To mark the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, the National Endowment for the Humanities has developed Created Equal: America’s Civil Rights Struggle. Up to 500 communities across the nation may be selected for participation. Check out Created Equal and apply by May 1, 2013.

Selected libraries, museums, historical societies, and other nonprofit cultural organizations will each receive: an award of up to $1,200 to support public programming exploring the themes of the Created Equal project and a packaged set of NEH-funded films on Civil Rights history, accompanied by programming resources to guide public conversations about the changing meanings of freedom and equality in U.S. history.

The Created Equal film set was developed through a partnership of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. The films featured in the set are The Abolitionists, Slavery by Another Name, The Loving Story, and Freedom Riders.

Applications are open to: museums and historical societies; humanities councils; public, academic, and community college libraries; and nonprofit community organizations. For more information about the guidelines for application and the terms of the grants, visit http://www.gilderlehrman.org/createdequal.

We are pleased to announce the new grant awardees of our California Documentary Project (CDP) program. Through this competitive grants program, Cal Humanities encourages film and radio documentarians to explore issues and stories of critical importance to California. We have awarded $360,000 for production and research and development work to 15 projects.

The production projects range from an investigation into the role of the public library in American life to a behind-the-scenes look at two famous litigators from opposite sides of the political spectrum who have joined forces in an historic lawsuit for federal marriage equality as California’s Proposition 8 is argued before the Supreme Court. Research and development projects tell stories and raise questions about our civil liberties, look at the life and legacy of photographic pioneer Eadweard Muybridge, and more.

California Documentary Project (CDP) grants support documentary film, new media, and radio productions at the research and development, production, and public engagement stages. Since 2003, we have awarded over $3 million to projects that document the California experience and enhance our understanding of California and its cultures, peoples, and histories.

CDP PRODUCTION GRANT AWARDEES:

American Reds: The Failed Revolution, $20,000 (film)
Project Director: Richard Wormser
Sponsor: Catticus Corporation
This two-part television documentary chronicles the history, significance, and decline of the Communist Party USA. The film will include California subject matter such as the Party’s efforts to unionize San Joaquin Valley cotton workers in 1933, its role in Upton Sinclair’s run for California governor in 1934, and the San Francisco general strike of 1934.

Artbound, $20,000 (new media)
Project Director: Juan Devis
Sponsor: KCET-Community Television of Southern California
Artbound is an innovative new transmedia series documenting arts and culture in Southern and Central California. The series employs over 50 writer/bloggers throughout 11 counties to create long-form multimedia articles that are then distributed via the web, and/or are produced into short-form video documentary for television broadcast.

Body Politics: The Sterilization Digital Archive, $15,000 (new media)
Project Director:  Virginia Espino
Sponsor: Visual Communications
This interactive web-based documentary and digital archive is a collaboration between media producers, historians, and archivists at UCLA’s Chicano Studies Research Center that maps histories of coercive sterilization practices in California, the United States, and abroad. Through video testimonies, primary documents, and humanities scholarship, website users will be immersed in an alternative history of women's reproductive rights as it relates to immigration, race, and economic status.

Free for All: Inside the Public Library, $45,000 (film)
Project Directors: Dawn Logsdon and Lucie Faulknor
Sponsor: Video Veracity, Inc.
Free For All is a feature-length documentary that investigates the history, culture, and significance of the public library in American life by chronicling a year inside the busy San Francisco Public Library. With public libraries around California and the nation facing uncertain futures, the film will challenge viewers to reflect on universal values of literacy, civic good, access to knowledge, diversity and democracy.

The Killing Fields of Dr. Haing S. Ngor, $50,000 (film)
Project Director: Arthur Dong
Sponsor: Dr. Haing S. Ngor Foundation
This 82-minute film tells the story of Dr. Haing S. Ngor, Cambodian genocide survivor and Academy Award-winning actor for his role in The Killing Fields. His 1996 murder in Los Angeles brought new attention to the large Cambodian refugee community in California and raised concern over the lasting impact of the Khmer Rouge.

Kathleen Cleaver and The Black Panther Symphonies, $20,000 (film)
Project Director: Manthia Diawara
Sponsor: National Black Programming Consortium
In this one-hour documentary, former Black Panther Kathleen Cleaver reflects on the trajectory of her past—from an international upbringing, to student activism with SNCC, to her move to California and early participation in the Black Panther Party, to four years of political exile in Algeria—and offers a new perspective on a turbulent era of racial and political activism.

Perry v. Schwarzenegger, $40,000 (film)
Project Director: Ryan White
Sponsor: Southern Documentary Fund
This 90-minute film is a behind-the-scenes look at two famous American litigators from opposite sides of the political spectrum who have joined forces in an historic lawsuit for federal marriage equality as California’s Proposition 8 is argued before the Supreme Court. With unparalleled access to the lawyers and plaintiffs, this documentary will offer unique insight into the American justice system and the Supreme Court.

Roots & Webs, $40,000 (film)
Project Director: Sara Dosa & Josh Penn
Sponsor: San Francisco Film Society
This feature-length film reflects on questions of memory, war, family, and survival as it documents an unlikely community of California-based Southeast Asian refugees and Vietnam War veterans that are drawn together for an annual mushroom hunt.

Sonic Trace, $40,000 (radio)
Project Director: Anayansi Diaz-Cortes
Sponsor: KCRW
Sonic Trace is a public radio project that explores the stories of Latin American immigrants in Los Angeles and across the border. Radio stories will be accompanied by web-based videos, photos, and maps incorporating geographic and demographic data.

Turn it Around, $20,000 (film)
Project Director: Dawn Valadez
Sponsor: San Francisco Film Society
This film documents the experiences of two young aspiring educators as they go through an alternative "Grow Your Own" teacher training program designed to staff underserved schools. Through associated interactive web and mobile applications, the project plans to inspire dialogue and understanding about the role of teachers in California public schools.

CDP RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT GRANT AWARDEES:

Kashaya/Fort Ross Film Project, $10,000 (film)
Project Director: Rick Tejada-Flores
Sponsor: Interfaze Educational Productions
This one-hour documentary explores the unique relationship between the Kashaya Pomo people of Northern California and the Russian Fort Ross Settlement between 1812 and 1840. The film follows a delegation of Kashaya who travel to Russia to search for artifacts and the descendants of Kashaya women and children who had been taken to Russia when the settlers left.

Living Condition, $10,000 (new media)
Project Directors: Dee Hibbert-Jones and Nomi Talisman
Sponsor: Bay Area Video Coalition
This animated, interactive, web-based documentary encourages viewers/users to reflect on questions of morality, economics, race, and justice as it examines the impact of capital punishment on families and communities. Funding is requested to support consultation with humanities advisors and establishing a community advisory board.

Model City, $10,000 (film)
Project Director: Lev Anderson
Sponsor: International Documentary Association
Model City is a feature-length film that examines the history and social and physical contours of Irvine, CA. As a study of place, community, and policy, the film reflects on questions public vs. private, economic and cultural diversity, urban planning and the built environment, and notions of utopia.

Splitting the Second: The Brilliant, Eccentric Life of Eadweard Muybridge, $10,000 (film)
Project Director: Jackie Krentzman
Sponsor: Inside Out Media
This 60-minute documentary film will explore the life, work, and legacy of one of the photographic pioneers of the 19th century, Eadweard Muybridge. Muybridge’s photography changed the way in which we see the world and had a significant impact on art, technology, industry, cinema, and our basic understanding of California and the American West.

Wherever There's a Fight: Radio Stories of Unsung Heroes, $10,000 (radio)
Project Director: Laura Saponara
Sponsor: Heyday
This documentary radio series will tell the stories of individuals profiled in the book Wherever There's A Fight: How Runaway Slaves, Suffragists, Immigrants, Strikers and Poets Shaped Civil Liberties in California. Funding is requested to refine content and develop a stylistic approach that will lay the groundwork for a longer series produced for public radio.

Click HERE to read more about these and other projects supported by Cal Humanities.

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CAL HUMANITIES SEEKS DIRECTOR OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

Cal Humanities is seeking an innovative, dynamic, skilled, and creative Director of External Affairs in its efforts to diversify the organization’s funding sources and raise the visibility of our work.

We are looking for someone who has a love of the humanities, a deep knowledge of fundraising, and the desire and ability to play a leadership role in building our development program. We recently completed a comprehensive rebranding process and are now focused on creating a more diverse and sustainable funding base. The Director of External Affairs will focus on developing and implementing integrated, strategic development and communications plans for the organization. A majority of the Director of External Affairs’ time will be dedicated to fundraising.

Cal Humanities is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting a greater understanding of the human condition. This great state that we call home is perhaps the most diverse place on the planet. We at Cal Humanities are in love with this state and its people. We’re in love with the wealth of ideas, experiences, communities, and histories that can be found here. We believe in the way we’re shaped and often made better by the challenges we face, in our sense of adventure and our ability to innovate, in our curious natures, in our fascination with ideas and, most of all, in our capacity to dream. We now seek an individual who is excited by this adventure in the humanities and wishes to join us on the journey.

THE POSITION

Title: Director of External Affairs
Reports to: President & CEO
Supervises: Development Officer, Communications Officer, External Affairs Coordinator

JOB SUMMARY
The Director of External Affairs is responsible for designing, implementing, and evaluating the execution of integrated fundraising and communication plans to further the mission of Cal Humanities. A member of the Management Team, the Director of External Affairs collaborates with and manages the External Affairs Department to accomplish the below and works with the President & CEO to set the strategic direction for the organization.

LEADERSHIP
• Participate in annual and long-range planning with the President & CEO, management team, and other staff to identify annual and long-range goals and objectives and create comprehensive strategies and operating plans
• Work closely with the President & CEO and Board to develop and execute fundraising and communications plans with quantifiable goals and objectives and an integrative approach to development, communications, and programming
• Manage and motivate the External Affairs team towards completion of annual and long-term goals and activities
• Significantly contribute, through participation on the management team, to the ongoing development and improvement of organizational policies, practices, and strategies

FUND DEVELOPMENT
• Create annual and long-term fundraising plans and prioritize, implement, manage, and evaluate fundraising activities which include: an annual giving campaign, special events, planned giving, and institutional gifts from foundations, corporations, and government sources
• Develop and manage an individual donor, major gifts, and planned giving program
• Work closely with the President & CEO to engage the Board in fundraising strategies, to increase the Board’s fundraising capacity and effectiveness, and to actively involve Board members in identifying, cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding individual major donors
• Develop and coordinate messaging and materials relevant to fundraising efforts
• Develop, implement, and manage fundraising mailings and mailing list and electronic listserv growth and maintenance
• Develop, implement, and manage grant writing and coordination of proposal submissions and funder reports, communication, and compliance
• Create, manage, and implement annual advocacy plans to maintain and secure government funding

COMMUNICATIONS
• Create, manage, and implement annual strategic communications plans to raise the visibility of Cal Humanities, its programs, and its interests
• Provide strategic leadership around and creative input into efforts to enhance Cal Humanities' identity and visibility
• Ensure that the organization's main messages are consistently and effectively conveyed and that its credibility as a trustworthy source of information is maintained
• Lead long-term planning and implementation of integrated, strategic, multi-phasic, multi-platform media campaigns
• Provide strategic direction and creative input into: 1) communications efforts, including the written, visual, and narrative aspects of print, interactive, and traditional media-based communications; and 2) improving the Cal Humanities website and other internet-based communications, including use of social networking tools
• Develop processes for growing, segmenting, and updating press and organizational contact lists
• Create, manage, and implement annual advocacy plans to raise organizational visibility and build relationships with government officials

INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL RELATIONSHIPS
• Keep CEO abreast of External Affairs developments and issues of a strategic nature
• Collaborate with other staff members in order to facilitate effective inter-departmental communication, cooperation, planning, and project execution
• Represent Cal Humanities to a variety of constituents, including philanthropic decision makers, advisors, partners, consultants, grantees, and the public
• Cultivate and maintain relationships with individuals, foundations, organizations, and government institutions to further External Affairs goals and the mission of Cal Humanities

The ideal candidate will have:
- An understanding of and deep appreciation for the humanities
- A successful track record soliciting gifts of $10,000 or more
- Experience soliciting foundation and corporate donors for support and sponsorship
- Experience planning and executing successful strategic communications campaigns that include: clear goals, long-term and short-term objectives, multiple outlets and platforms, and multiple target audiences
- Experience making the case for the importance of the humanities
- A leadership style that is dynamic and promotes collaboration, accountability, and mutual support

WHAT WE STAND FOR

We believe that the humanities are valuable and necessary. They help us explore that which binds us together and also makes each of us unique—the magic and mystery of being human. Through the power of literature, we gain insight and empathy. History’s lens lets us better understand the present and improve the world in which we live. Critical inquiry skills help us make sense of our experiences and become engaged lifelong learners. The humanities are not only a means for elevating the quality of our lives—they are truly vital for a healthy society.

An independent non-profit partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities, we were founded in 1975 and have grown and evolved over the years. We produce, fund, create, and support humanities-based projects and programs, eye-opening experiences, and meaningful conversations. Our audience is as diverse as the 38 million people from every corner of the globe that make up our state.

Our mission: to connect Californians to ideas and one another in order to understand our shared heritage and diverse cultures, inspire civic participation, and shape our future.

Our long-term vision: Californians possess the knowledge, understanding, respect, and empathy to create a more thoughtful, open, and just state.

We are committed to asking and exploring questions that matter, to striving for greater understanding and insight, to finding meaning, and to building the bridges, partnerships, skills, and opportunities that can make California a state of open mind.

We are passionate about our current work, and we’re looking for a Director of External Affairs who is excited by our programs and initiatives.

WANT TO KNOW MORE?

You can read more about us and our work and see copies of our recent publications at our website, www.calhum.org.

This position is located in San Francisco. Candidates must be willing to travel occasionally as part of their work. Cal Humanities is an equal opportunity employer that values a diverse staff.

Cal Humanities offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits package for its employees.

How to Apply: Please email a letter of interest and résumé as file attachments to: jobs@calhum.org. Include “Director of External Affairs” in subject line of email. Priority will be given to candidates who apply by April 15, 2013. No phone calls, please.

Nancy, who passed away last year, dedicated her life to public service as a champion of children, civil rights, and education. In recognition of her extraordinary service to Cal Humanities, we have established a memorial fund to honor her inspiring legacy.

"Nancy was gracious, thoughtful, and smart--an incredible friend and colleague, and truly a luminary," said Ralph Lewin, Cal Humanities President and CEO. "It is with great sadness that we mark her passing, and with profound love and respect that we honor her memory and the spirit of her life's work."

Making a gift is simple. Please visit www.calhum.org/give or click on the button below. Please note in the comments section online that your gift is in memory of Nancy Hatamiya.

Nancy provided extraordinary leadership to ensure a greater future for our organization. The memorial fund honors her legacy and recognizes the contributions of others who share Nancy's commitment to our vision of promoting ideas, connecting Californians, and ultimately creating A State of Open Mind.

Gifts and pledges received as of February 2013

Lon, George, and Jon Hatamiya
Claire Hatamiya
Joseph Takahashi

Kenneth Brown
Michelle Weiss and David Bunch
Jon Carroll
Yoga Chelliah
Elaine Chen
George M. and Regina L. Chu
Marleen de Groot
Kathryn Doi
Junmei Fan
Robert Feyer and Marsha Cohen
Mark L. Friedman and Marjorie Solomon Friedman
Peng Gao
Carla Green
Guocun Huang
Hung-Chung Huang
Mariko Izumo
Chryshanthi Joseph
Norman and Diana Kado
Ann Karperos
Kyungin Kim
Nobuya Koike
Shihoko Kojima
Chie Kondo
Izabela Kornblum
Neha Kumar
Vivek Kumar
Ralph Lewin
Yan Li
Jennifer Mohawk
Cornelius Moore
Joanie Murakami
Nancy P., Charles R. and Erik W. Ostrom
Lucia Pagani
Gavin Payne
Clark Rosensweig
Mary Anne Sayler
Robert C. Tse and Yumi L. Sera
Yongli Shan
Charlene Wear Simmons and Dan Simmons
Jeremy Stubblefield
Andrea Wooten
Shuzhang Yang
Seung-Hee Yoo
Ann Yoshinaga

The Teacher Forum on Holocaust Education: Teaching about the Holocaust will explore the content, methodologies, and rationales for teaching the history of the Holocaust; increase teachers' knowledge of the Holocaust; and examine contemporary issues associated with this history. The Forum features presentations by noted historians, classroom practitioners, and representatives from local Holocaust education institutions.

• The Southern California forum will be held Thursday, February 28 - Saturday, March 2, 2013, 8:30 am - 1 pm, at the University of Southern California (USC), Davidson Continuing Education Conference Center, 3415 South Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA 90089. For more information and to register, click HERE.
• The Northern California forum will be held Sunday, March 3, 2013, 8:30 am - 4 pm at the University of San Francisco, 2350 Turk, San Francisco, CA 94117. For more information and to register, click HERE.

Questions? Contact Greta Stults, Program Coordinator, National Outreach for Teacher Initiatives at 202.488.0460 or via email at gstults@ushmm.org.

We are proud to announce that three new Public Engagement projects have been awarded funding through our California Documentary Project. In December 2012, grants of $10,000 were awarded to three previously supported California Documentary Project R&D and/or Production grantees:

• Mrs. Judo: Be Strong, Be Gentle, Be Beautiful (CDP 2012) to support the creation of discussion guides, an expanded website, community screenings, judo demonstrations, and discussions at museums and Buddhist temples throughout California.
• Rebels With a Cause (CDP 2008) to support a series of community screenings and panel discussions focusing on the film’s themes of history, economics, geography, and politics. The project will also create a mobile application in partnership with the Marin History Museum that highlights places of historical significance to the region’s environmental movement.
• Wonder Women!: The Untold Stories of American Superheroines (CDP 2009 and 2010) to support the creation of WONDER CITY, an interactive game that encourages young female audiences to think critically about issues of gender and power. (Wonder Women!: The Untold Stories of American Superheroines will be broadcast nationally on the PBS series Independent Lens on March 2013.)

The California Documentary Project (CDP) is a competitive grants program that supports documentary film, radio, and new media productions that enhance our understanding of California and its cultures, peoples, and histories. Projects must use the humanities to provide context, depth, and perspective and be suitable for California and national audiences through broadcast and/or distribution. Since 2003, we have awarded over $3 million to projects that document the California experience and explore issues of significance to Californians. CDP grants support projects at the research and development, production, and public engagement stages.

For a complete listing of funded projects, including the above, please go here.

We are thrilled to announce that 20 new projects have been awarded funding through our Community Stories grants program. The slate includes projects focused on stories of refugee and immigrant communities (Japanese, Cambodian, Filipino, Afghani, Latino); Native Americans; veterans and their families; incarcerated people; sex workers; commercial fishermen; farmers and ranchers; surfers; youth and elders. Several projects explore particularly California concerns such as water use, food, criminal justice, and environmental protection. 

Chosen from 114 submissions, the projects comprise a broad range of community-focused stories to provide deeper insight into and a more nuanced understanding of the diversity of the California experience.

Community Stories (formerly known as the California Story Fund) is a competitive grant program of Cal Humanities that supports story-based projects that are informed by humanities perspectives, methods, and content; that reveal the realities of California and its cultures, peoples, and histories; and that will be of interest to local, statewide, and potentially even national and global audiences. It aims to provide community-based and academic institutions the means to capture genuine and compelling stories from and about California’s diverse communities, and to ensure that those stories can be shared widely.

For a complete listing of funded projects, please go here.

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ABOUT CAL HUMANITIES

Cal Humanities is a private non-profit that promotes the humanities as relevant, meaningful ways to understand the human condition and connect us to each other in order to become a better California. We create and support programs and partnerships to inspire Californians to learn more, dig deeper, and start conversations that matter among our dramatically diverse people.

As an independent state partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities, we were originally founded in 1975 as a granting organization, but through the years we have produced and implemented our own signature humanities programs and projects. Cal Humanities now plays a critical role across the state in producing, funding, and supporting cultural events and experiences in media, literature, discussion programs, and more.

Our mission: to connect Californians to ideas and one another in order to understand our shared heritage and diverse cultures, inspire civic participation, and shape our future.

Join us in our work to create “a state of open mind.”

OPEN POSITION TITLE:   PROGRAM ASSISTANT – SAN FRANCISCO

Reports To:    Director of Programs

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY
The Program Assistant is responsible for providing administrative and programmatic support to the program department in alignment with strategic goals and activities, and the mission of Cal Humanities.

PROGRAM RESPONSIBILITIES
• Takes initiative to create and maintains administrative systems to address the needs of the program department with regard to grantmaking and operating programs including:
  -participating in application processing and grants management tasks
  -drafting and proofreading documents and correspondence
  -logistical arrangements for program-related travel, meetings, convenings, panels, etc.
  -maintenance of constituent files and databases not covered by the grants manager
  -routinely collates and tracks program evaluation data
  -creating, contributing to, and/or editing qualitative and quantitative program-related reports
  -responding to, screening, and routing in-person, phone, and email program inquiries.
• Takes initiative, in collaboration with program staff, to create and maintain effective communication systems to address the needs of the program department, including:
  -maintaining meeting agendas and reminders
  -minute taking for program staff and constituent meetings
  -facilitating information sharing from outside meetings and events
  -maintaining program contact databases
  -suggesting and implementing efficiencies.
• Does program content research and research to inform department policies and practices.
• Keeps program staff abreast of program administration issues.
• Other duties as assigned by Director of Programs.

GENERAL OFFICE SUPPORT
• Provides periodic general office reception services in coordination with the Executive Assistant, and is primary back-up for reception, handling mail, ordering supplies, etc. in her absence.
• Provides the first line of response to program-related in-person, phone, and email queries.
• Maintains access, storage, and archiving of program products and materials.

INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL RELATIONSHIPS
• Upholds and models the internal guiding principles of Cal Humanities.
• Collaborates with the external affairs department to support the implementation of program-related communications and fund development activities including:
  -assistance with web-based program content development, uploading, and social networking, as needed
  -primary responsibility for updating applicant, grantee, and Cal Humanities program information and activities in the online calendar
  -providing development staff with program-related data as needed
• Collaborates with the administration and finance department on financial and administrative matters related to program delivery.
• Assists program staff with the preparation of documents and presentations for the Board, and support Board program committee meetings and full Board meetings as needed.
• Collaborates with Cal Humanities staff on organization-wide projects such as NEH assessment, compliance reports, events, annual/biennial reporting, etc. as needed.
• Participates in program, all-staff, and ad hoc staff meetings and provides information and perspectives.
• Assists the program staff in the cultivation and maintenance of relationships with individuals, organizations, and institutions to further the effective implementation of program goals and administration.

QUALIFICATIONS
The successful candidate will ideally have the following skills and attributes:
• A strong interest in, and commitment to, the humanities and Cal Humanities’ mission and programs
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to relate effectively to potential grantees and other non-profit professionals, staff, board members, and consultants
• Detail-oriented, with problem-solving skills
• Excellent proofreader
• Fluency in Microsoft Office Suite programs, database programs, and social networking tools–familiarity with donor and/or grantmaking database programs, Salesforce, content management systems, and/or html a plus
• Discretion and the ability to maintain confidentiality
• Sound judgment in decision-making
• Self-starter who assumes hands-on responsibility where necessary, and is able to balance competing priorities and deadlines
• Experience/interest in working in an organization where mutual respect, collaboration, and diversity are valued
• Good people skills, enthusiastic approach to work, punctual and reliable, a good sense of humor, and the ability to communicate well across cultures
• A team player
• A bachelor’s degree, preferably in the humanities. Experience in the non-profit sector a plus.

This position is located in San Francisco. Candidates must be willing to travel occasionally as part of their work. Cal Humanities is an equal opportunity employer that values a diverse staff.

The salary range is $36,000-41,000, depending upon qualifications and experience. Cal Humanities offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits package for its employees.

How to Apply: Please email a letter of interest and résumé as file attachments to: jobs@calhum.org. Include “Program Assistant” in subject line of email. Applications will be accepted through January 31, 2013. No phone calls please.

Interested in applying for one of our Community Stories grants?

Information about the grants program, new application materials and guidelines, sample grant proposals, descriptions of past funded projects, and a recording of our last informational webinar are now available HERE on our website. The deadline to apply is Friday, Feb. 15, 2013 at 5pm.

But wait! There's more! Sign up for the next free, in-person informational workshop for grantseekers. Meet with Cal Humanities staff, learn more about the application process, and get advice on how to improve your proposal.

FREE INFORMATIONAL WORKSHOP FOR GRANTSEEKERS:
Friday, January 11, 2013, 12:30–2 pm
Riverside County Library - Highgrove
530 W. Center St, Highgrove, CA 92507
Directions and parking info: (951) 682-1507 or http://rivlib.info/highgrove-library
Light refreshments will be provided.

Please RSVP to Tonya Jones, Program Associate, at tjones@calhum.org.

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Community Stories (previously the California Story Fund) is an ongoing, competitive grants program designed to support projects that document and share compelling stories from and about California’s diverse communities. Grant awards range up to $10,000 and a cash or in-kind match is required. For more information, visit www.calhum.org or contact Senior Program Officer Felicia Kelley.

In February, 10 pilot sites will be selected to receive:

• A $2,500 stipend for project-related expenses;
• A toolkit of written and web-based customizable program and promotional support materials;
• A StoryKit (a customized set of professional recording equipment) to use to record on-site interviews;
• A two-day in-person training by StoryCorps staff at the library site to orient volunteers and library staff to interview collection, digital recording techniques, and archiving interviews in StoryCorps’ proprietary database.

Building on earlier planning work supported by IMLS, “StoryCorps @ your library,” will be piloted at 10 public libraries selected from across the country. Local libraries will retain copies of all interviews and preservation copies will also be deposited with the Library of Congress. For more information, including program guidelines and the online application, visit www.programminglibrarian.org/storycorps.

Questions? Contact the ALA Public Programs Office at publicprograms@ala.org.