Indian American Kerala Cultural and Civic Center
This is the internet version of the Kerala Center News letter. Vol.7 , 2000
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Indian American Kerala Cultural and Civic Center This is the internet version of the Kerala Center News letter. Vol.7 , 2000 |
Annual Awards 2000 Report
Annual Awards - 2000 Pictures
SACSS Workshop Report
Beauty Pageant
New Activities @ Kerala Center
REPORT ON
Keraka Center Annual Awards: November 11, 2000
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REPORT ON
SACSS Capacity Building Workshop : NOVEMBER 12, 2000
at Kerala Center
South Asian Council for Social Services (SACSS) organized the first of a
series of workshops on Capacity Building on November 12, 2000 at the Indian
American Kerala Cultural and Civic Center. The workshop with the theme
"Setting up an effective non-profit structure: Community Development as a
model", was presented by Frank Lang, Asian Americans for Equality (AAFE) as
free technical assistance to community-based organizations. The event was
co-sponsored by American Association of Indian Social Workers, Global
Organization of People of Indian Origin-NY Chapter, Indian American Kerala
Cultural and Civic Center, National Indo-American Association for Senior
Citizens, Network of Indian Professionals and News India Times.
Sudha Acharya, Chairperson of SACSS, welcoming the participants said that
the mission of the South Asian Council was to address the social services
needs of the community in collaboration with existing organizations. She
emphasized the need for organizations to work and network together to most
effectively respond to the needs of the community.
Frank Lang, Director, Planning and Development, AAFE, stressed the
importance of non-profit status and reviewed the basic organizational steps
for emerging organizations who want to take on community-based projects.
Applying for Incorporation and Tax exemption as a 501C(3) non-profit
organization, composition of the Board and responsibilities, organizational
capacity and structure were explained. The different funding sources that
were available and building Public-Private Partnerships and collaborations
were discussed. Speaking on the importance of a business plan to secure
funding, Mr. Lang said " It is not enough if you have a good idea. You have
to show that you have the capacity to succeed or that you have the business
structure that will!"
The participants included representatives of Nav Nirman, Islamic Center of
Long Island, South Asian Youth Action, Santhana, representatives of the
co-sponsoring organizations and individuals planning to create non-profit
organizations. Thanking AAFE and the participants, Venkat Vaikuntanarayanan,
the Secretary of SACSS, said that the organization would continue to hold a
series of such workshops in the future.
SACSS can be contacted at 718/523-7668 or e-mail: sacharya@netzero.net
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***Miss KERALA U.S.A. BEAUTY PAGEANT*** *** Prize Distribution for the youth festival winners*** *** Performance by the First Prize Winners of the MillenniumYouth Festivals Part 1 and 2 *** *** Guest artists perfomance *** *** DINNER *** Register by: October 30, 2000. To read the pageant rules To get the list of winners: Kerala Festival To get the list of winners: India Festival |
