GrantStation Insider: October 5, 2023

Application deadline: November 16, 2023, for expressions of interest
Grant amount: $600,000 will be provided in grants ranging from $100,000 to $300,000.
Description: Movember is a leading charity changing the face of men’s health on a global scale. The Movember Prostate Cancer Health Equity Initiative aims to fund projects that build or strengthen the evidence base of promising approaches that contribute to health equity, promoting the inclusion and improved outcomes of marginalized and traditionally underrepresented populations of men at risk of or diagnosed and living with prostate cancer. The purpose is to reduce disparities in prostate cancer outcomes for marginalized and traditionally underrepresented communities through 1) generating new knowledge, or 2) strengthening evidence by accelerating adoption and implementation of that knowledge into practice. (Requests for proposals for projects in Australia, Canada, Ireland, and the United Kingdom are available on the Movember website for each country.)

Application deadline: November 2, 2023
Geographic scope: United States, including Puerto Rico
Description: Prudential Emerging Visionaries is a national recognition program that awards young people for their innovative solutions to financial and societal challenges in their communities. An Emerging Visionary is a changemaker—a young person with a bold vision for impact and a project to make it happen. Through November 2, 2023, Prudential Emerging Visionaries is accepting applications from young leaders aged 14-18 who demonstrate commitment to solving financial and societal challenges in their communities and beyond. If selected, young leaders may qualify for up to $15,000 in awards, an all-expenses-paid trip with a parent or guardian to Prudential’s headquarters in Newark, New Jersey, and coaching and skills development to help take their innovative solution to the next level.

Application deadline: November 30, 2023
Description: The mission of the Actors’ Equity Foundation is to support the professional theatre community, from emerging artists to seasoned vets, while promoting and investing in the theatre and the performing arts. The Foundation’s Theatre Grants are awarded to theatres in the United States that have a current 501(c)(3) tax exempt status, an established artistic and administrative track record, a history of fiscal responsibility, and have worked to improve the state of the theatre.

Application deadline: November 17, 2023
Geographic scope: United States, including U.S. territories
Grant amount: $40,000 plus additional technical assistance and supports
Description: The Urban Institute and the Microsoft Justice Reform Initiative are collaborating on the Catalyst Grant Program, which provides organizations funding and technical assistance for local projects that use data and technology to advance racial equity and reform in the adult criminal legal system. Support will be provided for proposals that support policies, programs, and practices preventing unnecessary system involvement and decreasing racial and ethnic disparities in policing and prosecution. Projects should incorporate data and technology, for example to inform and organize communities, facilitate justice reform among government officials, or for program operations, monitoring, or performance management. Locally embedded 501(c)(3) organizations based in the U.S. are eligible to apply, with a focus on organizations embedded in communities of color, particularly Black communities.

Application deadline: November 15, annually, for letters of inquiry
Geographic scope: Primarily Alabama
Description: The mission of The Malone Family Foundation is to promote positive changes in the lives of people, who in turn can build and enhance the communities in which they live. The Foundation provides support primarily in Alabama for programs and projects that expand the horizons of and opportunities for children and young adults. The focus is on efforts to improve the quality of education and the motivation and the self-esteem of students from pre-kindergarten through higher education. Supported projects should be designed to prevent or solve problems and create opportunities, rather than meet basic needs.

Application deadline: October 30, 2023
Geographic scope: U.S. South, Midwest, Southwest, Alaska, Hawaii, and U.S. territories
Grant amount: $50,000 to $100,000, distributed over two years
Description: The Ms. Foundation for Women’s Birth Justice Initiative aims to advance equitable birth outcomes and experiences, strengthen grassroots BIPOC-led birth justice organizations, and expand the frame of birth justice to support intersectional movements and strategies that recognize the full spectrum of experiences and identities in birthing, parenting, and family building. Through the current call for proposals, the Initiative will provide two-year grants to birth justice organizations led by and for Black, Indigenous, and other women of color. Support will be provided for organizations that are serving the U.S. South, Midwest, Southwest, Alaska, Hawaii, or U.S. territories and working for change at a local or state level. Organizations must be implementing birth justice strategies that are rooted in movement building and organizing, and connected to the broader reproductive justice movement. 

Application deadlines: April 1, August 1, and December 1, annually
Geographic scope: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont
Grant amount: $500 to $10,000
Description: Farm Credit East’s AgEnhancement Grants provide support to nonprofit organizations to promote awareness of and strengthen agriculture, forest products, and commercial fishing in the six New England states, New York, and New Jersey. Grants support programs that are intended to assist farms of all sizes, promote diversity, and create opportunities for new entrants into agriculture. Areas of interest include projects developing leadership skills for young farmers and youth, enhancing economic viability, promoting agriculture, recognizing agricultural leaders, building awareness and understanding, and carrying out economic analysis to foster agriculture.

Application deadline: None
Geographic scope: Washington
Grant amount: $1,500 to $5,000
Description: The Muckleshoot Charity Fund, funded with profits from the Muckleshoot Casino, awards grants to organizations in Washington State that address the unique local and regional issues facing the population. Funding priorities include education, health and human services, arts and culture, communities of color, Native American programs, the environment, and civic/community advocacy. Nonprofit organizations, government agencies, and public schools are eligible to apply.

Application deadline: November 2, 2023
Description: The Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act Grants support projects that promote the conservation of neotropical migratory birds and their habitats in the United States, Canada, Latin America, and the Caribbean. The program promotes long-term conservation of neotropical migratory birds and their habitats through a competitive grants program by sparking partnership-based conservation and supporting hundreds of public-private collaborations; energizing local, on-the-ground conservation efforts; achieving habitat protection and other critical bird conservation activities in 36 countries; and building conservation capacity in local organizations. 

Application deadline: November 15, 2023
Description: The Museum Grants for African American History and Culture program supports projects that nurture museum professionals, build institutional capacity, and increase access to museum and archival collections at African American museums and Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Projects designed to build the capacity of African American museums may involve increasing the number of museum professionals working at African American museums to enable the museum to expand educational programs, engage with the community, enhance organizational operations and resiliency, or provide for enhanced care of collections.

Are you a nonprofit leader needing to recharge your batteries? Have you always dreamed of taking a sabbatical, but are unsure how to start? The Sabbatical Planning Guide by The Healing Trust helps nonprofit leaders understand the benefits of a sabbatical, what feelings to anticipate, and how to go about the planning process. It includes information on pre-sabbatical preparations as well as what to do during and after the sabbatical.

Webinar date: October 10, 2023, 2:00 to 3:00 PM Eastern Time
Description: Finding the funds needed to fulfill your mission is a never-ending challenge for all nonprofits. Whether you’re part of an established nonprofit constantly searching for new funding to expand your programs, or you’re a one-person development office, which means you need to do it all, GrantStation can work for you because it is designed to help nonprofit organizations of all sizes get funded. During this live demo and Q&A session, Jeremy Smith, Director of Communications Technology, and Kerry Glauser, Senior Research Specialist, will show you how you can use GrantStation to complete your grant research quickly and get high-quality results. You’ll walk away ready to utilize GrantStation to find funding opportunities that are perfect for your organization, build a solid grantseeking strategy, and write winning proposals.

Webinar date: October 11, 2023, 2:00 to 3:30 PM Eastern Time
Description: You hear it everywhere: Storytelling is one of the most powerful ways to engage and cause more giving. The truth is, finding and telling stories that are emotionally engaging is both an art and a science which takes practice. Too often stories used in fundraising simply share facts and are not emotionally engaging, which means they don’t compel donors to give. During this live interactive webinar, Lori L. Jacobwith will show you how to create the type of story that will compel donors to support your organization on Giving Tuesday by providing live coaching for up to five people who have pre-submitted a 150 word story about their organization’s impact.

Webinar date: October 12, 2023, 2:00 to 3:30 PM Eastern Time
Description: Are you a nonprofit coach or consultant who wants to help emerging, new, and small nonprofits reach their goals but struggles with where to begin? During this session, Mindy Muller of Community Development Professionals will share a proven methodology for helping nonprofits thrive so you don’t have to reinvent the wheel when working with new clients. You'll walk away with an approach which embraces your invaluable experience so you can ensure your clients get organized, get funded, and are sustainable.

MotivateMonday is a 30-minute free weekly micro-webinar for nonprofit professionals hosted by Pamela Grow. GS President Alice Ruhnke is joining Pamela for this session to discuss the pros and cons of using AI when grantwriting. Register here to join them on Monday, October 16, 2023, at 1:00 PM ET.

I was taught early to read books and play music, which can be good or bad, depending. Not taken too seriously, they can enrich one's life. I took them very seriously, which led to me wanting to live what I read and play what I heard. Those pursuits resulted in a lot of travel and many adventures, from volcano climbing in Guatemala, to aurora spotting in Iceland, to road tripping in Morocco, to island hopping in Greece. Along the way, like Lloyd Dobler in Say Anything, I realized I didn't want to sell anything bought or processed, buy anything sold or processed, process anything sold, bought, or processed, or repair anything sold, bought, or processed.

You'd think it would be hard to find jobs meeting such specific conditions, but it really wasn't. I cleaned windows, dug ditches (literally), worked in a law firm, wrote and edited for several publications, played a lot of music, worked in movies, then found a place at GrantStation, where we help organizations seeking funding achieve that goal. I work in GrantStation's database, researching and updating the records that our Members pore over for funding possibilities. I also write articles for the Insights Blog that I hope bring focus to issues important to grantseekers. I don't sell anything bought or processed, and that's important to me. If you ever want to discuss one of my articles, I'm always available via email.

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