The Greater Green Bay Community Foundation is pleased to announce the Nonprofit Impact Initiative Capacity-Building Grants.
Donor Name: Greater Green Bay Community Foundation
State: Wisconsin
Counties: Selected Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/15/2023
Size of the Grant: $1,000 to $7,500
Details:
Two grant cycles exist to support nonprofit organizations in Brown, Door, Kewaunee and Oconto counties. Within each cycle, there are grant dollars specifically allocated to support organizations serving populations 60 and over, as well as grant dollars available for organizations serving all sectors of the community.
Types of Grants
Grants will be awarded to assist eligible organizations with dedicated capacity-building efforts. A typical application will involve the cost of hiring third-party expertise.
Examples of such efforts could include, but are not limited to:
- Board training that enhances organizational capacity in the areas of recruitment, orientation, or retention
- Board governance (examples include officers, committees, effective meeting facilitation, accountability)
- Development and activation of ad hoc or board committees
- Leadership development
- Organization/Board Planning (annual/strategic)
- Collaboration/Partnerships
- Financial management oversight (budgets and financial reporting)
- Development of volunteer recruitment, management, retention best practices
- Development of best practices in nonprofit management
- Development of succession plans (leadership and non-leadership levels)
- Technology (use/implementation, needs assessment, planning)
- Communications/Marketing planning
- Service (design, evaluation, record keeping)
- Project management training
- Staff development and training (team building, performance management, staffing structure)
- Hiring of consultant to increase capacities (staff, board, organizational)
- Creation of peer-to-peer learning opportunities
- Establishment and implementation of lean process improvements
Funding Information
- Grants awards will typically range from $1,000 to $7,500 for one year. Grant awards are non-renewable
Eligibility Criteria
All applicants must meet the following:
- Be a nonprofit organization with a 501(c)(3) designation by the IRS
- Directly serve Brown, Door, Kewaunee or Oconto counties
- Conduct business without discrimination on the basis of race, religion, gender, sexual preference, age, marital status, disability, or national origin
- Have an operating budget of under $3,000,000
- Be in existence as a nonprofit, tax exempt organization, for at least two years from date of incorporation
- Be willing to adhere to the grantmaking policies of Greater Green Bay Community Foundation and this fund as contained in the grant agreement
Grantmaking Criteria
Projects will be evaluated on the following criteria:
- Clarity in the description of the capacity challenge
- Clarity in the work plan design to address the capacity challenge, including feasibility
- Brief description of the anticipated results
- Clarity in the evaluation methodology with defined and measurable outcomes
- An articulated plan to reinforce the gains in capacity
- Budget clarity and relevance
- Contract and work plan from the service provider, which clearly addresses the capacity challenge
For more information, visit Capacity-Building Grants.
