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IRN in the ALEDO Times
April 13, 2011
Aledo Times Record.com features Illinois ResourceNet Regional Conference Information
The Aledo Times Record provides local coverage for the Quad-Cities community in Illinois.
Illinois ResourceNet Regional Grant Writing Conference
April 14, 2011
The Quad Cities Chamber of Commerce is one of the most valuable investments you can make. As the largest business organization in the region, membership ranges from single proprietors to Fortune 500 companies. Eighty-five percent of our 2,000 members are small businesses with fewer than 50 employees.Morning Keynote Address: Collaboration for Collective Impact
Conference Highlights:
Anne H. Silvis, University of Illinois Extension Specialist in Leadership Development and Director of the Laboratory for Community and Economic Development, will describe practices that build collaboration at the community level and how collaborative efforts foster improved outcomes for individuals, organizations and communities. This plenary session will offer participants a chance to explore concepts and strategies with one another in small groups. Read More > QuadCitiesChamber
Local Government Newsletter- “Local Government Matters”
Summer 2010
Local Government Matters Newsletter- Summer 2010 Edition
This newsletter is intended for county, municipal, and township officials.
The Local Government Matters newsletter is distributed to around 30 Illinois Extension Units, with an estimated readership of over 3,750.
Illinois Community Rising: Place-Based Pathways to Federal Resources
August 17, 2010
2010 IRN Conference News Release
Illinois ResourceNet: A Funding Access Initiative (IRN) will convene its second annual full-day conference “Illinois Communities Rising: Place-Based Pathways to Federal Resources”, on Thursday, September 16, 2010 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The conference will be held at the UIC Forum located at 725 W. Roosevelt Rd., Chicago, IL 60608, on the corner of Halsted Street and Roosevelt Road.
After a successful conference in 2009, with more than 400 attendees, this year’s theme reflects IRN’s signature, place-based approach to capacity building in the federal grants arena. That approach holds that Illinois can best improve the flow of federal resources to organizations through continuous, cross-sector planning and proposal building at the regional and community levels.
The IRN staff has worked diligently with nonprofit organizations and local governments throughout the State of Illinois to submit 105 proposals for funding since its inception in 2008, and has helped to get $6.8 million into the State in the form of awards to these groups. Over $165 million is still pending award decisions.
Seven Low-income Communities will get Help
February 8, 2010
Organizations serving low-income individuals in the East and West Garfield Park, Humboldt Park, Near West Side, North and South Lawndale, and Pilsen target area qualify for capacity building services
CWRN invite interested groups to attend a Bidders Conference on February 16th at 9:30 a.m. or 3: 00 p.m. at the Garfield Park Conservatory located at 300 North Central Park Avenue in the Jensen Room. Parking will be available for attendees. At the Conference, groups will have the opportunity to ask questions about the Request for Proposal (RFP), and gain a clear understanding of the process and requirements involved prior to the submission of offer deadlines.
Legislative Research Unit Grant Alert June 2009 Newsletter
June 1, 2009
Legislative members and their staff often encounter organizations in their districts who desire help in navigating the ebb and flow of federal grant opportunities. Some such organizations possess the capacities and track records to pursue federal funds immediately. Others require training in the basics of funding searches, online submissions, proposal development, creating partnerships, building sound budgets, formulating logic models, and other fundamental steps.
Help is on the Way for Nonprofits- March 20th Coverage/ in Spanish
March 19, 2009
YES YOU CAN! Conference in Extra Newspaper.pdf
Help in on the Way for Nonprofits
One day conference provides assistance by Silvana Tabares
Ayuda en Camino para No Lucrativas
Conferencia, oferta de asistencia
Yes You Can: Demystifying Federal Funds Conference
March 3, 2009
Yes You Can .Press Release.pdf
Illinois ResourceNet: A Funding Access Initiative, in conjunction with the University of Illinois Extension, will convene a conference on March 20th to focus on targeted approaches to improving the quality of federal proposal submissions from Illinois nonprofits and local units of government. The Yes You Can! Demystifying Federal Grants conference will address the scope of the federal funding process, and tender insight into the opportunities and challenges emerging from the new Administration and Congress.
Keynote Speaker for March 20th Conference is Announced
March 1, 2009
Keynote Speaker Announced Gary Bass Release.pdf
Gary K. Bass, Founder and Executive Director of OMB Watch delivered the keynote address at the Illinois ResourceNet Yes You Can! Demystifying Federal Funds March 20th Conference.
An expert on federal budgetary, program management, regulatory and information policy issues, Dr. Bass has published extensively, testified before Congress, appeared on national television and presented to groups across the country. A specific area of expertise is his understanding of the apparatus of government, particularly the executive branch of the federal government.
