November 2019 Monthly Memo

In this Month’s Memo:

 Updates  Elementary School Dates and Deadlines  High School Dates and Deadlines  Other School Links and Events  Helpful CSF Resources

Updates

 High School Representatives: Please join us at the Peter Lynch Scholar Mass on November 19th. o Invitation o High Schools representatives will have the opportunity to meet this year’s 43 graduating Peter Lynch Scholars along with 20 GO and Continuum Scholars o Please RSVP to [email protected] by November 8th. o Please join the following High Schools who have committed to attend: . Arlington Catholic High School, Arlington . Bishop Fenwick High School, Peabody . School, Lowell . , Cambridge . Newton Country Day School, Newton . Saint John’s Preparatory School, Danvers . Saint Joseph Preparatory High School, Brighton  NEW!: CSF Scholar Mass Press Release Template  NEW!: Social Media Contest  Student Withdrawal Form: Now located on SMApply in the program section. You may now complete 3 student withdrawals per submission. Complete this form to document all CSF scholarship and Emergency Fund recipients who have withdrawn from your school.  Engagement Opportunities: Menu of school and scholar engagement opportunities throughout the year  Our 19-20 School Calendar: is updated on our website. Please note this is a working calendar and we make live updates throughout the year.

Elementary School

 November 4: Application: Elementary Grant Application opens; Deadline: December 20  November 12: Deadline: Emergency Fund Round 1 for February distribution

 November 19: o Event: Peter Lynch Scholar Mass and Reception, 11AM, Our Lady Help of Christians Church, Newton o Notification: Emergency Fund Round 1 for February Distribution  November 21: Distribution: Fall Distribution; Marketing Instructions Deadline: December 5: Signed grant receipt

High School

Update: GO Scholar Notification

 November 12: Deadline: Emergency Fund Round 1 for February distribution  November 19: o Event: Peter Lynch Scholar Mass and Reception, 11AM, Our Lady Help of Christians Church, Newton o Notification: Emergency Fund Round 1 for February Distribution  November 21: Distribution: Fall Distribution; Marketing Instructions Deadline: December 5: Signed grant receipt

Other School Links and Events

 NEW!: Highland Street’s Community Impact Consulting program is designed to help position nonprofits for future growth and sustainability by addressing a specific need within an organization. Deadline: 5PM, November 8. Details may be found here  The Klarman Family Foundation Instrument Fund provides funding to support the purchase, rental and repair of instruments that are used for music education programs reaching low- income youth during the school day or out-of-school time. Click here for the application.  New Educator Resources for the McMullen Museum of Art. Email [email protected] for school visits.  JFK Library events and teacher resources  2019-2020 CSF School Calendar: This is a live, working calendar and we make updates throughout the year.  Archived Monthly Memos

Helpful CSF Resources

 Best Practices for Assigning CSF Awards  FACTS Training Guide  Grant Resources  Past Presentations The Allocations and Partnerships Team, Megan Adzima ([email protected]) and Christine Lattin ([email protected])

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