Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Emerging Organization Scholarships for St. Paul Nonprofits Working on K-12 Education Issues

In cooperation with the Travelers Foundation, Access Philanthropy Charities is offering organizational scholarships in fundraising, communications, and strategic development to newer/smaller organizations that are based in Saint Paul and working on K-12 education issues. The deadline to apply is October 15. Learn more (pdf).

Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Gubernatorial Candidate Forum Oct. 11

Mark Dayton (DFL), Tom Emmer (R), Tom Horner (Independent) 
When:  Monday, Oct. 11, from noon to 1 p.m. Registration begins at 11 a.m. with a light lunch from 11:15 to 11:45.
Where:  Minnesota Children’s Museum, 10 W. 7th St., St. Paul. Register to attend the event by sending an email to brian [dot] lucas [at] childrensmn.org. Please include your name, title and organization affiliation in the email. Space is limited, so RSVP soon.
Why: This forum will help ensure that the needs and issues facing Minnesota children are addressed during this election cycle.
Who: Minnesota’s three major-party candidates will field questions from a panel of representatives from Children’s, MELF and a Twin Cities high-school student, who is a Children’s Hospitals and Clinics Youth Advisory Council member and a former patient.
How to participate:
  • Help select questions you would like the candidates to answer during the event by voting now.
  • Send your questions and comments by texting MNFORUM and your question to 27138.
  • Follow the conversation of journalists, bloggers, attendees and the general public via Twitter.com. Use the hashtag #MNGovbefore the debate and #MNDebate on Oct. 11
for more info: When:  Monday, Oct. 11, from noon to 1 p.m. Registration begins at 11 a.m. with a light lunch from 11:15 to 11:45.
Where:  Minnesota Children’s Museum, 10 W. 7th St., St. Paul. Register to attend the event by sending an email to brian [dot] lucas [at] childrensmn.org. Please include your name, title and organization affiliation in the email. Space is limited, so RSVP soon.
Why: This forum will help ensure that the needs and issues facing Minnesota children are addressed during this election cycle.
Who: Minnesota’s three major-party candidates will field questions from a panel of representatives from Children’s, MELF and a Twin Cities high-school student, who is a Children’s Hospitals and Clinics Youth Advisory Council member and a former patient.
How to participate:
  • Help select questions you would like the candidates to answer during the event by voting now.
  • Send your questions and comments by texting MNFORUM and your question to 27138.
  • Follow the conversation of journalists, bloggers, attendees and the general public via Twitter.com. Use the hashtag #MNGovbefore the debate and #MNDebate on Oct. 11.
for more information: When:  Monday, Oct. 11, from noon to 1 p.m. Registration begins at 11 a.m. with a light lunch from 11:15 to 11:45.
Where:  Minnesota Children’s Museum, 10 W. 7th St., St. Paul. Register to attend the event by sending an email to brian [dot] lucas [at] childrensmn.org. Please include your name, title and organization affiliation in the email. Space is limited, so RSVP soon.
Why: This forum will help ensure that the needs and issues facing Minnesota children are addressed during this election cycle.
Who: Minnesota’s three major-party candidates will field questions from a panel of representatives from Children’s, MELF and a Twin Cities high-school student, who is a Children’s Hospitals and Clinics Youth Advisory Council member and a former patient.
How to participate:
  • Help select questions you would like the candidates to answer during the event by voting now.
  • Send your questions and comments by texting MNFORUM and your question to 27138.
  • Follow the conversation of journalists, bloggers, attendees and the general public via Twitter.com. Use the hashtag #MNGovbefore the debate and #MNDebate on Oct. 11