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A tip for when applying for a grant: One of the most important things you can do when applying for grants is to take the time to read through their guidelines and requirements carefully.

Oregon Community Grant Program Priority will be given to projects that support clear community-identified needs for populations disproportionately impacted by inequities exacerbated by significant bias and/or discrimination, including: Black, Indigenous, Latinx, and people of color Immigrants and refugees People experiencing disabilities People living on low incomes People living in under-resourced communities and/or communities lacking critical infrastructure, including remote, rural, suburban, and urban communities People who are homeless/unsheltered People who identify as LGBTQIA Survivors of domestic violence and/or child abuse Funding will support one of three grant types: New or significant expansion to a program or project Capacity building Small capital not to exceed $500,000 Geographic Area: Oregon Award Amount: Up to $40,000 Applications due July 23, 2024

Peace Corps Ethiopia changed my life! It broadened my world and developed my confidence! iFLY Youth sends girls of color from the DMV overseas. Through our programming, we are determined to answer the following questions:  1) What would happen if girls from underserved communities learned about the world through first-hand real-world experiences in addition to textbooks and social media?  2) How might international travel change the trajectory of their personal, academic and professional lives? I could not imagine going on a trip with girls who looked like me! I wonder how that experience would've shaped my life.   Today is Giving Black Day, please consider sharing with your network to spread the word - both about the program and for folks to consider donating! https://lnkd.in/g-Wz_57R Want to know where your money goes? $25 covers a meal at a local restaurant for a scholar $50 covers the cost of camp supplies for a scholar $75 covers the cost of a cultural activity (ex. cooking class).  $150 covers passport fees (passport book photo) $300 covers lodging for one scholar for a week

The study uses historical grants data from 1953 to 2023 to analyze the next role for the Ford Foundation in Southern Africa within the context of new challenges and the rise of African philanthropy. Register now: https://lnkd.in/g66SfP27

The Governor's Office of Planning and Research (OPR) recently announced that $20 Million in grant funding is available for their Extreme Heat & Community Resilience Program. 🌳 Eligible Activities: The Extreme Heat and Community Resilience Program will fund a wide range of planning and implementation projects related to extreme heat and community resilience. Possible planning projects include conducting studies, developing comprehensive extreme heat action plans or other planning documents, and capacity building and partnership development. Possible implementation projects include creating communications campaigns and programs, providing mechanical or natural shade, increasing building and surface reflectance, and developing passive or low-energy cooling strategies. 🌳 Eligible Applicants: Local and Regional Public Entities; California Native American tribes, community-based organizations; and coalitions, collaboratives, or associations of nonprofit organizations that a 501(c)(3) non-profit or academic institution sponsors. Pre-Applications Interest Form will be accepted on a rolling basis through April 23, 2024 at 5 P.M. PST. Learn More: https://lnkd.in/gTaPNUVy

Are all federal grants back-breaking, hair-pulling, teeth-clenching, 150-hour endeavors? Are there any that are within the reach of small nonprofits? This question came up recently with some peers in the Grant Professional Mentorship and below are some federal grants that are well within the reach of small nonprofits (let's call small an annual budget of $200K-$500K). 1. National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) | Grants for Arts Projects 2. Department of Agriculture (USDA) | Farm to School 3. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) | Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem Solving 4. Community Projects Funding/Congressional Directed Spending, AKA "earmarks" I've worked with community based organizations to secure funding across all of these grant programs. It is possible! Remember that federal money is also increasingly accessible via private entities that are being awarded federal funding to re-grant. What other grant programs are accessible to small nonprofits?

Do you know about the Bayer Center for Nonprofit Management at RMU? They build a stronger community by helping to build stronger, more knowledgeable nonprofits. Check out their offerings if you are looking to strengthen your nonprofit!

Please join us on Tuesday, October 3rd at 12 pm (EST) for a virtual event about what the SCOTUS decision on affirmative action means for philanthropic work in the South. While discussions about its implications have been underway, we believe it is time for a focused conversation on how this landmark decision affects the South—a region grappling with historical educational and economic disparities, compounded by a shifting political landscape. During the webinar, we will explore the legal restrictions imposed by the SCOTUS decision, examine the potential groundwork it lays for future actions, and strategize how philanthropic organizations and nonprofits doing equity work in the South can operate in this landscape--considering the legal, political, and public ramifications. https://lnkd.in/gGgRQVic

As the consulting space evolves, so do I. One part of my medium-term strategy at Five Oaks Consulting, Inc. (say, in the next 2-3 years) is to shift *part* of my practice by serving local Upstate New York clients - nonprofits and philanthropic organizations. Both those in rural and urban parts of Upstate New York. After 20 years of having lived in Upstate New York, which is part of what some choose to call the 'rustbelt region' of America, i.e. the region in the North East of America that has been economically and socially depressed for decades (though is also experiencing a slow but steady resurgence!), I feel that I have developed some credibility to do local/regional work. After all, the very same issues that my clients work on internationally -- social justice, poverty, discrimination, you name it -- play out just as much in my own region where I live. And the organizational development needs and pain points of clients are quite comparable, even if the particular context can vary distinctly for sure. One baby step in this direction: The Gifford Foundation based in Syracuse, NY, just added me to their website Resources page on Local Consultants. Thank you, Gifford Foundation! PS: to be clear - I intend to continue to do international work, but hope to gradually add this to my offerings 💪 https://lnkd.in/gFg7R42

Every quarter, Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation's team works together to distill the most impactful stories to share with our community. Sometimes we have so much content that the website can barely keep up. When I first started in the nonprofit sector as a storyteller, the credo was "no one cares about the sausage making." With so many places to contribute your resources and a greater desire to see behind the curtain, we have a new challenge as nonprofit communications experts. The sector and our stakeholders want more than a report out on numbers and outcomes. Some things our stakeholders want to undertand include: • *how* and *why* we make the choices we make, and how we continue to learn and adapt to do things better (see the scholarships story by Dana Crary, TTCF Community Impact Manager), • the intentional partnerships that help funders realize our values statements instead of checking DEI boxes for PR (see the Washoe grant story), and • strategies that help donors make the most of every dollar for greater impact in the places that they care about (see the Philanthropies section and our $10 million matching grant). This impact report shares a lot more than all of that, and I am proud to be part of the team of staff, Board, partners, and donors who make this work possible and hold ourselves accountable to our community. Please enjoy. #communications #nonprofitcommunications #philanthropy #communityfoundation