Wednesday, 12 December 2012

Capacity Building Program: The Flying Eagle Deadline


Visit the website for Program Guidelines and for more information:

Deadline
1 May, 1 September and 15 January

Please refer to the Program Guidelines for detailed information.

Overview
The Capacity Building Program provides strategic support to Aboriginal arts groups, collectives and organizations. This support is intended to assist the development of administration, financial management and governance structures. The program also provides opportunities for organizational development and professional development.
The Capacity Building Program is composed of the following three components. The Flying Eagle
  1. Annual Project Funding
  2. Multi-year Project Funding 

Component Description
The Flying Eagle component provides flexible short-term support to Aboriginal arts groups, collectives, organizations, independent arts administrators and artistic mediators. Grants may be used for organizational development and professional development.
Proposed activities must advance effective organizational governance and management. They can also aim at professional development in the field of arts administration.
Projects must demonstrate clear potential impact for the applicant organization and (or) individual.

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants
Aboriginal arts groups, collectives, organizations, independent arts administrators and artistic mediators are eligible to apply. Independent arts administrators and artistic mediators must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada, as defined by Citizenship and Immigration Canada.

To be eligible to apply to this component, applicants must demonstrate a clear commitment to the creation, public presentation and appreciation of Aboriginal arts practices.

Applicants may receive only one Flying Eagle grant in the same Canada Council fiscal year (1 April to 31 March).

Ineligible Applicants
First Nations Band or Tribal Councils or groups directly linked to Band or Tribal Councils.
Educational Institutions (schools, universities).

Eligible Activities
Proposed activities must advance organizational development or professional development. Some examples of eligible activities are:
organizational assessments
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Other Restrictions
The grant period is a maximum of six months.
You may not apply to this program for support of the same activities that appear in any other current request to the Canada Council or that have already been funded by the Canada Council.

Grant Amount
You may apply for a maximum of $4,000. You may not be awarded the full amount that you request.

Generally, this program pays a maximum of $400 each day toward the fees of professional management consultants and (or) advisors.

Further Information
Noël Habel
Program Officer
Aboriginal Arts Office
Canada Council for the Arts
350 Albert Street, P.O. Box 1047
Ottawa ON K1P 5V8
Telephone: 1-800-263-5588 (toll-free) or 613-566-4414, ext. 4178
TTY: 1-866-585-5559
Fax: 613-566-4386

Tuesday, 11 December 2012

Nominate your Neighbour Recognition Form

Recognize a Wood Buffalo home or business for their outstanding front yard winter lighting displays and decorations.

Nomination period is open from November 15 to December 15, 2012.









Rules
Photographs submitted must be the property of the entrant and must not have been previously published or be under consideration for publication
Displays must be visible for public viewing
All pictures submitted are to be in digital format, landscape layout and labelled as: lastname_firstname_address
Images must be accompanied by a completed entry form
A panel of judges will select the photo to be featured in "Display of the Week"
Nominees will be contacted to confirm participation in the Nominate your Neighbour program


Click HERE for the online nomination form

Monday, 10 December 2012

Alberta Gaming Information session for Charitable Groups

Choose the FREE session that will meet your group's needs. Participation is optional, and is open to anyone, but pre-registration is required.
1) Combined Session (3.5-4 hours)

2) Use of Proceeds Session (2.5 hours)

3) CASINO Session (1.5 hours)

Session sizes are limited and registration is required
For more information on the sessions and registration, please visit aglc.ca/gain