Grants That Make a Difference
Profiles in this archive may become incorrect over time.
"Grants that Make a Difference" highlights grants given to Southeastern organizations that have helped make a difference in people's lives. Getting the grant is only the beginning of the story. At least once a month, "Grants That Make a Difference" will profile these important grants and what their recipients are doing with them.
The Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation
in Little Rock has awarded $1.3 million to the
Butler Center for Arkansas Studies at the Central
Arkansas Library System for a project to create a comprehensive resource on the state's history and culture, Arkansas
Business reports. The Center plans to produce the Encyclopedia of Arkansas in three formats: a Web edition including text entries and photographs, illustrations,
maps, videos and audio clips; a CD-ROM for schools; and a two-volume print edition.
The seven-year grant will support construction of a Web site, author stipends, administrative and salary costs, and
ongoing evaluation of the center's Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture project. Organizers of the project plan to
produce an educational CD-ROM, a two-volume print edition, and a Web site edition that includes text entries, photographs,
illustrations, interactive maps, and video and audio clips. It provides about 70 per cent of the funding needed for the initial
phase of the encyclopedia.
"We have been overwhelmed with the enthusiasm and support of Arkansans, and the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation is
helping us take a big step toward our goal of producing the definitive resource on our state's rich history and culture,"
said Tom W. Dillard, curator of the Butler Center and the project's editor-in-chief. "This grant provides a large portion
of the funds needed to produce the Web-based version of the Encyclopedia of Arkansas."
Grantmaker Contact Information:
Grantmaker Name: The Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation
Address: 308 E. 8th St., Little Rock, AR 72202-3999
Phone: 501-376-6854
Contact: Prog. Mgr.
Email: programstaff@wrfoundation.org
URL: www.wrockefellerfoundation.org
The selection of organizations for the "Grants that Make a Difference" is based on criteria such as programmatic interests, geographic focus, and size of funding programs to ensure the broadest possible representation of the region's nonprofit sector.
If you'd like to see support for your organization featured in "Grants that Make a Difference," e-mail a detailed description of the grant, including the name and contact information of the funder and of your organization, the amount given, and how the grant made a difference. For your convenience, we have provided a template to follow. We welcome press releases in addition to, or as a substitute for, the information in the template.
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