MAY 14-16: ARKANSAS PRESERVATION CONFERENCE, EUREKA SPRINGS (next quarterly meeting – hard copy memo sent out in early April)
SEPTEMBER 14-16: DESTINATION DOWNTOWN, EL DORADO
Main Street Arkansas Calendar April 27 – May 1, 2009
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MONDAY
TUESDAY Greg, Mark, Susan – Jonesboro (board development, small biz & interior asst.); Cary & Caroline- El Dorado A&P for Destination Downtown
WEDNESDAY Greg, Mark, Susan – Jonesboro (board development, small biz & interior asst.);
THURSDAY Cary – Volunteerism Summit; Susan – Searcy
FRIDAY Cary – Volunteerism Summit; Mark – Ozark; Susan – Searcy
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IN THIS ISSUE:
Main Street Rogers Press
BugsBandsandBikes.com
Batesville Press
Stimulus Providing Leg Up For Artists
Foundation Changing Strategies
Smart Growth Conference Presentations
Meeting with Fayetteville Leadership
the350project.net
Best of Arkansas 2009 Voting
Arkansas Historical Report
Grant Opportunity
Main Street Rogers Press:
http://www.recordtimes.com/rhtn/Editorial/5045/
Main Street El Dorado’s Bug, Bands & Bikes Festival
http://www.myspace.com/bugsbandsandbikes
- this is routed from www.bugsbandsandbikes.com proving that web 2.0 is a strong outreach tool for organizations
Main Street Batesville/Volunteerism Press:
http://www2.arkansasonline.com/news/2009/apr/23/volunteerism-makes-world-go-round-20090423/
Stimulus Providing a Leg Up For Artists
http://www.nwanews.com/adg/News/257746
- Arts organizations have different channels to apply for stimulus money. If an organization received an NEA grant in 2006-2009, it is eligible to apply for direct NEA stimulus funding. This group includes seven organizations in Arkansas, Pennington said. All other arts nonprofits may apply through the Arkansas Arts Council and the Mid-America Arts Alliance, which has another $444,100 to distribute. Ultimately, each organization can receive only one grant.
http://www.arkansasarts.com/grants/
Ford Foundation New Generation Strategies
Eight new (or, more accurately streamlined) focus areas for giving in the 21st century. Ford’s the second largest foundation, behind Gates. It’s worth checking out to see where major foundations are altering their priorities & strategies for the 21st century.
http://www.fordfound.org/about/new-generation/
Presentations Available from the 2009 Smart Growth Conference
http://www.smartgrowth.org/newpartners/NPSG2009.asp
MSA, AHPP, DAH meets with Fayetteville Leadership
http://nwanews.com/nwat/News/75755/
Buying Local & the350project.net
http://www.ohiodowntownrevitalization.org/2009/04/17/buying-local-makes-a-difference/
Best of Arkansas 2009
http://www.arktimes.com/best2009/
- vote for places/merchants, etc in your community & particularly in your downtown
Arkansas Historical Report
Arkansas Secretary of State Charlie Daniels will release the 2008 edition of the Historical Report of the Secretary of State, published in partnership with the University of Arkansas Press.
Copies will be available to the general public free of charge.
The Historical Report of 2008 will be accessible to the public for the first time through the Secretary of State's website at www.sos.ar.gov Bound copies may be obtained free of charge through the UA Press Office by calling 1-800-626-0090 or emailing mbieker@uark.edu
State law requires the Secretary of State to publish the historical report every ten years. The 2008 edition features essays by C. Fred Williams, Jay Barth, David Ware, Ann Early and George Sabo III that provide insight into the state's history, politics and state capitol construction, as well as Arkansas's Native American tribes.
Target Stores Accepting Applications for Arts, Literacy, and Family Violence Prevention Grants
Target offers store grants to support nonprofit programs that impact the arts, early childhood reading, and family violence prevention in the locations where the company does business.
Most grants average between $1,000 and $3,000 each. Applicants may be 501(c)(3) organizations or schools, libraries, or public agencies.
Target only accepts grant applications online. Visit the company's Web site for complete program guidelines and application.
Contact:
Link to Complete RFP
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