First Online Session a Success!

Yesterday VALF presented our first online session thanks to Debra Hargrove who manages Florida TechNet.  We provided technical assistance for those interested in applying for this years VALF grant.  Most  questions were around innovation, a new element required for this year's application. 

We had program managers from volunteer literacy programs in Gadsden, Pinellas, Hillsborough, Martin and Monroe Counties sign up for the session.  Glenda Norvell, VALF Treasurer, walked everyone through the application which is now posted on our wiki.  Glenda Chairs the grant committee.  Here are some of her recommendations:

1. Read the application and follow the rules.  Last year we couldn't consider some applications because they went over VALF's page limit.
2. Note that we added a new component, Innovation. You can get up to 20 points for the category.

3. Applicants who applied in previous years and did not get a grant award get an extra 10 points if they apply again this year.  So, if you applied in the past, you are rewarded for trying again.

Volunteers for Adult Literacy in Florida is a membership organization dedicated 100% to the support of volunteer literacy.  We are volunteer run and are funded by membership and donations.  We hold our annual membership meeting at the Florida Literacy Conference and are a member of the Florida Literacy Coalition.  For more about VALF, go to our wiki.

Link to VALF Online Session

VALF (Volunteers for Adult Literacy in Florida) invites you to join our question and answer workshop session for applying for the VALF 2010 grant. The workshop session will be Friday, March 5th at 1:00 PM. Use the information below to join the session on Friday.

Please email us at literacyflorida@hotmail.com to indicate that you plan to attend the session.

If you have any questions, please call Sandy Newell at 850-245-6624.

Topic: VALF Grant Writing Workshop
Date: Friday, March 5, 2010
Time: 1:00 pm, Eastern Standard Time
Meeting Number: 575 935 891
Meeting Password: sandy

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To join the online meeting (Now from iPhones too!)
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1. Go to https://floridatechnet.webex.com/floridatechnet/j.php?ED=142124602&UID=0&PW=NZjBmNjQ0ZDIy&RT=MiMxMQ%3D%3D
2. Enter your name and email address.
3. Enter the meeting password: sandy
4. Click "Join Now".

To view in other time zones or languages, please click the link: https://floridatechnet.webex.com/floridatechnet/j.php?ED=142124602&UID=0&PW=NZjBmNjQ0ZDIy&ORT=MiMxMQ%3D%3D

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To join the audio conference only
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Call-in toll number (US/Canada): 1-408-792-6300

Access code:575 935 891

We look forward to talking with you.

Sandy Newell, President
VALF

Grant Writing Technical Assistance

VALF is providing a question and answer technical assistance online session on grant writing this Friday at 1 pm ET.  Glenda Norvell, literacy consultant and treasurer of VALF, will be available to answer questions.    The link to the session will be posted by Friday morning on this blog.  The session will focus on the grant opportunity provided by VALF this year.

The VALF grant appliction is due the end of March.  We will be awarding up to $1,000 for an innovative project to a volunteer literacy program in Florida.  The grant will be announced at the VALF annual meeting at the Florida Literacy Conference in May in Captiva in south Florida.  To get the grant application, email literacyflorida@hotmail.com. 
Sandy Newell,
President, VALF