| Nonprofit Networking | | Collaboration between organizations is often a key component of winning a grant from a private grantmaker. However, you may not be sure where to start in creating beneficial partnerships for your nonprofit and your partners. If that's the case, consider attending the Alliance of Arizona Nonprofit's free Collaboration Forum on September 21st at the Joel D. Valdez Main Library. If you're not able to come to the event, you can find other local nonprofits with similar interests using Guidestar's advanced Nonprofit Search by entering keywords relevant to your nonprofit and searching by location. Additionally, come to any nonprofit training workshop hosted by the Pima County Public Library. Impromptu networking happens at these events all of the time! |
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Grants Promote Progressive Social Change | |
Deadline: September 1, 2011 (Letter of inquiry)
The Funding Exchange (FEX) is a network of community-based foundations that support progressive social change organizations working for social, racial, economic, and environmental justice around the country. The FEX national office is currently accepting letters of inquiry for two grant opportunities. Social Justice Collaboration Grants support cross-issue and cross-geography coalitions that create more impact than any one organization can do on its own. Funding should be used to work through the issues related to a long-lasting collaboration, not short-term campaign-driven collaborations. The focus of Bold Frontiers Grants is on expanding the FEX's reach into areas that have neither a local FEX-affiliated fund nor a strong progressive movement.
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| Economic Impact of Bicycling Research Grants | |
Deadline: September 30, 2011
The Bikes Belong Foundation concentrates its work on bicycle safety projects and children's bicycle programs. Grants of $5,000 to $10,000 will be awarded for research that examines the economic impact of additional or improved bicycling facilities or bike-related events, and for special opportunities and innovative or unique research efforts considered on a case-by-case basis. Applicants must be U.S. colleges, universities, other institutions of higher education, or nonprofit research organizations. Individuals will not be considered for funding.
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| Filmmaker Grant Programs | |
Deadline: October 10, 2011
The Tribeca Film Institute has opened the application period of four of its grant programs for narrative, non-fiction, and new media filmmakers. The TFI Documentary Fund, the TFI Sloan Filmmaker Fund, Tribeca All Access, and the TFI Latin America Media Arts Fund are all open for applications. Grant support from each fund ranges from $10,000 to $40,000 and have individual requirements for support. Please see the website for details.
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Theatre & Dance | |
Deadline: October 15, 2011 (dance); December 1, 2011 (theatre)
The Shubert Foundation provides funding for theater companies with a secondary focus on dance. They provide support for theatrical organizations with demonstrated artistic and administrative track records, and arts-related institutions necessary to maintain and support the theater. Theater companies are evaluated in accordance with a wide spectrum of criteria designed to assess the contribution they have made to the American theater. Organizations are considered in the context in which they operate, i.e., appropriate allowances are made for size and resources. Fiscal responsibility is factored into all evaluations. Applicants must submit their proposals on a form provided by the Foundation. Contact: Vicki Reiss, (212) 944-3777 For more information, please visit any branch of the Pima County Public Library and search the grants databases using the foundation's name or use the free Foundation Finder to review past 990 filings from your office. |
Grants Address Economic Literacy | |
Deadline: September 15, 2011
The Calvin K. Kazanjian Economics Foundation is dedicated to the goal of increasing economic literacy throughout the United States. The Foundation provides grants to programs with national impact that address the following issues: raising the public's participation in economic education and creating a demand for greater economic literacy; encouraging measurement of economic understanding; developing the application of new strategies for teaching economics, including online instruction; and helping disenfranchised youth or young adults with children learn to participate in the economic system. The average grant is approximately $22,000, however grants as small as $3,500 and as large as $150,000 have been made. Click for Complete Information |
LGBTQ Community Awareness Education | |
Deadline: September 23, 2011
The LGBT-Straight Alliance Fund provides grants up to $5,000 to organizations in southern Arizona working in one of their focus areas. One point of interest for the Alliance Fund is educating both the larger community and the LGBTQ community to promote inclusion, health and well-being. Examples might include: educating people about LGBTQ issues, including broad issues such as gender expression; educating students (high school and college), teachers, and school administrators about LGBTQ issues; educating the LGBTQ community about being philanthropic; and educating social service providers about LGBTQ issues. The Fund also has a Queer Youth initiative that funds projects from $500 to $4,000.
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Children's Literacy & Education | |
Deadline: October 28, 2011
The Build-a-Bear Workshop's Bear Hugs Foundation provides grants of $1,000 to $10,000 to nonprofit programs for children in literacy and education programs such as summer reading programs, early childhood education programs and literacy programs for children with special needs. Grant requests are accepted until the stated deadline, but are reviewed on a rolling basis throughout the year. Organizations may only submit one proposal per year.
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Deadline: None
The W.K. Kellogg Foundation works to ensure that all children get the development and education they need as a foundation for independence and success, the foundation seeks opportunities to invest in early child development (ages zero to eight), leading to reading proficiency by third grade, high school graduation, and pathways to meaningful employment. The foundation partners with organizations working on early childhood education, with a commitment to whole child development, educational advocacy, family literacy, innovative educational practices, policy reform and lifelong learning. The foundation provides support to both national initiatives and local support, though their primary focus is on national organizations. Grants made in 2011 range from $75,000 to $400,000.
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Early Childhood Education | |
Deadline: None
QuikTrip Corporate Contributions program provides grants of under $1,000 to nonprofits that support at risk youth and early childhood education. They also provide in-kind donations of cups, ice, gift cards, and coupons. To apply, email the Phoenix/Tucson area contact.
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I hope you have enjoyed this edition of the Nonprofit Grants Opportunities eNewsletter. Remember, you can always use the link at the right to give feedback or ask a question to the librarians at Pima County Public Library!
Sincerely,
Kassy Rodeheaver
Librarian, Grants & Nonprofit Info Center
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About the Grants & Nonprofit Information Center
The mission of the Grants & Nonprofit Information Center is to provide information resources for nonprofit and community organizations to assist them in fulfilling their missions. You can visit us on the 3rd floor of the Joel D. Valdez Main Library in downtown Tucson.
Kassy Rodeheaver is the supervisor of the Grants & Nonprofit Info Center and has been a part of the Tucson nonprofit community since 2007.
Contact her by sending an email to grantsinfocenter@pima.gov.
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