[Nfb-fundraising] New York City Capacity-Building Service Grants

[Everett Gavel]

Hello,

I think I sent this one through last year, too.  Did
the New York affiliate ever take advantage of this
opportunity?  Anyone here who might know?  Either way,
it's a good opportunity to help raise up one's level of
professionalism in the public eye.  I mean, c'mon, if
the New York affiliate, or maybe even a chapter in New
York, wins, it's free marketing help!  ;-)

To Your Success!
Everett
www.everettgavel.com


Taproot Foundation Seeks Proposals for
Capacity-Building
Service Grants

Deadline: June 1, 2007

The Taproot Foundation (
http://www.taprootfoundation.org/ )
 engages highly skilled business professionals with the
goal of
 delivering capacity-building services to New York City
nonprofit
 organizations.

Unlike traditional foundations that provide cash
grants, Taproot
 makes "Service Grants" to provide nonprofits with
critical
 marketing, technology, and human resources development
services.
 A grant from Taproot can provide an organization with
the tools
 and resources necessary to hit specific goals and
objectives in
 their strategic plan, marketing/communications plan,
technology
 plan, and/or staffing structure.

The foundation will award service grants in the
following areas
 for the June 2007 grant round: Marketing/
Fundraising -- Brochure,
 Annual Report; Information Technology -- Donor
Database; and
 Human Resources -- Performance Management Systems.

Visit the Taproot Foundation Web site for a complete
description
 of each service grant, eligibility criteria, and an
the online
 application form.

RFP Link:
http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10007179/tapro
otfoundation

For additional RFPs in Philanthropy and Voluntarism,
visit:
http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_philanthropy.jh
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