Training Opportunities: Public Safety Grants Webcast Series

The New Normal: What 2014 Homeland Security Funding Means for Public Safety   Part of the Public Safety Grants Webcast Series  Sponsored By Cisco     Date: Tuesday, November 12, 2013 Time: 2:00pm EDT REGISTER It's happened again! Homeland Security funding has been given another face lift this year, and the grants you have come to rely on to support your preparedness programs might have gotten lost in the process. Join Grants Office CEO Michael Paddock and special guests from Cisco for an overview of the 2014 Department of Homeland Security funding, the governmental priorities that are driving it, and what to expect going forward.

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Public Safety Grants Webcast Series - Sponsored by Cisco *NEW EVENTS NOW OPEN FOR REGISTRATION!*  This 3-part series of webcasts, sponsored by Cisco, provides relevant and timely information on funding opportunities in the public safety sector and tips for obtaining more funding for your public safety initiatives. Please visit www.publicsafetygrants.info for links to information designed to enhance your efforts to obtain grant funding for your public safety initiatives. The website provides information on specific grant programs, links to informational resources, and registration links to timely Webcasts on funding-related topics. Cisco Systems, Inc. is proud to sponsor the following Grants Office Webcast Series and .Info Websites to provide you with FREE access to relevant, timely grant information and tips for obtaining more funding for your organization's initiatives. Education Grants Webcast Series *NEW EVENTS OPEN NOW! This 5-part series of webcasts provides information on funding opportunities in education and tips for obtaining more funding for your education initiatives. Registration for these webcasts and other useful information on grant programs for educational projects is available at www.SchoolITGrants.info. Higher Education Webcast *NEW EVENTS OPEN NOW! This 2-part webcast series will focus on funding higher education technology to improve workforce development. Information on this event as well as other helpful resources for funding higher education projects can be found at www.HigherEdGrants.info. Health IT Grants Webcast Series * NEW EVENTS OPEN NOW! This comprehensive webcast discusses grant programs available to fund health care preparedness initiatives. Registration for this webcasts and other useful information on grant programs for projects with a health IT component are available at www.HealthITGrants.info.

Cisco Grant Strategy Team Cisco's Grants Support Program is a national, multi-faceted approach designed to help Cisco healthcare and public sector customers successfully negotiate the grantseeking process and, ultimately, obtain grant funds. Cisco partners with Grants Office, LLC, to support the ongoing grant needs of Cisco's customers through personally customized research, consultation, and planning. Your first point of contact to take advantage of this grant support is your Cisco representative. If you do not have a Cisco representative or would like to speak with someone from the Cisco Grant Strategy Team please email us.

Corporate Social Enterprises: A Business-Driven Approach to Development. Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Corporate Social Enterprises:  A Business-Driven Approach to Development Opening remarks by: Jennifer G. Cooke  Director, Africa Program, CSIS Featuring: Jane Nelson Senior Fellow and Director, CSR Initiative, Harvard Kennedy School; NDPI Board Member Kristi Ragan Chief of Party, USAID Grand Challenges for Development, DAI Dennis Flemming Executive Director, Niger Delta Partnership Initiative Foundation (NDPI) Moderated by: Daniel F. Runde  Codirector, Project on U.S. Leadership in Development and William A. Schreyer Chair in Global Analysis, CSIS Wednesday, November 6, 2013 1:30 p.m.-3:00 p.m. CSIS, Second Floor Conference Room 1616 Rhode Island Avenue, NW Traditionally, “corporate social responsibility” has often been characterized by occasional grants and financial assistance to communities in areas where companies operate around the world. This, however, often lacks a strategic focus on what is needed to achieve sustainable development in the long run. As the traditional development landscape changes and the role of the private sector in development is increasingly elevated, new approaches are emerging. Designed to align with and advance business objectives, corporate social enterprises unite the strengths of corporations and development organizations to find solutions to some of the world’s pressing development challenges. This panel will examine the Niger Delta Partnership Initiative (NDPI) as an example of a new model for business-led development. Through its programming and partnership approach, NDPI addresses the root causes of instability throughout the Niger Delta region while achieving development and business outcomes. This event is part of CSIS’s ongoing “Chevron Forum on Development” series, which seeks to highlight the private sector's role in global development. This will be a timely and informative discussion. Please RSVP toChevronForum@csis.org.  Follow  @CSIS_USLD for live updates

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ACBC’s 4th Winter Awards Gala. November 9, 2013. Philadelphia, PA

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ACBC’s 4^th Winter Awards Gala celebrates....”Economic expansion,through partnership”.

The African and Caribbean Business Council (ACBC) presents its 4^th WINTER AWARDS DINNER AND BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE.

(PHILADELPHIA) October 28, 2013) -- The African and Caribbean Business Council (ACBC) is proud to announce its 4^th Winter Awards and Dinner Gala on Saturday, November 9, 2013, at the Hilton Philadelphia Airport Hotel, 4509 Island Avenue, Philadelphia PA 19153.   The day’s events will commence with a Business Roundtable: 9am—1pm, a VIP Reception: 6pm  -7 pm, and the Award Dinner: 7pm -11pm.

The organization will pay tribute to the businesses and culture of the African and Caribbean Countries and welcome Former President of NIGERIA, H.E. Olusegun Obasanjo,  and, H.E. Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, Governor, State of Osun. Also to be present are ambassadors representing Nigeria, Cayenne, Zambia, Namibia, Mali, Angola, Tanzania, Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, Burkina Faso, Liberia, Botswana, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, and South Africa.

The goal of ACBC is to promote and preserve African and Caribbean business interests both here and abroad, by driving economic development and expanding access to global markets. Several individuals who are at the center of creating a culture of change, quality, and empowerment within the African and Caribbean diaspora will receive award in Innovation, Excellence, Service, Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Person of the Year and ACBC’s Medal of Honor. ACBC President Dr. Azuka Anyiam described the event as a signature event that expresses ACBC quality and its effort in enhancing business expansion and trade promotion.

Keynote Speaker is Ms. Lorie Williams, Founder of a Canadian Harambee Education Society for Kenya and Tanzania. The business roundtable is free for everyone to attend.

Here is the link for the event registration https://www.eventbrite.com/event/8886083515. or through www.acbcphilly.com

November 24, 2013. BE READY SUNDAY for Faith Based Organizations

NOV 24TH, SUNDAY

• Be Ready Sunday - Plan / Pledge / Practice Repeating Event
  The mission behind Be Ready Sunday is to engage faith based organizations from across the United States to take the time to develop and test a Fire Evacuation Plan for their house of worship. The Be Ready Sunday initiative has three easy to follow steps that will ensure your house of worship is prepared in the event a fire should occur during worship service. For additional information on the initiative access www.BeReadySunday.org
  9:00am - 5:00pm

Helpline. Disaster Distress Helpline 24/7 crisis counseling

Sandy 1 Year Later: national Disaster Distress Helpline 24/7 crisis counseling

 (toll-free 1-800-985-5990 / text "TalkWithUs" to 66746) 

remains available for anyone struggling with emotional distress.

Christian BurgessDirector, Disaster Distress Helpline
National Disaster Distress Helpline (a program of SAMHSA) remains available one year after Hurricane Sandy devastated communities in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and in 9 other states + Washington, D.C. 

Calls (multilingual & toll-free 1-800-985-5990) and texts (text "TalkWithUs" to 66746; 

Spanish-speakers can text "Hablanos" to 66746) are answered 24/7 by trained, caring counselors, including via a special Sandy "Affected Area Center" recently operationalized to take calls specifically from Sandy survivors, loved ones of victims, 

First responders & others impacted by Sandy via accessing a special "Press 1" menu option on the hotline. 

Calls and texts are confidential, and counselors can assist those in distress by discussing healthy coping, enhancing social supports, providing crisis intervention if needed, and refer to local Sandy-specific services for follow-up care and support. 

For more information, 

visit     http://disasterdistrsess.samhsa.gov