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Individual Donors: Who Are They and How Can You Find Them?
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Grant funding is probably only one part of your nonprofit organization's revenue stream. Individual donors are also important assets to the continued financial health of your nonprofit. One thing that you can do to find new potential donors is to look at the public donor lists of nonprofits' whose missions are similar to yours. Once you have that basic information, you should take the time to find out a little bit more about these donors, and then hook their attention with a better fundraising appeal. If you decide that someone could be a major donor, please take a moment to make sure that your nonprofit meets specific expectations that many donors must feel be met before they'll make large gifts.
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Unique Funding Opportunity
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Local Children's Programs | |
Deadline: November 30, 2012
Trico Electric Cooperative POWER Grant program offers grants of up to $10,000 to non-profit organizations offering programs and services targeting children. Projects dealing with children's food and basic needs are strongly encouraged to apply.
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$100,000 Fellowships for Young Entrepreneurs
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Deadline: December 31, 2012
Silicon Valley entrepreneur Peter Thiel has announced that the Thiel Foundation is accepting applications for a new class of "20 Under 20" Thiel Fellows. Thiel Fellowships provide two-year grants of $100,000 to twenty people under 20 years of age so that they can leave the classroom and pursue innovation. During the two-year fellowship, the Thiel Foundation and its network of mentors provide guidance and support to help fellows build their scientific, technical, and entrepreneurial ideas.
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American Indian Culture
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Deadline: November 30, 2012
The Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Company Foundation grants financial assistance to organizations that support the preservation, promotion, and advancement of American Indian self-sufficiency and culture in the United States, including programs for 1) the development of American Indian entrepreneurism; 2) facilitating American Indian education (particularly college, graduate, and post-graduate education); and 3) the preservation and enhancement of American Indian culture. Recent grants have ranged from $7,000 to $100,000.
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Theater Grants
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Deadline: December 3, 2012
Not-for-profit, professional resident theater companies are the primary recipients of Shubert Foundation funding, with an emphasis on producing, rather than presenting, organizations. Applicants may not request a specific grant amount; if the foundation determines that it will fund an organization, it will also determine the amount of the grant.
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Art, Dance, and Video Projects
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Deadline: Requests for funding guidelines must be received by December 7, 2012, proposals by December 29, 2012
The Puffin Foundation seeks to open the doors of artistic expression by providing grants to art organizations and artists throughout the country who are often excluded from mainstream opportunities due to their genre or social philosophy. For the 2013 grant cycle, the Foundation will provide Artist Grants averaging $1,250 to encourage emerging artists in the fields of fine arts, dance, and video.
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Filmmaker Education Programs
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Deadline: February 1, 2013
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences provides educational grants for filmmaker education programs - those in which participants actively gain the skills and knowledge needed to make theatrical motion pictures. Filmmaker education programs include, but are not limited to, the following: craft workshops and conferences, seminar programs, training and bridge programs in which participants are trained for and then placed in film industry jobs, and artist-in-residence and visiting artist programs. Grants range between $5,000 and $15,000.
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Grants for Arts
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Deadline: None
The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation (DDCF) identifies needs and opportunities in contemporary dance, jazz, multi-disciplinary performing arts, and theatre and supports these fields by conducting research and funding national meetings where artists and managers are engaged to identify their fields' most pressing concerns. A recent 2011 grant of $112,500 was made to an Arizona organization to support a "New Plays for Young Audiences" symposia. Other recent grants ranged from $20,000 to over $1 million. Letters of inquiry are accepted year round.
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Education in Oro Valley
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Deadline: December 31, 2012
The Oro Valley Community Foundation conducts annual grant rounds for nonprofit organizations in the Oro Valley area. Strategic funding areas include: youth services and education programs that support young people of the Oro Valley area, including educational needs at local schools and other youth-oriented activities important to youth; human services programs; arts, music and science programs that give people the gifts of enhancing and enriching their lives; and general support to meet the changing needs and emergencies in the community and operational needs at the foundation. Recent grants have been $2,000 or less.
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| Fellowships for Research on Factors that Determine College Attendance | |
Deadline: February 4, 2012
The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation invites applications for the Dissertation Fellowship Program to support research on the factors and contexts that help students with financial need overcome personal adversity and challenging socioeconomic circumstances to excel academically. Approximately $100,000 may be made available to support up to four awards. Eligibility is restricted to graduate students at institutions of higher education.
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Community-Wide Reading Programs
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Deadline: February 5, 2012
Community organizations participating in The Big Read are eligible for grants ranging from $2,500 to $20,000 to plan reading programs between September 2013 and June 2014. Examples of programs include activities such as author readings, book discussions, art exhibits, lectures, film series, music or dance events, theatrical performances, panel discussions, and other events and activities related to the community's chosen book or poet. Organizations may apply for grants ranging from $2,500 to $20,000. Grants must be matched 1:1 from non-federal money.
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Environmental Issues
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Deadline: None for letters of inquiry
The Cedar Tree Foundation is dedicated to the belief that the power of individuals and organizations can make significant changes in our world. The Foundation's grantmaking focuses on the following areas of concern: sustainable agriculture, environmental education, and environmental health. The Foundation gives particular consideration to proposals demonstrating strong elements of environmental justice and conservation.
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| Youth & Education | |
Deadline: None
The Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Corporate Giving Program supports nonprofit organizations that strive to enhance the quality of life for company communities and all Arizonans. The Corporate Giving Program provides grants to organizations that focus on the following issues: arts and cultural programs; economic development and civic initiatives; youth and education; and health, wellness, and human services initiatives. Event sponsorship and project support are provided. Requests may be submitted throughout the year.
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Have a terrific week!
Sincerely,
Kassy Rodeheaver
Librarian, Grants & Nonprofit Info Center
Pima County Public Library
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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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Have a Question?
Do you need to know how many people are below the poverty line in Pima County for a propsoal? What the literacy level is for students graduating from high school? Or maybe you just need a phone number and address for a foundation? Ask the Pima County Public Library!
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