The Alaska Community Foundation offers the Strengthening Organizations grant program in partnership with Rasmuson Foundation to help Alaska nonprofits become better equipped to meet their missions.
Donor Name: The Alaska Community Foundation
State: Alaska
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/29/2024
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
This program supports projects that strengthen the applicant organization, ensuring it has well-organized systems and experienced staff with the training and resources to successfully provide services.
Applicants may select only one capacity-building activity to he accomplished at a time from the following eight categories:
- Board Training and/or Board-Related Consultants
- Examples- training on board roles and responsibilities, board succession planning, or consultation with experts in the field of board engagement, etc.
- Executive Director/CEO/Tribal Administrator Recruitment or Coaching
- Examples- Hiring an executive coach, CEO transition support succession planning, etc.
- Staff Training & Leadership Development
- Examples- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion training, nonprofit management training, organizational leadership development, etc. Registration and travel for professional conferences are not eligible costs.
- Volunteer Training & Skills Development
- Example- CPR training, mental health first aid, development of a volunteer orientation curriculum, etc.
- Strategic or Business Planning
- Examples – Hiring a consultant to develop a strategic plan, communication/marketing plan, develop policies, conduct a community needs analysis, etc.
- Donor Development/Fundraising Planning
- Example- Hiring a consultant to develop a fundraising or donor development plan. Contracts with grant writers for specific grant writing projects are not eligible costs.
- Financial Management
- Examples – Installation of accounting software or migration of accounting data, accounting software class, consultation to improve the financial record keeping etc. Annual memberships or subscription fees are not eligible costs.
- Technology Training
- Examples – Marketing/communications tools training, donor database or CRM software training, Microsoft Office Suite training, data migration work, etc. Annual memberships or subscription fees are not eligible costs.
Funding Information
Grant requests may be up to $10,000 per organization for one capacity building activity.
Eligibility Criteria
Your organization is eligible for funding through this grant opportunity if it is one of the following:
- 50I(c)3 public charitable organizations with 509(a)(I), 509(a)(2). or 509(a)(3) public charitable status as designated in your IRS Determination letter (including qualified faith-based organizations)
- The faith-based organization providing social services to the broader community
- Federally recognized Tribes or Tribal nonprofit organizations
- City governments or Boroughs
For more information, visit ACF.