Most of us give around the year-end holidays when we are inspired by the religious season and/or we're thinking about the year-end cut off for our charitable deductions.
But charities need your support year round. In fact, many charities struggle with cash flow in the summer as donations taper off.
Making a difference 2.0 : the ultimate guide to online charitable giving
By Howard Freeman
Successful Fundraising: a strategic and practical guide
By David L. Cuthbert
New titles are added to the nonprofit collection throughout the year. Visit the Nonprofit Resource Center to browse the entire collcetion or sign up for email notice to keep up with recent arrivals as new titles are added.
Hot off the presses! Copies of the latest edition of the Foundation Center's Guide to Proposal Writing are available to check out from the Onondaga County Public Library's Nonprofit Resource Center.
In her 6th edition of this essential guide, Jane Geever incorporates the results of 40 interviews with grantmakers across the nation. She reveals their priorities in reviewing submissions and provides insight into what makes a winning proposal.
Grab your OCPL library card and place your hold on this new title today.
Creating a Successful Succession PlanThe Central New York Community Foundation and the SUNY Oswego Metro Center are sponsoring a 3-part series for organizations that forsee having a turnover in a leadership postion within the next five years. Executives, board members and other key employees should plan to attend all three sessions.
June 21 9am-Noon, at SUNY Oswego Metro Center
June 28 9am-11am and July 26 9am-Noon at the CNY Philanthropy Center
Funding For Education Month
How to Find and Win Scholarships and Fellowships
Wednesday, June 6
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Getting a Grip on Your Student Loans
Wednesday, June 13
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Thursday, June 21, 2012 2-3 p.m. Eastern Time
Early Bird (Ends June 7) $75.00 Regular (Starts June 8) $96.00
Learn how nonprofits can keep up with the latest trends in the ever-changing social media landscape. You'll hear case studies on Pinterest, Google+ and others.
Plus you learn how to determine when to invest time in a new social network—and when to wait.
Trainers: Jenna Sauber,Interactive Communications Manager, Case Foundation and
Maegan Clark, Digital Communications Specialist, Heifer International
Model Youth Programs Funded
American Legion Child Welfare Foundation
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 of helping American children in a broad geographic area (more than one state). Application forms must be postmarked no later than July 15, 2012.
Grants Promote No-Kill Animal Shelters
Maddie's Fund
Maddie’s Fund is investing its resources in building community collaborations where animal welfare organizations come together to develop successful models of lifesaving, in veterinary colleges to help shelter medicine become part of the veterinary curriculum to train veterinarians to save the lives of sick and injured dogs and cats in animal shelters, and in the implementation of a national effort to promote accountability and transparency in animal shelter operations.
Environmental Conservation Initiatives Supported
Wallace Genetic Foundation
Specific areas of interest include the following: sustainable agriculture, protection of farmland near cities, conservation of natural resources, biodiversity protection, reduction of environmental toxins, and global climate issues. Grants generally range from $25,000 to $40,000. Requests may be submitted throughout the year.
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