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OAA Frontpage
OAA and Omega Gospel Mission Church to Host Immigration Workshop
In line with Mayor Vincent C. Gray's priority of public safety and as a direct follow-up to OAA's " One City, Safe City" Public Safety Forum- the DC Mayor’s Office on African Affairs is partnering with Omega Gospel Mission Church, Immigration Lawyer Loide George, and USCIS to host a two-part workshop series on “US Immigration & Legal Status”.
The first workshop will be held on Sunday, January 22nd from 1pm to 2:30pm at the Omega Gospel Mission Church on 6210 Chillum PL, NW, Washington, DC 20011.
Loide George and USCIS will present critical information you should know about obtaining legal status and accessing quality legal advice.
Join us for this important discussion, which will be followed by a Q&A, and bring your questions as well as friends and family members who are pursuing legal status.
Stay tuned for the second part of the series: “Protecting Your Legal Interests and Avoiding Predatory Lawyers” coming up in February 2012. For more information, call/email Winta Teferi at 202 727 5634 or winta.teferi@dc.gov.
Office on African Affairs Internship Opportunities
OAA’s Internship Program offers a wide variety of work opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students, as well as young professionals who are seeking to engage in public service and serve the District’s diverse African communities. Each year, OAA recruits dynamic interns who represent the diversity of its constituent base to support the work of the agency. At OAA, interns have an opportunity to be involved in many aspects of the agency’s day-to-day work, participate in the implementation of program activities, and provide support to the staff. As such, OAA interns share responsibilities for administrative tasks - beyond their unique work areas - to keep the office running smoothly and to ensure quality program support.
OAA is currently recruiting for the following five different internship positions: Program Intern, Communications Intern, Special Assistant Intern, Grants and Research Intern, and Outreach Intern.
What's New With Your Mayor?
Final Weeks for DMV Ticket
Amnesty Program
DC DMV’s ticket amnesty
program is drawing to a close. All open parking, moving violation and
photo-enforcement tickets issued prior to January 1, 2010 qualify for amnesty.
During the amnesty period, all late penalties on eligible tickets are waived.
Pay your amnesty tickets
online at www.dmv.dc.gov, over the phone (866-893-5023) or in person at DMV
Adjudication Services, 301 C Street, NW, 8:15 a.m. - 4:00 p.m,
Monday-Friday. If you are unsure of what you owe, visit www.dmv.dc.gov and click on ticket amnesty to complete an online
request form. Don’t miss this opportunity! The program ends January 27,
2012.
Mayor Vincent C. Gray Outlines Accomplishments of First Year in Office
WASHINGTON, DC) – On Jan. 2, Mayor Vincent C. Gray will mark a year in office. On December 30, 2011, he released a report summarizing major achievements in each of his four major priority areas – job growth and economic development, quality education for all, fiscal stability and building safe communities – plus other major accomplishments in areas such as the District’s self-determination cause and sustainability.
Mayor Vincent C. Gray and District Public Safety Officials Welcome Big Drop in Homicides and Announce Plan to Improve Police Service
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – On December 29, 2011, Mayor Vincent C. Gray, Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and Justice Paul Quander and Police Chief Cathy L. Lanier announced a plan to improve the delivery of police services in the District of Columbia and highlighted crime-fighting successes from 2011 – including a significant decrease in murders compared to the same period last year.
Mayor Gray Welcomes Extra 42 Million Dollars in Fiscal Year 2012 Revenues
(WASHINGTON, DC) – On December 23, 2011, Mayor Vincent C. Gray welcomed news from District Chief Financial Officer Dr. Natwar Gandhi that projected revenue for fiscal year 2012 has increased by $42.2 million over initial estimates. He will request the DC Council approve a supplemental 2012 budget that will eliminate a corresponding amount of spending pressures in several critical areas.
Business Square
$1 Million Fund
for News Innovation
The African Media Initiative (AMI), the continent's largest association of media owners and operators, has announced a $1 million fund to spur innovation in the news industry. The new African News Innovation Challenge (ANIC) is designed to encourage experimentation in digital technologies and support the best innovations that strengthen African news organizations.
AMI chief executive Amadou Mahtar Ba first announced the fund at the 4th African Media Leaders Forum in Tunisia on November 10. This week, Ba confirmed that Omidyar Network, Google, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, and the U.S. Department of State have all pledged either funding or technical support for the initiative.
DC Chamber of Commerce Orientation
Get ready to discover all the ways your Chamber membership can work for you? Our new member orientation-ChamberWorks-is a detailed discussion of all the elements of your Chamber membership including: ChamberPerks, your Chamber plan development, Chamber committees and a special message from Chamber President and CEO, Barbara B. Lang. Join us for this monthly opportunity to learn more about your membership, meet our staff and build relationships with your fellow Chamber members!
Date:1/11/2012
Time:8:30 AM TO 10:30 AM
Phone: 202-638-7348
OCP Vendor Registration
The Office of Contracting and Procurement (OCP) is pleased to offer workshops for vendors interested in participating in the DC Supply Schedule Program. The purpose of the workshop is to assist vendors with the application process. The agency does not accept incomplete applications. Workshops are held monthly, every 2nd Thursday of the month at 441 4th Street, NW, Suite 700S from 10 am - 12 pm.
Want To Do Business with the District?
The District of
Columbia is a world class business capital that offers many opportunities to
business development for businesses of all kinds and of all sizes. The
Department of Small and Local Business Development offers a variety of
programs and resources across a wide spectrum to provide local businesses the
assistance they need to succeed.
Vendors must meet a number of requirements in order to do business with the District of Columbia. The requirements include:
Federal Identification Number and Dun and Bradstreet
Tax Compliance- Office of Tax and Revenue (OTR)
Unemployment Tax Compliance - Department of Employment Services (DOES)
First Source Agreement - Department of Employment Services (DEOS)
Affirmative Action Plan - Department of Small and Local Business Development (BSLBD)
Solicitation Notices
Vendor Registration
Minimum Insurance Requirements
One-on-One Business Counseling (DCWBC)
At this session
counselors from the D.C. Women's Business Center (DCWBC) will provide
assistance with navigating through the regulatory environment. During this
session, DCWBC will provide access to ongoing counseling from WBC Business
Development.
Date: 1/11/2012
Time: 10:00 am - 11:00
am
Register By:
1/7/2012
One-on-One Business
Counseling Session (DCCCF/BRC)
At this session
counselors from the DC Chamber of Commerce Foundation (DCCCF) will
provide assistance on the fundamentals of business planning, market
research and analysis, capitalization and legal structures. Technical
assistance and services available.
Date: 1/12/2012
Time: 11:00 am - 11:30
am
Register By:
1/8/2012
Nonprofit Niche
Sign Up for OPGS Funding Alerts
The Office of Partnerships and Grant Services provides weekly Funding Alerts that highlight competitive grant opportunities and related resources announcements for eligible community, faith-based, and 501 (c) (3) nonprofits organizations, as well as local government agencies. The Funding Alerts provide information about the Grant Information Resource Center (GIRC) and District Grants Clearinghouse. The publication also has a link to the District Office of Contracting and Procurement (OCP)’s solicitation opportunities.
2012 Summer Programs
Children Youth Investment Trust Corporation announces funds to support the delivery of a variety of high quality programs that will provide purposeful and developmentally appropriate opportunities to help the District’s children and youth meet developmental outcomes and to prevent summer learning loss.
Deadline: 2/17/2012
Contact: Erica Toliver at (202) 939-1388 or rfp@cyitc.or
Social Media Webinar: What Your Nonprofit Needs to Know
The D.C. Bar Pro Bono Program, in partnership with the Center for Nonprofit Advancement, is sponsoring a free webinar for nonprofit organizations on February 9 from
10am – 1 p.m. Social media is becoming an important tool for nonprofits to communicate with their supporters, increase awareness of their mission and raise funds. This webinar will help answer these questions and give your nonprofit advice about how to navigate the new world of social media. The webinar is designed for board members, executive directors and other nonprofit staff and volunteers responsible for marketing, communications and fundraising.
Location: 300 E Street, NW Washington, DC 20004
Contact: (202) 727-8900 / Fax (202) 727-1652
Lauren Paley at: lpaley@dcbar.org
2012 E Pluribus Unum Prizes
The Migration Policy Institute's National Center on Immigrant Integration Policy is pleased to announce that the application period for the 2012 E Pluribus Unum Prizes is now open.
The E Pluribus Unum Prizes national awards program provides $50,000 prizes annually to exceptionally successful immigrant integration initiatives. The program highlights and rewards outstanding efforts that help immigrants and their children join the mainstream of US society or that bring immigrants and the native born together to build stronger, more cohesive communities.
DEADLINE: The deadline to apply is March 15, 2012 at 5 pm EST.
Washington AIDS Partnership
Request for Proposals Round 47, Spring 2012
The Washington AIDS Partnership (WAP) invites nonprofit organizations involved in the fight against HIV/AIDS in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan region to submit proposals by Wednesday, February 1, 2012 for funding in June 2012. WAP invites proposals from community-based nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations that are located and provide services in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan region and serve local constituencies. WAP's geographic scope includes the District of Columbia, Arlington, Loudon, Fairfax, Prince William and Stafford counties in Virginia; the cities of Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Manassas and Manassas
Park in Virginia; and Calvert, Charles, Frederick, Montgomery, and Prince George's counties in
Maryland.
DC Nonprofit Code and Nonprofit Governance Workshop
The New DC Nonprofit Code and Nonprofit Governance. The District of Columbia Mayor’s Office of Partnerships and Grant Services, DC Bar Pro Bono Program, and Crowell & Moring LLP will offer a comprehensive workshop on the New DC Nonprofit Code and Nonprofit Governance on Wednesday, January 18, 2012, from 9:00 am – 11:30 am at the offices of Crowell & Moring LLP, 1001 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C.
This workshop will focus on the basic provisions of the new DC Nonprofit Code, which goes into effect on January 1, 2012, and how it will impact how the nonprofit governs itself. Nonprofits will learn about the new rules regarding membership organizations, the fiduciary duties of officers and directors, board committees and registered agents. Regina Hopkins the Project Director of the Community Economic Development Project of the DC Bar Pro Bono Program will be the presenter. To register call 202/727-8900 or email angela.peaks@dc.gov
Free Voter
Registration Toolkit for Nonprofits
Nonprofit VOTE has released a new Voter
Registration Toolkit for Nonprofits and Social Service Agencies. The toolkit
describes the role nonprofits can play in registering voters and provides a
variety of tools.
Newsworthy
How a Senegalese Flower Grew Into a Huge US Business
Senegal's Magatte Wade, a self-described serial entrepreneur, is convinced that Africa's future depends on its ability to develop a strong manufacturing sector.
With that in mind, she co-founded Adina World Beat Beverages in 2004 and recently launched her second company, The Tiossano Tribe, which produces high-end skin care products based on traditional Senegalese recipes.
For years, Mrs Wade has been very critical of the condescendence with which, in her opinion, often well-intentioned people in the developed world - and especially in the country where she conducts most of her business, the United States - treat Africa.
Senegal: World Summit of Mayors From Africa and the Diaspora Focuses on HIV in Urban Areas
More than 250 mayors from sub-Saharan Africa and of African descent from the United States, the Caribbean and Latin America focused on strengthening the AIDS response in urban areas during an historic conference held in Dakar, Senegal from 15-19 December.
The 2011 World Summit of Mayors Leadership Conference was hosted by Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade and co-organized by the US-based National Conference of Black Mayors (NCBM), the National Association of Senegalese Mayors, and UNAIDS.
Zimbabwe: Local Students Flock to
U.S.A
Zimbabwe is one of the African countries that has a large segment of its
student population studying in the United States of America, an international
education report shows.
According to Open Doors 2011, the annual report on international academic
mobility published by the Institute of International Education (IIE) with
support from the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the United States
Department of State, Zimbabwe sent 94 students per one million citizens to study
in the US in 2010-2011.
Can Diaspora Bonds Help Meet Development Goals?
Diaspora remittances are a key foreign exchange earner for Africa with US$40-billion flowing from the west annually.
That figure is growing at 15% per year, according to the chief executive officer of Homestrings, Eric Vincent Guichard.
Founded last year, Homestrings provides investors from the African diaspora and elsewhere the means to invest on the continent by providing direct access to institutional private equity funds, projects and public private partnerships.
2012 African Cup of Nations
Super Eagles coach, Stephen Keshi has said each of the 12 teams participating in the 2012 African Cup of Nations is capable of winning the event, just as he denied writing off former Champions, Ghana, from the championship race.
Get Hired!
In
an effort to reach thousands of District residents who are out of work, Mayor
Vincent C. Gray and officials from the DC Department of Employment Services
(DOES) on December 12th launched the second phase of the One City •
One Hire campaign, an initiative the Mayor first announced in early September
designed to encourage businesses in the Washington metropolitan area to hire
qualified, unemployed District residents.
Registration Dates
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
11:00 am - 2pm
North Michigan Recreation Center
1333 Emerson Street, NE
Washington, DC 20017 - Ward 5
Thursday, January 12, 2012
11:00 am- 2:00 pm
Columbia Heights Recreation Center
1480 Girard Street, NW
Washington, DC 20009 - Ward 1
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Southeast Tennis and Learning Center
701 Mississippi Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20032 - Ward 8
Financial Analyst, West & Central Africa
Population Services International (PSI) seeks applicants for the position of Financial Analyst supporting the West and Central Africa region. The Financial Analyst is a key member of the program management team and is responsible for providing finance and accounting support services to domestic and overseas program staff. This position will be based in Washington, DC and requires approximately 15% overseas travel to Cameroon, Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Deputy Chief of Party- Ethiopia Programs
Population Services International seeks experienced candidates for the position of Deputy Chief of Party (DCOP)- Programs. The Deputy Chief of Party-Programs will be responsible for maximizing the impact of PSI/Ethiopia’s health programs through high quality, evidence-based marketing, service delivery, and communications program design, implementation and evaluation. He/she will also coordinate program implementation under the proposed Mulu Prevention project, ensuring high quality, coordinated implementation by PSI and all subaward partners, according to national and regional priorities.
This position is for a proposed USAID-funded $50Million HIV combination prevention program targeting MARPS and other vulnerable populations. PSI/Ethiopia is a fast growing dynamic country platform with targeted programming in HIV prevention and child survival. . The position is based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and reports to the Chief of Party/Country Representative.
Director of Africa
The Campaign for Tabacco-Free Kids is seeking a Director of Africa responsible for developing an overall strategy to support local and regional partners and grantees. Drawing on the substantial international tobacco advocacy experience in the Campaign, s/he will work collaboratively to shape and advance tobacco control campaigns in Africa and address important challenges.
Application deadline: January 15,2012
Rolling in Resources
Fulbright Public Policy Fellowship
Recently
the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs announced the creation of the The Fulbright Public Policy Fellowship, a new
component of the Fulbright U.S. Student Program. The Fulbright Public Policy
Fellowship will allow U.S. citizens to contribute to the strengthening
of the public sector abroad by serving in professional placements within
foreign government ministries or institutions while simultaneously carrying out
an academic research/study project.
Fulbright Public Policy Fellowships will be offered in
Bangladesh, Cote d’Ivoire, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Haiti, Jamaica,
Mongolia, Nepal, Nigeria, Thailand, and Tunisia. U.S. Embassies,
Fulbright Commissions (where applicable), and host country governments will
coordinate appropriate professional placements for candidates in public policy
areas including, but not limited to, public health, education, agriculture,
justice, energy, environment, public finance, economic development, information
technology, and communications.
Candidates must be in receipt of a
master's or J.D. degree by the beginning of the Fellowship (Summer/Fall 2012)
or be currently enrolled in a Ph.D. program. Applicants must also have at
least two years of work experience applicable to public policy-related fields
and must demonstrate proficiency in the language of the host country.
Applications are due on February 1, 2012.
The Women in Public Service Project
Wellesley College in Massachusetts will host the first Women in Public Service Project Institute for two weeks, June 11-22. The pilot institute will bring together 50 emerging women leaders from across the globe between the ages of 25-45 who are already serving in different fields of public service and/or political or elected office.
The institute hopes to provide a forum for shared learning and dialogue; exchange of experiences and expertise; peer-to-peer mentoring and networking; and build an important platform for cross-fertilization of knowledge and innovative leadership skills.
Apply to 2012 Summer Institute:
Application materials for the 2012 Summer Institute are now available online. Deadline is Feb. 15, 2012.
Tutors Needed at Thurgood Marshall Academy
Thurgood Marshall Academy is seeking volunteers to offer homework help in the school library each day from 3:30 until 6:00 p.m. As many as 60 to 70 students come to the library every afternoon in search of a quiet place and a few essential resources. We’d like you to be there for them. TMA also offers one-on-one tutoring for students in need of more intensive academic assistance. Through this program, volunteers are matched with students and meet individually with their assigned pupil in a room on the TMA campus.
Online Certificate Course on Leveraging Tech Tools for Emergency Management
This four-week online professional development certificate course will explore how new communication and mapping technologies are being used to respond to disasters, create early warning mechanisms, improve coordination efforts and much more. From the earthquake recovery efforts in Haiti and Japan to the monitoring of election violence in countries like Kenya this course will consider a variety of real world examples from organizations working in the field and analyze some of the key challenges related to access, implementation, scale, and verification that working with new technology presents. The course is designed to assist professionals in developing concrete strategies and technological skills to work amid this rapidly evolving landscape.
Cost: $495 if you register by January 5th (full price: $595)
Free Career Training Program for DC residents:
Sign-up now for Spring semester!
The
Workforce Development Program (WDP) is an offering of the Community College of
the District of Columbia (UDC-CC). WDP helps job hunters develop the skills
that local employers need today. WDP training is offered at no cost to District
of Columbia residents. To review the training choices available for Spring
2012, visit WDP’s current Schedule of Classes and Schedule of Programs at www.udc.edu/wd. You may
indicate your interest in enrolling in WDP training activities by completing a
statement of interest. Career and Technical Education (CTE) Programs are
managed by WDP and are fee-based.
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