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Thursday, September 09, 2010

Grassroots Exchange Grant Listings (JFY 2008)

The following are grants from April 1, 2008 to March 31, 2009. For more information about past CGP grants, please browse our online Grants Database or the Grant Listings Page.

Grassroots Exchange Grants
Japan America Societies (JAS) Grants

GRASSROOTS EXCHANGE GRANTS

Citizens Housing and Planning Council (CHPC), New York, NY

A Fresh Look at Space and Housing Standards: A Best Practice Study

Project Director: Jerilyn Perine

$10,000

The objective of this project is to raise awareness of an urgent housing issue in New York City and to examine best practices from other global cities, especially Tokoyo, to shed light on potential solutions. The issue relates to the availability of housing for single person households. Accordingly, CHPC will host a series of events (alongside publications) in New York throughout 2009. The events are designed to: showcase Japanese housing design innovation; inspire debate about the issue in New York ; develop new regulations that would allow New York to use elements of Japanese innovation in our new housing stock; and promote the lessons learned to other global cities.

http://www.chpcny.org/default.html

Neighborhoods, USA (NUSA), Dayton, OH

A Joint Exchange and Symposium on Japan-US Relationship "Civic Society, Roots of Global Governance"

Project Director: Dr. Elton Gatewood

$9,700

NUSA will tour Hachinohe , Takko (Aomori-ken) and Kashiwa and Nagareyama (Chiba-ken) to attend various planned functions to meet with residents and government officials to discuss and review their current system of citizens' participation and civic engagement. Offer recommendations on the importance of grassroots decision making. Develop a citizen participation process; if one does not exist, assist in developing one. If there is an existing system/process for citizen participation and civic engagement, recommend a multi-faceted approach to refining the process(es), expanding and encouraging openness and transparency in the decision-making process and the local level in the form of a written report.

http://www.nusa.org/

Pennsylvania Association of Nonprofit Organizations, Harrisburg, PA

Niigata Nonprofit Action Tour

Project Director: Joe Geiger

$5,415

PANO’s project continues to facilitate educational and cultural exchange between professionals in

Japan

and the

. Specifically the Niigata Nonprofit Action Tour will contribute to the capacity building of Niigataprefecture’s nonprofit sector through fundraising and corporate responsibility. Activities are also designed to create a dialogue and networking opportunities among the business sector, cultural institutions, government and Niigata’s emerging nonprofit organizations. The crew from the

will benefit from the cultural exchange opportunities embedded in this visit, sharing with radio audiences and at town hall meetings upon their return to Pennsylvania. http://www.pano.org/index.php

Sister Cities International, Washington, DC

Creating Sustainable Sister City Partnerships: Japan-U.S. Model Programs
Project Director: Mr. Patrick Madden

$3,600

Sister Cities International will host an all-day symposium on Asia for an audience of current sister city members with partners in Asia and those members looking to develop sister city relationships there. This pre-conference track will focus on the region's rich culture and feature the signature Sister Cities programs and grassroots exchanges, the Japan-U.S. sister city partnerships, as a relevant model for developing successful Asian partnerships.

http://www.sister-cities.org

United Planet, Boston, MA

United Planet Global Volunteer Exchange: Bringing Together Youth and Civil Society to Address Common Social Issues, Foster Cross-Cultural Understanding & Promote Transnational Cooperation and Civic Leadership
Project Director: Dave Santulli

$8,200

The objective is to facilitate an exchange between non-profit leaders from United Planet and NPO leaders, high school and university specialists, and association and corporation leaders in Chiba, Saitama, and Tokyo,

Japan

to strengthen and expand a collaborative grassroots network in order to address common social issues, foster deeper cross-cultural understanding, and bring about greater transnational cooperation. Simultaneously, the project will create a technology based platform to increase awareness and communications for United Planet's network within

Japan

and provide a sustainable operational model for future establishment for United Planet as a Japanese NPO. http://www.unitedplanet.org/volunteer-in-japan/

JAPAN AMERICA SOCIETIES (JAS) INITIATIVE GRANTS

Japan-America Society of Central Ohio

Japan-America Societies Midwest Network

Project Director: Janet Stucky Smith

$5,000

This project will be conducted by JAS Central Ohio in collaboration with JAS Indiana, JAS Kentucky, JAS Greater Cincinnati, and JAS West Michigan. The grant will be used to form a more coherent network that will strengthen each society with information shared, with knowledge learned and through an economy of scale for activities.

http://jasco.osu.edu/

Japan-America Society of Dallas/Fort Worth

Organizational Assessment & Strategic Planning

Project Director: Diane Montgomery

$8,900

JAS DFW will engage a private consulting firm to guide the Board and staff through an organizational assessment and strategic planning process. The objective is to position the organization for directed growth, greater effectiveness, and long-term stability.

http://www.jasdfw.org/

Japan-America Society of Georgia

Development & Programming Director (Year 1)

Project Director: Kazuyoshi Domoto

$31,015

Through this capacity-building strategy, these long term goals will be met by JAS Georgia: 1. increased membership through community outreach in and outside the metropolitan Atlanta area; 2. expanded programs throughout the entire state of Georgia in line with the needs of current and prospective members; 3. increased staff; 4. long-term self-sustainability.

http://www.jasgeorgia.org/

Japan-America Society of Pennsylvania

Confluence: TRIAJE Three Rivers Initiative about Japanese Education (Year 1)

Project Director: Wendy Bennett

$20,000

JASP will coordinate and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of its current educational outreach initiatives and develop innovative ideas to guide it into the future. A full-time educational TRIAJE Coordinator will be hired to work closely with the Executive Director to oversee and execute the project, and fundraise to insure the sustainability of the position. The TRIAJE coordinator’s main task will be to restructure the current educational programming under one comprehensive umbrella.

http://www.us-japan.org/jasp/

Japan-America Society of Tennessee

Regional Outreach and Activity Centersin West and East Tennessee (Year 1)

Project Director: Leigh Wieland

$35,000

By establishing these Regional Centers in West and East Tennessee, JAST seeks to build membership and program capacity in these areas. Providing localized services, timely information and engaging activities to members and the general public, JAST furthers its goals of increasing grassroots interest in and appreciation for Japan-Tennessee relations and nurturing cross-cultural partnerships, while also demonstrating the value of corporate and individual memberships, from which the Regional Centers will derive revenue to sustain the delivery of services and programs.

http://www.jastn.com/

Japan-America Society of Washington, D.C.

The Japan-America Societies Festival Planning & Management Project

Project Director: Reiko Hirai

$7,500

The project objective is for Japan-America Societies to learn from each other and produce a "best practices" handbook that can be used by all Societies for festivals. The handbook will cover festival themes and content, organization, volunteer management, financing and sponsorship, and publicity.

http://www.us-japan.org/dc/

Japan Society of San Diegoand Tijuana

New Staff Hiring-Membership/Communications Manager (Year 1)

Project Director: Aya Ibarra

$25,000

JSSDT will create a new position for a Membership/Communications Manager, necessary to successfully implement all programs and to better serve JSSDT member corporations and individuals. The new position will allow the Executive Director and Program Director to focus on community relations and outreach, program coordination, and sponsor/donor cultivation, solicitation and stewardship.

http://www.japan-society.org/