New York - Nov. 1, 2011 - The Charles Bronfman Prize announces the call for nominations for the 2012 award, an annual recognition of bold and visionary young humanitarians from around the world whose endeavors are fueled by Jewish values and who serve to inspire generations to come. Each year the Prize celebrates the vision and accomplishment of an individual or team, under the age of 50, whose humanitarian work has had a significant impact on the world’s most pressing challenges. The deadline for nominations is January 13th. Guidelines and forms may be downloaded at TheCharlesBronfmanPrize.com. An internationally recognized panel of Judges will select the 2012 Prize recipient(s) and present the award of $100,000 in the fall. The first Charles Bronfman Prize was presented in 2004 when … Continue Reading

The 18-member Roots & Branches Foundation, an initiative of Rose Community Foundation, is seeking grant proposals. Roots & Branches Foundation will grant up to $68,740 to efforts that promote participation in Jewish life and a sense of Jewish community for families with children ages 5 to 13, or engage young Jewish adults in their 20s and 30s in Jewish community. The Foundation invites nonprofit organizations to submit grant proposals for programs that serve people in the seven-county Denver/Boulder area. Additional information, and the Request for Proposals (RFP), can be found on the Roots & Branches Foundation website. The deadline to submit a grant proposal is Friday, December 9, 2011 at noon. About: Roots & Branches Foundation’s members are a diverse group of Jewish … Continue Reading

Nominate a Jewish teen who is changing the local community or the world Now in the sixth year, the Diller Teen Tikkun Olam Awards provide one of the most rewarding opportunities for Jewish teenagers in the state of California. Recognizing a wide range of community service and social action projects, the awards are given annually to up to five young volunteers who demonstrate leadership and commitment to making the world a better place. Recipients are each awarded $36,000 to be used to further their education, to expand current projects or to explore new possibilities. Established by Bay Area philanthropist Helen Diller, who has given more than $200 million over the past decade to charitable projects supporting education, the arts, medical research and leadership training for teens, the Diller … Continue Reading

Leaders at the Jewish Women’s Giving Foundation (JWGF), a program of THE ASSOCIATED: Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore, is currently soliciting letters of interest from nonprofit organizations seeking grants for FY2012. Grants range from $5,000 to $20,000 and are provided to organizations that support JWGF’s mission of helping to provide better lives for women and girls locally, nationally, and internationally. JWGF, established in 2003, is a group of over 70 women philanthropists who collaborate in the grant-making process. Since its inception, the group has provided over $560,000 to help empower, enrich and assist needy women and children in Baltimore, Israel, and the former Soviet Union. JWGF is a diverse group of community members and leaders who share their passion for helping … Continue Reading

The Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles (The Foundation) has announced a deadline of Nov. 10, 2011 to apply for its Cutting Edge Grants Initiative. Awards of up to $250,000 are available for multi-year innovative programs that address important, substantiated needs in the Los Angeles Jewish community. Nonprofit organizations or social entrepreneurs may receive funding for: Untested ground-breaking programs; Successful Los Angeles pilot programs ready for community-wide implementation; Local adaptations of high-impact initiatives proven outside of Los Angeles, or; Programs designed by social entrepreneurs to create new nonprofit organizations. Since establishing the Cutting Edge Grants Initiative in 2006, The Foundation has provided financial support of $7.7 million to launch … Continue Reading