The Advancement Project - Resources and Links - March 9, 2012

RESOURCES

State Battles Over Immigration: The Forecast for 2012
By Advancement Project (February 2012)

2011 was an unprecedented year for state anti-immigrant legislative proposals. In 2012, states are likely to be the primary, if not exclusive, site for immigrant rights battles, with little chance for federal immigration reform in a presidential election year.

State Battles Over Immigration: The Forecast for 2012 is a community tool providing four areas of analysis on previous and upcoming state immigration battles: a 2011 legislative overview; states and trends predictions for 2012; four brief case studies of on-the-ground organizing against anti-immigrant laws; and tips for state-based immigrant rights organizing.

The Issue Brief intends to offer a broad perspective about the stories behind, and outcomes from, last year’s state-level legislative battles in its 2011 trend analysis. It goes on to predict continuing and emerging trends to monitor for the 2012 legislative season, as well as identify a number of “states to watch” based on trend evidence. Further, to lift up activists’ tremendous work, it highlights four state case studies where immigrant rights organizers built strong multi-racial/ethnic coalitions that drove, and in most cases, defeated harmful anti-immigrant bills in 2011, serving as models for other states facing similar battles in 2012. Finally, based on the trend analysis and case studies, it shares concrete tips for organizers as they face difficult but beatable challenges in the year ahead.

To view the report, click here.
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FUNDING
MetLife Foundation and Local Initiatives Support Corporation Seek Applications for Community-Police Partnership Awards
Deadline: March 11, 2012

The MetLife Foundation and the Local Initiatives Support Corporation are partnering for the eleventh year to recognize, sustain, and share the work of innovative partnerships between community groups and police to promote neighborhood safety and revitalization.

The MetLife Foundation Community-Police Partnership Awards are designed to identify and honor partnerships that exhibit tangible accomplishments in their efforts to advance the process, outcome, and/or evaluation of potent police-community collaborations. Case studies about award-winning partnerships will be disseminated throughout the community development and law enforcement industries. Applicants must be community organizations, community development corporations, police/sheriff's departments, community partnerships, Weed & Seed programs and other U. S. Department of Justice grantees, or collaborative comprising more than one of these elements.

Cash grants will be awarded in two categories. Neighborhood Revitalization Awards (five awards at $20,000 to $30,000) and Special Strategy Awards (five awards at $15,000).

For more information, click here.
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Open Society Institute-Baltimore Invites Applications for Community Fellows and Campaign for Black Male Achievement Fellows

Deadline: March 12, 2012

The Open Society Institute-Baltimore is accepting applications for the 2012 class of Baltimore Community Fellows. Launched in 1998, the annual fellowship program seeks dynamic activists and social entrepreneurs interested in implementing projects that address problems in underserved communities in Baltimore. For fellowships beginning in the fall of 2012, awards are in the amount of $60,000 over eighteen months.

Fellowships are for initiatives that take place in Baltimore City. Applicants may come from any field, including but not limited to business, management, the arts, law, medicine, education, architecture, and engineering. Individuals from underserved communities and people of color are strongly encouraged to apply.

In addition to the ten slots that are available for the Baltimore Community Fellowships, OSI-Baltimore has announced two additional fellowships. The new fellowships, sponsored by the Open Society Foundations' Campaign for Black Male Achievement, will support individuals working with black men and boys in the areas of education, family, and work. These fellowships are reserved for individuals who are working to launch organizations or expand existing programs dedicated to black male achievement in Baltimore.

For more information, click here.
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Dollar General Literacy Foundation Invites Applications for Youth Literacy Grants

Deadline: May 16, 2012

The Dollar General Literacy Foundation's Youth Literacy Grants program provides funding to schools, public libraries, and nonprofit organizations working to help students who are below grade level or experiencing difficulty reading.
Grants will be provided for the following initiatives: implementing new or expanding existing literacy programs; purchasing new technology or equipment to support literacy initiatives; and purchasing books, materials, or software for literacy programs.

The maximum grant amount is $4,000. For more information, click here.
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Elmer's and Kids In Need Foundation Announce K-12 Teacher Grant Program

Deadline: TBA (To be announced)

The Kids In Need Foundation, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to providing free school supplies to economically disadvantaged school children and underfunded teachers, has announced the second year of a teacher grants program sponsored by Elmer's Products. K-12 teachers across the United States are eligible to apply for one of approximately two hundred and fifty Elmer's Teacher Tool Kit grants. Grants will range from $100 to $500 for projects to be completed during the 2012-13 school year.

Grants will be awarded to teachers who wish to conduct classroom projects selected from a catalog of more than five hundred projects currently in the Kids In Need Guide to Award Winning Projects. Grant awards will be based on financial need, description of how the particular project meets the educational needs of students and satisfies state standards or school curriculum requirements, and the number of students who will benefit from the project.

For more information, click here.
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Applications Invited for National Awards Program Honoring Successful Immigrant Integration Initiatives

Deadline: March 15, 2012

The Migration Policy Institute’s National Center on Immigrant Integration Policy has announced that it is accepting applications for the 2012 E Pluribus Unum Prizes. The J.M. Kaplan Fund provides support for the awards in order to focus attention on successful integration initiatives and to model programs for others around the United States who might also undertake such efforts.

The national awards program provides $50,000 prizes annually to exceptionally successful immigrant integration initiatives. The program is designed to highlight and reward outstanding efforts that help immigrants and their children join the mainstream of U.S. society or that bring immigrants and native-born Americans together to build stronger, more cohesive communities. The program is open to individuals, nonprofit and community organizations, businesses, religious groups, and government entities, agencies, and officials operating in the United States.

For more information, click here.
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FELLOWSHIPS & EMPLOYMENT

Director of Organizing - Padres & Jóvenes Unidos

Location: Denver, CO

Based in Denver, Colorado, Padres & Jóvenes Unidos [Padres] is a dynamic, multi-generational, grassroots organization that organizes and builds the leadership of low-income students of color, parents, and diverse school and community members. We challenge the root causes of racial and educational inequity by exposing the economic, social, and institutional sources of injustice. Padres is a national leader in the school disciplinary reform movement to End the School to Jail Track (ES2J) and is currently leading ES2J work at both local and statewide levels.

Padres is looking for a highly experienced and capable organizing director with significant experience in organizational leadership, staff supervision and program management. The Director of Organizing is primarily responsible for the leadership, management and oversight of the grassroots organizing efforts carried out by Padres through its campaigns and organizing committees. As the principal leader for the field work of the organization, the Director develops, directs, and supports the execution of campaign plans, strategies and tactics to achieve the mission and goals of the organization. Padres is looking for a dedicated, creative and motivated Director of Organizing to work with staff and community members in identifying problems, developing solutions and realizing meaningful change.

To access the full job description click here.
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Deputy Communications Director

Advancement Project
Location: Washington, DC

Advancement Project, a national civil rights organization with offices in Washington, DC and California, seeks an experienced, motivated, and talented individual to join our development team as the organization’s Major Gifts Officer. This position is based in Washington, DC, and reports to the Managing Director of Development.

The Major Gifts Officer will be responsible for increasing income from high-net-worth donors, and ongoing relationship-building with all individual supporters.

Candidates must have strong interpersonal, research, and writing skills and a demonstrated commitment to racial justice. Demonstrated major gift fundraising success is required. Marketing expertise and broad knowledge of fundraising principles and an understanding of a variety of gift vehicles are highly desirable.

To access the full job description click here.