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Grants for Nonprofits

Community for Nonprofits

Our community’s ongoing success is supported by the many non-profits in the region. The Community Foundation is dedicated to helping these important community cornerstones maintain their operations and programming through grant opportunities, trainings, educational opportunities, networking events, and much more.

If you are a non-profit that needs assistance, we hope you will utilize our many support options.

Grants

Search our grants, large and small, and apply.

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Mini-Grants

Need a little financial assistance quickly? See if a mini-grant would help.

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Trainings

Find trainings to improve your service.

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Non-profit Resources

Peruse our list of non-profit resources for organizations that can assist

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Grants and Applications

The Community Foundation offers multiple grants for non-profit use. There are primary requirements that must be met in order to be eligible for a grant among others specific to each grant program. The non-profit:

Must be a registered 501(c)(3) or have a fiscal sponsor

Offer creative responses to the communities most pressing needs

Increase access and opportunities for people from low-income or underserved segments

Involve cooperation and collaboration

Maximize impact of relatively modest grants

Our grants are competitive; we want to bring out the best in the community and what better way than award grants to non-profits with the most initiative to change the community for the better.

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Filling out an application and looking for support?

Set up a time to meet with Sara to talk about grant opportunities, review applications and to answer any questions you have.

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Initiatives, Trainings and Programs

Initiatives and trainings are developed in response to specific needs we see within the local non-profit community and to help board and staff members be most effective in their roles. See the different types of trainings we offer as well a list of upcoming events for non-profits.

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Resources for Non-profits

A list of resources we have found helpful for non-profits ranging from accounting standards to fun food-for-thought.

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Grants at Work

Wondering how other non-profits have done it? Click below for some stories of success from other area organizations.

Grants at Work

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Day 1	Travel to NYC by charter bus for a direct flight to Oulu.
Day 2	Welcome to Finland! Arrive in time for dinner and to unpack and catch up on sleep.
Day 3	Begin Finnish Education Study Tour – Gain an inclusive picture of Finnish education and the latest innovations in the field of education. Visit schools at all levels, observe in classrooms and speak to leaders, teachers, and students about the subjects represented on the trip.
Day 4	Expert session on Early Childhood Education. Visit a daycare center, comprehensive school, and primary school.
Day 5	Today the focus will be on the Finish curriculum and development of Learning Spaces, Science Education, STE(A)M and robotics and visit different schools in Oulu as well as an engaging discussion with local teachers
Day 6	Visit the University of Oulu to research teacher training and competence development at the LEAF Laboratory, which focuses on the future of education
Day 7	Fly to Helsinki for Helsinki city tour
Day 8	Tour Suomenlinna Fortress – a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Day 9	Travel back to NYC and ultimately home by charter bus.

What

We

Do.

What We Do.

Community for Nonprofits

Grants

Mini-Grants

Trainings

Non-profit Resources

Grants and Applications

Filling out an application and looking for support?

Initiatives, Trainings and Programs

Resources for Non-profits

Grants at Work

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