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Thursday, November 13th, 2008That’s the question I’m hearing over and over, when I speak, and from my readers. I’m happy to say the news is good.
You may have heard me describe grants as a “parallel economy.” Grants operate by different rules than the general economy, and they are not affected in the same ways as loans, [...]
Grants for Web 2.0
Thursday, May 8th, 2008Unless you’ve spent the last two years living in a Tibetan monastery, you know that social networking – like MySpace, Facebook, and a gazillion similar sites – is the hottest thing on the Internet. It’s transforming the way people, and especially young people, connect with one another.
If I needed any confirmation of this, I got it [...]
Grants from Target
Monday, May 5th, 2008
Target stores, headquartered in Minneapolis, are part of a group of companies which has pledged to give 5% of their profits in the form of community grants. In Target’s case, that adds up to $3 million every single week!
Target operates two different grant programs. In the Minneapolis/St. Paul area, the Target Foundation gives grants to support arts [...]
Use Non-Profits to Maximize Your Access to Grants
Saturday, April 26th, 2008I write a lot about government real estate grants and low-cost loans available to for-profit investors. There are programs available for acquiring properties, rehabbing properties, buying raw land, converting other use properties into residential use, building housing, and more.
However, one of the best and most underutilized ways to maximize your access to real estate grants [...]
The Power of Grants – Part 2
Wednesday, March 26th, 2008Texas is a very diverse state, in geography and in population. Much of the state, however, remains vast areas of ranchland dotted with small towns, and this fact has made Texas a preferred location for companies whose business is the disposal of chemical and nuclear waste.
Until recently, inadequate state laws and lax enforcement have favored [...]
The Power of a Grant
Thursday, March 20th, 2008Deep in east Austin, in the poorest neighborhood in the city, is a little school called Escuela Montessori de Montopolis.
Escuela provides a quality bilingual education to children 2 to 6 years old. Music and art are emphasized, and the children go on field trips and have experiences that would otherwise never be possible for them.
In [...]
Heroes Come in All Kinds of Packages
Tuesday, February 19th, 2008A few years ago a nun living in Rome took my Grants Training Class. Her name is Sister Mary Elizabeth Lloyd, and one of her jobs is finding grants for the projects undertaken by her order, the Sisters of St. Filippini. They work in the poorest areas of the world, providing education, healthcare, and nutrition [...]
When You Want a Grant, Look Locally First
Monday, February 18th, 2008When students in my Grants Training Classes start looking for grants for their projects, I always encourage them to check out local grant makers first, before they start searching for regional or national funders.
Almost every community has local foundations that have money to give to projects in their area. These may be family, corporate or [...]
Gift for Existing Non-Profits
Thursday, December 20th, 2007Do you have an existing non-profit organization which holds a 501(c)3 designation from the IRS?
If so, you may be eligible for a special gift. We know non-profits often have very small budgets, and we also know there are groups that would like to enroll a board member or staff person in our Grants Training [...]
New Grant Funding Available
Friday, July 20th, 2007A federal government agency that is not well known is the Corporation for National and Community Service. Through its Learn and Serve America program, it makes funding available for non-profit organizations that want to work in communities and schools.
Grants between $50,000 and $200,000 are currently available to statewide and national non-profits to support programs [...]