Peace and all good! We hope you found time this summer to take a vacation, try something new, or spend time outdoors. July 1st marked the beginning our new fiscal year. As such, we have grant information to share in addition to updates with the Common Good Initiative and our organization.
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Allegany team with Melody Vanoy
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Unconscious Bias Training for Allegany Staff!
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The Allegany Franciscan Ministries staff team participated in Trinity Health's Unconscious Bias training led by Melody Vanoy, Director of Diversity & Inclusion. We deepened our understanding of why diversity and inclusion is important to achieving our mission, and how implicit bias impacts our actions and decisions.
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Fellowship for the Common Good
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Cohort 2 of the Fellowship for the Common Good will conclude in September. We asked the current fellows about their experience in this year-long resident leadership program.
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What are your biggest lessons learned from being a fellow?
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Charles Hayling
Lincoln Park
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Learning the nuts and bolts of leadership is my focus. I hope to utilize this knowledge in my civic life especially planning and preparation.
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Being a true servant leader is to be 1 Corinthians 13 in action; first from within. One of my biggest aha moments came during our training in Ft. Pierce when that still small voice inside me whispered "Would you rather be "right" (ego), or do you want your community to heal and thrive (love) beyond your wildest dreams?" That question continues to humble me. This fellowship has proven to be a true blessing and I am grateful for this experience and opportunity!
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Some of the biggest lessons I've learned as a fellow is learning how to work in teams, communicate effectively as a team member, and most importantly to be confident about what I want to accomplish in my community.
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Cohort 3 Fellows To Be Announced Soon
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We received over 40 applications across the three Common Good communities. The group of candidates was really terrific – each community is blessed with so many people that care about it and want to be more effectively engaged. Final decisions are being made. Stay tuned to our FaceBook page to find out which community members will be in Cohort 3 of the Fellowship for the Common Good! Cohort 3 starts in October.
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The Common Good Initiative Community Updates
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WIMAUMA
- Enterprising Latinas Develops Internet Access for Economic, Social Needs
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By Stephen Flanagan Jackson in The Observer News
Another small but important step in closing the technology gap, the so-called “digital divide,” was taken in downtown Wimauma last week. The digital divide refers to the gulf between those who have access to computers, to the Internet, and to cell phones, and those who do not have access – for whatever the cultural, social, economic or preference reason.
Full Article
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Photo: Martha Guzman, Children’s Board of Hillsborough County; Liz Gutierrez, CEO of Enterprising Latinas; Lucy Stewart, board chair of Enterprising Latinas; Cheri Wright-Jones, Allegany Franciscan Ministries; and Joan Leshin, board member of Enterprising Latinas.
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OVERTOWN
- College Admission Success at Booker T. Washington
High School
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Ms. Elizabeth Briano, a teacher at Booker T. Washington High School, sponsored 40 youth from the class of 2019. She mentored and monitored students for four years with no curriculum expectations. This work is voluntary, above and beyond the teacher’s official duties and it is not funded by the school district. Ms. Briano made college admission her primary focus for her students. The Overtown Council for the Common Good “adopted” Ms. Briano’s class two years ago, providing impact grant funding for college tours. Her students have had access to college tours (in state and out of state) all four years. As a result, 35 of the 40 seniors in Ms. Briano’s cohort are college bound! Some have already received scholarships and some are attending schools outside of Florida. Ms. Briano’s encouragement, monitoring and linking of students to services has made a difference in these students' lives. We are thankful for her commitment to this important work.
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LINCOLN PARK
- Nonprofit Capacity Building
Cohort 2 Graduation
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Photo: Pastor Kenny Mills, Save Our Children; Gwendolyn McLeon, WE LEAP; Leah McDermott, Nonprofit Center of Northeast Florida; Michael Reed James, Multicultural Resource Center for Children & Families; Roxy Brown, CareBag; Cynthia Matthews, St. Marks Educational Center; Rena Coughlin, CEO of Nonprofit Center of Northeast Florida.
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The Lincoln Park Council for the Common Good partnered with Nonprofit Center of Northeast Florida for a second year to enhance the capacity and sustainability of nonprofits serving the Lincoln Park community. The year- long program includes assessment, development, and community building. This year's participants were: CareBag, Multicultural Resource Center for Children & Families, Save Our Children, St. Mark's Educational Center and WE LEAP. A "graduation" event was held to celebrate their completion of the program.
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Social Influencers of Health
by Brittney Frazier
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As a member of Trinity Health, Allegany Franciscan Ministries embraces a “Social Influencers of Health” (
formally known as social determinants of health
) perspective. Using influencers in lieu of determinants recognizes that individuals and communities are resilient. Influence acknowledges that individuals and communities can impact change.
Social Influencers of Health are conditions in the environments in which people are born, live, learn, work, play, worship, and age that affect a wide range of health, functioning, and quality-of-life outcomes and risks. Allegany Franciscan Ministries recognizes that individual and community health is impacted by a range of social, economic and physical conditions. Examples of these resources include safe and affordable housing, access to education, public safety, availability of healthy foods, local emergency/health services, and environment free of life-threatening toxins.
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Major Grant Updates
by Carla Batts
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In FY19, Allegany awarded a total of $1,760,500 in Major Grants to 17 organizations across Miami-Dade, Palm Beach, Martin, St. Lucie, Hillsborough and Pinellas counties. A summary of those grants can be viewed
here
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General Operating and Programmatic Support grant opportunities will become available for this fiscal year on August 15, 2019. As the first phase of the application process, the Letter of Intent (LOI) grant application will be accessible on that date. Submission deadline is September 13, 2019 at 12 pm (noon). An informational webinar will be offered for interested organizations on August 28
th
at 11 am. More information on the application process and webinar can be found on our
Major Grants web page
.
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Tau Grant Updates
by Brittney Frazier
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The first cycle of Tau Grants this year will support outreach for the 2020 Census for organizations, programs, or initiatives working in targeted communities that have historically low rates of participation in the Census. Requests up to $10,000 will be considered for Tampa Bay and Palm Beach regions.
Listen to our recent Tau Grant information webinar held on August 8th and review the program overview by clicking
here
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We are supporting census outreach in Miami-Dade County through the collaborative Miami-Dade Counts Census 2020 Initiative. Up to $475,000 is available for grants. Click
here
for more information.
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ACOR Grant Updates
by Erin Baird
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We are delighted to announce 11 ACOR grants totaling $125,000 were awarded during the spring cycle. Projects focused on food access, housing, education and community development. View a list of ACOR grants awarded in this past fiscal year
here
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Grant guidelines and application are now available for our FY20 fall cycle. Visit
www.afmfl.org
for more information. We will host an informational webinar about the ACOR Grant Program on Sept. 4th at 10am. Register to attend
here
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$2,487,370 recently approved for ACOR, Major, Tau, All Region and St. Clare Grants
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Upcoming Deadlines & Events
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Deadlines
Aug. 15
Miami-Dade Counts Census 2020 Grant deadline
more info
Sept. 12
@ 12 noon TAU Grant deadline
Sept. 13
@ 12 noon
Major Grant LOI application deadline
Oct. 1
@ 12 noon ACOR Grant deadline
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Events
Aug. 28
Major Grants Informational Webinar
register
Sept. 4
ACOR Grant Information Webinar
register
Sept 5 - 6
Florida Association of Free and Charitable Clinics Annual Conference
(Orlando)
more info
Sept. 27
Nonprofit Chamber of Palm Beach County 7th Annual Community Spirit Awards
(West Palm Beach)
more info
Oct. 18
Lincoln Park Food Security Assessment Convening
- Save the Date
Nov. 1
Florida Nonprofit Alliance Conference
(Orlando)
more info
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We want to hear from you...
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Look for Grant Applicant and Grant Partner Surveys Soon...
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August is the time of year we complete our annual survey to applicants and grant partners. If you applied for or were awarded a grant in FY19 (July 2018 - June 2019), please look for and respond to the survey sent via email from Robertson Consulting. We use your feedback to evaluate and compare our grantmaking and organizational effectiveness.
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Review Us on GrantAdvisor.org
Have you applied for a grant with us recently? Visit
www.GrantAdvisor.org
to provide an anonymous review of Allegany Franciscan Ministries. Simply click on "write a review". You do not need to create an account.
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