Greater Grand Island Community Foundation offers a Capacity Building Grant program designed to strengthen nonprofit organizational effectiveness in the Hall County area.
Donor Name: Greater Grand Island Community Foundation
State: Nebraska
County: Hall County (NE)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 11/01/2022
Grant Size: up to $10,000
Details:
Funding Information
Grants will be provided for up to $10,000 as recommended by the Foundation Distribution Committee and approved by the Foundation Board of Trustees.
Grants for the following purpose will not be considered:
- To individuals
- Religious or political purposes
- Endowments, capital campaigns, annual fund drives, vehicles, furniture, ongoing operational or program delivery costs, consumable supplies, or food/beverages for meetings or events
- In limited circumstances, staff salaries may be considered eligible if:
- the organization can show how an existing or temporary staff member will devote specific time to achieving the capacity building project in a similar way to a consultant and
- the organization can demonstrate financial need to offset other support for that staff member – for example, that that staff member is usually funded by a restricted source that will not pay for the time to engage in this capacity-building project.
- Salaries to carry out existing, new, or increased program delivery and operational activities are not eligible.
- Fundraising event sponsorships or creation of fundraising event collateral materials
- Request for additional funding for projects that have already been approved and funded
- Individual conference registrations without a comprehensive dissemination plan
- Incomplete requests
- Completed projects or proposals that have begun implementation
- Feasibility Studies
Grants for the following purpose will be considered:
- Board training and education to strengthen and enhance the organization’s governance through training or assistance from an expert in the field. A project outline of deliverables is required as part of the application.
- Critical equipment
- Staff training to enhance governance, management, program delivery
- Strategic planning and visioning for the future of the organization
- Technology/software upgrades, networking, websites
- Enable organizations to merge operations and programming to ensure sustainability
- Other assessment, consulting, or facilitation that improves an identified area of organizational capacity
For more information, visit Greater Grand Island Community Foundation.