Dear Friend,
Welcome to the latest issue of Project Priorities!
Here you will find important service updates, project updates from our community, grant opportunities and fundraising resources, and useful nonprofit knowledge. If you have submissions for funding, employment opportunities, or events, please send them to your specialist.
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Project Happenings
Keeping San Francisco Nonprofit-Friendly
It’s well-known that the Bay Area real estate market can provide real affordability challenges for nonprofits. To address this, San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee recently announced $2.7 million in assistance will be made available for neighborhood-serving nonprofits to offset real-estate costs, and Community Initiatives client The Healing WELL received a grant for $70,000. Healing WELL’s Community Initiatives Project Manager helped them apply, and eventually win, a grant to stay in place where their programs are making the most difference.
New Resource: Immigrants Rising
Educators for Fair Consideration just launched a new website with that consolidates resources for immigrants interested in entrepreneurship. The site, Immigrants Rising, provides resources, knowledge and financial support for immigrant entrepreneurs, regardless of legal status, at any stage of their journey, and provides a comprehensive overview of the entrepreneurship landscape in the U.S. through webinars, handouts and guides.
Infrastructure Grant for El/La Para TransLatina
El/La Para TransLatinas recently received a $50K grant from the SF Foundation as part of $11.5 million in grants the Foundation recently awarded, “To strengthen El/La Para TransLatinas’ infrastructure by developing internal systems that build the capacity of TransLatinas to advocate for services as well as criminal justice and immigration reforms for the community.”
Changing Lives: One Day at a Time
Brentwood-based One Day at A Time program participant Jose Cordon’s success story was recently featured in The Press. “It’s not like I changed overnight,” Cordon said. “But they planted a seed, and it would need time to grow. I’ve been very blessed to have people around me who have loved me and guided me along the way.”
Funding Opportunities and Other Resources
Below are funding opportunities and other resources that may be helpful to our projects! Please note: We are not affiliated with most of these sources; any event costs are not included in your CI fee.
Grant Opportunities
Silicon Valley Donors Circle Issues Accepting Applications for Arts Projects
To be eligible, applicants must be a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization or individual artist with a nonprofit fiscal sponsor; be based in Santa Clara or San Mateo counties; have an annual budget of $1 million or less; and serve an underserved population with an activity that is more substantive than simply donating tickets to underserved groups. If the organization’s main mission does not serve an underserved population, then the grant for which they apply must be designated to a specific project that does.
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O2 Sabbatical Award (Due August 30!)
The O2 Sabbatical Award honors the commitment and accomplishments of exceptional nonprofit executive directors by providing them with a much-needed break for personal and professional reinvigoration. The sabbatical also provides an unparalleled opportunity for the organization’s senior leadership team to take on new responsibilities and build new skills.
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Best Practices and Resource Links
Three Steps to Building Your Communications Strategy in the Digital Era
Six Helpful Resources for Your Peer-to-Peer Fundraisers
Introduction to Proposal Writing
Time to Reboot Grantmaking
Why Dopamine Might Be the Secret to Motivating Supporters
How Startup Nonprofits Can Get the Grant of Their Dreams
Documentary Film Reveals Why Charities Are BROKEN FOR GOOD
From the Mouths of Funders and Nonprofits: 20 Ways to Build Better Relationships
