GrantStation Insider - May 11, 2017

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National Funding
Opportunities Throughout the U.S.

Support for Native American Initiatives
Seventh Generation Fund for Indigenous Peoples
The Seventh Generation Fund for Indigenous Peoples is dedicated to promoting and maintaining the uniqueness of Native peoples and the sovereignty of tribal Nations. The Fund’s primary grantmaking program areas include the following: Arts and Creativity, Health and Well-Being, Rights of Mother Earth, Sustainable Communities and Economies, Leadership Development, and Rights, Equity, and Justice. Grants from $250 to $10,000, with an average of $5,000, are provided to Native communities that address one or more of the Fund’s program areas. The remaining postmark deadlines for 2017 are August 4 and December 1. (Mini-grants of up to $500 are reviewed throughout the year.) Application guidelines and forms are available on the Fund’s website.

Organizations Educating Public About Children’s Needs Funded
American Legion Child Welfare Foundation
The mission of the American Legion Child Welfare Foundation is to provide nonprofit organizations with a means to educate the public about the needs of children across the United States. The Foundation supports organizations that contribute to the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual welfare of children through the dissemination of information about new and innovative programs designed to benefit youth, or through the dissemination of information already possessed by well-established organizations. Grant requests should have the potential to help American children in a broad geographic area (more than one state). The application deadline is July 15, 2017. Grant application guidelines are available on the Foundation’s website.

Grants Promote Grassroots Organizing for Justice
Resist
Resist offers support to grassroots groups engaged in activist organizing for structural social and economic change in the United States. General support grants of up to $4,000 are provided to groups who struggle towards a broad vision of justice, while opposing political and institutional oppression. Resist’s interests include community organizing and anti-racism projects, economic justice, environmental protection, LGBTQ rights, disability issues, labor organizing, and Native American organizing, among others. Requests are reviewed six times per year; the upcoming deadline is June 2, 2017. Application guidelines and forms are available on the Resist website.

Tree Species Restoration Supported
The Oak Hill Fund: Diminished Tree Species Grants
The Oak Hill Fund believes that restoring native tree species will directly improve our natural ecosystems, as well as our society. Diminished Tree Species Grants are provided to nonprofit organizations working in the continental United States. The Fund supports the following efforts: active restoration of diminished continental U.S. forest species (examples include Eastern Hemlock, Balsam Fir, American Chestnut, and Longleaf Pine); protection of native tree habitat through forest land preservation (can include property easements, as well as creation of newly preserved lands through either state/federal acquisition); and science-based research, seed orchard development, and other associated expenses involved in species restoration. Online letters of inquiry are accepted throughout the year. Visit the Fund’s website for more information.

Regional Funding
Opportunities for Specific Areas

Funds for Healthy Aging Programs in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island
Tufts Health Plan Foundation
The Tufts Health Plan Foundation is dedicated to improving the health and wellness of the communities the company serves throughout Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island. The Foundation invests in communities that promote healthy living across the life span, with an emphasis on healthy aging. The Foundation is currently accepting requests in the following two focus areas: In the Policy and Advocacy category support is provided for efforts that advance communities toward achieving age-friendly status. Funded programs should include participation from diverse stakeholders, and offer expanded access to programs and services as well as system change or improvement. The James Roosevelt, Jr. Leadership Fund supports community leaders in their work with multiple stakeholders that leads to age-friendly communities and addresses barriers to success in the most vulnerable communities. The deadline for letters of intent in both focus areas is July 20, 2017. Visit the Foundation’s website to learn more about the application process.

Grants for School Libraries Affected by Disasters in Company Communities
American Association of School Librarians: Beyond Words: The Dollar General School Library Relief Fund
Beyond Words: The Dollar General School Library Relief Fund, administered by the American Association of School Librarians (AASL), supports public school libraries in the communities served by Dollar General. The Fund provides grants of up to $20,000 to pre-K-12 public schools whose school library programs have been affected by a natural disaster, fire, or an act of terrorism. Schools that have absorbed a significant number of displaced/evacuee students are also eligible to apply. Grants are intended to help replace or supplement books, media, or library equipment. Eligible applicants must be located within 20 miles of a Dollar General store, distribution center, or corporate office. Grant applications are accepted on an ongoing basis. Visit the AASL website to submit an online application.

Support for Historic Preservation and Wildlife Rehabilitation in Oregon
The Kinsman Foundation
The Kinsman Foundation's mission is to encourage the enjoyment of life through traditional Oregonian and American values. The Foundation provides grants to nonprofit organizations in Oregon and southern Washington that address the following priority areas: The Historic Preservation and Restoration grant category supports the preservation, rehabilitation, restoration, and reconstruction of historic buildings, structures, and related sites. The Native Wildlife Rehabilitation and Appreciation grant category primarily supports wildlife rehabilitation programs offering urgent care to injured and orphaned wildlife native to Oregon and Washington. Small Grant requests of up to $5,000 are accepted throughout the year. Conventional Grant requests of over $5,000 must be submitted by August 1, 2017. (The Betty Kinsman Fund for Arts, Culture, and Humanities has a separate application process.) Visit the Foundation’s website to learn more about the application guidelines.

Community Improvement Programs in Florida Funded
Florida Blue Foundation: Build Healthy, Strong Communities
The mission of the Florida Blue Foundation is to help people and communities achieve better health. The Foundation’s Build Healthy, Strong Communities grants support nonprofit organizations that address critical issues in local communities throughout the state. Grants are provided for programs that focus on arts and culture, community development, health and human services, and education and literacy, especially birth through age five. Applications may be submitted throughout the year. Visit the Foundation’s website to learn more about the application process.

Federal Funding
Opportunities from the U.S. Government

Program Strengthens Behavioral Health Workforce
Department of Health and Human Services
The Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training Program aims to develop and expand the behavioral health workforce serving populations across the lifespan, including rural and medically underserved areas. The application deadline is June 12, 2017. 

Funds Available to Improve SNAP
Food and Nutrition Service
The SNAP Process and Technology Improvement Grants program provides support to develop and implement simple SNAP application and eligibility determination systems, and to improve access to SNAP benefits by eligible applicants. The application deadline is June 19, 2017.

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Upcoming Online Education Trainings
Live Webinars

Unless otherwise noted, all Online Education Trainings are webinars,
are 90 minutes in duration, and are scheduled to begin at 2 PM Eastern Time.

Online Workshop: DashBoard Design from Start to Finish with MS Excel
Have you ever been tasked with reporting on key metrics? Do you need tips for presenting data effectively in dashboards? In this workshop, Ann Emery will spend the first 30 minutes explaining the step-by-step dashboard design process, which involves customizing dashboards for your audience, sketching graphs on paper and within a grid system, adding the right amount of white space, and establishing a visual hierarchy. The remaining 60 minutes will be spent creating two dashboards from scratch with Microsoft Excel. You'll learn to insert spark lines, data bars, and conditional formatting, and to adjust the dashboard so that it can be printed or saved as a PDF neatly on one page. Ann will provide datasets so that we are all working from the same file. This hands-on workshop will be held on Thursday, May 25, 2017 at 2pm EDT.

Now Is the Time - Mobilize Your Board to Raise Funds
In today's highly competitive grantseeking economy, nonprofit organizations that fail to attract outside funding most often are those with boards who are unable or unwilling to engage in efforts aimed at contributing to their agency's financial security. Stated quite simply, nonprofit board members no longer have the option of saying "I don't raise funds." In this webinar, Judith Margolin addresses the change in perspective necessary to turn weak boards into powerful fundraising entities, beginning with a new and much broader definition of "fundraising". Topics covered include: who should and should not be on your board, how to address your board member's reluctance to raise funds, and what specific roles board members can and should play vis a vis your prospects and funders. The webinar concludes with advice on developing an action plan to more fully engage your board in fundraising. This presentation will be held on Thursday, June 8, 2017 at 2 pm EDT.

Grantwriting 101
If you are new to grantwriting, this webinar is for you! During this 90-minute webinar, Alice Ruhnke, founder and owner of the Grant Advantage, will teach you how to use a Program Planning Framework to plan through grant applications so they tell a strong, consistent story. As we go through the Framework, each section of a typical grant application will be highlighted with information on what funders are looking for and tips on how to write that section. By the time the webinar is over, you will (1) understand what funders are looking for in grant applications; (2) be able to decipher confusing grant-related terminology; (3) have a usable system to connect all the pieces of an application together; and (4) have strategies to infuse your organization's strengths in your proposal to make it strong and competitive. This webinar will be held on Thursday, June 15, 2017 at 2 pm EDT.

Announcements
What's New at GrantStation?

2017 Winning Grant Proposal Competition Winners

These award-winning proposals feature a compelling narrative; a strong, workable plan ready to implement; and a succinct, complete, and engaging executive summary.

Grand Prize Winners:

• Government Funder: Scott Fitzpatrick for New Hampshire Catholic Charities
• Private Funder: Jeff Bauknecht for The Museum of Flight

Thanks and appreciation to both the participants and the reviewers.
Brought to you by the Grant Professionals Association and GrantStation.

See the Grand Prize winning grant proposals,
competition participants, and the reviewing team!

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