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Major Bill Hurula, TechMission Board President

Major Hurula is the former Chief Financial Officer for the National Headquarters of the Salvation Army and currently serves as an Internal Auditor for The Salvation Army Western Territory. He also does financial consulting for nonprofit organizations in Western Michigan.
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Free Software Helps Protect Kids from Pornography and Other Online Dangers

TechMission Safe Families Program has released free software to protect children from pornography and other dangers by blocking them from accessing objectionable material on the Internet.

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Celebrate Recovery Wiki Page

Celebrate Recovery

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Public Grants

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Public Grants

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Federal Grants: A Primer: This informative article, excerpted from a publication of the White House, provides practical steps that nonprofit organizations can take to research, identify and apply for federal grants.
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Office of Partnerships and Grants’ Funding Alert: The Funding Alert is a weekly publication that highlights grants and funds for which citizen groups and nonprofit organizations can apply.
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Guide to HHS Grants: This comprehensive document helps FBOs and CBOs navigate the funding opportunities in programs administered through the federal Department of Health and Human Services.
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Federal Funds for Organizations that Help Those in Need : This reference tool lists a wide variety of funding programs operated by federal agencies.
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Recommended Links
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance: The online Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance gives you access to a database of all Federal programs available to State and local governments (including the District of Columbia); federally -recognized Indian tribal governments; Territories (and possessions) of the United States; domestic public, quasi-public, and private profit and nonprofit organizations and institutions.
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Federal Grants: A Primer

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

 

 

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Emotions Anonymous

Emotions Anonymous

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Grant Information (U.S. Government)

Grant Information (U.S. Government)

 

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Catholic Social Teaching

Catholic social teaching is a body of social doctrine developed by several popes of the Catholic Church since the end of the Nineteenth Century on matters of poverty and wealth, economics, social organization and the role o

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Creative Commons - Course Materials for Community Colleges

Submitted by caterina on Tue, 07/14/2009 - 21:37

We had a board meeting for Creative Commons this past weekend, hosted at Google (where SciFOO was also taking place!) and one of the things we discussed extensively was our progress in making course materials available using CC licenses.

Today there was an announcement from The White House about The American Graduation Initiative:

Today at Macomb College, President Barack Obama announced a proposal to commit $50 million for the development of open online courses for community colleges as part of the American Graduation Initiative: Stronger American Skills through Community Colleges.
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Major Bill Hurula, TechMission Board President

Major Hurula is the former Chief Financial Officer for the National Headquarters of the Salvation Army and currently serves as an Internal Auditor for The Salvation Army Western Territory. He also does financial consulting for nonprofit organizations in Western Michigan.
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President Barack Obama Speaks to Students: "Because when you give up on yourself, you give up on your country."

President Barack Obama spoke this morning to students at Wakefield High School and all over the country via a streaming webcast. In his speech, he called for students to set high expectations for themselves, to never give up, and to look at failure as a step towards success. You can read the full speech here!

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UrbanMinistry.org Grants Newsletter September 4, 2009

Five foundations funding national and/or international organizations serving in the area of youth justice, sustainable economies/ecosystems, racial equity, children with disabilities, human social services and/or leadership development.

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President Obama's Commitment to Enact Comprehensive Immigration Reform

Submitted by LLC on Mon, 06/29/2009 - 12:56


For immediate release
June 26, 2009             
Contact: Rosario Díaz-Cintrón  (215) 324-0746 x 205
rdiaz-cintron@esperanza.us


The Reverend Luis Cortés, Jr. Thanks President Obama For His Commitment to Enact Comprehensive Immigration Reform

PHILADELPHIA, PA --- Today, the President met with Congressional leaders at the White House to discuss comprehensive immigration reform. Following the meeting, after reviewing the President’s statement and discussing the meeting with Congressional leaders, Rev. Luis Cortés, president of Esperanza, issued the followingg statement:

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Yoga & Jesus: This is a spiritual practice

Submitted by Christine Sine on Thu, 07/30/2009 - 20:35

I continue to be challenged and stretched by the ways that people connect to God and to Jesus Christ.  The posts below are by Christina Whitehouse-Sugg.  I found them particularly intriguing because of my growing interest in Christian meditation and as you know I am also passionate about Henri Nouwen.  I feel that we have too easily dismissed the practices of other traditions because we think of them as non-Christian and yet God created them all and it is not surprising that we can use them to connect to the God revealed through Jesus Christ

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Volunteer Opportunities: Environment

Title Organization Name City, State/Country
Ghana Community Development Global Volunteer Network
Volta
Ghana
Volunteering Projects in Philippines Health Program Global Volunteer Network
Romblon
Philippines
Volunteering Projects in Ecuador (Congal) Global Volunteer Network
Congal
Ecuador
Title Organization Name
Fundraiser, Grant writer, IT technician, Portuguese/Spanish Coordinator Humana International Foundation Corporation
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