GrantStation Insider - July 25, 2019

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National Funding
Opportunities Throughout the U.S.

Support for Litigation Efforts to Ensure Fair Immigration Enforcement
Borealis Philanthropy: Immigration Litigation Fund
The goal of the Immigration Litigation Fund (ILF), administered by Borealis Philanthropy, is to ensure that the nation’s immigration enforcement system is fair, humane, and prioritizes the civil and human rights of those vulnerable to deportation. The ILF supports impact litigation efforts that challenge discriminatory, unlawful, and overly punitive immigration enforcement policies and practices at any stage of the enforcement trajectory from identification and apprehension, to detention and removal, as well as efforts to exclude certain immigrants from entering the country. Project grants of up to $75,000 will be provided for impact litigation costs, organizing and communications efforts that are related to impact litigation efforts, legal trainings and training materials on immigration enforcement related issues, and convenings meant to advance coordination and strategy on an issue related to enforcement and impact litigation efforts. Public interest legal groups, advocates, and community-based organizations are eligible to apply. The 2019 application deadlines are September 1 and November 1. Visit the Borealis Philanthropy website to learn more about the Immigration Litigation Fund.

Children’s Nature Programs and Conservation Initiatives Funded
Papoose Conservation Wildlife Foundation
The Papoose Conservation Wildlife Foundation is devoted to perpetuating the world’s diversity of species and their habitats and to engage children in nature to learn about and witness the wonders of wildlife. The Foundation provides grants of up to $5,000 to nonprofit organizations throughout the country for programs that take place in the United States or internationally. Grants are awarded in the following two categories: The focus of the Children in Nature category is on programs that offer opportunities for children to explore nature or that expand children’s appreciation of nature. The Applied Conservation category funds projects that focus on free-ranging wildlife or plant species and support the conservation of the species in their natural habitat. The application deadline is October 1, 2019. Visit the Foundation’s website to review the funding guidelines.

Grants Promote Nonprofit Feedback Resources
Fund for Shared Insight: Listen4Good
Fund for Shared Insight is a funder collaborative working to improve philanthropy by elevating the voices of those least heard. Through Shared Insight’s signature grantmaking initiative, Listen4Good (L4G), nonprofits and funders are invited to join in building high-quality feedback loops, a systematic and rigorous way to listen to, and respond to, the people nonprofits serve. To participate in the 2019 co-funded L4G grant round, a nonprofit must be customer-facing, have a minimum annual budget of $500,000, and be nominated by an existing or new funder. Grantees will receive $30,000 over 18 months, half covered by Shared Insight, half by the nominating funder. Applications will be accepted through September 20, 2019. Visit Shared Insight’s website to learn more about the L4G grant process.

Education Conferences to Address SEL Supported
Education First: Regional Social and Emotional Learning Convening Grants
Education First, in partnership with the NoVo Foundation, is currently accepting applications for the 2019 Regional Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) Convening Grants program. The goal of this program is to help district and school communities create a convening that builds educators’ and other adults’ capacity to meet students’ social, emotional, and academic needs with an equity lens. Education First will award two to four grants of $50,000 to $100,000 each to districts, charters, and their partners to design and host a convening in their region by the end of the 2020 calendar year. Selected applicants will receive technical assistance from Education First during the design phase of their grant. Awardees will have the opportunity to participate with a group of national SEL practitioners, experts, and advocates at the SEL in Action Convening in 2020. Letters of intent are due September 6, 2019. Visit the Education First website to review the Request for Letters of Intent.

Regional Funding
Opportunities for Specific Areas

Funds for Arts Education Programs in Florida, New York, New England, and DC
Cornelia T. Bailey Foundation: P/Arts Program
The P/Arts (Philanthropic Arts) Program, an initiative of the Cornelia T. Bailey Foundation, supports nonprofit organizations, accredited schools, universities, government agencies, and public agencies in Florida, New York, New England, and Washington, DC. The focus is on organizations that implement or enhance programs utilizing art and art education in daily curricula, early childhood education, and to assist alternative learners. Proposed programs must impact at least 30 children or students within the first six months of implementation and no less than 60 by the end of one year. In 2019, 25 grants totaling $1 million will be provided. Online applications may be submitted through the month of October. Visit the Foundation’s website to learn more about the P/Arts Program.

Grants Enhance Public Spaces in Tennessee
BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee Health Foundation
The BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee Health Foundation is dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for Tennesseans. The Foundation’s BlueCross Healthy Place Program supports nonprofit organizations and government entities throughout the state that seek to create and revitalize their public spaces. The focus is on spaces that bring communities together, so proposed projects must be free and open to the public. In addition, applying organizations must commit to seeking community engagement throughout the planning and development process. Online applications may be submitted from August 1 through August 31, 2019. Visit the Foundation’s website for more information on the BlueCross Healthy Place Program.

Support for Pacific Northwest Environmental Initiatives
The Lazar Foundation
The Lazar Foundation is dedicated to supporting innovative and strategic projects that protect the environment in the Pacific Northwest, including Idaho, Oregon, and Washington. The Foundation’s specific grantmaking areas of interest include the conservation of large, biologically significant terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems; the preservation of biological diversity; initiatives that broaden the environmental movement; and projects that strengthen the capacity of the environmental movement’s ability to develop, shape, and communicate its message. Letters of interest may be submitted at any time; invited full proposals are due April 1 and October 1, annually. Application guidelines are available on the Foundation’s website.

Oral Healthcare Programs in Arkansas Funded
Delta Dental of Arkansas Foundation
The mission of the Delta Dental of Arkansas Foundation is to improve the oral health of Arkansans through education, prevention, and treatment. The Foundation is currently offering Community Grants, which seek to expand access to oral healthcare in underserved areas by supporting nonprofit organizations that provide preventative services or treatment for individuals of all ages, ethnicities, gender, and socio-economic status in the state. Grants ranging up to $30,000 will be provided. The letter of inquiry deadline is August 19, 2019; applications are due August 30, 2019. (Requests for Mini Grants of up to $2,500, which support innovative projects that make an impact in the field of oral health, may be submitted throughout the year.) Visit the Foundation’s website to learn more about each grant program.

Federal Funding
Opportunities from the U.S. Government

Program Supports Homeownership for Low-Income Individuals and Families
Department of Housing and Urban Development
The Self-Help Homeownership Opportunity Program (SHOP) provides support to purchase home sites and develop or improve the infrastructure needed to set the stage for sweat equity and volunteer-based homeownership programs for low-income persons and families. SHOP funds must be used to develop decent, safe, and sanitary non-luxury housing for low-income persons and families who otherwise would not be able to afford to become homeowners. The application deadline is September 10, 2019.

Funds Available for Youth Development Programs in National Parks
National Park Service
The 21st Century Conservation Service Corps Program provides support to develop and administer youth development programs that focus on providing employment, education, and engagement opportunities for U.S. citizens and legal residents in National Park Service units and affiliated sites such as National Register of Historic Places, National Heritage Areas, National Wild and Scenic Rivers, National Historic Landmarks, National Trails, and adjacent gateway communities. The application deadline is September 11, 2019.

PathFinder: Featured Resource
A library of quality resources designed to help you develop your career path as a grants professional.

2019 Nonprofit Fundraising Productivity and Effectiveness Report
For fundraisers looking to keep up with current developments in the field, the 2019 Nonprofit Fundraising Productivity and Effectiveness Report is a good source of information. This report presents key findings from a survey of nonprofit organization fundraising professionals throughout the United States. It examines current trends, opportunities, and challenges with respect to fundraising productivity and the role of Constituent Relationship Management (CRM) systems.

Upcoming Online Education Trainings
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Unless otherwise noted, all Online Education Trainings are webinars,
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FREE Tour of the GrantStation Website
Join Jeremy Smith, Communications and Technology Director, and Sara Kennedy, Director of Online Education, for a quick tour of the GrantStation website. This tour will cover all of the features in GrantStation.com, including navigation, search interfaces, and charitable database search criteria. This tour will provide tips on the most effective way to use all of the valuable resources the website offers, including the extensive funder databases that can help you identify the grantmakers most likely to fund your programs or projects. By using GrantStation’s databases and resource tools, you can begin to develop a successful grantseeking strategy for the next 12 to 18 months. The webinar will be held on Tuesday, July 30, 2019.

The Power of 3 - Storytelling by Lori L. Jacobwith (NEW)
Do you wish there was a simple tool to help you raise more money? Would you like to know exactly what to talk about to encourage your community to do more and give more? During the upcoming Power of 3 series, Lori L. Jacobwith, an internationally-recognized master storyteller, will take you on a deep dive into the world of using storytelling to raise more money. You’ll learn the science behind why storytelling is the most powerful communication tool you can use. Lori will also walk you through a step-by-step process on how to write and share stories that raise significantly more money. The webinars in the series include How to Find and Craft Powerful Nonprofit Stories, Advanced Storytelling, and The Power of Visual Storytelling. The first webinar in the series will be held on Thursday, August 1, 2019.

Online Workshop: DIY Dashboards - Make Beautiful, Easy to Follow Dashboards for Your Nonprofit’s Leaders
Why wait until the end of the year to write a lengthy report when you can share data early and often with dashboards? In this workshop, Ann K. Emery will review the best-bang-for-your-buck data visualization design principles, like using color and text to tell your story. Once you’ve designed one great graph, it’s time to combine multiple graphs together for your report, slide show, or handout. You’ll view Ann’s real-life examples so that you can see how grids, white space, and visual hierarchies are applied in each setting. You’ll also explore the major dashboard types. Ann will share her nine sample dashboards with you and you’ll vote on which two or three styles you’d like to create from scratch in Excel. Life is short and Ann is only going to teach you about visualizations that make a difference. The webinar will be held on Thursday, August 8, 2019.

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Editor: Julie Kaufman
Contributing Writer: Kevin Peters
Contributing Writer: Ashlyn Simmons