Contest for Film Students
The Possible Futures Film Contest is an opportunity for your film students to make a difference doing what they love, show their film work to thousands of viewers, and possibly receive a great award from our judges – many of whom are world-class film directors and producers.
Filmmakers of all skill levels are invited to create short films (:60 - 5 mins) sharing their vision for a sustainable, socially just, peaceful and fulfilling world.
The submission deadline is June 21, 2011, and a bonus is, there's no entry fee. The top 20 films will be screened at an event on July 25 in San Francisco. Seven films will receive awards valued at over $30,000, which includes cash prizes and trips to the Amazon rainforest with The Pachamama Alliance, our nonprofit parent organization.
Winning films will be selected through a combination of public voting and an esteemed panel of Grand Judges:
* Chris Eyre, award-winning film director/producer and an enrolled member of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma
* Neil Huxley, interactive media producer, director and motion graphics designer for films, including Avatar
* Annie Leonard, Director of The Story of Stuff Project and author of The Story of Stuff
* Trudie Styler, actress, producer, global activist and founder of the Rainforest Foundation with husband Sting
* Geshe Yong Dong, teacher and educator, holding a Rajampa Geshe degree - the highest academic degree in Tibetan monastic education
We kindly ask your support in getting the word out to students about this contest. Full information can be found at our website: possiblefuturesfilmcontest.org
I’d also be happy to mail you some flyers and/or postcards. We would love to have one of your students among our winners!
Thanks for your partnership and support!
Karen RedHawk Dallett
Project Manager of the Possible Futures Film Contest
karen@apossiblefuture.org
415.561.4522 x112 | San Francisco, CA
facebook.com/apossiblefuture | twitter.com/apossiblefuture
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Legal help available in Mumbai
Hi friends,
I am providing legal advice, opinions and support to the poor victims and for social causes in Mumbai. Can you help me to spread the word so as the poor and needy can get the legal support?
The issues involved
* Women’s Domestic Violence and Criminal Court Matters
*·Public Interests (PILs, Writ Petitions, etc.) - Civil and Criminal
* Police Atrocities Victims
* Fraud, Cheating, Cheques & Economic Offences Victims
* RTI, BMC, SRA, Slum, Land, Revenue & Property Issues
* Builders, illegal Construction & Encroachment
* Medical, Public Health and Hospitals Issues
* Kidney Patients Support
* Social Causes – Environment, Pollution, Roads, Animals
* Senior Citizens Help
* Crime and Corruption (State and Central Govt.)
* Human Rights Violations & Social Media Advocacy
regards
Namitabh Kothari
9930992660
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Funds for Printing 150 Books on First Aid in Braille ((tag: Miscellaneous))
Dear Chandni
As per our telecom Ciyon John is studying in Willsion College and doing the summer internship with RADHEE. he is developing the Braille first aid book in Marathi. which will be distributed in 69 blind schools of Maharashtra.
I ve attached the letter with detail for your reference.
Ciyon himself is visually challenged student
With Warm Regards,
Dr Rita Savla,
Mobile- +91-9833835789
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From: "rajanshailaja@gmail.com"
To: Chandni Parekh
Sent: Thu, April 21, 2011
Subject: Fw: Urgent: Required funds for child's residential schooling
Hi please let me know if you can spread the word and help this boy. I will be meeting him soon for more details.
From: Ra Foundation
Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2011
Dear Shailaja,
As you are aware, Ra Foundation identifies needy and motivated kids living in difficult situation to enroll them in residential school to enable their holistic development to the best of their potentials. In the process, Ra acts as their foster parent to cater to all their needs and requests.
From the attachment, you will note that Anas was saved from a drug dealer and we have received a warning from the dealer that unless he is put in a boarding school, they will take away the child. Anas and his care taker family are keen to enroll him in a good boarding school.
The annual cost of his education will be Rs. 1,63900.
We seek your help urgently.
Looking forward to your positive response.
Best regards
Sonali Jain
Coordinator
Ra Foundation
Mumbai
Please join us on Facebook
Visit us at rafoundation.blogspot.com
[GiveIndia.org - Spreading a giving culture] Are we a giving country? A globa...
In a recent report released by the Charities Aid Foundation, India scores a lowly 134 on a World Giving Index covering 153 countries. This begs the question on whether India is really a giving country.
The Charities Aid Foundation has come out with a report called the World Giving Report. It is one of the largest projects covering 95% of the world’s population in 153 countries and is based on an ongoing survey by Gallup and studies how charitable behaviour differs in each country. To ensure that the wealthiest nations do not appear most charitable it combines measures of giving of money and time. Understanding the level of giving in a country is most important since – “The level of giving in a country indicates something about the strength of civil society – the extent to which individuals are willing and able to contribute towards addressing the needs of others both in their own localities and across borders.”
Individuals were asked which of the following three charitable acts of giving they had undertaken in the last month:
* donated money to an organisation?
* volunteered time to an organisation?
* helped a stranger, or someone they didn’t know who needed help?
The results across the world’s population showed that:
* 30% had donated money
* 20% had volunteered time
* 45% had helped a stranger in some form or the other
Australia and New Zealand are the most “giving countries” with a World Giving Index score of 57% (which is calculated as an average of the above 3). They are followed by Ireland and Canada with 56% each. India is ranked 134 with a score of 19%.
Malta with 85% of the population giving money topped the charts on money donated followed by Netherlands (77%), UK and Thailand (73% each). India with 14% of the population giving money last month languishes at rank 123.
When it comes to volunteering time, Turkmenistan tops the charts with 61% of the population giving time. This is followed by Sri Lanka (52%) and Central African Republic (47%). India with 12% of the population giving time is at rank 113.
76% of the populace in Liberia has helped strangers last month. They are followed by Sierra Leone (75%) and Sudan (69%). Once again out here, India with 30% is at rank 134.
Even when we compare India with its neighbours , its only better than Pakistan and Bangladesh, our erstwhile states. Sri Lanka on the other hand has done extremely well on all 3 fronts (58%, 52% and 50%) and ranks very high at number 8 on the World Giving Index. This really begs the question on whether India is a giving country or has ever been!!!
While the rest of the world showed a marked ability to give with age, in Southern Asia, giving seems to peak in the 35-49 age group. This suggests that people are more likely to give at the peak of their careers rather than when they are retiring as they save up for their old age in countries which lack sufficient social welfare measures. However volunteering time peaked in the >=50 age group as they would tend to have more time in retirement. But quite interesting helping a stranger was most prevalent once again in the 35-49 age group.
Again while its fairly normal that most of the money will be donated by males as opposed to females in largely patriarchal societies of South Asia, what was very interesting was that males scored over females in the volunteering time as well as helping strangers.
Do you believe India is a giving country? In your opinion what % of people give time and money and how much time and money (as % of your income) do you think they give?
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Regarding our new non for profit initiative for mother nature earth
I would like to take this opportunity to make you aware of our environmental educational non-profit initiative Go Green Kids, where students can win cash prize of Rs. 2, 00,000, scholarships and lots of other benefits along with saving Mother Earth and contributing towards a Greener future. Each and every student will awarded with a participation certificate which will be life time asset to them. Visit www.greenyatra.org or for more detail. Go Green Kids is an initiative by Green Yatra an NGO.
We are looking forward to have your full support and participation in helping us to educate children and encouraging them to participate and be aware about the environment and to save it in daily lifestyle. Your small support will help to us launch this campaign to a different height and be an inspiration for all. So Be the part of Change toward safe pollution free Green Earth by encouraging your children, children at your home, relatives, friends and neighbours to participate ,spread the words, forward this mail to all as much as you can because it’s for all of us and our Green Present and Future.
Be the Change, Bring the Change... Become the Change maker join hand with us. To be our volunteer partner, donate, support, and collaborate write us on: info@greenyatra.org
Kindly pass on this mail ... because no revolution and initiative succeed without the support of individuals.
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A few steps on May 8, 2011 can mean a whole new future for children born with thalassemia!
Thalassemia International Day - We Care We Walk
Sunday, May 8 · 7:00am - 11:00am, People's Plaza, Necklace Road, Hyderabad.
A few steps on May 8, 2011 can mean a whole new future for children born with thalassemia!
You can make a difference - all you have to do is walk.
Ask your friends, family members, co-workers and neighbors to join us on May 8, 2011 and walk with you to raise awareness for thalassemia.
The Care Walk on May 8, 2011 is sponsored by the Thalassemia & Sickle Cell Society & the WILL India
You can avail T-Shirts and badges by contacting us:
Sudhakar - 9985440505
Kiran Prakash - 9703202315
Suman - 9849822898
For more information you can email us at - iwill@willindia.org
Please support Thalassemia patients by signing the petition:
change.org/petitions/vote-for-thalassemia
We cant cure it but we can prevent it....
Let us together fight to prevent Thalassemia Free World
Event Schedule:
Care Walk - 1-2 KM
Followed by Cultural Activities by Thalassemia Patients
Vote for Thalassemia by Chief Guest, Members of the Society and Volunteers
WILL India Page:
facebook.com/pages/WILL-India/16600694344
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To NGOs of Karnataka: Golden opportunity in IT training for you in Gulbarga
Golden opportunity in IT Training for you in Gulbarga
1152 participants have taken advantage of free IT training workshops in Karnataka, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Orissa, Gujarat and Delhi. Now it is your turn to attend… Apply NOW!
For the first time in Karnataka, NGOs can take advantage of free IT training on MS Office & social media worth at least Rs5000. Thanks to NASSCOM Foundation and Microsoft, this programme called ConnectIT comes to NGOs free of cost. You can nominate TWO participants, which means a saving of Rs10,000 and your NGO will get the benefit of using IT more effectively.
What is the workshop content:
Practical training on desktops/ laptops including advanced use of Microsoft Excel, Word, making presentations, newsletters, movie making, animation, sound and video in Power point, use of new media such as blogs, Twitter, Face book, etc. There is also a session on how to get featured on GuideStar India. All NGOs that register for ConnectIT workshops will be trained to showcase their work on www.guidestarindia.org, an online platform for NGOs to create and manage their own web pages. You will also get to enroll for NASSCOM Foundation’s software donation programme BiGTech.
Please refer to the agenda for details.
Participants who attend all 4 days sessions in any one ConnectIT Workshop will receive a Certificate of Participation and a CD based user manual to help them use their learning after this workshop.
Who can participate
NGO leaders and staff who currently use MS Office and are keen to learn to use these and other tools more effectively. These will be conducted in English and Hindi. Nominate 2 persons, one of who is a key decision maker so that your organisation can implement the learning most appropriately. We do a thorough check of participant’s eligibility so that your organisation benefits from the programme.
Accommodation: Participants have to make their own arrangements for stay and travel.
Where & When are ConnectIT Workshop to be held:
Place | Date | Venue |
Gulbarga | 24th – 27th May, 2011 | Will be informed to you once you fill the online registration form. |
How to register
Click http://bit.ly/connectitwkregn to register online. You can also paste the link in your browser window.
Or
If you are not able to fill the online Registration Form, please download the Word document , fill it and email to gsiworkshops@gmail.com/ register@guidestarindia.org. If you face any difficulty, please call Sangeeta at GuideStar India on 022-26856900/99.
How will you know if your Participation is Confirmed
You will receive a mail from GuideStar India within 3 days of receiving your registration form. If you do not receive a mail, please feel free to call Sangeeta at GuideStar India to verify your confirmation status. Confirmation is based on selection criteria and first come first served basis. Entry will be allowed strictly against copy of confirmation mail and photo ID.
Why you should attend this workshop
Many of the participants who attended the ConnectIT workshops have provided valuable feedback and continue to interact actively in the e-group. Here is a sample of some of the feedback.
You will receive a series of important emails after you register. Please read all our emails carefully as it may contain important information about the ConnectIT Workshop.
If you have any questions regarding participation, please contact us at GuideStar India, the Outreach Partner of NASSCOM Foundation for ConnectIT. Please apply at the earliest and await email confirmation of your registration.
If you have already registered for the ConnectIT Workshop then you need not register again. Feel free to inform other NGOs from your network to register for the ConnectIT Workshop. You may simply forward this mailer to them.
If you do not want to miss this golden opportunity, apply NOW.
-Team GuideStar India
Ph# 022 26856900/99
Read the complete story at:
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Funds for Palliative Care - Kerala ((tag: Health))
Subject: Funds for NGO in Palliative Care - Kindly inviting your urgent attention
Dear All,
I am Saif from Kerala working in the field of Palliative Care. I am writing this to kindly invite your attention to a major concern in connection with our organisation.
Tracks of our life is formed by consistent steps in one direction,Here is an opportunity to make a definite track of compassion.Pain and Palliative Care society is an organization based in Kozhikode City, Kerala. The concrete task of the organisation is to organise adequate and affordable support programs for the bed ridden, the incurably ill and the dying people and to ensure the involvement of
the society in patient care and rehabilitation programs by mobilizing local community, volunteers, material and financial resources. The Society, active in the field since 1994 believes that individuals and families coping with a life-threatening illness deserve efficient access to services that are designed to enhance their quality of life and enable them to receive care in the setting of their choice.
This is to kindly inform you about the project TWL (Tracks We Leave) launched by the society as it is finding it difficult to run its activities due to lack of sufficient funds.Joining TWL means your contributions to involve with the activities of Pain and Palliative Care Society, thus offering solace to a suffering
fellow being, spending a few minutes to console them by keeping Three Rupee a day for them You will be informed regularly about projects in which you can contribute a little of your time.
Enrolment fee Rs.1000 a year ( ie; Three Rupee per day)
This will go directly to
1. Care and support activities for patients with incurable illness, the bed ridden and the dying through Home Care Programs,
2. Outpatient Services, Inpatient services
3. rehabilitation programs
4. to support Institute of Palliative Medicine, the research and training arm of the Society , which is designated by WHO as thefirst collaborating centre in Palliative Care in the developing world.
Spare a few minutes and a few rupees; TWL hopes for a life long cassociation with you
To start with join at least for three years
Please do the needful and make your friends to join the initiative.Your earliest action over this will be highly appreciated
Please feel free to ring +91 9846690490for or mail me at
saifsabil@yahoo.com for further queries
CHEERS !!!
Saif
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