Midwest International NGO Network (MINN) Invites you to the Educational Event
If Microfinance is the Answer, What is the Question?
International Experts Share Stories from the Field
Monday, September 8, 2008
3–5 PM
(registration begins at 2:30 PM)
Dorsey-Ewald Conference Center
1000 Westgate Drive, Ste. 252, St. Paul
(Free parking is available outside the center)
***Light snacks will be provided. Participation in this event is free but online registration is required.***
Register by contacting Stephanie at MCN at shaddad@mncn.org .
Presenters:
Terry Isert senior technical advisor, economic opportunities, American Refugee Committee; Chingwell Mutombu, founder and executive director, First Step Initiative; and Rob Scarlett, member, President’s Council, ACCION International
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GRANT WRITER
Generation for Change (GCG) is a non-profit organization focused on providing services to minority and immigrant groups in the Twin cities, Minnesota. At the international level, GCG provides services in Education and health care in the East African region. The organization is seeking a highly motivated and self directed professional for a Grant Writing contractual position.
The Grant Writer reports to the Executive Director and is responsible for writing private and public grant applications. The contract responsibility will include
- Researching funding sources
- Developing concept papers,
- Writing letters of inquiry
- Lead writing applications and
- Editing associates grant applications.
Candidate must have a demonstrated history of successful grant writing. Also, candidate must have excellent writing skills, be familiar with core elements of successful grant writing, and accustomed to working on several grant application deadlines. Proficiency in MS Office Product (MS Word, Outlook, Excel) is required.
In return, we offer a competitive contract. To apply, please e-mail resume to Dr. Ali Mahamud, Executive Director, alimaly@gmail.com or call directly at 6127357788.
For more information about Generation for Change, please visit our website at www.thegcg.org
August 18th, 2008
A note from MINN President Shannon Broderick.
I want to pass along information on our current committees, including their next upcoming meeting or event. Our committees typically meet 4 times a year, with communication happening as needed between meetings. Each committee has a chair and the contact information for each committee chair is included below. I encourage you to be in touch with them if you have questions. Also, please consider this your invitation to their next committee meeting and join them to begin your involvement.
IT Committee
MINN’s IT Committee is responsible for the MINN Website and List Serv. In addition to those that have or wish to gain exposure to the more technical elements of hosting an online community, we are interested in finding volunteers with communications, journalism/writing, photography as well as web searching (e.g., international job listings and events) experience. It’s a fun group and many of our conversations are online. We meet at least four times a year.
Next meeting is August 18th at 6pm at the Chatterbox Pub on Cleveland Ave in St Paul, MN.
http://www.chatterboxpub.net/directions.html
IT committee Chair: Karen Baumgaertner
Contact Karen with questions: karen.baum at gmail.com
Education Committee
This is the committee that schedules, plans and hosts our Education events and presentations. If you’d like to join the efforts to think about relevant topics and speakers, as well as help with the logistics of contacting presenters, scheduling space and collaborating with our IT committee to market events, please join the crucial efforts of this team. I am sure the Education committee members could use your help with staffing the sign in table, setting up, clean up, etc at their next upcoming event if you are available. Please contact the chairs of this committee to begin your involvement. The upcoming event details are below:
If Microfinance is the Answer, What is the Question?
Monday, September 8th, 3-5pm
Dorsey-Ewald Conference Center
1000 Westgate Drive, Ste. 252, St. Paul
Education Committee Chairs:
Therese Gales, thereseg at archq.org
Laura Ehrlich, lehrlich at mihv.org
Outreach Committee
The Outreach Committee was formed to help spread the word about MINN, foster relationships with professionals in key organizations, develop ideas of how/where to market MINN and follow up on those ideas. With a strong list of contacts, we are currently aware of the importance of strengthening our ties with those who are already active and want to do more to strengthen the involvement of those already familiar with MINN. If this intrests you, join us for our next Outreach meeting:
Monday, 8/25, 6pm at Artist’s Grind, 2399 University Ave., St. Paul (corner of Raymond and University Avenues)
Outreach Committee Chair: Shannon Broderick
Contact Shannon with questions: smbroderick at hotmail.com
Social Committee
The Social Committee is the group committed to the role of official hosts of our Happy Hour/networking events. The committee spent time this year securing a standard time and event space and are looking forward to the ways they might partner with existing committees to strengthen outreach at their social events and perhaps help facilitate a bit more structured networking time at our Educational events. In addition to setting up, hosting, signing people in and making announcements at our social events, volunteers on this committee will use their ideas and natural “people person” skills to help foster new ways of helping people reach out to each other at all MINN events and partner with other committees to make this happen.
Social Committee Chair: Ginger Wange
Contact Ginger with questions: baginger8 at hotmail.com
Thank you again for your interest in volunteering with our committees to further the mission of MINN. I’ll look forward to seeing you all soon.
Shannon Broderick, MINN Volunteer, Steering Committee President
Please note:
In order to be informed about upcoming MINN events, be sure to join the MINN Listserv. Signing up is easy and the email updates you will receive are minimal. Your email information will be kept private and you are able to unsubscribe at any time. Use this link to sign up!
August 18th, 2008
Peace Island will convene as a solutions driven conference at Concordia University, St. Paul, on September 2nd and 3rd, to promote and celebrate peace, justice, harmony, nonviolence and care of the earth.
Nationally known speakers have been invited to participate in panels and discussions relating to their field of expertise, including, Global Exchange’s Medea Benjamin, Ann Hastings from Fonkoze Micro-Finance Program in Haiti, Center for Victim of Torture’s Doug Johnson and the Institute for Agricultural and Trade Policy’s Jim Harkness.
The conference will run two days, with three plenary sessions each day. The plenary will be followed by four breakout sessions where all attendees will contribute to the discussion and the solutions.
Entertainment, films, and other discussions and presentations will be offered in between the sessions. And, a large gathering/break room “The Commons” will be available for organizations to have tables to display their information.
August 18th, 2008