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Annual Reports Now Available

The 2006-07 fiscal year reports for United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta and United Way 2-1-1 are now available on the United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta website.

The United Way report details information regarding the Regional Commission on Homelessness and the Early Learning Blueprint initiatives. Additionally, it highlights the successful workplace campaign and the grant distribution. To read the United Way Annual Report, click here

The United Way 2-1-1 report details information regarding the amount of calls answered during the year, success stories and other services available through 2-1-1. To read the United Way 2-1-1 Fiscal Year Report, click here

Georgia Afterschool Investment Council

Afterschool and Summer Program Funding Opportunity 
The Georgia Department of Human Resources' Afterschool Services Program has two applications available to provide afterschool and summer learning programs during the 2008-09 Federal Fiscal Year (October 1, 2008-September 30, 2009):  

1)     Statement of Need (SON)  - for schools, local education agencies, and other  public agencies in Georgia..

2)     Request for Proposal (RFP) - for community-based and non-profit organizations.

To download the Statement of Need or Request for Proposal, please visit www.afterschoolservices.net and click on the 'Funding' link.

All questions about the Statement of Need for Public Agencies (e.g. Local Education Agency, Schools) should be directed by email to LaKeisha Porter  at laporter@dhr.state.ga.us. Do not call or fax.

All questions about the Request for Proposals should be directed by email to Josh Borden at  Josh.Borden@doas.ga.gov.  Do not call or fax. 

The bidder's conference for both applications will be held on Thursday, April 17, 2008 at the Capital Education Center in Atlanta, GA. The address to the center is 180 Central Avenue, Atlanta, GA 30303. There is no RSVP or pre-registration for either bidder's conference.  Please see the applicable times below: 

    1)       Bidder's conference for the Request for Proposal (RFP) - 10:00 am - 12:30 pm

    2)       Bidder's conference for the Statement of Need (SON) - 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm

 Atlanta Benefits

Could Your Nonprofit Organization Use  

Atlanta Benefits, one of Humana's charitable giving programs, is accepting grant applications beginning April 15th. Through the Atlanta Benefits program, Humana-Georgia will award a one-time $100,000 signature grant to a nonprofit organization focused on improving health experiences or building healthy communities in the areas of Mind, Body or Spirit. To apply for the $100,000 grant or for more information, visit www.AtlantaBenefits.org. Application deadline is August 8, 2008. Apply now!

 Quality Time with PR Minds 

The Georgia Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America is hosting Quality Time with PR Minds, a pro bono event for area nonprofit organizations seeking public relations assistance. The one-day event will pair nonprofit organizations with PR professionals to brainstorm solutions to their communications challenges. Applications are due Tuesday, April 15 and the event will be held on Friday, May 16.

For more information on the Quality Time with PR Minds event and to complete the event application, visit www.prsageorgia.org

In Search of Board Members?

UNITED WAY V.I.P. (Volunteer Involvement Program)

V.I.P. is a free program of the United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta that connects nonprofit organizations in the metropolitan Atlanta area with board candidates. V.I.P. specializes in recruiting volunteers with backgrounds in financial management, accounting, marketing, public relations, law, human resources, information technology, operational management, etc.  Candidates have participated in the ten-week board training program where they learned about the roles and responsibilities of nonprofit board members and how to be an effective board member.

V.I.P. has placed hundreds of qualified board members, including the boards of Georgia CASA; Boys & Girls Clubs, American Kidney Fund, Auditory Verbal Center of Atlanta, Apex Museum; Initiative for Affordable Housing, Hands on Atlanta, Center for the Visually Impaired, Spelman College Fine Arts Museum, Atlanta Community Toolbank and Georgia Watch and many more. 

For more information or to request an application email  jrobinson@unitedwayatlanta.org or call 404.614.1019

 Summer Time = Fun Time

United Way 2-1-1 is starting to gather summer camp/program information to make it available to the community at large. Every year, United Way 2-1-1 answers more and more calls from parents looking to enroll their children in summer activities. During 2007, there were 726 calls to the 2-1-1 line and 681 web searches made on the 2-1-1 website. By listing your summer camp in the 2-1-1 database, referrals to it will be made based on the callers' zip code. It will also be listed in the 2-1-1 database online were people can be directed to your website via a link.

If your agency is going to be providing a summer camp or a summer program and would like to have it listed in the United Way 2-1-1 database, send an email to Nhora Plehn at nplehn@unitedwayatlanta.org or call 404.614.6248.

In order to avoid having your agency deactivated or removed from the United Way 2-1-1 database, please make sure to update your information at least once a year. Updates can be done on the Internet. Send an email to uw211_emailupdates@unitedwayatlanta.org to request your agency's ID and password. 

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