The Community Enrichment and Organizational Development Programmes cover a broad range of activities that enhance the quality of life in communities and help non-profits enhance their organizational performance and capabilities.
Donor Name: Community Foundation of North Central Massachusetts
State: Massachusetts
Town: Selected Towns
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 08/26/2022
Size of the Grant: up to $10,000
Details:
The Community Foundation annually awards grants to local non-profits in the areas of environment and animal welfare, education and career readiness, community enrichment, organizational development, community health, and racial equity.
Community Enrichment Program Objectives
The Community Enrichment program supports activities that enhance the vitality of communities. They include activities that promote local arts, culture, creativity, civic engagement, and community development.
Vital communities are characterized by strong, active, and inclusive relationships between residents, private sector, public sector, and civil society organizations.
Examples include:
- Arts and Culture: including but not limited to art in public places, programs that encourage art in community institutions (community centres and schools), and “art for art’s sake.”
- Community Development: including but not limited to community-enhancing projects, and the preservation of community heritage and history.
- Civic engagement: Advancing community cohesion and participation
Organizational Development Program Objectives
For the 2022 grant cycle, the organizational development grant program will support small capital needs that strengthen and improve non-profit organizational efficiency and effectiveness.
Examples include:
- Furniture
- Equipment
- Technology
- Facility improvements
Ineligible projects and expenses include, but are not limited to:
- Undesignated contributions to larger capital campaigns
- Program support
- Staff salaries or other administrative costs
Funding Information
While there are no set grant amounts, grants tend to fall between $2,000 and $10,000.
General Requirements
The Community Foundation of North Central Massachusetts supports programs, projects, and initiatives within 33-community region that address the Community Foundation’s goals and action areas that are executed by a non-profit organization and align with the applicant’s mission. Proposals for competitive grants should address each of the following principles:
- Capacity for impact: Demonstrate capacity and potential for achieving and sustaining long-term impact.
- Plan of action: Include a plan of action with evidence that the plan is likely to achieve its intended outcomes.
- Collaboration: Leverage new and/or existing resources, organizations, relationships, initiatives, and investments to improve the likelihood of significant impact, efficiency, and sustainability.
- Gauging progress: Include measurable objectives and outcomes with a plan to monitor progress.
For more information, visit CFNCM.
