2008 Gifts In Kind International Computer Grant

United Way of the Mid-Willamette Valley has a great opportunity to grant out used notebook computers through the Gifts In Kind International (GIKI) program in collaboration with the local software company, Synopsys.

Application requirements and instructions:

- Your organization must be a 501(c)3 non-profit that provides a program serving youth in grades K-12.
- Grant application answers must be typed and contain 200 words or less.
- Applicant must have a GIKI donation recipient agreement on file with United Way or submit one along with this application.
- Applications are due by 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 19th 2008. Late applications will not be accepted for any reason.
- If your program is chosen as a recipient for one or more computers, your organization agrees to pay a $20 administrative fee (per computer) to cover the costs of administering this grant process and Gifts In Kind compliance measures.

Notebook computer specifications:The donated notebook computers have at least a 900 MHz processor, approximately 10GB hard drive and 256 MB of RAM, CD-ROM and 3.4” 1.44 MB floppy disk drive. Each system will have an operating system of XP installed. Please be sure to carefully review your organization’s technology platform requirements to ensure that this donation will meet your needs before applying.

To obtain an application and/or a donation recipient agreement please email krotella@unitedwaymwv.org

Network Wide Access to Background Checks?

Advanced Reporting, a subsidiary of MaPS Credit Union has approached the Center with an opportunity to set up a background check service that would function through the Center. This service would allow volunteers to be cleared through the Center on a background check designed and determined by all of our Partner Agencies. Agencies would then be able to log-in to an electronic databse and see if a new volunteer had been cleared through the Center or another Partner Agency within the last year, and run deeper checks if necessary. Checks would run about $10 - with some potential opportunities for shared costs between the Center and Partner Agencies.

The Center is very excited about this opportunity and thinks it's a collaboration that we can't pass up. However, we want to make sure that it's a truly beneficial opportunity for as many of our Partner Agencies as possible. With that in mind, we want to set up a meeting for any interested Partner Agencies to come hear from Advanced Reporting, and to have a brainstorming session where we hear from all of you as to what you need from this opportunity to make it valuable for your organization.

Please reply to this post to express your interest. Once I learn who is interested, I will work to set up a meeting time for after the first of the year.