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Welcome to NFPW's Resource page. This section lists grants, scholarships, fellowships and other opportunities of interest to professional communicators.

 

NFPW Education Grants

The NFPW Education Fund was established to fund education opportunities for NFPW members and students to broaden their knowledge and skills. It is funded through contributions.

The fund awards two types of grants:

1. Grants to help underwrite the cost of non-NFPW conferences and seminars for a limited number of applicants seeking to sharpen their professional skills

2. A grant awarded once a year to a member attending an NFPW conference for the first time

Please download these forms to apply for a grant or reimbursement:

Professional Development Grant Application (pdf)

Conference Application (pdf)
Deadline: June 11, 2010

The fund operates as an entity separate from NFPW.

For members...Education Fund bylaws and officers are available on the MEMBERS ONLY page.

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Education Fund honors high school students

Jonathan Safron was one of three national winners in NFPW's High School Communications Contest who traveled to San Antonio, Texas, to receive their awards, presented by the Education Fund during the conference. Jonathan is pictured here receiving his first place award in the opinion category for his piece, "Out of life's deep end." A graduate of Adlai E. Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire, Ill., he is now a freshman at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn. The judge commented, "The writer has taken the experience of a specific student to convey a universal truth. Poking fun at the professional baseball players and their maladies underscores the strength of the student with cancer in an entertaining way. Overall, the writing is sophisticated and clean -- a delightful read."

Also joining us in San Antonio were Alejandra Oliva (A&M Consolidated High School, College Station, Texas), who received honorable mention in the opinion category, and Kelsey O'Briant (Jersey Village High School, Houston, Texas), who received honorable mention in the double-truck layout category.

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Social Media for Social Good

NFPW President Cynthia Price participated on this panel presented recently by the Jepson School for Leadership Studies at the University of Richmond in Virginia. She is Director of Communications for ChildFund International.

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12th Annual Scriptapalooza Screenplay Competition

Sponsor: Scriptapalooza, Inc.

Deadline: March 5
Grand Prize: $10,000

Scriptapalooza’s goal: To nurture talent, to seek out that storyteller and honor their script with a grand prize of $10,000. We promote the winners, runners-up, finalists and semifinalists for a full year.We are considered one of the best screenplay competitions by agents, managers and producers. Each year dozens of production companies and literary representatives sign on as participants to read our winners, resulting in many scripts being optioned, sold or outright bought. We are considered one of the best screenplay competitions by agents, managers and producers. Entertainment Weekly Magazine calls us "One of the Best."

Questions? Comments? call the office 323.654.5809
or email us at info@scriptapalooza.com.

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The 2010 Casey Medals for Meritorious Journalism

Sponsor: Journalism Center on Children and Families

University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College of Journalism

Deadline: Received by 5 p.m. March 5

Enter the 16th annual Casey Medals for Meritorious Journalism competition that recognizes exemplary reporting on children and families. This year, we've updated our categories for the digital age: For the first time, citizen journalists and reporters from online-only news sites are eligible to apply. We have revamped the audio and video categories, and we welcome Web audio and video entries.

First-place winners receive $1,000 and will be honored at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. Casey Medalists are automatically considered for two additional $5,000 awards presented by the America's Promise Alliance.

The Journalism Center on Children and Families is a nonprofit training and resource center. Nearly 4,500 journalists have competed for Casey Medals since 1994.

Download the application form.

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Are You Ready?

Community Readiness Communications:
Accurate Messages in Times of Crisis

March 25-27, 2010
Kansas State University Alumni Center
Manhattan, Kansas

Continuing worries about pandemic flu, concerns about biosecurity and terrorism threats, and daily coverage of food safety and security issues, demand that it is time to go beyond crisis reaction and simple management.

This conference aims to develop well-informed and well-trained public communicators in journalism, health and safety, public office and the military who are equipped to cover these issues on a daily basis, relate to communities about these topics, and respond efficiently and effectively during a crisis. Sessions will focus on information, planning and research, and on media preparedness by bringing together journalists, scholars, public relations experts, military specialists and public officials.

This conference is sponsored by a grant from the McCormick Tribune Foundation in conjunction with the A.Q. Miller School of Journalism and Mass Communications, K-State Research and Extension and the Biosecurity Research Institute (BRI).

Click for details.

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Writing Exchange

Sponsor: Women's Vision Foundation

A professional is sought to write a story for a women's, leadership or social action publication on a personal leadership program offered through the foundation. In return for the story, the writer would participate in the program, a $1,795 value. Ideally the writer would fit the program's demographic target: professional woman, 40+ years, in transition, seeking a deeper purpose, etc.

Those interested may send writing samples to carolyn@mythiclives.com. For more information on the program, visit the website.

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Writing Opportunities

womensviewsonnews.org

Stories on national and international current affairs, written about women and from a woman's perspective, are sought for this blog that seeks to combat the male-bias in the mainstream media. Contributors will not be paid for their submissions to this nonprofit venture. For more information, contact alimclarke@googlemail.com.

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Canned: How to Land on Your Feet

This event was originally broadcast Feb. 19 through www.blogtalkradio.com in real time.

Go to this link hosted by Columbia J-School CS.

After Diane Parker, director of staffing and diversity at Associated Press, and Lily H. Li, currently with the National Association of Black Journalists, made brief welcoming speeches, the rest of the session was devoted to a Q&A with the audience.

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Help a Reporter Out

Help a Reporter Out helps editors and reporters locate authors and other subject area experts willing to be interviewed for articles, books, blogs, and podcasts. Once you register—for free—you will receive up to 3 e-mails a day, each containing up to 10 detailed queries from reporters looking for individuals willing to be interviewed.

If you're a journalist looking for individuals to interview, visit the press page at www.helpareporter.com/press and submit your query. Your query will go out to over 10,000 publicists, small business owners, and other professionals and experts in all walks of life, increasing the chances of you finding that hard-to-find source pre-deadline.

If you're a source, simply sign up for the 3-per-day newsletter at www.helpareporter.com.

 

 

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