The Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines is currently seeking applications for its Capacity Building Grants to strengthen an organization’s effectiveness. They provide funding for strategic initiatives in areas related to governance or management.
Donor Name: Community Foundation Greater Des Moines
State: Iowa
City: Des Moines
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: Ongoing
Size of the Grant: $5,000
Detail:
The Community Foundation Capacity Building grant program invests in initiatives that enable nonprofit organizations to strengthen their boards and governance, enhance internal management, and strategically plan for the future, all while focusing on fulfilling their mission. The community thrives when their nonprofit sector thrives. Its goal is to support the building of resilient organizations that leverage opportunities to move their missions forward to the betterment of community. They focus the grant making on organizations serving Greater Des Moines.
Examples of well-aligned capacity building projects:
- Strategic planning and visioning for the nonprofit.
- Succession and talent pipeline planning to ensure organizational leadership.
- Financial scenario/business planning for stability.
- Fund development/marketing strategy development (excluding feasibility studies).
Funding information
- Organizations may apply for up to $5,000.
Ineligible Project
- Ongoing annual operating and program expenses
- Capital infrastructure projects (bricks and mortar)
- Sectarian religious programs promoting a particular faith
- Tactical items such as hardware/equipment, collateral materials, donor management software or website development.
Projects focused on exploring and implementing strategic alignment strategies between two or more organizations in order to address a community issue/opportunity, align operations/programming or deepen partnerships should consider applying for a Strategic Collaboration Grant.
For more information, visit Capacity Building Grants.
