Organizational Development Grants
The Foundation offers Organizational Development Grants of up to $10,000. The funds can be used for a variety of activities that strengthen and improve organizational efficiency and effectiveness, including:
- Strategic planning
- Business planning
- Board development
- Fund development planning
- Marketing planning
- Feasibility studies
- Reorganization and streamlining
- Financial management planning or systems
- Transition or succession planning
Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis, and grant decisions are usually made within 4-8 weeks.
As a first step, the Organizational Development Grant application process requires the executive director and board chairperson of an organization to complete an organizational assessment. This assessment is a required element of the application. The process should take less than one hour. The assessment automatically will produce a prioritized list of the group's organizational development needs. The proposed use of funds should correspond to one of these needs.
Eligibility
Organizations can receive one Organizational Development Grant in a given calendar year. Be sure to submit your request at least eight weeks in advance of the date you expect your project to begin.
Application Information
Prepare your application by completing the following:
Please note that you will be instructed to upload your completed organizational assessment and budget form at the end of the online application form.
Questions?
Call or email Inés Merchán, grant programs officer, (401) 427-4034.
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