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MONDAY Nancy – Searcy
TUESDAY Nancy – out a.m.
WEDNESDAY Mark – off
THURSDAY closed for Thanksgiving
FRIDAY office closed
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IN THIS ISSUE:
Downtown Pine Bluff News
Main Street Paragould Press
Fledgling Firms Hear the Score from Non-Profits
Hampton Inn’s Arkansas Save a Landmark Program
Arkansas Media Room Seeks Tourism Releases
Enter the Digital Age of Arkansas History
2 Grant Opportunities
Downtown Pine Bluff News
http://www.pbcommercial.com/articles/2009/11/13/news/news2.txt
Main Street Paragould Press
http://www.paragoulddailypress.com/articles/2009/11/16/local_news/doc4b01aded28e38968838237.txt
Fledgling Firms Hear the Score from Nonprofits
http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/printable.aspx?aid=118354
Hampton Inn’s Save a Landmark Program – 3 Arkansas Finalist
http://www.hamptonlandmarks.com/VoteLandMarkResults.aspx?statename=Arkansas&state=4&cat=10&vote=1
- the finalists are in West Memphis, NLR & Sherwood
Arkansas Media Room Seeks Tourism Releases
The communications section of the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism has added a new area to the Arkansas Media Room on www.Arkansas.com entitled From the Industry. This new page is a special area for releases written by members of the Arkansas tourism industry.
Chambers of Commerce, Convention and Visitors Bureaus, attractions and other tourism-related businesses now have another resource to promote upcoming events, attractions and news. Articles should be submitted for consideration to the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism travel writer who represents the appropriate area of the state.
• Northwest Arkansas/Arkansas River Valley: Jill Rohrbach, jill.rohrbach at cox-internet.net
• North Central/Eastern Arkansas/Delta: Kim Williams, Kimberly.j.williams at arkansas.gov
• Ouachitas/South Arkansas Timberlands: Zoie Clift, zoie.clift at gmail.com
• Central Arkansas: Kerry Kraus, Kerry.kraus at arkansas.gov
To visit this page, go to http://www.arkansasmediaroom.com/industry/. For more information, contact Dena Woerner, communications manager, at dena.woerner at arkansas.gov or 501-682-7606.
ENTER THE DIGITAL AGE OF ARKANSAS HISTORY!
Entries Accepted to January 4, 2010
Participants can enter original, short, non-fiction video or audio webcasts about Arkansas history. The competition will feature two age categories for entrants: students in grades 5–12 and adults (college and up).
Awards will be presented and entries will be featured at a special event on February 4. Prizes include myspace page-building services provided by Aristotle Interactive and cash awards.
Official rules and entry forms are available at www.ARDigitalShorts.com
National Leadership Grants
Deadline: February 1, 2010
Contact Information:
Institute of Museum and Library Services
http://www.imls.gov/applicants/grants/nationalLeadership.shtm
Program Overview
National Leadership Grants support projects that have the potential to elevate museum and library practice. The Institute seeks to advance the ability of museums and libraries to preserve culture, heritage and knowledge while enhancing learning. IMLS welcomes proposals that promote the skills necessary to develop 21st century communities, citizens, and workers.
Successful proposals will have national impact and generate results—new tools, research, models, services, practices, or alliances—that can be widely adapted or replicated to extend the benefit of federal investment. The Institute seeks to fund projects that have the following characteristics:
Strategic Impact—Proposals should address key needs and challenges that face libraries and museums. They should expand the boundaries within which libraries and museums operate, show the potential for far-reaching impact, and influence practice throughout the museum and/or library communities.
Innovation—Proposals should demonstrate a thorough understanding of current practice and knowledge about the project area, and show how the project will advance the state of the art of museum and library service.
Collaboration—While partners are not required in all National Leadership Grant categories, the Institute has found that involving carefully chosen partners with complementary competencies and resources can create powerful synergies that extend project impact. Proposals should show understanding of the challenges of collaboration and propose means for addressing them.
Applications may be submitted in the following categories: Advancing Digital Resources, Research, Demonstration, and Library and Museum Collaboration Grants.
Collaborative Planning Grants are also available in any of the four categories to enable project teams from more than one institution to work together to plan a project for a National Leadership Grant.
For full grant information visit the IMLS website.
Cities of Service Coalition Offers Grants to Mayors for Community Service Plans
The Cities of Service Coalition was founded in September 2009 by mayors from around the United States seeking to respond to the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act's call to action by finding new and innovative ways to deploy volunteers in addressing local challenges.
With support from the Rockefeller Foundation, the Fund for Cities of Service will award ten cities $200,000 each over two years to hire Chief Service Officers to lead local efforts to develop and implement a comprehensive service plan on behalf of their mayor.
To be considered for the grant, a city's mayor must be a member of the Cities of Service coalition. Coalition members have signed a Declaration of Service that commits them to developing a comprehensive service plan for volunteers in their own cities and to work with other elected officials in promoting the service movement across the United States.
The coalition is open to all mayors who agree to the program's provisos. (Mayors interested in joining the Cities of Service Coalition should visit: http://www.citiesofservice.org for registration information.) In addition, all applicant cities must have at least 100,000 residents and be home to at least one community college or a four-year public or private university.
Applications must be submitted by the city's Office of the Mayor. Applications from nonprofits or other external groups on behalf of a mayor will not be accepted.
Visit the coalition Web site for complete program information.
Contact:
Link to Complete RFP
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