The Greater Worcester Community Foundation is now accepting applications for its Nonprofit Effectiveness Grant Program.
Donor Name: Greater Worcester Community Foundation
State: Massachusetts
County: Worcester County (MA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/08/2023
Size of the Grant: up to $10,000
Grant Duration: 18 months
Details:
The Nonprofit Effectiveness Grant Program is designed to support a specific piece of your organizational evolution that is focused on advancing your structure, systems and/or processes to be more inclusive and impactful. They believe these small investments in capacity building are critical to advancing your ability to fulfill your mission, deliver critical services and lead as equitable employers.
The grant program is interested in supporting organizations engaging in projects in the following areas:
- Inclusive Board Development & Governance
- Board training, Inclusive recruitment efforts, Executive support and coaching
- Building Internal Capacity & Equitable Systems
- Organizational assessments, Finance & HR upgrades, Operations streamlining, System purchases to allow for growth, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Access Support
- Navigating Change
- Succession planning, Executive transitions, Major updates to mission and strategic planning support, Merger exploration
The grant program is not able to support the following:
- Salaries for new or existing positions
- Routine operational costs
- Capital Improvements
Funding Information
- Grant size is up to $10,000
- Grant should be expended within 18 months of disbursement.
Eligibility Criteria
- Worcester County based 501(c)(3) organizations or fiscally sponsored programs doing 100% of work to support residents of Worcester County
- Request for contracted work should include supporting documents such as RFP, contact and/or scope of service
- Follow up conversation with GWCF staff at conclusion of your work
Evaluation Priorities
- Alignment to larger organizational strategy & how this project helps to move this work forward
- Urgency, there is some level of risk for your organization if this work doesn’t happen
- Demonstrable equitable outcomes, how your organization will be stronger as a result of this work.
For more information, visit GWCF.
