Monday, July 30, 2012

Links from Education for social justice workshop

Online activities -Games for change

Try some yourself!

Be an ethical consumer!

Smart shopping links
 
www.etiko.com.au/
 
www.fairtradefederation.org/
 
www.oxfamshop.org.au/
 

Consume with a Conscience: The Rise of Ethical Shopping
 
 
Shop at the supermarket with a clear conscience! 
 
 
coopamerica.org/ -

www.greenamerica.org
 
www.greenpages.org/

www.greenbusinessnetwork.org/
 
 

Friday, April 13, 2012

Online resources for resource mobilization

Research and background information
The Foundation Center http://fconline.fdncenter.org/
Council on Foundations  www.cof.org
UK fundraising   http://www.fundraising.co.uk/
Japan Fundraising Association http://jfra.jp/
Europe grants and loans http://europa.eu.int/grants/
Japan Foundation Center (the guide is better)
Japan NPO Center  http://www.jnpoc.or.jp
Partnership Support Center  http://www.e-nponet.com
Japan Philanthropy Association  http://www.aminoney.com 

PDFs and articles
Raising resources http://www.samaritanguide.com/pdf/raising_resources.pdf  
A Guide to Fundraising - PDF online  http://www.iwtc.org/cd_finance/66_fnd.pdf 
Your guide to fundraising - PDF online
http://www.crossculturalsolutions.org/Documents/Fundraising-Guide-US.pdf
   
Writing a fundraising strategy
The Fundraising Methods That Worked Best in 2010—and Could Work Best in 2011 http://www2.guidestar.org/rxg/news/publications/fundraising-methods-worked-best-2010.aspx  
A Dozen Myths and Tips in Fund Raising http://www.venture-asia.org/page/7/23/43/myths_and_tips.aspx
Mango User Guide and Procedures -  Financial System Guide http://www.mango.org.uk/Guide/MangoAccountingPack  
New Fundraising Initiatives Seek to Bolster Growth of Nonprofit Sector http://www.jcie.or.jp/civilnet/monitor/9.html# 
ComparingCharitable GivinginCanada & theUnitedStates: 
www.envision.ca/pdf/news/FraserInstitute.pdf 
Giving in Australia http://www.philanthropy.org.au/factsheets/7-05-07-giving.htm 
Giving and Volunteering in Latin America http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~drclas/publications/revista/Volunteering/volunteering.html 
Fundraising UK   http://www.fundraising.co.uk/ 
Guide to Special Events Fundraising  http://www.pch.gc.ca/progs/pc-cp/pubs/e/Specev1.htm#2

Japanese data, reports and articles
all these are related to「日本のNPO/NGOにおけるファンドレイズ機能とその発展ストラテジー」
Series of booklets and reports from MoF_a and the Tokyo Foundation
PPT based on the report that is no longer on line
我が国における国際協力NGO等によるファンド・レイジング方法に係る調査 http://www.mofa.go.jp/mofaj/gaiko/oda/shimin/oda_ngo/shien/fund_raising/index.html
 鵜尾雅隆氏「戦略的なファンドレイジング」
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yky3X1nRwPs
Magazines/online magazines
Chronicle of philanthropy http://philanthropy.com/
 
 
 

Friday, August 19, 2011

「Advocacy 誰でもできるアドボカシー活動」online resources

Read one of these for session 2 on August 27

A, BOND – how and why of advocacy http://www.medsin.org/downloads/page_attachments/0000/2104/2.1howwhyadvocacy.pdf

B. Advocacy guide
http://www.ascd.org/ASCD/pdf/newsandissues/ascdadvocacyguide.pdf

C. 12 steps for policy change http://www.cgdev.org/content/publications/detail/15417

D. The water aid advocacy source book – section 4 or 5 www.wateraid.org/documents/plugin_documents/advocacy_sourcebook_2.pdf

E. CT association of nonprofits toolkit: read these sections:
1. Advocacy vs. Lobbying, 2. Lobbying – The Basics, 3. Make a Difference for Your Cause in Three Hours Per Week http://www.ctnonprofits.org/policy/resources

F. Media Advocacy Manual www.apha.org/about/news/mediaadvocacy.htm

G. Moments in Time: HIV/AIDS Advocacy Stories http://www.cedpa.org/content/publication/detail/721

Saturday, March 12, 2011

Japanese NGOs need your help!


Get more information here: https://japanvolunteers.wordpress.com/
 Japan based donations information
* Please indicate your donation is for the Tohoku Earthquake

Can Pan - in English

Give directly on the PWJ site - in Japanese
Find out about PWJ in English http://www.peace-winds.org/en/
Donate to PWJ directly via bank transfer:
Bank name: Mitsui Sumitomo Bank Branch: Aoyama  
Account type regular
Account number 1671932
Account name: Peace Winds Japan
三井住友銀行青山支店, 普通 
口座番号1671932
口座名義: 特定非営利活動法人 ピース ウィンズ・ジャパン広報口

JEN 
JEN is starting the assistance for the people in Tohoku.

You can donate from English Homepage, please refer the following address to your friends and network.
http://www.jen-npo.org/en/involved/donate1.php
 

Online credit card donation in Japanese

About JEN in English
Postal account transfer
Account # 00170538657
Account name: JEN
郵便振替口座 00170538657
加入者名(口座名) JEN


Save the Children Japan
Online giving in Japanese
http://www.savechildren.or.jp/contribute/index.html

 

Postal account transfer
Account # 00900120760
Account name: sebu za chirudorin kodomo kikin
郵便振替口座 00900120760
加入者名(口座名) セーブ・ザ・チルドレン子ども基金


MSF Japan: Medecins sans Frontieres / Doctors Without Borders Japan
Online donation in Japanese
http://www.msf.or.jp/donate/select.html

Postal account transfer
Account # 00190-6-566468
Account name: kokyo-naki-ishidan-nihon
郵便振替口座 00190-6-566468
加入者名(口座名) 特定非営利活動法人国境なき医師団日本 


MDM Medecins du Monde Japan / Doctors of the the World
Online donation in Japanese http://www.mdm.or.jp/donation/select.php
郵便振替口座名:特定非営利活動法人メドゥサン・デュ・モンド ジャポン

Postal account transfer
Account # 00110172839
Account name: medousan dyu mondo jyapan
郵便振替口座 00110172839
加入者名(口座名) 特定非営利活動法人メドゥサン・デュ・モンド ジャポン


ADRA
Online donation in Japanese
http://www.adrajpn.org/kifu_creditcard.html

Bank transfer information
Bank name Mitsubishi UFJ
Branch: omotesando
Regular account
Account number 1956381
Account name: tokuhi)adora jyapan
銀行: 三菱東京UFJ銀行 表参道支店
口座: 普通1956381
口座名: トクヒ)アドラジャパン




Good Neighbors Japan is also going to northern Japan to help out with relief efforts and you can support them
online donations in Japanese

Bank transfer information
Bank name Mitsubishi UFJ
Branch: Hongo
Regular account
Account number 1155337
Account name: tokuhi) guddo nebazujaypan
l Please be sure to write “tohoku” after you name to ensure they know this is for the tohoku
l Relief efforts
三菱東京UFJ銀行 本郷支店
口座番号: 普通 1155337
口座名義: トクヒ)グッドネーバーズジャパン
振込依頼人名:
振込依頼人名に続けて「トウホク」とご入力ください。例)ヤマダ ハナコ トウホク

Wednesday, March 02, 2011

Economic marginalization in Japan - data and links

Articles and organizations related to Economic marginalization in Japan
Resources:
1. Japan’s Anti-Poverty Policies in Need of Change after 50 Years of Stagnation
http://www.tokyofoundation.org/en/articles/2009/japan2019s-anti-poverty-policies-in-need-of-change-after-50-years-of-stagnation
2. Japan's Working Poor http://issuu.com/zichi/docs/japan-working-poor
3. Interngeneration transmission of poverty http://www.jil.go.jp/english/JLR/documents/2008/JLR20_sato_yoshida.pdf
4. Employment promotion for single mothers japan http://www.jil.go.jp/english/JLR/documents/2009/JLR22_zhou.pdf
5. Study on employment support for single mothers japan http://www.jil.go.jp/english/reports/documents/jilpt-research/no.101.pdf
6. Income distribution of Japan: historical view http://www.jil.go.jp/english/JLR/documents/2008/JLR20_minami.pdf
7. Age, Change and Poverty: Coping with Social Transformation http://globalasia.org/articles/issue9/iss9_8.html
8. Women 2000, Japan NGO Alternative Report http://www.jca.apc.org/fem/bpfa/NGOreport/A_en_Poverty.html
9. The History of the Urban Lower Class and Homelessness in Japan http://www.jca.apc.org/~nasubi/archives/2003asf.html
10. INEQUALITY AND POVERTY IN JAPAN http://www.pucsp.br/geap/textodocalendario/tachibanaki.pdf%20
11. Is Minimum Wage an Effective Anti-Poverty Policy in Japan? http://www.rieti.go.jp/jp/publications/dp/09e032.pdf
12. The Rise of Poverty in Japan: The Emergence of the Working Poor
www.jil.go.jp/english/JLR/documents/2008/JLR20_sekine.pdf 
13. Trends in Poverty among Low-income Workers in Japan since the Nineties http://www.jil.go.jp/english/JLR/documents/2008/JLR20_tachibanaki_urakawa.pdf%20
14. The Working Poor, Borderline Poor, and Developments in Public Assistance Reform http://www.jil.go.jp/english/JLR/documents/2008/JLR20_komamura.pdf
15. Some short newspaper articles:
Poverty of single-mother households highlighted
http://www.japantoday.com/category/lifestyle/view/poverty-of-single-mother-households-highlighted%20
Single-mother households badly hit by slump
http://www.blogger.com/goog_1373699949
NPO told to stop feeding homeless
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20090110a2.html
Net cafes becoming delivery rooms for poor pregnant girls
http://www.japantoday.com/category/kuchikomi/view/net-cafes-becoming-delivery-room-for-poor-pregnant-girls
Learn more about social issues in Japan and how local nonprofits are tackling them: http://sarajeanworkshophub.wordpress.com/ngo-212/
 May - July 2011 @ TUJ for more details: contact TUJ directly
 Nonprofits and community groups
1. Second Harvest Japan http://www.2hj.org/
2. Anti-poverty campaign 反貧困ネット
http://www.k5.dion.ne.jp/~hinky/index.html
3. Independent Life Support Center〈MOYAI〉自立生活サポートセンター・もやい
 http://www.k5.dion.ne.jp/~hinky/090904article.yuasa.html
自立生活サポートセンター・もやい (J) http://www.moyai.net/
4. Women and poverty network女性と貧困ネットワーク
 http://d.hatena.ne.jp/binbowwomen/
5. Action center for working women  働く女性の全国センター
http://acw2.org/join?lang=en
6. Sanyukai 山友会 http://www2.gol.com/users/sanyukai/
7. Soup no Kai スープの会 http://www1.odn.ne.jp/soup1994/soup/supuno_hui_biao_zhi.html

Sunday, September 19, 2010

Global Festa group tour

グローバルフェスタJAPAN2010

Some people are hesitant to go to the Global Festa because they do not know anyone ... join me and some friends ... right now we have 2 ideas for when to go

I work in the middle of the day so before or after my class join me for a Global Festa group tour:
Saturday October 2 10-12noon or 4-5pm (to be decided by Sept 26 based on people's responses)

Option A Saturday October 2 from 10 to 12noon
Meeting time: 9:50
Meeting location: Hibiya Station (Hibiya Line) Exit A 14

Option B Saturday October 2 from 4 to 5pm
Meeting time: 3:50pm
Meeting location: Uchisaiwaicho station (Mita line) Exit A7
we can chat afterward over coffee or a beer.

Monday, December 07, 2009

Fundraising related on line resources

* Links from the Dec 5 workshop on fundraising => please let me know if any links are broken.

On-line resources:
The Foundation Center http://fconline.fdncenter.org/
Council on Foundations www.cof.org
UK fundraising http://www.fundraising.co.uk/
Europe grants and loans http://europa.eu.int/grants/
Japan Foundation Center
http://www.jfc.or.jp/eibun/e_index.html
Japan NPO Center http://www.jnpoc.or.jp
Partnership Support Center http://www.e-nponet.com
Japan Philanthropy Association http://www.aminoney.com

Online articles:

Japan’s “Culture of Giving”and Nonprofit Organizations
http://www.npoweb.jp/english/cgp.html
New Fundraising Initiatives Seek to Bolster Growth of Nonprofit Sector
http://www.jcie.or.jp/civilnet/monitor/9.html#2
ComparingCharitable GivinginCanada & theUnitedStates:
www.envision.ca/pdf/news/FraserInstitute.pdf
Giving in Australia
http://www.philanthropy.org.au/factsheets/7-05-07-giving.htm
Giving and Volunteering in Latin America
http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~drclas/publications/revista/Volunteering/volunteering.html
Selected Bibliography: General Research and Statistics on Foundations - International-Level Publications
http://www.efc.be/projects/eu/research/selecbibp1int.htm

Magazines/online magazines

Chronicle of philanthropy
http://philanthropy.com/
Guidestar
http://www.guidestar.org/npo/
Charity channel
http://charitychannel.com/
Europe in the world
http://www.europeintheworld.info/news/index.asp

Other resources
Sample grant proposals
http://theideabank.com/onlinecourse/samplegrant.html
Fundraising UK
http://www.fundraising.co.uk/
"gift aid" report:
http://www.inlandrevenue.gov.uk/pdfs/ir65.pdf
Gifts in Kind Inc www.giftsinkind.org
Guide to Special Events Fundraising
http://www.pch.gc.ca/progs/pc-cp/pubs/e/Specev1.htm#2