GrantStation Insider: August 18, 2022

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Special Funding Opportunities
Opportunities related to specific current issues

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National Funding
Opportunities throughout the U.S.

Grants Enhance Dental Care for Children
AAPD Foundation: Access to Care Grants
The AAPD (American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry) Foundation supports community-based initiatives in the U.S. and U.S. territories that provide Dental Homes to children from families that cannot afford dental care. The Foundation's Access to Care Grants of up to $20,000 support community-based initiatives that provide dental care and ultimately serve as a Dental Home to underserved and limited access children up to age 18. (The AAPD defines a Dental Home as the ongoing relationship between the dentist and the patient, inclusive of all aspects of oral health care, delivered in a comprehensive, continuously accessible, coordinated, and family-centered way.) Qualified initiatives must be dentist-led, with priority given to projects with pediatric dentist leadership. Eligible applicants include, but are not limited to, nonprofit organizations, local health jurisdictions, county health departments, hospitals and clinics, state government agencies, colleges and schools of dentistry or medicine (pediatric and family medicine departments only), and national, state, and local dental societies. The application deadline is October 3, 2022. Visit the AAPD Foundation's website to review the FAQs and full guidelines.

Wilderness and Biodiversity Conservation Efforts Supported
Fund for Wild Nature
The Fund for Wild Nature supports grassroots organizations and innovative conservation efforts in the United States and Canada that meet emerging needs for protecting biodiversity and wilderness. Small grants are provided for North American campaigns to save native species and wild ecosystems, with particular emphasis on actions designed to defend threatened wilderness and biological diversity. The Fund gives special attention to ecological issues not currently receiving sufficient public attention and funding. Examples of funded activities include advocacy, litigation, public policy work, and similar endeavors. Applications are accepted beginning six weeks prior to the annual application deadlines of May 1 and October 1. Visit the Fund's website to access the online application and eligibility quiz.

Funds Advance Diversity in Classical Music and the Performing Arts
Sphinx Venture Fund
The Sphinx Organization is a social justice organization dedicated to transforming lives through the power of diversity in the arts. The Sphinx Venture Fund provides grants to individuals or organizations for initiatives designed to solve a challenge or an issue related to diversity, equality, and inclusion in the performing arts, with a strong emphasis on classical music. The focus is on new and innovative solutions that have the opportunity to have a transformative impact for the entire field, go beyond a single geographic area, and involve more than one partner. A small number of proposals will be selected each year with an average grant size of $50,000 to $100,000. The application deadline is October 20, 2022. Visit the Sphinx Organization's website to access the online application.

Microgrants Available for Youth Community Service Projects
Karma for Cara Foundation: Microgrant Program
The Karma for Cara Foundation seeks to support young people throughout the U.S. in their efforts to contribute to society and help repair the world through volunteerism and community service. The Foundation's Microgrant Program provides youth, age 18 and under, with grants of between $250 and $1,000 to complete service projects in their communities. Examples of funded projects include turning a vacant lot into a community garden, rebuilding a school playground, helping senior citizens get their homes ready for winter, etc. Applications are reviewed quarterly; the upcoming application deadline is October 1, 2022. Application guidelines and the online application form are available on the Foundation's website.

Regional Funding
Opportunities for specific geographic areas

Public Safety Organizations and First Responders Funded in Company Communities
Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation
The Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation seeks to impact the lifesaving capabilities and the lives of local heroes and their communities. The Foundation provides lifesaving equipment and prevention education tools to first responders, nonprofits, and public safety organizations in the communities served by Firehouse Subs restaurants across the country. Grants, generally ranging from $15,000 to $35,000, are made in the following funding areas: lifesaving equipment, prevention education, disaster relief, support to military veterans, and scholarships and continuing education. Fire departments, law enforcement, EMS organizations, municipal and state organizations, public safety organizations, nonprofit organizations, and schools are eligible to apply. Applications are accepted on a quarterly basis; the next grant application cycle will begin on October 6, 2022. After a maximum of 600 grant applications are accepted, the application system will close for the remainder of the quarter. Visit the Foundation's website, FirehouseSubsFoundation.org, to review the funding areas and access the online application.

Grants Promote Rural Development and Intercultural Cooperation in Six States
Laura Jane Musser Fund
The Laura Jane Musser Fund will begin accepting applications through the Rural Initiative and the Intercultural Harmony Initiative in September of 2022. Both initiatives support programs in Colorado, Hawaii, Minnesota, and Wyoming, as well as Delaware, Greene, Otsego, Schoharie, Sullivan, and Ulster counties in New York and the Rio Grande River Valley, Deep East Texas, and the Brazos Valley regions of Texas. The Fund's Rural Initiative provides support for efforts among citizens in rural communities that will help to strengthen their towns and regions in a number of civic areas including, but not limited to, economic development, business preservation, arts and humanities, public space improvements, and education. Applicant communities must have a population of 10,000 or less and be able to demonstrate the rural characteristics of their location. Proposals will be accepted from September 1 to October 3, 2022. The Intercultural Harmony Initiative seeks to promote mutual understanding and cooperation between groups and citizens of different cultural backgrounds within defined geographical areas through collaborative, cross-cultural exchange projects. Projects must demonstrate intercultural exchange, rather than a focus on just one culture. Priority is placed on projects that include members of various cultural communities working together on projects with common goals, build positive relationships across cultural lines, engender intercultural harmony and respect, and enhance intercultural communication. Applications will be accepted from September 15 to October 17, 2022. Visit the Fund's website for more information.

Support Provided for Energy Education Projects in Company Communities
Constellation E2 Energy to Educate
Through the E2 Energy to Educate grant program, Constellation supports projects in company communities that offer students from sixth grade through college opportunities to address energy challenges. Support is provided for projects designed to enhance students' understanding of science and technology and inspire them to think differently about energy. Projects should reach at least 100 students and address the following innovation themes: Equity in Energy, Sustainability as a Lifestyle, and A Sustainable World. Grants of up to $25,000 are available for projects in grades six to 12; projects at colleges and universities may apply for up to $50,000. The application deadline is October 1, 2022. Further information on the innovation themes and application process is available on the Constellation website.

Fellowships Benefit Indiana Educators
Lilly Endowment: Teacher Creativity Fellowship Program
Lilly Endowment's Teacher Creativity Fellowship Program supports educators throughout Indiana by providing resources for them to take time for meaningful renewal. The goal is that through new experiences, exploration, and reflection, educators can generate renewed energy in their careers, innovative approaches to teaching and educational leadership, and thoughtful ways to encourage students' creative thinking. For 2023, the Endowment expects to award approximately 100 grants, each totaling up to $12,000. Full-time education professionals who have daily face-to-face interaction with students in Indiana's public, private, and charter schools are eligible to apply, including K-12 classroom teachers of all subjects, principals and assistant principals, librarians and media specialists, school counselors, school social workers, and instructional coaches. Both individual applicants and collaborative groups of two or more may submit project proposals. Due to unpredictability caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the grant period has been temporarily extended to two years. The deadline to apply is October 3, 2022. Visit the Lilly Endowment website to download the 2023 Request for Proposals.

Federal Funding
Opportunities from the U.S. government

Funds Available for Workforce Training for Justice-Involved Youth
Department of Labor
The Growth Opportunities program provides support to help justice-involved youth and young adults prepare for the world of work through placement into paid work experiences. These grants focus on youth and young adults most impacted by community violence, particularly in areas of concentrated crime and poverty as well as communities that have recently experienced significant unrest. Goals include helping youth and young adults to increase their conflict resolution skills and develop strategies to prevent and avoid violence; introducing and preparing youth for the world of work; helping youth identify career interests, attain relevant skills, and gain work experience; and providing income to youth to start them on the path of earning living wages and obtaining high quality jobs and careers. The application deadline is October 5, 2022.

Program Engages Public With History
National Archives and Records Administration
The Public Engagement With Historical Records program supports projects that promote access to America's historical records to encourage understanding of democracy, history, and culture. The focus is on projects that encourage public engagement with historical records, including the development of new tools that enable people to engage online. Collaborative projects that create models and technologies that other institutions can freely adopt are encouraged. The application deadline is October 6, 2022.

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

Ethical Storytelling for Nonprofits
Impactful storytelling is an essential component of any successful fundraising campaign. But how can nonprofit professionals share stories about those they serve in a respectful way? The article "Ethical Storytelling for Nonprofits" provides some helpful ideas. It discusses best practices for gathering and telling stories based on the author's experiences over six years of storytelling for nonprofits and being a documentary filmmaker.

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The Stages and Challenges to Expect During a Capital Campaign
In our experience, capital campaigns are hard work. That's why it's so important to surround your capital campaign with people you trust, and why it is imperative to never lose sight of your mission. This combination of people and purpose will sustain you through the ride. Campaigns are based on process. Find out what happens in the five phases typical to most capital campaigns: the family, quiet, leadership, close-out, and public phases. Discover each phase's goals and potential challenges. In this webinar you will learn what to expect from each phase of a typical capital campaign, common challenges most campaigns face and how to overcome them, and how to care for donors. Get real-world examples of these capital campaign stages, learn how to prepare for the most common challenges before your campaign begins, and discover the process nonprofits use to raise the funds they need to grow and improve infrastructure to meet the needs of their clients and community. Executive directors, development directors, and board leaders from a broad range of nonprofit organizations will benefit from this 90-minute presentation. The webinar will be held on Wednesday, August 24, 2022.

Make Money: NEW Nonprofit Revenue Streams
Are you looking to diversify your revenue stream? Would you like to increase organizational sustainability by creating recurring, predictable revenue streams for general operating expenses? In this 90-minute training, Stephanie Sample, Founder and CEO of Fundraising for the Future, will introduce social enterprise for nonprofits. She will walk you through the process of identifying organizational assets, strategically selecting an asset to monetize, and developing a business plan around your core competencies. Topics covered will include how to identify and monetize your organizational assets, examples of successful nonprofits with social enterprises, components of a social enterprise business plan, how your social enterprise impacts your nonprofit mission, and tax repercussions for nonprofit organizations who generate revenue through social enterprise. You will walk away with a list of your organization's monetizable assets, examples of nonprofits that create their own revenue, examples of nonprofits that launched social enterprises in the pandemic, a format for starting the conversation about social enterprise at your organization, and inspiration and insight into potential revenue streams. The webinar will be held on Wednesday, August 31, 2022.

FREE: The Quick-Start Guide to the One-Page Grant Proposal (NEW)
Have a good idea you'd love to turn into a great grant proposal, but not sure how? Join veteran grants pro and grantmaker Maryn Boess as she shares the ten simple, powerful "Magic Wand'' questions at the heart of every single grant proposal. These questions will transform your good ideas into clear, compelling, and fundable project plans—and jump-start your grants success. You'll be introduced to the simple but incredibly powerful one-page Magic Wand template that's won grants of $2,000, $30,000, $144,000, and much more for nonprofits like yours. You'll learn the seven questions that bring clarity, depth, and power to your own best thinking about a successful project or funding need; how the right questions can give you "x-ray vision" into the minds of grantmakers, so you can deliver exactly what they really want every time; the one question that helps you quickly zero in on those grantmakers most likely to say an enthusiastic "YES!" to your request for funding; and six surprising, powerful ways nonprofits have discovered (and you can borrow!) to put this Magic Wand to work for the causes they serve. The webinar will be held on Thursday, September 8, 2022.

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If you could generate unrestricted revenue, what would your organization be able to accomplish?
If you would like to increase organizational sustainability and create predictable revenue streams for general operating expenses, then join Stephanie Sample, Founder and CEO of Fundraising for the Future, in our newest LevelUP series: Social Enterprise for Nonprofits.

During these six interactive sessions you will:

• learn how successful nonprofits navigate social enterprise;
• identify your organization's assets that could be transformed into revenue streams;
• understand how to perform key market and feasibility research;
• discover ways to market your social enterprise and drive sales;
• learn the essential components of a complete social enterprise business plan; and,
• discover how to fund your social enterprise.

By the end of the course, you will walk away with:

• a 360-degree inventory of all of your organization's assets;
• 15+ ideas for potential social enterprise opportunities based on your organization's assets;
• a tailored template for your social enterprise business plan; and,
• a format for starting the conversation about social enterprise at your organization.

This course is perfect for you if you're an executive director, board member, development director, entrepreneur, or nonprofit leader who desires to create long-term sustainability for your organization.

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