The Chester County Community Foundation is seeking applications for its Fund for ChesCo Capacity Building Grants.
Donor Name: Chester County Community Foundation
State: Pennsylvania
County: Chester County (PA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/13/2023
Size of the Grant: $500-$5,000
Details:
The goal of capacity building grants is to strengthen the effectiveness of NPO’s serving the Chester County region, in areas including:
- Mission, Vision & Strategy
- Governance & Leadership
- Partnerships & Collaborations
- Operations & Technology
- Fundraising, Development & Marketing.
What is capacity building?
Capacity building helps bring a nonprofit to the next level of operational, programmatic, financial, or organizational maturity, in order to more effectively & efficiently fulfill its mission.
- Capacity building may include (but is not limited to) projects which address:
- Mission, Vision & Strategy: Organizational Assessment – Strategic Planning – Financial Planning
- Governance & Leadership: Board Development – Executive Transition/Succession Planning – Leadership Development – Staff Training & Professional Development
- Partnerships & Collaborations: Coalition Building – Collaboration – Mergers & Acquisitions – Strategic Restructuring
- Resource Development & Marketing: Major Gift Donor Identification, Cultivation, Development & Stewardship – Development Campaigns (Annual, Capital, Planned Giving) – Earned Income Development – Social Enterprise Feasibility & Development – Marketing, Branding & Communications
- Technology & Operations: Business Continuity Planning – Financial Management – Human Resources – Volunteer Management – Industry Certification – Risk Management – Technology Improvements.
Funding Information
Grant awards typically range from $500-$5,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- For eligibility in this grant program, nonprofits must be located in & serve Chester County.
- Nonprofits budgets must be $500,000 or less.
For more information, visit CCCF.
