Wednesday
Your Weekly Update from
Grassroots Grantmakers
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Question of the Week
What criteria do you use to decide who is eligible to apply for a grant from your grassroots grantmaking program?
Who is clearly "in"? Who is clearly "out"? Where are the grey areas, the tough calls? Send us a quick email to share how you decide who is eligible to apply for a grant from your grassroots grantmaking program. We'll share what we hear. |
 Battle Creek's Doug Woodard on Social Entrepreneurs
Taking the Next StepDoug Woodard was a small business owner for twenty years and now serves as Project Advisor for the Battle Creek Community Foundation's new pilot program, the Neighborhood Venture Investment Program.
Doug says that starting a non-profit might be more challenging than starting a small business - and is wondering what models beside the traditional non-profit framework might be crafted for community based groups and social entrepreneurs who want to build on the projects that they launched with small grants from BCCF's Yes We Can! Neighborhood Grantmaking Program.
Read about this new pilot program and what Doug has to say about next steps for social entrepreneurs.
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 Five Things that Matter
Increasing the viability of your grassroots grantmaking program
We have identified five things that distinguish grassroots grantmaking programs that remain viable and vital over time, and those that remain frozen in time or yield disappointing results.
Click here to read about the five factors that contribute to grassroots grantmaking program viability. |
 Big Thinking This Week
Do All Small Grants = Grassroots Grantmaking?
This week Janis reflected on the variety of conversations she has had over the past six weeks with people about small grants - and pointed to some ways that small grants for grassroots grantmaking differ from other types of small grants.
Read what Janis has to say about what distinguishes small grants for grassroots grantmaking from other small grants programs. Add your thoughts to the list of distinguishing characteristics that she began by posting a comment.
Possibilities & Assumptions: What's Next After a Small Grant?
In another post, Janis talked about the question that the Battle Creek Community Foundation is exploring with their Neighborhood Ventures Investment Program - what's next after a small grant?
Check out what Janis has to say and join the discussion by posting a comment. |
Neighborhood Resource Centers?
