July Non-Profit Resources & Opportunities

Written By Erik Carlson

JULY BUSINESS GRANTS AND OPPORTUNITIES

The City of Chicago, nonprofit organizations, 私人组织正在接受来自企业和非营利组织的拨款申请. 如果您有兴趣发展您的业务，请查看下面的一些机会并开放赠款资金.

OPPORTUNITIES AND RESOURCES:

The City of Chicago Nonprofit Capacity Building Program

芝加哥商业事务和消费者保护部门(BACP)启动了芝加哥市非营利能力建设计划(NCBP)。. 该项目旨在为芝加哥地区的非营利组织提供精心策划的指导和教育项目，以支持非营利组织获得资金, funding, and other resources to counteract the effects of the pandemic. 

  • 网络研讨会:网络研讨会以与申请拨款机会相关的不同主题为特色. 

  • Workshops: Held weekly, 研讨会提供了一个与同行和主题专家联系的机会，讨论具体的组织挑战.

    • Upcoming events: 

      • Designing Your Theory of Change (Logic Model) to Assess Impact 

        • Thursday, July 13th @ 9:00 AM (hosted by GAGCDC)

      • City Grant Opportunity Review 

        • Wednesday, July 19th @ 11:00 AM (hosted by WBDC)

      • City Grant Opportunity Review

        • Wednesday, July 26th @ 11:00 AM (hosted by WBDC)

      • Group Coaching

        • Thursday, July 27th @ 12:00 PM (hosted by GAGCDC)

  • 一对一的咨询:一对一的会议与主题专家谁可以帮助您具体的拨款申请问题. 

For support registering for these opportunities using the Nonprofit Capacity Building Intake Form, please contact Nonprofit Capacity Building Coordinator, Julia Riley, at julia.riley@lrvcc.org. 

Forefront 

Forefront是伊利诺斯州范围内的协会，代表着资助机构和非营利组织, as well as their advisors and allies. 他们的使命是为伊利诺伊州的所有人建立一个充满活力的社会影响部门. They provide education, advocacy, thought leadership, 并促进围绕对其成员和行业重要的问题采取集体行动. For a full calendar of Forefront events: http://myforefront.org/events/ 

Upcoming July Events: 

  • 非营利组织运营和系统(网络研讨会)- 7月12日星期三上午10:00 - 11:00 

    • 这个虚拟研讨会提供了运营卓越高效团队的基本组成部分的概述, integrated technology systems, 以及高效的工作流程——为参与者提供在最高水平上操作以实现项目结果的意义. 这个虚拟课程是针对任何对非营利组织运作和系统的入门理解感兴趣的人, particularly for managing government funding. 这种培训主要针对那些在政府资助方面几乎没有经验的人.

For details and registration: http://myforefront.org/event/nonprofit-operations-and-systems-webinar/ 

  • 揭秘基于信任的慈善:如何衡量基于信任的慈善的影响? –  Wednesday, July 12th @ 2:00 - 3:30 PM 

    • 信托慈善项目很高兴地宣布一个由六部分组成的网络研讨会系列, Demystifying Trust-Based Philanthropy, addressing common questions, clarifying misconceptions, 探索如何克服实施信托慈善的障碍. 

For details and registration: http://myforefront.org/event/demystifying-trust-based-philanthropy-how-do-you-measure-impact-in-trust-based-philanthropy/ 

  • 非营利组织QuickBooks(网络研讨会)-周三，7月19日下午2:00 - 3:00 

    • 这个虚拟程序是针对任何对QuickBooks定制非营利组织感兴趣的人. Note that this is not a 101 “How to use QuickBooks” training. 它专注于为非营利组织构建和设计QuickBooks，面向已经在使用或对QuickBooks有些熟悉的参与者.

For details and registration:  

http://myforefront.org/event/quickbooks-for-nonprofits-webinar/ 

  • 政府资助非营利组织(网络研讨会)-周二，7月25日上午10:00 - 11:00 

    • 这个网络研讨会是开放的任何人寻求一个入门级的理解赠款, contracts, RFPs, compliance, and regulations. 这种培训主要针对那些在政府资助方面几乎没有经验的人.

For details and registration: http://myforefront.org/event/government-funding-for-nonprofits-webinar/ 

BoardLead

BoardLead is the signature program of Cause Strategy Partners. 他们的网络旨在帮助您的组织结识有才华的董事会成员，他们热衷于帮助您推进使命，同时还能获得治理资源——所有这些对非营利组织来说都是免费的. 通过在BoardLead平台上创建引人注目的董事会成员招聘简介，减少董事会开发过程中的摩擦. 向公司和潜在的董事会候选人展示你的非营利组织，以吸引你所寻找的人才的多样性和深度. 体验一种更快、更容易的方式来吸引和选举杰出的新董事会成员. They vet potential board members for cause alignment and readiness to serve, and train them for effective board service. 他们还会审查候选人工作的公司，以确保价值观和使命的一致性.

For more information and to apply for the BoardLead network: http://causestrategypartners.com/boardlead 

Capital One Café – Southport 

第一资本咖啡馆有供非营利组织免费预订的会议室. 您可以直接通过LiquidSpace门户网站预订这个专门为非营利组织和学生团体提供的免费会议空间. The room itself fits up to eight people. To reserve this space, please follow this link: http://liquidspace.com/us/il/chicago/capital-one-chicago/meeting-room-2?StartTime=&ReservationStart=&WorkspaceCapacity=&Amenities=&SpaceTypes=0&ReservationMethod=0&SortOrder=0&ReservationLengthMinutes=60&src=srp#wp-hourly 

GRANT FUNDS:

Chicago Community Trust: Flexible Funding Program 

Full Application: Dependent on flexible funding type

如果没有社区组织的领导，就不可能实现对社区的公平投资. 这意味着这些组织需要获得的资金只关注于组织的状态，而不是它的项目和计划. 灵活资金计划向黑人和拉丁裔社区的组织提供三种不同类型的“灵活”美元.

To receive Flexible Funding support, the organization must be Black or Latinx-led, 其工作必须与信托基金的“催化社区投资”战略保持一致. 

http://www.cct.org/grants/opportunities/flexible-funding-program/ 

 

National Renewable Energy Laboratory: Clean Energy to Communities Program 

Application Deadline: Rolling 

C2C connects local governments, tribes, electric utilities, 并以社区为基础的组织与国家实验室专家定制, 先进的分析，以实现清洁能源系统，反映当地和区域的优先事项.

http://www.nrel.gov/state-local-tribal/clean-energy-to-communities.html 

Erik Carlson
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