Nonprofit Innovation Award

Deadline: July 1, 2011
The 2011 Peter F. Drucker Award for Nonprofit Innovation is granted to a social sector organization that demonstrates Peter Drucker's definition of innovation - "change that creates a new dimension of performance." The judges also look for programs that are highly effective and have made a difference in the lives of the people they serve. The first-place prize is $100,000. The second-place award is $7,500, and the third-place prize is $5,000.

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Grants for Writers

Deadline: June 8, 2011
The Creative Capital | Warhol Foundation Arts Writers Grant Program supports individual writers whose work addresses contemporary visual art through grants in the following categories: articles, blogs, books, new and alternative media, and short-form writing. Grants range from $3,000 to $50,000 depending on the needs and scope of the project. Designed to encourage and reward writing about contemporary art that is rigorous, passionate, eloquent and precise, as well as to create a broader audience for arts writing, the Arts Writers Grant Program aims to strengthen the field as a whole and to ensure that critical writing remains a valued mode of engaging the visual arts.

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Deadline: June 15, 2011
The Genographic Legacy Fund awards grants on an annual basis for community-driven projects directly preserving or revitalizing indigenous or traditional culture around the world. Funded projects have included documenting a traditional language, oral history, or ceremony; creating culturally specific educational materials and programs; establishing a local museum or archive; inter-generational knowledge sharing; and preserving significant sites and artifacts. Awards will typically not exceed US $25,000.

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Deadline: July 15, 2011
Ideas that Matter is an annual grant program that recognizes and supports designers who donate their time and talent to create communications materials for a wide range of charitable activities. Ideas that Matter grants will be given to individual designers, design firms, agencies, in-house corporate design departments, design instructors, and individual design students and design student groups working on any kind of communication project that supports the needs of a nonprofit organization. At least a portion of the project should be printed. Additional elements may include a variety of communication media. Grant awards range from $5,000 to $50,000.

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Deadline: None
The Windgate Charitable Foundation funds significant education programs in the visual arts, arts and crafts, and art history preservation efforts nationally. Typical grants range from $1,000 to $100,000. To apply, please send the following to Windgate Charitable Foundation, P.O. Box 826 Siloam Springs, AR 72761-0826: a 2-page letter of inquiry; a copy of your IRS Determination letter; a brief history of your organization and a description of its mission; a copy of the most recent annual report, audited financial statement or 990; a list of the board of directions, trustees, officers, and other key people and their affiliations; a copy of the current year's organization budget and/or a project budget.For more information, please visit any branch of the Pima County Public Library and search the Foundation Directory Online database using the foundation's name.

Deadline: May 20, 2011
Grants from the National Guild for Community Arts Education and MetLife will promote partnerships between public schools and community schools of the arts to improve teaching and learning in the arts. Members of the National Guild for Community Arts Education may apply (non-member organizations may apply for membership before submitting a grant application). Grants of up to $20,000 each will be made and must be matched with 1:1 financing from other sources.

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Deadline: June 1, 2011
Grants will be made to support the development and implementation of ideas, techniques and approaches to addressing four key concerns: environmental awareness, health and wellness, students' right to a quality public education and active community involvement. PreK-8 public school teachers, education support professionals, faculty and staff at public higher education institutions may apply for funding. Grants of $5,000 each will be made.

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Deadline: June 15, 2011
The eBay Foundation and Ashoka's Changemakers invite applications for the Powering Economic Opportunity: Create a World that Works Competition to find innovative market-based approaches to creating economic opportunity and generating employment for disadvantaged populations. Projects can include, but are not limited to: advancing broad-reaching skills and job-development strategies; disseminating and leveraging employment information; and, opening access to new markets and jobs. Five $50,000 awards will be made. Eligibility is unrestricted.

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Deadline: None
The Lowe's Charitable and Educational Foundation is dedicated to enhancing the quality of life in the communities where Lowe's operates stores and distribution centers throughout the United States. Grants ranging from $5,000 to $25,000 are provided for community improvement initiatives and K-12 public education projects. Funding priorities for public education projects include construction-related education initiatives; playground enhancements; clean-up, landscaping, and painting projects; and minor repair of public school buildings.

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