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WHAT is in Common?: All the organizations speak on the year ending and how 2018 is going to be a better year. They all mention one way of doing that is by your help! They also mention so examples of what happened in 2017 to make it such a good yeah, like the changes they made.

BIG differences: Downcity: mostly pictures!!!! Match: (only the first page loads) but I believe this one is supposed to make you feel sorrow and want to help the children as they look like they need a place to stay and some food. united: very wordy but makes it easy to donate by giving clickable buttons. Youth: focuses on their birthday! and they used one picture with short burst of text.

TOOLS to make me give my money: pictures so I can see the work being done. They address the reader by name which makes it feel personal as though the letter is for your eyes only and you are meant to make the difference. The easy donate buttons draw you in on united as a busy person, a one click option is something I would need. YIA plays on their 20th birthday by asking donors to donate 20 dollars every month or to increase donations 20%. repetition to stick in your head. Downcity focuses on using pictures with very little text. Then they ask for an end of the year donation.

WHO gets my $50.00???: At first I was going to give my money to Downcity because I loved looking at the pictures and seeing the work that was done but then I thought about it, and realised their was not enough information about their plan or what their work was for me to donate, of course I could research more (which I am going to do) but solely based on the flyer I would not give them my money but instead United We Dream as they have a good mix of text and pictures (logo and donation buttons to break up text). Honestly, I think it is the donation buttons that sold me as I am on the go and a button I can just click that will send me to the right documentation to donate 50 dollars in 2 minutes is the kind of webpage we need in our life.

MY TAKE ON HSLI!

HASBRO SUMMER LEARNING INITIATIVE

What is HSLI?: Hasbro Summer Learning Initiative!!! It is keeping learning flowing through the summer. Started in MA and in 2012 moved to Rhode Island and partnered with United Way. ALC also supports.

The Problem: Children sleeping in and relaxing in the summer and not learning as much as they would when it is the academic school year.

YDEV anchors/ ideologies connection: Youth work and promoting children learning for themselves. This program is definitely leading with youth. Children work with groups and they all get a chance to lead groups. This helps to break children out of shells and shape them into tomorrow's leaders. PUrposeful play is a big one as the children are learning through play. There are classes on dancing and movement and the children also go out into the community to help make it better, by planting flowers or cleaning up trash. The big takeaway is building friendships in these types of scenarios.

Who can come?: elementary school, middle school and high school-age populations can  sign up voluntarily and  many attend on  a scholarship while others do pay a tuition. 

Who does HSLI work with?: United way and Afterschool Leadership Circle

What is required for a grant?: have then in by nov 9 2015 or you will not be considered for money.  The proposal can not be more than seven pages.  Will be scored on a rubric by UWRI.  In January 2016 results will be revealed. 

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Plus: I love the initiative to get children involved in the summer. I also love that children can attend on a scholarship as I am sure this allows others to attend that may not. I also enjoy that there is a testing system in place to see if the program is working. 

minus:  The program needs to be bigger and serve more of rhode Island, I had not heard of it before this project. 

Delta: This is more of a question.. I am sure there is different test for each grade but i was wondering if there are different test for each school district? I know not all public schools are at the same level and I was wondering how HSLI would accommodate their testing to this. 

Rhode Island Foundation

THE RHODE ISLAND FOUNDATION

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Mission: 

"The Rhode Island Foundation is a proactive community and philanthropic leader dedicated to meeting the needs of the people of Rhode Island."

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History: 

• Founded in 1916 
•  nation's OLDEST  community foundations.
•  Rhode Island's ONLY community foundation
• Largest funder of Rhode Island's nonprofit sector.
• In 2017, the Foundation awarded $43 MILLION IN GRANTS to more than 1,700 nonprofit organizations

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Money from where?:

The 1916 Society   (people who have donated- list found here) ....anyone can donate (:    http://www.rifoundation.org/WorkingTogether/ForDonors/WaystoPartnerwiththeFoundation/PlanNowtoGiveLater/The1916Society.aspx

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What to fund/ What isn't funded?: 

Funded!

April 6: CATARACT FIRE COMPANY #2 SCHOLARSHIP
For Warwick high school seniors entering an academic or vocational/technical post-secondary institution

April 6: MAJOR JEREMIAH P. MURPHY SCHOLARSHIP
For children of active, retired, or deceased Providence police officers to attend a two or four-year post-secondary institution

April 6: RHODE ISLAND PBS SCHOLARSHIP
For Rhode Island or Bristol County, MA students planning a career in broadcasting, communications, and/or journalism

Not Funded

Thanks to the generosity of many Rhode Islanders, the Foundation manages more than 150 scholarship and fellowship funds. Assistance is offered to students at a variety of levels (from middle school to post-graduate), to students in communities throughout the state, and in many different fields of study.

 Anything not in this category! 

Describe one program!:

April 6: CATARACT FIRE COMPANY #2 SCHOLARSHIP
For Warwick high school seniors entering an academic or vocational/technical post-secondary institution

*****  this targets one specific town which could be considered city. it is also only for students graduating and going into some type of post high school education. This could be an attempt to get more students from cities to attend education after high school. I LOVE THAT the grant does not have to be to a four year college. 

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MY TWO QUESTIONS:

1. How is determined which scholarships and grants will get determined? / is it the board? what is they disagree? is it anonymous?  
2.  What are the requirements for working for this organization? How does one apply for a job?