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October
2005
Volume 2, Issue 10
in this issue
--September Donations to Grassroots.org to go to Hurricane
Katrina Relief
--Save Our Landfills Recycling Campaign
--Corporation for National and Community
Service
--National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress
Disorder
--The Finance Project
--Featured Client: Kamp Kessa
--Rural Information Center
--The Community Guide
--The Charities Review Council
--National Center for Charitable Statistics
--Help Grassroots.org By Selling on EBay
--Previous Newsletters
--Volunteers
--Grassroots.org Shirts, Mugs and More
--Donation Exchange
--Free Services
--News and Views
--Discussion Forums
--Your Feedback
--Administration
--About Grassroots.org
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Welcome to Grassroots News!
This monthly newsletter offers information and tools that can help you to make a difference in the world. Daily updates of news and tips are available on the Grassroots.org blog. We also publish a newsletter for our clients called Grassroots Client News with information for nonprofit organizations. You can sign up for Grassroots Client News here.
September Donations to Grassroots.org to go to
Hurricane Katrina Relief
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On August 29 Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast in the
Southeastern US causing large amounts of property and infrastructure
damage as well as loss of life. All online donations to Grassroots.org
that were made in the month of September will go towards relief for
the victims of Hurricane Katrina through the American Red Cross. Thank
you for your support ! Many other Katrina-related resources are posted
on our blog at http://www.grassroots.org/blog. As of October 1, all online
donations to Grassroots.org will again go towards support for our
basic operations. To donate go to http://www.grassroots.org/do/Donate.
More hurricane-related resources are available on our blog.
Save Our
Landfills Recycling Campaign
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Grassroots.org, through FundingFactory, is collecting empty
printer cartridges or old used cell phones to be recycled. According
to the EPA, by the end of 2005, 130 million cell phones will
become obsolete during the year as owners replace their existing
phones with newer models. The disposal will result in more
than 65 tons of waste which, if deposited into landfills,
will leak toxins and harmful materials into the environment,
eventually finding its way into our drinking water and the air that we
breathe. Similarly, each toner cartridge that is thrown away adds
about four pounds of plastic, metal and chemicals to a
landfill. Through the FundingFactory, cell phones and ink cartridges are recycled and
refurbished, protecting our landfills. Let us know if you would like
to get involved and we will arrange for a box to be delivered to you,
free of charge. Fill up the box and drop it off at the nearest
UPS or UPS affiliate merchant store. There is no charge to mail the
box and Grassroots.org will receive financial support in exchange for
these items. So, get involved, Save our Landfills, and support
Grassroots.org so that we can continue to deliver free services to
charities and provide information to concerned citizens around the
world.
If you need additional information, please e-mail us at recycle@grassroots.org or visit our websites at http://www.renewableresources.org and http://www.renewableenergy.org.
Corporation for National and Community
Service
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The mission of the Corporation for National and
Community Service is to provide opportunities for Americans of all
ages and backgrounds to engage in service that addresses our nation's
educational, public safety, environmental and other human needs. The
organization, headquartered in Washington, D.C., is an independent
federal agency. Their site includes information on the various
volunteer programs that they manage, including AmeriCorps, the Senior
Corps, and Learn and Service America, as well as other information
about volunteering. This section, The
State of Volunteering in America, provides information on volunteering and
features a Department of Labor study of the demographics and
characteristics of volunteers and their activities.
National
Center for Post-Traumatic Disorder
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The National Center
for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) was created within the Department of
Veterans Affairs in 1989, in response to a Congressional mandate to
address the needs of veterans with military-related PTSD. The site
which was developed and is maintained by the US Department of Veterans
Affairs is provided as an educational resource concerning PTSD and
other enduring consequences of traumatic stress, for a variety of
audiences.
The Finance Project
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The Finance Project
provides links to
resources for effective policies, programs and financing strategies
that help low-income and working poor families. They publish several
free and low-cost reports and manage the Economic Success
Clearinghouse, formerly the Welfare Information Network.
Featured Client: Kamp Kessa
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Kamp
Kessa,
a Grassroots.org hosting client in Frankfort, Kentucky is a program of
Sheltered Risks Inc., a nonprofit agency organized to develop,
maintain, and enhance academic, mental health, and vocational
solutions for children, youth, and their families in the Frankfort
area. At Kamp Kessa, students are supported in their learning by being
given the opportunity to process feelings and behaviors with equine,
wilderness and mental health specialists before, after and during each
activity. More information about their programs is available at their
web site.
Rural
Information Center
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The Rural
Information Center (RIC) provides information and referral services
to local, tribal, state, and federal government officials, community
organizations, rural electric and telephone cooperatives, libraries,
businesses, and citizens working to maintain the vitality of America's
rural areas. The RIC Website contains over 3,000 links to current and
reliable information on a wide variety of rural resources and funding
sources, including RIC's Database, Federal Funding Sources for Rural
Areas Database.
The Community Guide
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The Guide to
Community Preventive Services (Community Guide) provides public
health-decision makers with recommendations regarding population-based
interventions to promote health and to prevent disease, injury,
disability, and premature death, appropriate for use by communities
and health care systems. You can review the site to learn more about
changing risk behaviors, reducing diseases, injuries and impairments,
and addressing environmental and ecosystem
challenges.
The Charities Review Council
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This organization's mission is to provide tools for donors to make
informed giving decisions that help build a stronger nonprofit sector.
The Council pursues this mission by maintaining Accountability
Standards and applying them through reviews, providing information
that will help donors make informed charitable giving decisions, and
encouraging accountability in the charitable sector.
National
Center for Charitable Statistics
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The National Center for Charitable Statistics
is the national clearinghouse of data
on the nonprofit sector in the United States. Its mission is to
develop and disseminate high quality data on nonprofit organizations
and their activities for use in research on the relationships between
the nonprofit sector, government, the commercial sector, and the
broader civil society. The NCCS is a program of the Urban Institute.
Help
Grassroots.org by Selling on EBay
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If you sell items on EBay, you can designate
Grassroots.org as a beneficiary of a percentage of the sale. (There is a $10
minimum per item. For more information, click here. This contribution will help provide funding for our
operations. Thank you for your support!
Previous Newsletters
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You can view all previous Grassroots News and
Grassroots Client News newsletters in our archives.
Volunteers
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If you are
interested in giving back to the world community, consider
volunteering your time and skills to Grassroots.org. We especially
need web designers to develop and enhance web sites for our free web
hosting clients. All Grassroots.org volunteer opportunities are now
listed on VolunteerMatch and we were recently profiled on JustVolunteers. Review our listings to see if any of our opportunities match
your skills, experience, and interest. (You can submit your
information to us through the appropriate "I like this
opportunity!" link on the page that describes the particular
opportunity.)
Grassroots.org Shirts, Mugs, and More!
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You can now buy Grassroots.org merchandise at our
new online store. The store currently features shirts, mugs, prints,
and more. You can visit the store and any purchases you make from
our online store are tax deductible.
Donation Exchange
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This forum on Grassroots.org was created to
facilitate the exchange of donated items. Organizations or individuals
looking to donate items or those in search of obtaining donated goods
should join in the discussion.
Free Services
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Grassroots.org offers several free services to
nonprofit organizations in the US and Canada:
-Free Web Services
for nonprofit
organizations
-Free Legal
Consulting for nonprofit organizations
News and Views
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Keep up to date with the latest information from
Grassroots.org on our blog. In addition to reading our
blog on the web, you can read posts from ours and other blogs using
a RSS
Reader.
Discussion Forums
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Exercise your
freedom of speech!!!
Our discussion forums are a great way for you to help and encourage others, to allow others to learn more about you and your organization, and to build relationships with others in the same field of interest. You can access all of the Grassroots.org discussion forums here. We encourage you to visit the forums, register, and participate.
Let your voice be heard!
Your Feedback
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