The Greater Green Bay Community Foundation is accepting applications for its Nonprofit Impact Initiative Capacity-building grants program.
Donor Name: Greater Green Bay Community Foundation
State: Wisconsin
County: Brown County (WI), Door County (WI), Kewaunee County (WI), and Oconto County (WI)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/15/2022
Size of the Grant: $1,000-$7,500
Grant Duration: 1 year
Detail:
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
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 grant making policies of Greater Green Bay Community Foundation and this fund as contained in the grant agreement
Evaluation 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 Nonprofit Impact Initiative Capacity-building grants.
