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    June 13, 2012 Ci

    Volume 7, Issue 2

    In This Issue

    Funding Sources Page 1 Nonprofit Management Page 2 Policy and Advocacy Page 2 Arts and Culture Page 3 Connecting to communities online since 2003 Recommended Reading Page 3 Job Exchange Page 4 Please Forward Small Business Page 4 http://philanthropy.com/article/The-Outlook-for-HiringPay/126545/ HAC News Page 4

    In the Loop

    Funding Sources
    Grant Listings from Congressman Danny K. Davis
    I thank Tumia Romero, Deputy Chief of Staff for Congressman Danny K. Davis, for providing the following grants listing.

    http://www.valeriefleonard.com/2012/06/12/grant-listings-fromcongressman-danny-k-davis/

    Grant Alerts June, 2012


    I thank Melisa Fraase, Illinois General Assembly Legislative Research Unit,

    for providing the following listing of federal grant opportunities.

    Welcome!
    Welcome to In the Loop, an assortment of e-mails that I have received during the past week, or articles that I may stumble upon. From time to time, you will find announcements of events, grant opportunities, job postings, links to websites and articles of interest or notes of encouragement. I hope that you, or someone you know, would find the information to be of use. If you would like to unsubscribe, submit material, or make general comments, you may contact me at [email protected]. I look forward to hearing from you soon. Valerie F. Leonard, Editor

    http://www.scribd.com/doc/96869740/June-2012-Grant-Alerts
    The following announcements are from the Philanthropic News Digest.

    Bank of America Charitable Foundation Seeks Grant Proposals From Nonprofits Addressing Local Workforce Development and Education Needs
    A total of $15 million will be awarded to U.S.-based nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations for local workforce development and education initiatives leading to economic self-sufficiency through employment...

    Applications Invited for State Farm Good Neighbor Student Achievement Grants

    Grants of up to $1,500 are available for programs that enhance student achievement through service-learning in K-12 public schools in the United States and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, Ontario, and New Brunswick...

    Policy and Advocacy


    Housing Action Illinois Legislative Wrapup

    Nonprofit Management
    Operations Management: Topics in Organizational Effectiveness
    I will be teaching a course in nonprofit operations management for the UIC-Great Cities Institute, Certificate in Nonprofit Management program. We will cover a number of issues, including human resources management, compliance, performance management and technology planning. Registration deadline: June 26, 2011 Click here

    I thank Bob Palmer of Housing Action Illinois for providing his legislative update.
    General Assembly Finalizes State Budget: Programs for Homelessness and Supportive Housing Protected and Expanded The Illinois General Assembly did manage to pass their fiscal year 2013 (FY13) state budget by their May 31 deadline. At a time of large budget cuts for many health care and human service programs, advocates were successful preserving and even increasing line items addressing homelessness. This represents a significant victory and demonstrates a good deal of support among legislators for these programs. The victory is somewhat mitigated by the fact that much of the money for these programs in FY13 will be diverted from the Illinois Affordable Housing Trust Fund, the main state revenue source for preserving and developing affordable housing units. Overall, however, we are pleased that all Trust Fund resources will be spent on housing-related programs, with no fund sweeps or interfund borrowing, in a way that helps reduce the cuts necessary in other parts of the budget. More

    Just Checking
    A number of nonprofits will have their fiscal year end on June 30, 2012. Please review the handouts from a recent Ask the Expert Webinar, as well as my nonprofit compliance checklist as you prepare for your state and federal filings. Click here

    llinois General Assembly Adjourns Spring Session; Chamber Scores Big Wins for Membership
    The following legislative summary is found on the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce's website. The Illinois General Assembly officially closed the spring legislative session when the Senate adjourned near 2 am Friday morning. The Chamber worked late into the night to ensure that key pieces of the Chamber's legislative agenda were successfully passed. Major victories included passage of Senate Bill 1849 gaming expansion bill that includes a land-based casino in Chicago, House Bill 4568 Illinois Jobs Now CREATE bond authorization legislation, and Senate Bill 2885 Health Care Purchasing Group Act. Read the Full Update

    IRS Workshop at UIC


    Save the date: September 18, 2012. The IRS will be coming to the University of Illinois Great Cities Institute to conduct an intensive one day workshop for nonprofit organizations. This popular introductory workshop is designed especially for administrators or volunteers who are responsible for an organization's tax compliance as well as those interested in careers in the nonprofit sector. I will share registration information as soon as it is available.

    Donors Forum Policy Alert


    I received the following e-mail from Laurel O'Sullivan State's Strategic Budgeting Plan Incorporates Donors Forum Recommendations Nonprofits and grantmakers received welcome news last Friday when Governor Quinn's office unveiled a proposed strategic plan for implementing Budgeting for Results (BFR) that includes key recommendations from Donors Forum's recent study of performancebased budgeting. More Page 2 In the Loop

    Connecting to communities online since 2003 Please Forward

    Arts and Culture


    North Lawndale African American Heritage Quilting Project Update: LEARN and Bethune Schools
    The North Lawndale African American Heritage Quilting Project is in the process of using quilting to document the African American experience in North Lawndale. We have recently partnered with City Year and the Bethune School of Excellence's Class of 2012 to donate 6 quilts to the as a class gift. Seventh and eighth graders supervised third and fourth graders in the development of quilt blocks to depict local heroes, family traditions and symbols representing qualities the youth would like to see in their leaders. We are also working with LEARN Charter School to translate their Black History Month presentations to quilt form. They will also be donating a quilt developed during the Drive Thru Quilting Day to McDonald's on Roosevelt and Kedzie. Visit http://northlawndalequilting.blogspot.com to get more detailed updates. The following articles are from the Philanthropic News Digest.

    Recommended Reading
    Putting Data to Work
    I thank Deborah Bennett, Senior Program Officer at the Polk Brothers Foundation, for sharing this report on benchmarking for workforce development programs. Click here

    Free Nonprofit Marketing Resources from Nonprofit Marketing Guide.com


    http://www.nonprofitmarketinggui de.com/resources/articles/

    Kresge Foundation Adopts 'Creative Placemaking' Approach


    The Kresge Foundation has announced a new strategy for its arts and culture program that unifies the elements of the three-part framework which has guided its arts and culture grantmaking since 2010. Under the strategy, Kresge will focus on the integration of arts and culture into comprehensive community revitalization efforts, an approach sometimes called "creative placemaking." According to the foundation, creative placemaking embodies the belief that the arts can enliven and rejuvenate public and private spaces, improve the climate for local businesses, and contribute to making neighborhoods and communities more desirable places to live. Read the article

    Fiscal Year 2013 Illinois State Budget


    Press Release , Budget Briefing Operating Budget Book , Agency Fact Sheets

    State Budget Crises Ripping the Safety Net Held by Nonprofits


    This 2010 report by the National Council of Nonprofits re state budget cuts and nonprofits is still relevant. Click here

    GrantSpace
    Have you visited GrantSpace, the Foundation Center's learning community for the social sector? In the Arts area of the site, you'll find arts-themed videos and podcasts, sample grant proposals, the latest arts-related reports from PubHub, funding facts and figures, an FAQ, a Twitter feed featuring the tweets of arts funders, and more. Stop by and join the conversation. http://grantspace.org/Subjects/Arts-and-Culture

    Arts Spending Fueled National Economy Report Finds


    A new Americans for the Arts report found that in 2010, while many industries were struggling to recover from the recession, the nonprofit arts and culture industry was pumping billions of dollars into the national economy... more In the Loop Connecting to communities online since 2003 Please Forward

    Consistent or Unconstitutional: Analysis of New Kansas Contract and Grant Language Limiting Speech
    Click here

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    HAC News Job Exchange


    From time to time I receive job leads and resumes from clients, colleagues and elected officials. I have posted them all in my Job Exchange bulletin board at http://valeriefleonard.com/TheJob Exchange/ The following are excerpts from the May 30, 2012 edition of HAC News. Visit http://tinyurl.com/hacnews for the entire newsletter, which focuses on rural housing issues. VA ANALYZES FACTORS LINKED TO HOMELESSNESS AMONG VETERANS. Homeless Incidence and Risk Factors for Becoming Homeless in Veterans reports that the presence of mental illness and/or substancerelated disorders was the strongest predictor of becoming homeless after discharge. Homeless vets were also more likely to have served in Afghanistan or Iraq. In the population studied, Afghanistan/Iraq vets and women were most likely to use HUD-VASH vouchers. The VA study did not include urban-rural or other geographic information. The Daily Yonder reports that Census data show that generally vets disproportionately live in rural and exurban communities, although those who served after 1990 are not overrepresented in rural America. HOUSING AND ACS FUNDING BILLS HAVE NOT ADVANCED. Dates have not been determined for full Senate consideration of FY13 funding bills for USDA, HUD, or the Census Bureaus American Community Survey (see HAC News, 5/16/12). The HAC News and HACs website will report updates when available. MINORITIES AND RENTERS UNDERCOUNTED IN 2010 CENSUS. The Census Bureau has calculated that overall the 2010 Census was accurate although, as in previous decades, certain groups were undercounted. African Americans were undercounted by 2.1% and Hispanics by 1.5%. Asians and Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders had no statistically significant error rate. American Indians and Alaska Natives living on reservations were undercounted by 4.9%, while there was no statistically significant error rate for those not living on reservations. Renters were undercounted by 1.1%. HOME PROGRAM EXAMINED IN NEW ISSUE OF RURAL VOICES. The spring issue of HACs quarterly magazine includes over 25 brief success stories from rural organizations that have used the HOME program to develop housing, create jobs, and provide decent affordable housing, as well as pieces from Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and former HUD official Mercedes Marquez and a summary of what proposed changes in HOME regulations could mean for rural places.

    Small Business
    Improve Your Business Plan with One Addition
    How can this happen: You draft a realistic business plan showing a solid target market and a rosy sales forecast. You follow it exactly and execute on-time and on budget. But the customers just don't show up... What's going on? Read more...

    Using Customer Service to Differentiate Your Business


    When you open a business like a hair salon, you have to find a way to tell the world that you're different than all the others. One successful salon owner understood this and set out to make providing premium customer service and relaxation the top priority for her salon. Read more...

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    In the Loop Connecting to communities online since 2003 Please Forward

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