Japan-America Society of Central Ohio. Columbus, OH
Japan-America Societies Midwest Network
Project Director: Janet Stucky Smith
$5,000
This project will be conducted by JAS Central Ohio in collaboration with JAS
Indiana, JAS Kentucky, JAS Greater Cincinnati, and JAS West Michigan. The grant
will be used to form a more coherent network that will strengthen each society
with information shared, with knowledge learned and through an economy of scale
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Japan-America
Society of Dallas/Fort Worth. Dallas, TX
Organizational Assessment & Strategic Planning
Project Director: Diane Montgomery
$8,900
JAS DFW will engage a private consulting firm to guide the Board and staff
through an organizational assessment and strategic planning process. The
objective is to position the organization for directed growth, greater
effectiveness, and long-term stability.
Japan-America Society of Georgia. Atlanta,
GA
Development & Programming Director (Year 1)
Project Director: Kazuyoshi Domoto
$31,015
Through this capacity-building strategy, these long term goals will be met by
JAS Georgia: 1. increased membership through community outreach in and outside
the metropolitan Atlanta area; 2. expanded programs throughout the entire state
of Georgia in line with the needs of current and prospective members; 3. increased
staff; 4. long-term self-sustainability.
Japan-America Society of Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh,
PA
Confluence: TRIAJE Three Rivers Initiative about Japanese Education (Year 1)
Project Director: Wendy Bennett
$20,000
JASP will coordinate and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of its
current educational outreach initiatives and develop innovative ideas to guide
it into the future. A full-time educational TRIAJE Coordinator will be hired to
work closely with the Executive Director to oversee and execute the project, and fundraise to insure the sustainability of the
position. The TRIAJE coordinator’s main task will be to restructure the current
educational programming under one comprehensive umbrella.
Japan-America Society of Tennessee. Nashville, TN
Regional Outreach and Activity Centers in West and East
Tennessee (Year 1)
Project Director: Leigh Wieland
$35,000
By establishing these Regional Centers in West and East Tennessee, JAST seeks
to build membership and program capacity in these areas. Providing localized
services, timely information and engaging activities to members and the general
public, JAST furthers its goals of increasing grassroots interest in and
appreciation for Japan-Tennessee relations and nurturing cross-cultural
partnerships, while also demonstrating the value of corporate and individual
memberships, from which the Regional Centers will derive revenue to sustain the
delivery of services and programs.
Japan-America Society of Washington, D.C. Washington,
DC
The Japan-America Societies Festival Planning & Management
Project
Project Director: Reiko Hirai
$7,500
The project objective is for Japan-America Societies to learn from each other
and produce a “best practices” handbook that can be used by all
Societies for festivals. The handbook will cover festival themes and
content, organization, volunteer management, financing and sponsorship, and
publicity.
Japan Society of San Diego and Tijuana. San
Diego, CA
New Staff Hiring-Membership/Communications Manager (Year 1)
Project Director: Aya Ibarra
$25,000
JSSDT will create a new position for a Membership/Communications Manager,
necessary to successfully implement all programs and to better serve JSSDT
member corporations and individuals. The new position will allow the Executive
Director and Program Director to focus on community relations and outreach,
program coordination, and sponsor/donor cultivation, solicitation and
stewardship.