Thursday, June 3, 2021

Help Yourself Now

 When I was at the library recently, there was a book on the new-book shelf called Help Yourself Now - A Practical Guide to Finding the Information and Assistance You Need by Jan Yager. 


There are a lot of resources and information packed into this book. The links below are ones that are relevant to my family and me that I want to read more about. There are many more chapters in the book than what are noted below.

Business, Entrepreneurship, and Employment

- Amber Grants - helps women achieve entrepreneurial dreams. The grant is $2,000 each month to a woman business owner. Once a year, the annual recipients are all eligible to get one $25,000 grant.

- Awesome Foundation - each month, a $1,000 grant is awarded.

- Walmart Foundation- $250+ grants.

- Entrepreneur Media - educates entrepreneurs through podcasts, videos, magazine, books, and online articles.

- Entrepreneurs' Organization - networking organization.

- SCORE Association - provides business guidance at no charge.

- National Association of Women Business Owners

Startup Professionals

- Whatever It Takes - for teens to launch a social entrepreneur enterprise and gain leadership skills. College credit is earned for doing the course. 

- HARO - media opportunities that is sent to over 800,000 subscribers.

- USA.gov - find a government job.

- Minnesota government jobs

Education - 197

Lemonade Day - helps youth become business leaders, social advocates, and community volunteers

- Internships.com - for college students

- Children's Defense Fund - college internships

- Acton Children's Business Fair - free program that has a free launch kit.

- Toastmasters International 

Financial Assistance

- The Pollination Project - awards $1,000 grants

- Suze Orman - financial advice

- FundRazr - fundraising campaigns

- Indiegogo - fundraising platform

- Patreon - fundraising platform for artists 

Health and Wellness

  Center for Journal Therapy

International Association for Journal Writing

Parenting

Foster Grandparent Program

Relationships 

Friendship Force - Twin Cities - travel abroad and live with host families.

Transportation, Travel, and Recreation 

Amtrak 

Road Scholar

Volunteerism

Do Something - for youth

Global Volunteers

The Innocence Project 





1 comment:

Rita said...

You find the most informative books! :)