[Ncabs] [nabs-l] Disney grant

Thu May 7 15:16:04 UTC 2009

Jim,

I'm replying to your question across all lists to address a point other
divisions may have with regard to the grant opportunity.  I'll give you a
brief suggestion, and then, if you're not impressed, I'll provide you with
alternative grant opportunities to consider.

Jim wants to know what to do if his division does not engage children ages 5
to 14 when his division does not have any members in this age range.

With the Disney program we are looking for ways that children can be
encouraged to take on leadership roles in their communities.  By
"communities," we do not necessarily have to talk about the neighborhoods
outside the school.  We are just as interested in the planning and delivery
of the project as we are in the reflection component of the project.

So, as an example, pick a classroom at an elementary school.  Use the month
of September to come in and teach the children about what blind people do.
Use Braille alphabet cards.  Use Twin Vision books to read to them.  If you
have a guide dog user in your ranks, see if they can come out to talk about
how the guide dog works, and then explain to them how that compares to the
use of the cane.  You can be creative in how you teach children about
blindness.  Just make sure that you let them know they need to pay
attention, because in October you want them to pick another class so that
the kids themselves can go in and talk to their peers about what blind
people do to be independent, hence the children taking on the delivery phase
of the project itself.  Then, in November, you come in and talk about what
the children learned.  Perhaps the children, after doing their presentation
to their peers, can write up a little journal entry to think about what they
learned from the experience.  This is the reflection.  Talk about what they
learned about blind people and how they might translate this to people with
disabilities in general or even people of different nationalities.  In
short, it could be a means to teach children about diversity with blindness
at its center.

Ideally, a project like this could be carried out with an affiliate of the
parent division.  If not, perhaps a local chapter could get involved.  In
either case, it is still a means of educating the public about what
blindness is and how a person overcomes it.  It is certainly one more way to
get out the word of your student organization.

For those of you who do not like working with little children, shame on you,
but here are three other opportunities to consider.  These are not run out
of our office, so I could only provide assistance in what I feel they might
be asking for  as opposed to what I know is being looked for.

1. DoSomething.org

Want to make change, but lack the funds? We have tons of grants just for
you, see them all.

General Grants. Amount:$500 every week 
Deadline: Rolling 

Web Site:

http://www.dosomething.org/programs

2. U.S. Airways

The US Airways Education Foundation is seeking grant applicants for its 2009
Community Education Grant Program. 

The foundation will award grants of $4,000 each to nonprofit organizations
located in the airline's hub and focus cities of Boston, Charlotte, Las
Vegas,
New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, and Washington, D.C. 

Eligible programs include educational programs that respond to the needs of
disadvantaged or disabled children, teach or enhance social responsibility,
and/or enhance academic achievement for children age 18 or younger. 

Interested nonprofit organizations should visit the US Airways Education
Foundation Web site for grant guidelines and an online application form.

Web Site:

http://www.usairways.com/awa/content/aboutus/corporategiving/default.aspx

3. Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation

Through its National Grant program, MEAF provides funding to nonprofit
organizations that are working toward the full 
inclusion
 of young people with disabilities in society. Proposed projects should be
national in scope and impact or model projects that can be replicated at
multiple
sites. Please see the web site for a complete list of Foundation priorities
and guidelines. 

Web Site:

http://www.meaf.org/how-to-apply.php

Joe Orozco

"A man who wants to lead the orchestra must turn his back on the
crowd."--Max Lucado 

-----Original Message-----
From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org 
[mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jim Reed
Sent: Wednesday, May 06, 2009 4:28 PM
To: NABS mail list
Subject: [nabs-l] Disney grant

 Joe,
I read the Disney grant, and I have a question about the following:

"These grants of USD500
are for children (ages 5-14) or the organizations that engage 
them, to implement youth-led service projects"

I see two problems here:
1. My division doesnt have any members that are 5-14 (that 
complicates the "youth-led" stipulation.

2. My division doesn't "engage" children ages 5-14.

Thoughts?
Jim

"Ignorance killed the cat; curiosity was framed." 

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