The Veterans Administration (VA) is offering $600 million in funding to support services for homeless Veteran families. The Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) Program’s purpose is to provide supportive services grants to private non-profit...
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FREE Text Messages to Keep You & Your Baby Healthy
Update: This service is no longer available. Join the hundreds of thousands of moms who receive complimentary text messages throughout their pregnancy and their baby’s first year. Text4baby is a free service of the nonprofit National Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies...
Early Education Matching Grant Window Open
The Family and Social Services Administration’s Bureau of Childcare is accepting applications for Early Education Matching Grants. In the 2013 legislative session, $2 million was set aside to pilot a new early childhood program to increase enrollment of...
Honda Youth Education Program Grants
The American Honda Foundation accepts applications from nonprofit organizations and schools for programs or projects that support teaching science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Applications for environmental projects, job training, and...
$100 Million Youth Career Connect Grant Program
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has announced the availability of approximately $100 million in grant funds for the Youth Career Connect grant program. Organizations and schools promoting a Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) focus should check...
Applications for $100K Impact 100 Grants
Impact 100 of Greater Indianapolis is accepting applications for its $100,000 grant program. The organization seeks to fund critical needs, new ventures, and innovative ways to solve social problems and create a more civil and respectful climate in our community....
5 Ways to End Your Fiscal Year Strong
End-of-fiscal-year fundraising is crucial, as Indiana University's Philanthropy Center shows that 24% of yearly donations happen between Thanksgiving and New Year's. People are in the giving mood, and the average donation amount is higher during the holiday...
By 2020, 65% of Jobs Will Require a College Education Monday, 09 December
Recovery: Job Growth And Education Requirements Through 2020 from CEW Georgetown The Center on Education and the Workforce at Georgetown University recently released Recovery: Projection of Jobs and Education Requirements Through 2020. This national report shows that...
Foundation Center’s Free “Ask a Librarian” Online Program
A great resource for nonprofits is the Foundation Center's free "Ask a Librarian" online program, which answers questions about foundations, philanthropy, fundraising, and nonprofits. Established in 1956 and today supported by close to 550 foundations, the Foundation...
The Collective Impact Approach for Social Change
Now a transformative movement in the social sector, a Stanford Social Innovation Review article first introduced the concept of “Collective Impact.” This is the idea that substantially more remarkable progress could be made in alleviating many of our most serious and...