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Capacity-building Grants
Capacity-building Grants overview
Capacity-building Grants process and schedule
2010 Annual Report Contest
2010 Signage Subsidy Program
Bracken Award for Excellence in Governance
Capacity-building Grants overview
The specific goal of organizational capacity-building grantmaking is to assist nonprofits in securing the professional, timely assistance they need to enhance organizational capacity and address important issues of organizational development and effectiveness.
Capacity-building grants focus on the following:
1. Mission, Vision & Strategy:
- Strategic Planning
- Organizational assessment/development
- Business planning, re-tooling, and social enterprise
2. Governance & Leadership:
- Board development
- Executive transition
3. Strategic Relationships:
- Collaboration and strategic restructuring
- Positioning for merger or affiliation
- Coalition building
4. Internal Operations:
- Human resource or volunteer management
- Financial Management
- Facility planning
- Computers, networking, and data security
5. Websites:
- New websites that bring CMS capacity to the organization
Any Nonprofit Partnership member organization is eligible to apply.
Capacity-building Grants process and schedule
The next round of Capacity-Building Grant applications is scheduled for January, 2011. Stay tuned for details.
For more information regarding the grant application process, please contact the Nonprofit Partnership at (814) 454-8800 or e-mail TNP@TheNonprofitPartnership.org.
2010 Annual Report Contest
The Nonprofit Partnership strongly believes that organizational annual reports are a great way to showcase organizational excellence to stakeholders and the wider world. To encourage the production of high quality annual reports, we are offering $2,500 awards for the most effective reports produced by large and small organizations. Please use the link below for more information about the contest, entry forms, and a link to useful annual report resources in this space. Entries will be accepted between now and September 17, 2010. Applicants must be current members of The Nonprofit Partnership.
2010 Signage Sudsidy Program
First impressions count! If you would like to improve the signage on your building or property to create a fresh new look, incorporate a new program or logo, or freshen your entrance to make it more welcoming, this program may offer the help that you need. The Nonprofit Partnership will offer subsidies of 50% of the cost of sign design, production, and installation, up to a maximum of $1,250. Please download the application below to apply for the program, or call the office at (814) 454-8800 for more information.