MOAPPP April 2003 E-Monthly

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MOAPPP E-Monthly Index

Comprehensive Sexuality Education Bill Advances in the Senate

The Senate Education Committee passed SF851 on Tuesday, March 25, 2003. The bill, introduced by Senator Mee Moua (DFL – St. Paul) would ensure schools teach comprehensive, technically accurate sexual health curriculum. For more information on this bill, please click here, and enter SF851 www.library.leg.state.mn.us/leg/legis.asp

Governor’s Budget

Get the Facts, then Get Involved! Learn about the details of the Governor’s budget at www.mncn.org under the Minnesota Budget Project. Identify how the Governor’s unallotment order and budget recommendations shape up for programs in your area.

Find your Legislator’s Address and Phone

Don’t know the name, address, phone, or e-mail of your legislator?

Call House Information at 651-296-2146 or go to www.house.leg.state.mn.us

Call Senate Information at 651-296-0504 or go to www.senate.leg.state.mn.us

Minnesota Council of NonProfits’ Budget Analysis Survey

Does the Governor’s Budget Proposal impact your organization? We need your help! The Minnesota Council of Nonprofits is currently working to analyze the Governor’s FY 2004-05 budget proposal. In order to determine the impact of these cuts on the community, MCN is asking nonprofit organizations that receive grants or contracts from the state to complete a brief survey. By sharing this information with MCN, we can work to demonstrate the cumulative impact of these cuts on Minnesota’s quality of life. Please take the time to take the online survey at www.mncn.org/survey.htm

Deleted for Budgetary Reasons

The Minneapolis Foundation and the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits have launched a new advertising campaign, “Deleted for Budgetary Reasons”. USE IT! “Deleted for Budgetary Reasons” encourages Minnesotans to consider the impact of proposed budget cuts on our quality of life. The campaign aims to promote genuine public dialogue about strategies for addressing the budget deficit and making the best possible choices for Minnesota. Print advertisements began appearing in newspapers throughout Minnesota this week. Radio ads will follow in April. Feel free to download and distribute these ads — including reprinting them in organizational newsletters and other communications. Please do not alter the copy or visuals in any way. The campaign ads, introductory press release, recent media coverage of the campaign, and further details can be found at www.goodforminnesota

MN Senate Bill on Kaiser Website

Minnesota Senate Committee Passes Bill Offering ‘More Flexibility’ in Sex Education Curricula

Families are Talking Quarterly Newsletter

Parents are needed more than ever right now to show their support for comprehensive sexuality education in the schools — and continued protection of confidential health services being available for teens in Minnesota! The Families are Talking newsletter published by SIECUS is now available on-line in English and Spanish. Click on this link Families are Talking.

Talented Youth of Color College Seniors Wanted for Summer Program at Harvard

The Summer Venture in Management Program (SVMP) seeks to expose talented youth of color who have just completed their junior year of college to general management in the business world. During one week in June, at no expense to the student, Harvard Business School hosts these college students and provides teaching instruction from leading faculty, on campus housing, and different seminars/events that introduce the students to business education. These students are immersed in a rigorous and stimulating classroom environment that mirrors the learning environment of Harvard’s MBA Program. Please direct any interested students to the Summer Ventures in Management Program (SVMP) page on our web site: www.hbs.edu/mba/experience/meet/diversity/svmp.html

May Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month Activities

The National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy will be hosting a free webchat to discuss and share organizing ideas on the National Day to Prevent Teen Pregnancy on Monday, April 7, 2003, from 2:00 – 3:00 PM, EDT. A brief ten-minute overview of the 2003 National Day will be provided, and then participants will be asked to join one of three “break out sessions” in order to talk about specific topics of interest to the field. Details on how to sign up for this free on-line discussion can be accessed at www.teenpregnancy.org

Topics will include:

  • Reaching Out to Minority Teens and Involving Them in the National Day
  • Engaging the Business Community in the National Day
  • Effectively Promoting Your National Day Activities in the Media

Website of the Month

The Minnesota Budget Project – an initiative of the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits – provides independent research, analysis, and outreach on state budget and tax policy issues, emphasizing their impact on low- and moderate-income persons and the organizations that serve them. www.mncn.org/bp