GrantStation International Insider - August 2022

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Special Funding Opportunities

Current funding opportunities for COVID-19 and Ukraine are available to the public on our website.

Global Funding Opportunities

Donations Advance Health Equity Through Technology
Amazon Web Services
Over the next three years, Amazon Web Services (AWS) is committing $40M to harness the power of the cloud to advance health equity globally. AWS is offering AWS Promotional Credit and technical expertise to organizations that are building culturally responsive, cloud-based solutions that advance health equity and improve health outcomes among underserved or underrepresented communities around the world. The program will support applications that develop culturally responsive solutions to: 1) increase access to health services; 2) reduce disparities by addressing social determinants of health; and 3) leverage data to promote equitable and inclusive systems of care. The maximum request per application should not exceed $250,000 in AWS Promotional Credit. Eligible applicants include accredited research institutions, research consortia, nonprofits, and private entities that are current or future AWS customers. Applications are reviewed three times a year; the remaining application deadline for this year is November 15, 2022. Visit the AWS website to review the FAQs and apply online.

Economic Development and Social Empowerment Initiatives Funded
Jewish Helping Hands: Tikkun Olam Grant Program
Jewish Helping Hands (JHH) is dedicated to inspiring and supporting tzedakah, justice, and righteousness throughout the world. The Tikkun Olam Grant Program aims to advance this goal by supporting programs in the United States and abroad focused on economic development and social empowerment, especially for those demographics that have been overlooked or marginalized. Grants ranging up to $5,000 are provided to individuals and organizations for programs that respond to the unmet needs of those who are poor or marginalized, or promote self-help and empowerment within communities. For the 2022/2023 grant cycle, the focus is on projects that provide the basic necessities for a decent life, including women's empowerment, education, food, shelter, clothing, water, health, internet connectivity, and gender equity. JHH is also focusing especially on projects in East Africa, Central America, North America, Israel, and any impoverished Jewish communities worldwide, as well as those projects that aim to bring about positive change for groups of all backgrounds and religious affiliations. Initial inquiry forms are due by September 19, 2022; the deadline for invited applications is December 5, 2022. Visit the JHH website to learn more about the funding guidelines and application process. To apply, go to http://jewishhelpinghands.org/grants.

Grants Promote Reporting by Women and Non-Binary Journalists
International Women's Media Foundation: Howard G. Buffett Fund for Women Journalists
The mission of the International Women's Media Foundation is to unleash the potential of women journalists as champions of press freedom to transform the global news media. The Howard G. Buffett Fund for Women Journalists is designed to help women journalists by providing grantees with support to expose under-reported but critical global issues, undertake ambitious projects that challenge traditional media narratives, develop field-based expertise and strengthen careers, pursue training and leadership opportunities, and launch entrepreneurial news projects or acquire the skill to do so. Women and non-binary journalists of any nationality, and with three or more years of professional journalism experience, are eligible to apply. Teams of journalists that include at least 50% women and are led by a woman or non-binary journalist are also eligible. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. Visit the Foundation's website to create an account and start an online application.

Funding Program Facilitates Documentary Film Development
Catapult Film Fund: Development Grant
Catapult Film Fund is dedicated to supporting nonfiction filmmakers with critical early-stage funding and mentorship to launch distinctive, story-driven, and cinematic films. The Fund's Development Grant program supports documentary filmmakers worldwide who have a strong story to tell, have secured access, and are ready to create a fundraising piece to help unlock critical production funding. Grants of $5,000 to $20,000 enable filmmakers to develop their projects to the next level, at the early stage when funding is hard to find. Support is provided for powerful and moving storytelling by filmmakers with a strong voice across a broad spectrum of subject matter. Catapult only makes grants to applicants with a U.S.-based 501(c)(3) fiscal sponsor. A film production company or individual, including applicants from outside the U.S., may submit an application without a fiscal sponsor in place; however, grantees will need a fiscal sponsor in order to receive the funds. The deadline for round two applications is August 31, 2022. Visit the Fund's website to learn more about the Development Grant program and follow the Fund on Instagram to keep up with the latest developments.

Regional Funding Opportunities

Environmental Organizations in Selected Countries Supported
Patagonia: International Grants Program
Patagonia's International Grants Program supports grassroots activist organizations that have direct-action agendas and are working on strategic, multipronged campaigns to preserve and protect the environment. Funding is provided for environmental work that takes place within the following countries: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Chile, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. Priority is given to organizations that address the root causes of problems and approach issues with a commitment to long-term change. Application deadlines vary by country and region. The deadline for Argentina, Chile, and Japan is August 31, 2022. Applications from Europe must be submitted by September 30, 2022. (Applications are not currently being accepted from Australia or South Korea.) Visit the Patagonia website to review the guidelines and access each region's website.

Grants Foster Economic Empowerment in Global South Countries
Lemonaid & ChariTea Foundation
The Lemonaid & ChariTea Foundation works toward the sustainable improvement of social, economic, and ecological structures in the Global South. With the aim of contributing to a system that gives all people the opportunity to be economically included, to be entrepreneurial, and to generate income, the Foundation's project grants focus on the interconnected areas of education, access to finance, value chains, and advocacy. In this context, cross-cutting themes strengthen the inclusion of marginalized populations, gender, innovation, the climate, and planetary resources. The Foundation is currently accepting applications from local nonprofit organizations from Madagascar, Mexico, Peru, Rwanda, South Africa, Sri Lanka, and the Indian regions of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Bihar, West Bengal, Darjeeling, and Sikkim. The deadline to apply is August 21, 2022. Visit the Foundation's website to download the application handbook, application document, and finance and budget plan.

Funds Benefit Palestinians Living in Palestine, Syria, and Lebanon
Jerusalem Fund for Education and Community Development
The Jerusalem Fund for Education and Community Development aims to foster greater awareness about Palestine, in the United States and abroad, and to ameliorate the lives of Palestinians in Palestine and the diaspora. The Fund's grants provide humanitarian assistance to Palestinians in the West Bank, Gaza, and Jerusalem, and to Palestinian refugees in Syria and Lebanon. Support is also provided for projects that help Palestinians highlight their history and struggle to Western audiences. Non-governmental organizations working in the Fund's focus areas of education, community development, and culture are eligible to apply for grants ranging up to $5,000. Applications are accepted from organizations within the U.S., but the Fund's primary focus is on helping improve the lives of Palestinians by supporting civil society organizations that work on the ground in Gaza, the West Bank, and refugee camps in neighboring countries. The annual application deadlines are January 15, April 15, July 15, and October 15. Visit the Fund's website to review the FAQs and apply online.

Grants Foster Gender Equality in Priority Countries
Fondation CHANEL (CHANEL Foundation)
The Fondation CHANEL (CHANEL Foundation) aims to support gender equality and the advancement of women and adolescent girls as agents of change in society. The Foundation works in partnership with nonprofit organizations, social enterprises, and institutions to address overlapping discriminations against women and adolescent girls, uphold human rights, and build a more inclusive society for all. Funding supports projects that achieve tangible, sustainable results for women's empowerment and rights in the thematic areas of safety and inclusion or economic autonomy and leadership. Projects must be focused in one or several of the Foundation's priority countries. Eligible applicants include nonprofit organizations, women's associations, community organizations, social enterprises, and national or regional pooled funds. U.S.-based organizations must have 501(c)(3) status, equivalency determination, or a fiscal sponsor. Letters of inquiry (LOIs) are accepted continuously and reviewed quarterly. Visit the Foundation's website to start the online LOI process by creating a user account.

Government Funding Opportunities

Program Aims to Reduce Pollution in the Mediterranean Sea
European Commission
The European Commission's Horizon Europe Framework Programme has issued a call for proposals to support innovative, reproducible solutions to reduce and remediate pollution from chemicals in the Mediterranean Sea basin and accelerate uptake of innovative solutions to prevent and minimize chemical pollution. Applications must be submitted by September 27, 2022.

Funding Targets Biodiverse Landscapes in Specific Regions
U.K. Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
The U.K.'s 100 million Biodiverse Landscapes Fund (BLF), which will run from 2022 to 2029, will help biodiverse landscapes around the world to protect and restore biodiversity, reduce poverty, and reduce the impact of climate change. The BLF supports programs in six biodiverse landscapes covering areas in 18 countries: the Andes Amazon (Ecuador and Peru), Kavango-Zambezi (KAZA) Transfrontier Conservation Area (Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe), Lower Mekong (Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam), Mesoamerica (Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras), Western Congo Basin (Cameroon, Gabon, and Republic of Congo), and Madagascar (funding already agreed). Funding is provided for programs that reduce poverty and create sustainable economic development for communities living in, and dependent upon, environmentally precious landscapes; protect and restore ecosystems and biologically diverse landscapes; reduce climate change by preserving carbon sinks and ecosystems; address the causes of environmental degradation; and support national and local governments, park authorities, and communities to achieve long-term sustainable management and use of natural resources. The deadline to apply for funding for the Lower Mekong is September 16, 2022; the deadline for KAZA and Mesoamerica is October 7, 2022; applications for the Andes Amazon and Western Congo Basin will open at a later date (dates to be confirmed).

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

Embracing the Future: Nonprofit Leaders Keep Adapting to a Changing World
Are you a nonprofit leader trying to keep up with today's challenging circumstances? If so, you may want to read Embracing the Future: Nonprofit Leaders Keep Adapting to a Changing World. This new report by The Chronicle of Philanthropy explores how nonprofit leaders can rethink their resources and use them efficiently in an unsettled economic environment. It features in-depth insights from charity leaders on the most common challenges on the road ahead and their proposed solutions.

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.

FREE: Tour of the GrantStation Website
Join Jeremy Smith, Director of Communications Technology, and Kerry Glauser, Senior Research Specialist, for a quick tour of the GrantStation website. Jeremy will demonstrate all of the GrantStation features including how to best use the searchable databases of private funders, how to navigate government funding sources, and how to set up and use your personal dashboard. This quick overview is a great way for current Members to ensure that they are getting the most out of their Membership, and for potential Members to see GrantStation in action! The webinar will be held on Tuesday, August 16, 2022.

Program Designs That Pack a Punch
Are you ready to launch a new program or revamp an existing one?

Before you overcommit your time or dollars, join Marie Palacios, with Funding for Good, for a masters class focused on program/project design. In this session, you will gain the knowledge and tools needed to design programs/projects that are both effective and efficient.

Learn best practices to grow mission-focused programs that generate awareness, impact, capacity, and community support. This webinar will engage participants in the program design process from A-Z to ensure you have addressed key questions, budgeting, and program impact goals.

At the end of this session, you will be able to:

understand key components of the program/project design process;
evaluate potential strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats facing your program;
craft SMART program goals and objectives;
implement best practices and strategies to grow mission-focused programs; and
access free tools to support your program development initiatives.
This webinar is recommended for nonprofit business owners, executive directors, program managers, mission/ministry leaders, and board members. The webinar will be held on Wednesday, August 17, 2022.

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.

GrantStation Announcements
The latest updates from GrantStation

An Introduction to Our Senior VP of Member Services & Technology, David Preis
Our founders Cynthia Adams and Julie Kaufman may have stepped down from their leadership roles, but their work carries on. I had the honor of seeing them in action at the genesis of GrantStation. My husband is Cindy's nephew, and during a visit to Fairbanks, AK, in the '90s, I actually slept in the cabin where Cindy and Julie started GrantStation. In the morning over coffee, I got to witness their work in matchmaking grantseekers with grantmakers in Alaska. I was inspired by their vision and their scrappiness, and was even more impressed over the years as their work grew nationally and even internationally into what GrantStation has become today.

Ten years ago, I joined GrantStation to migrate the operations to the cloud and to rebuild the website in Drupal, ultimately serving as Vice President of Member Services and Technology. This summer as Cindy and Julie retired, I joined the senior leadership team as Senior Vice President with Ellen Mower, CEO, and Alice Ruhnke, President. I have kept ". . . of Member Services and Technology" in my title to convey the connection of these two functions.

1. At GrantStation, we put a large focus on customer service, e.g., when you call, we actually pick up the phone and answer, rather than having a long prompt message.
2. We then take the time to talk with you. As we listen, we gain insights on what we need to offer through our site and beyond.
3. These insights then feed into our technological projects and drive our priorities so that we can provide resources that are more robust and user-friendly.

If you have insights on GrantStation, please let me know. We want our resources to be as effective as they can be. We want grantseekers and grantmakers to be successful by connecting with each other on the changes that they want to manifest in the world. We want those changes too; that is what drives all of our staff each and every day.

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