Saturday, November 4, 2017

Grants. 2018 HomeDepot Community Grants. Let's rebuild OUR COMMUNITY.

https://corporate.homedepot.com/grants/community-impact-grants
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COMMUNITY IMPACT GRANTS

Thanks to the amazing number of non-profit organizations stepping up to help their neighbors, our community giving goals have been reached and the program is now CLOSED for 2017. The 2018 program will OPEN on February 1, 2018.  

While our program typically operates on a rolling 12-month cycle, grants are awarded on a first-come first-serve basis until funding is exhausted.  For non-profits who have submitted an application but have not received a response, your application will be reviewed and you will still receive a decision email within the 4-6 week processing window

The Home Depot Foundation offers grants, up to $5,000, to IRS-registered 501c designated organizations and tax-exempt public service agencies in the U.S. that are using the power of volunteers to improve the physical health of their community. Grants are given in the form of The Home Depot gift cards for the purchase of tools, materials, or services.
Our primary goal is to provide grants and volunteer opportunities to support the renovation, refurbishment, retrofitting, accessibility modifications, and/or weatherization of existing homes, centers, schools and other similar facilities.
Grant Guidelines
  • Only IRS-registered 501c designated organizations and tax-exempt public service agencies (e.g. Police/Fire Departments) in the U.S. are eligible to apply. (Proof of this status will be required on the application in the form of an IRS Determination Letter, Form 990, or W9.)
  • Grants must support work completed by community volunteers in the U.S.
  • Projects must be completed within six months following notification that the grant has been awarded.
  • Grants are solely given in the form of The Home Depot gift cards for the purchase of tools, materials, or services up to $5,000.
  • Organizations who have received funding through The Home Depot Foundation’s Community Impact Grant Program must wait 12 months after notification of award before applying for additional grants through this program.
  • Organizations must be in existence for at least one year.
  • Organizations should be willing to submit stories and pictures of the project upon completion.
     
Proposals for the following community improvement activities will be considered:
  • Repairs, refurbishments, and modifications specific to ADA compliance or safety regulations to low-income and/or transitional housing, or community facilities (schools, community centers, senior centers, etc.)
  • Weatherizing or increasing energy efficiency of low-income and/or transitional housing, or community facilities
  • Engage community members as volunteers to help other veterans in their community through service projects focusing on the renovation, repair and improvement of homes and other properties:
     
The Home Depot Foundation’s Community Impact Grant Program DOES NOT make grants to support the following:
  • Nonprofit organizations that have been in existence for less than one year
  • Churches and religious organizations whose improvement project primarily serves their congregation and not the overall community
  • Scholarships or other direct support to individuals or families
  • Fraternal, political, labor, athletic or social organizations, civic clubs, candidates or projects
  • Fundraising sponsorship or prizes for events such as conferences, festivals, dinners, sports competitions, art exhibits, fundraisers (e.g. dinners, walks/runs/relays, golf tournaments and auctions)
  • Requests for The Home Depot’s Kids Workshop kits and/or aprons
  • Capital campaigns, endowments or endowed chairs
  • Film, music, television, video or media production projects or broadcast underwriting
  • Goodwill advertising or marketing
  • Any other support that does not meet the IRS’s definition of a charitable purpose.

We are now accepting applications for the Community Impact Grants program.
This is a rolling application process. You will receive a decision on your application within six weeks of submission. The last day to submit applications in 2017 is December 31st.
PLEASE READ:
  • If your organization is a school, park, community center or any organization being funded by local government, please use the link for "Government Funded Organizations."
  • If this is a Team Depot project, DO NOT use links below. Please refer to the Team Depot Project Funding Request Form for the appropriate application link.

Friday, November 3, 2017

IDB Courses. THE GATEWAY TO OPEN LEARNING FOR LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN





THE GATEWAY TO OPEN LEARNING FOR LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN



Data for Effective Policy Making
Take control of data and gain a better understanding of the tools used in public policy planning, management, and evaluation.
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
  • Understand the relationship between data analysis and decision-making in public management
  • Define the research problem, starting hypothesis, analysis variables and methods to test the hypotheses
  • Interpret and develop different types of visualizations, using concrete examples
  • Identify how to use data analysis to propose solutions to public policy problems, to explain the assessment of a policy, and to carry out policy planning
  • Browse the IDB’s Numbers for Development and Caribbean Data Portal and its different sections
In this course, students will strengthen their ability to use, understand and interpret data. Using the “Numbers for Development" and “Caribbean Data Portal” platforms developed by the IDB - which presents data and socioeconomic indicators from the Latin American and Caribbean region - students will be able to understand how to improve the decision-making process in public management.

At the end of the course, participants will have gained the tools to navigate data, perform and interpret visualizations, and understand the different types of data analysis according to the policy to be implemented.

Format: massive open online course (MOOC)
Start date: November 2, 2017
Duration: 6 weeks
Prerequisites: None
Cost:  Free
Certificate: If you want to obtain a certificate, the cost is US$ 25.00
Questions about this course? Click on this link for a guide to register for the course or email idbx@iadb.org 
Register    

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