Dear Safe Schools Coalition Members and Friends:

 

(1) Apply for first-ever GSA of the Year Award from the the Born This Way Foundation – deadline April 4

(2) Nominate someone for a GLSEN 2012 Educator of the Year Award – deadline April 4

(3) Apply for a Do Something Seed Grant – $500 – no deadline

(4) The Free Child Project … hosts a list of Youth-Led Social Activism opportunities

(5) Nominate someone for a Mario Savio Young Activist Award – $600 – deadline June 1

 

 

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(1) Apply for first-ever GSA of the Year Award from the the Born This Way Foundation – deadline April 4

 

Presented by Cynthia Germanotta, President and Co-Founder of the Born This Way Foundation

 

Has your Gay-Straight Alliance or similarly named club accomplished amazing things this year?

Tell us about the awesome things you are doing, and your GSA could be selected as GLSEN’s 2012 GSA of the Year to be honored at the Respect Awards – New York on May 21. Apply now.

 

Even more exciting – Cynthia Germanotta, President and Co-Founder of the Born This Way Foundation (and Lady Gaga’s mom!), will help select and present the GLSEN GSA of the Year Award at the Respect Awards.

GLSEN will send a GSA student representative and the GSA’s advisor to New York to accept the award. Two runners-up will receive recognition in the Respect Awards program book, and the 5 GSA finalists will receive $100 gift certificates for their GSA advisor to buy GLSEN or Day of Silence merchandise for the GSA.

Click here to nominate a GSA (including your own) for the first-ever GSA of the Year Award

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(2) Nominate someone for a GLSEN 2012 Educator of the Year Award … deadline April 4

 

GLSEN is also calling for nominations for our 2012 Educator of the Year, presented by Sodexo. Each year GLSEN recognizes and celebrates a K-12 Educator for outstanding accomplishments and commitment to safe and affirming schools for all, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity/expression.

Click here to nominate an educator for GLSEN’s Educator of the Year Award

The nomination period closes April 4th at midnight, so submit today!

 

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(3) Apply for a Do Something Seed Grant -- $500 – no deadline

 

What is a Do Something Seed Grant?

Are you working to start a community action project or program with your friends? Do you need money to put your ideas into action? If you answered, "YES!", you are eligible to apply for a Do Something Seed Grant. We give out a $500 Do Something Seed Grant every week to help young people just like YOU!

 

These grants can be used towards project ideas and programs that are just getting started, or to jump-start your program and realize your ideas for the first time. These grants can also be used towards projects that are already developed and sustainable, towards the next steps of your project and organization to help you as you look to expand your project and grow your impact. Seed Grants are awarded to projects that involve communities of people working together. We love groups doing good!

 

Grant Details

How much?: $500

How many are you giving out?: One a week!

Deadline: None! Apply now! You will be notified whether or not you have won within 2-3 months after submission.

Go to: http://www.dosomething.org/grants/seedgrants

 

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(4) The Free Child Project … hosts a list of Youth-Led Social Activism opportunities

The mission of The Freechild Project is to advocate, inform, and celebrate social change led by and with young people around the world, especially those who have been historically denied the right to participate. We do this by facilitating training and workshops, and through [an] online database.

See their philosophy, assumptions, and more background here: http://www.freechild.org/aboutus.htm
See their "Youth-Led Social Activism" page here: http://www.freechild.org/youth_activism_2.htm
See their "Issues by Young People for Social Change" here: http://www.freechild.org/issues.htm

 

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(5) Nominate someone for a Mario Savio Young Activist Award – $600 – deadline June 1

 

This award is presented each year to a young person or persons (age 16-26 … a student you know? A young teacher?) with a deep commitment to human rights. More here: http://www.savio.org/young_activist_award.html

 

 

 

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