NetWork Kansas to Host Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge May 7, 2014

Wichita, Kansas, April 24, 2014 --- NetWork Kansas is hosting the first annual Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge May 7, 2014 in Bird City, Kansas. Northwest Kansas middle and high school students will compete for $5,000 in prize money at this regional competition. The Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge features a business plan tradeshow, elevator pitches, and formal business presentations. Mike Bosch, serial entrepreneur and PIPELINE fellow, will be the featured lunch speaker. 

The event is open to the public, but RSVPs must be received by April 30. 

The Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge is open to students in grades 7-12 who live in a northwest Kansas Entrepreneurship (E-) Community who have participated in one of four qualifying local competitions held in Bird City, Rawlins County, Sherman County, and Wichita County during March and April. Northwest Kansas E-Communities include: Bird City, Ellis County, Greeley County, Phillips County, Norton County, Rawlins County, Scott County, Sherman County, Thomas County, and Wichita County.

The competition is hosted by NetWork Kansas as part of their 44-community E-Community Partnership. The E-Community Partnership is dedicated to increasing entrepreneurial activity and developing self-sustaining ecosystems favorable to long-term entrepreneurial growth. NetWork Kansas and Midwest Energy are proud sponsors of the Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge.

All participants will display a business plan booth, present their entrepreneurship idea to judges, and participate in elevator pitches. Students who advance to the final round will present their business plan in a formal presentation to a panel of judges and the audience. A total of $5,000 in prize money will be awarded, including $2,500 for first place, $1,250 for second place, and $750 for third place, and other awards .

What: The NetWork Kansas Regional Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge
When: Wednesday May 7, 2014
Where: American Legion, 113 W. 4th St., Bird City, KS

Media
For more information, the media can contact the event organizer directly at adewvall@networkkansas.com.

Youth Entrepreneurship Supporters
RSVP to attend the event by e-mailing yec@networkkansas.com by April 30, 2014.

Sponsors
Opportunities still exist for businesses to sponsor the Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge. Interested businesses or organizations should contact Anne Dewvall at adewvall@networkkansas.com.


Contact: Anne Dewvall 316.425.7059
adewvall@networkkansas.com

For more information visit: http://www.youtheshipchallenge.com/

Fatherhood Grant Recipients...

Noncustodial fathers, fathers in arrears of child support and needing job skills,,, check out a program near you.... Why not take advantage of federal-funded programs to move your life forward?

The Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood initiative is part of ACF's strategy to improve the lives of children. ACF funded a local network of 121 organizations in 47 states to provide comprehensive healthy relationship and marriage education services, responsible parenting, and job and career advancement activities to advance economic stability and improve the overall well-being of children and their parents. 

https://hmrf.acf.hhs.gov/programs/grants/

Check This Out...

This highlight is part of a series entitled Highlights from the Field: Office of Family Assistance Programs at Work for American Families.

 

 Connections to Success: Juan Evans King

This highlight from the field is a video interview with Juan Evans King, a participant through the Connections to Success program, a Responsible Fatherhood grantee of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Family Assistance.     

The Responsible Fatherhood program funds projects that integrate robust economic stability services, healthy marriage activities, and activities designed to foster responsible parenting. Fatherhood grantees must concurrently implement all three Promoting Responsible Fatherhood authorized activities (Healthy Marriage, Responsible Parenting, and Economic Stability).

https://hmrf.acf.hhs.gov/articles/connections-to-success/

Reminder: 2014 Midwest Symposium on Social Entrepreneurship

Second Annual Midwest Symposium on 
Social Entrepreneurship, May 19-20

Kauffman Foundation joins with UMKC, USASBE to host Kansas City event

Over the last two decades, we have witnessed an expanding interest in social entrepreneurship – a movement that crosses the boundaries of the business, nonprofit, and public sectors, and is rapidly growing. The Second Annual Midwest Symposium on Social Entrepreneurship offers a forum to continue the advancement of social entrepreneurship thinking, teaching, and practice; promote an exchange of knowledge and experience; and facilitate a discussion among business and nonprofit practitioners, teachers and researchers, funders, and others interested in sharing and shaping ideas and learning focused on promoting successful social entrepreneurship. Those interested in advancing their understanding of social entrepreneurship are invited to attend the 2014 Midwest Symposium on Social Entrepreneurship on May 19-20. 

This highly interactive symposium includes the opportunity to participate in a number of workshops developed and delivered by leading faculty in the emerging field of social entrepreneurship. The symposium will also allow its participants to tap into the existing experiences and expertise of those living, breathing, and supporting social entrepreneurship. Workshops include:

•    Introduction to Social Entrepreneurship
•    Measuring the Impact of Social Ventures
•    Funder’s Perspectives on Social Entrepreneurship
•    Social Intrapreneurship
•    Legal Issues in Social Entrepreneurship

The Symposium begins Monday morning, May 19, at the Kauffman Foundation Conference Center, 4801 Rockhill Road, Kansas City, MO, and concludes the afternoon of May 20 at the the Henry W. Bloch Executive Hall for Entrepreneurship & Innovation, 5110 Cherry Street, Kansas City, MO. 

The afternoon of May 20 includes a business plan competition showcasing socially entrepreneurial initiatives developed by students participating in The Aaron L. Levitt Social Entrepreneurship Challenge. 

The Kauffman Foundation and the University of Missouri-Kansas City are co-sponsoring the event in collaboration with the U.S. Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (USASBE).

View the full event schedule. 

Register to attend the Symposium. 


NOTE: The workshops described in the Symposium Program Schedule are open to all Symposium registrants. Five of the nine workshops are being offered in conjunction with the innovative USASBE Certificate in Social Entrepreneurship Program. This initiative, currently presented through a collaboration among USASBE, the University of Notre Dame, and UMKC, is designed to be of value to educators interested in teaching courses and participating in other programs on social entrepreneurship, as well as to principals and consultants interested in the planning and implementation of social ventures. 

Sustainability, Leverage and Impact: Webinar on Social Enterprise

Sustainability, Leverage and Impact Webinar: How Social Enterprise Can Transform Your Organizations Join us for a webinar on how to increase your organization's long-term financial sustainability via social enterprise.   Register Now!

Thursday, May 8th | 2:00-3:30 pm (EDT) Social enterprise - a business whose primary purpose is the common good -  is one of the most rapidly expanding ideas in the social sector. This webinar will introduce the idea of social enterprise to leaders who have heard a lot about it but are not quite sure what it is, how it can help them, and how to get started. Key concepts explored include: How social enterprise can support the long term financial health and sustainability of your organization leverage its existing revenue streams and directly deliver mission impact. Examples of the broad array of social enterprises. Practical “how to” tips and resources to explore the possibilities   Presented by Kevin Lynch, President/CEO of Social Enterprise Alliance (SEA)   SEA is the champion for social enterprise in the United States, whose aim is for social enterprise to reach its full potential as a force for positive social change, in service to the common good. To achieve this purpose, SEA provides social enterprises with the tools and resources they need to succeed, and work on building an optimal environment in which they can thrive.   Register Now!

 

What Can a Logic Model Do For Me?

April 24, 2014  Developing a logic model for your organization may not seem urgent relative to our day-to-day work in the field of black male achievement. However, taking the time to develop this model - which links an organization's activities to its results - is too important to ignore. First, a logic model, because it provides a picture of what your organization is working on, can help us make decisions about what direction to go in and keep the big picture in mind when making decisions. Second, a logic model can be key to demonstrating to external audiences -- including funders -- that the program is having an impact and thus investment worthy. Please see below for how a logic model can help program success, also from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation here. Next week, we will share the next critical step: developing a Theory of Change that outlines the hypothesis, assumptions and evidence for why your organization's activities will presumably lead to desired results.   Program Elements Criteria for Program Success   Benefits of Program Logic Models Planning and Design Program goals and objectives, and important side effects are well defined ahead of time. Program goals and objectives are both plausible and possible. Finds “gaps” in the theory or logic of a program and work to resolve them. Builds a shared understanding of what the program is all about and how the parts work together. Program Implementation and Management Relevant, credible, and useful performance data can be obtained. Focuses attention of management on the most important connections between action and results.   Evaluation, Communication, and Marketing The intended users of the evaluation results have agreed on how they will use the information. Provides a way to involve and engage stakeholders in the design, processes, and use of evaluation.     Don't forget to check out the IBMA's resource library for more capacity-building and field-building resources. Don't see a resource that you need on a certain area of capacity-building? Please share your resource needs by emailing team@blackmaleachievement.org.  The Institute for Black Male Achievement is a national membership network that seeks to ensure the growth, sustainability, and impact of leaders and organizations committed to improving the life outcomes of black men and boys through systemic change.

Crisis Alert: African American Children Have Lowest Well-Being in U.S.

Vol. 11, Issue 11 April 19, 2014 Crisis Alert: African American Children Have Lowest Well-Being in U.S. The Annie E. Casey Foundation has issued a 2014 report that explores the intersection of kids, race and opportunity.  The "Race for Results" report used 12 indicators and a single composite score to determine a child's chance at future success. The factors included whether the children were born at normal birth weight, if they were enrolled in preschool by the ages of 3 to 5, whether they lived with an adult who has at least a high school diploma, and their proficiency at reading and math during elementary and middle school. African-American children fared the worst in the study, and the situation "should be considered a national crisis," the report said.   In almost every region of the United States, African-American, Latino and Native American children face far greater barriers to their future success than their white and Asian counterparts, according to the study by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, which aims to improve the life of all children.  Read the full report here - http://bit.ly/RaceForResults.   What should be understood is that "children who cannot overcome barriers become adults who cannot overcome barriers."  Every resource in the African American community must be mobilized to address this issue.  African American community leaders, Political leaders, and Faith leaders should consider this report, and others like it, a crisis worthy of our top priority.  If we don't begin to reverse the trends of the past 20 years, this generation won't have the capacity to improve the future for generations to follow. The danger of inaction cannot be overstated.   The twelve measures of well-being in this report provide a good frame of reference for factors each of us can address.   The crisis of declining outcomes for African American children is real.  There is no need for debate.  Now is the time for increased action.   Full Report:  http://www.aecf.org/~/media/Pubs/Initiatives/KIDS%20COUNT/R/RaceforResults/RaceforResults.pdf

Clunkers for Charity - Spring Recycling Campaign - 2014

2014 Spring Recycling Campaign

April - May

Now that the ‘polar vortex’ has passed and the cold weather now turns warm, is it about time to get rid of that old car, truck, appliance, desks, etc?

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Why not donate these and any other items to Clunkers for Charity if they are no longer needed, working and just taking up space??

 (heavily damaged & non-working vehicles, appliances, campers, boats, etc... preferred)

We will promptly pickup donated items…

 

You may be eligible for a standard tax-deduction based off of the BlueBook value of a vehicle; or if we fix up a donated vehicle to sell or use!

IBSA Tax-Exempt ID# | 48-1137236

IBSA Recycling Partners:

P & Q Enterprise, Inc.

603 SE 10^th

Topeka, KS

Focus Recycling, Inc.

432 SE 13^th

Topeka, KS

Effective January 1, 2005, the law allows a deduction equal to the gross proceeds 

from the sale of the donated vehicle. You will be notified of the sale price of the car.

Contact Us Today (we also accept bulk donations from corporations, hospitals, and nonprofits)

 

629 SE Quincy                 Topeka, Kansas 66603        (785) 422-0761         www.clunkersforcharity.org

IBSA, Inc. is a Kansas nonprofit, tax-exempt organization based in Topeka, KS

Fees generated from recycling efforts fund programs that serve low-income youth & adults.

 Donate

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CJOnline: http://cjonline.com/news/local/2009-09-16/clunkers_for_charity_seeking_vehicles

New Solicitation/City of Wichita - CDBG Summer Youth Employment

Due: April 18th

 

CDBG – Summer Youth Employment (FP440023)

 

The solicitation document is attached. Only hard copy sealed bids can be submitted at this time.

 

 

Hannah Lang

Purchasing Division

Buyer

(P) 316-268-4426

(F) 316-858-7526

hlang@wichita.gov

http://ep.wichita.gov