you have to say!! #thisisdemocracy #yourvoicematters #youmatter #genz