Deadline: July 15
The Drucker Institute has announced a call for applications for the 2008 Peter F. Drucker Award for Nonprofit Innovation. The award, administered annually since 1991, is granted to a social sector organization that demonstrates Drucker’s definition of innovation—change that creates a new dimension of performance. The winner will receive the $35,000 first prize, with $7,500 for second place and $5,000 for third place. The awards are unrestricted.
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Deadline: July 21st
The Collaboration Prize is a $250,000 prize that recognizes collaborations among two or more nonprofit organizations that each would otherwise provide the same or similar programs or services and compete for clients, financial resources and staff. Nominations are accepted starting June 1, 2008.
Visit www.thecollaborationprize.org for details.
The Collaboration Prize was created and is funded by The Lodestar Foundation, in collaboration with members of the Arizona-Indiana-Michigan (AIM) Alliance.

Given in honor of Walter J. Dunfey
Deadline:  August 1, 2008
Walter J. Dunfey was a noted New Hampshire businessman and philanthropist, who took the lead in establishing the Corporate Fund. He recognized that management in the nonprofit sector is among the most demanding and most important work in our society. Every year, up to two nonprofits are recognized with this coveted award. Selection follows a rigorous application process and interview. Organizations are asked to address the following areas of organizational capacity:

• Program Delivery and Impact
• Mission, Vision and Strategy
• Governance and Leadership
• Strategic Relationships
• Resource Development
• Internal Operations and Management
  

Winners receive an unrestricted award of $3,500.
Awards will be presented at the Nonprofit Leadership Summit on September 22
Full application details at:  www.thecorporatefund.org.

Deadlines: August 1st and October 3rd
RESIST funds organizations that are actively part of a movement for social change and demonstrate an understanding of the connections among oppressions. As part of the application process, grant applicants must provide specific information concerning their position, programs and coalition work on a range of political issues, including race, class, gender, reproductive rights, lesbian and gay rights, age and disability. RESIST believes that building a movement for social change requires groups to discuss issues that may not be central to their organization or work. For those organizations who have not had the opportunity to address these issues, we hope that our grant process will help to facilitate such discussions.
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Deadline: August 1st 2008
The Planet Dog Foundation (PDF) strives to support worthy organizations through a grant-making program designed to financially support 501(c)(3) not-for-profit partners nationwide. The goal of our grant program is to fund new and proven initiatives that bring people and pets together for mutual benefit and support.
Funding is allocated nationwide to promote and financially support service-oriented canine programs. Service-oriented canine programs include the following:
- service dogs
- therapy dogs
- animal assisted therapy
- search and rescue dogs
- police, fire, military dogs
- other innovative canine service programs
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Deadline: August 15th, October 10th
The Foundation seeks to enhance the quality of life for individuals by supporting local non-profit organizations in the communities we serve. Through the "Spirit of Your Neighborhood Campaign", the Foundation makes charitable contributions to 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations. Foundation Support is allocated with priority given to requests benefiting low- and moderate-income individuals and communities.
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Deadline: August 15th
The mission of the Lane and Elizabeth C. Dwinell Charitable Trust is to strengthen the community and support positive social change in the State of New Hampshire. Accordingly, the Trustee accepts grant proposals from a wide variety of charitable organizations and will consider program, capital and operating requests. There is a geographic preference for organizations serving needs in the City of Lebanon, NH and the Upper Valley region.
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Deadline: August 15th
Open Meadows Foundation is a grant-making organization for projects that are led by and benefit women and girls. Open Meadows Foundation funds projects that do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, age or ability. It offers grants up to $2000 to projects that:
* Are designed and implemented by women and girls;
* Reflect the diversity of the community served by the project in both its leadership and organization;
* Promote building community power;
* Promote racial, social, economic and environmental justice;
* Have limited financial access or have encountered obstacles in their search for funding.

Organizational budget should not exceed $150,000. Small and start-up organizations are strongly encouraged to apply. Proposals from organizations not previously funded have priority.
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Deadline: August 15th 2008
The Foundation specifically supports research that focuses on:
- Clear social policy objectives
- Institutional and educational practices
- Legislative and regulatory changes
- Organizing previously unorganized groups
- Building collective community capacity and/or power (such as expanding membership base)
- Linguistic issues, such as literacy, language maintenance and expansion, multilingualism and its implications, and their possible intersection with social and policy issues.

The Foundation supports projects that address institutional rather than individual or behavioral change and/or research and initiatives that provide insight into sociological and linguistic issues that may be useful to specific groups and or communities.Grant sizes normally range from $10,000 to $20,000. We look for projects that have an explicit research design and a concrete connection to public or community impact. It is not enough to just write a report or add a focus group to a social change project. The research should ideally build an organization or constituency's potential to expand public knowledge, impact policy, and create social change.
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Deadline: August 18th
The New Hampshire Children’s Trust Fund works in partnership with community-based child abuse prevention programs across New Hampshire to keep children safe and families strong.  By funding, monitoring, and evaluating family support programs, we are working towards our mission of preventing child abuse and neglect.  Our grantees cover a wide range of family support services and are dynamic in their approaches to reaching out to all families regardless of age, race, or socioeconomic status.
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Community Impact and Express Grant Program
Deadline: August 29th
The mission of the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation is to improve the quality of life in New Hampshire and adjoining portions of Vermont and Maine. Community Impact Grants and Express Grants are designed to improve our communities by making grants to organizations working in the arts and humanities, education, health, human services, the environment and public affairs. When considering grant applications, the staff and board of directors of the Foundation focus on the broad goal of improving community well being, as well as the specific grantmaking priorities established by the Foundation and each of its seven regions.
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Deadline: Septembmer 1st
The Norwin and Elizabeth Bean Foundation is a general purpose charitable foundation, and grants are made in the fields of arts and humanities, education, environment, health, human services, and public/society benefit. Grant support is allocated to Manchester and Amherst organizations based on the relative population size of the two communities, i.e. approximately 90% is spent on Manchester projects and 10% in Amherst. Generally, at least two-thirds of available funds are awarded as grants for programs undertaken by nonprofit organizations and public agencies. The remaining one-third is allocated for capital needs, including acquisition of equipment, renovation or construction of facilities and additions to endowment.
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Deadline: September 9th
The WHO Foundation: Women Helping Others nationally supports grass-roots charities serving the overlooked needs of women and children. Grants are provided to organizations serving women and/or children in the United States and Puerto Rico. Specific projects and programs addressing health and social service needs are our priority. The Foundation recognizes the value of new programs created to respond to changing needs and will consider funding projects of an original or pioneering nature within an existing organization. For more information visit their website.

Application Deadline: September 12th
The Community Development Finance Authority (CDFA) is now accepting applications from nonprofits, cooperatives, and certain municipal entities for funding through the Community Development Investment Program, also known as the Tax Credit Program. This program grants state tax credits to help fund affordable housing and community economic development projects that benefit low- and moderate-income New Hampshire Citizens. CDFA will award up to $5.25 million in state tax credits.
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Deadlines: September 15th
Applications for noncash support from Data-Scribe. Nonprofit organizations will each receive assistance, valued at $2,500, to develop or improve their Web sites.
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Deadline: September 30th
The CHS Foundation is committed to investing in the future of rural America, agriculture, and cooperative business through education and leadership development. The Foundation supports national efforts related to its mission as well as programs within the CHS trade territory for regional, multi-state, or statewide projects. The Foundation funding focuses on the following program areas: Cooperative Education, Rural Youth and Leadership Development, Farm and Agricultural Safety, Returning Value to Rural Communities, and University Partnerships. All applications are accepted on an ongoing basis, with the exception of Cooperative Education applications, which are due September 30th. For more information visit their website.

Deadline: October 1st
The Community Arts Project grant supports a variety of projects that encourage community arts making (including public art projects), enhance a community's or region’s creative economy or cultural tourism efforts, or assist municipalities with community cultural planning and local arts agency development. Community Arts Project Grants also support the planning or implementation of artist in residence projects which provide a unique opportunity for communities to express themselves, share their stories/history, and create a sense of place. Projects could take the shape of classes, workshops, lecture-demonstrations, talks, performances, or exhibits that engage community members in the process of creating art together under the supervision of a professional artist(s). Very often projects result in the design and creation of public art (i.e., sculptures, murals, theatrical productions, poetry book) that is reflective of the community's history or cultural heritage. For more information visit their website.

Deadline: Applications are accepted year long, starting in June, 2008.
RBC has a longstanding commitment to environmental sustainability. Water has become an integral part of that commitment, as water is fundamental to the sustainability of all life on the planet. The first phase of the RBC Blue Water Project, announced in late 2007, is a grant program of $50 million over ten years to support charitable initiatives that foster a culture of water stewardship.

Leadership Grants. Ranging from $25,000 to $500,000, these grants focus on watershed protection and/or access to safe drinking water and are available to local, regional, national or trans-border organizations for projects in any of the countries in which RBC is located, including Canada, the United States, the Caribbean and the UK. Deadlines for applications are June 30 and March 1 annually. Applications received after a deadline will be deferred to the next funding period. RBC Blue Water Project Grant Application

Community Action Grants: Ranging from $1,000 to $5,000, these grants are focused on watershed protection and are available to local or community organizations in Canada, United States or the Caribbean. Some restrictions apply.
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Deadline: Open
At the core of Bank of America’s national philanthropic strategy is neighborhood excellence. It’s a national strategy - delivered locally. Bank of America’s local grant making activities can - and do - vary, depending on what your local community needs. Our local market presidents and their teams develop relationships with other community leaders to determine the best use of philanthropic dollars in each community.

In 2005, our local market presidents contributed to many organizations helping make their neighborhoods better places to live. Some of the recipients included: Affordable housing organizations, Arts councils, Children’s advocacy groups, Local hospice organizations, Senior citizen centers, Small business incubators, United Way of America, Urban ministries and YMCAs
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The mission of the FedEx Social Responsibility department is to actively support the communities we serve and to strengthen our global reputation through strategic investment of our people, resources and network.

Corporate resources include financial contributions, in-kind shipping services and coordination of volunteer services by our employees.

Requests are accepted year-round and generally are reviewed within three weeks of receipt. FedEx prefers to contribute to specific program needs rather than special events or capital campaigns. Because of the large volume of requests we receive, we are unable to accept requests made via telephone or email.

FedEx is especially interested in supporting nonprofit organizations that request: 5% or less of a total project budget; contingency grants; or seed monies with the thought that other sources will contribute matching amounts. Organizations must show evidence of competent management, low administrative/fundraising expense ratios, and a nondiscriminatory program benefiting broad segments of the community. We heavily weigh the potential involvement of our employees in groups that seek our financial support.

To learn more visit their website.