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MONDAY Cary – south Arkansas, Greg & Susan – Rogers
TUESDAY Susan – Paragould
WEDNESDAY Susan – Paragould; Cary – Little Rock (p.m.)
THURSDAY Cary – Springdale (AR Summit on Volunteerism)
FRIDAY Cary – Springdale (AR Summit on Volunteerism)
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Batesville Branding
From Fan Pages to ‘Like’
Urbanism in the Metroplex
Grant Opportunity
Batesville Branding Results
http://www.downtownbranding.com/batesville/
Introducing the Facebook ‘Like’ Button for Fan Pages
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/help/?topic=profileconnections
Now people will be able to connect with your Page by clicking “Like” rather than “Become a Fan. Facebook hopes this action will feel much more lightweight, and that it will increase the number of connections made across the site.
More info on what that means here: http://mashable.com/2010/04/19/facebook-pages/
Urbanism in the Metroplex
http://www.metafilter.com/91297/Urbanism-in-the-Metroplex
Thanks to Andrea Dono for this one
Grant Opportunity
Home Depot has $400 million that it is giving away over the next 10 years to 501c3s working on bringing affordable housing and street trees to their communities. Read below for the details and note that the next deadline is in July. Visit the website for more. http://www.homedepotfoundation.org/grants.html
The Home Depot Foundation has combined its community trees grant program with its Affordable Housing Built Responsibly grant program. The Foundation remains firmly committed to supporting the planting of trees and the development of greenspace in order to provide our communities with the many economic, social and environmental benefits of the urban forest. This change in our programming structure reflects our understanding that it is more effective to support the creation of healthy and sustainable communities through the integration of our focus areas.
Grant Criteria
Preference is given to proposals that include community engagement that result in the production, preservation, or financing of housing units for low- to moderate-income families. The most promising proposals incorporate a number of “green” building design practices. Also, in 2009 proposals that clearly demonstrate how tree strategies integrated with affordable housing production/preservation create healthier, more vibrant communities will have a distinct advantage.
Building responsibly, often referred to as "green" building, incorporates the following measures in the design and construction of housing:
• Minimize the depletion of natural resources, including timber and water
• Decrease the amount of construction waste going to landfills
• Control erosion and minimize impact on natural areas
• Increase energy efficiency and conserve water in construction and operation
• Incorporate the integration of tree and landscaping strategies to complement the built environment
• Reduce maintenance costs using innovative and durable materials
• Assess the life-cycle costs and benefits of greening the project
• Improve indoor air quality
• Control moisture and provide proper ventilation
• Use more environmentally friendly materials
• Ensure smart site planning and land use
Grant Cycles
Letter of Inquiry (LOI) Deadline Full Project Description Deadline Notification
First Cycle January 15, 2010 March 15, 2010 June
Second Cycle July 1, 2010 September 15, 2010 December
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