Foundations Step Up Giving to Help Those Harmed by Bad EconomyAccording to this article from the Chronicle of Philanthropy, “Almost one-third of foundations say they have stepped up their giving this year to help families, provide human services, or support economic development—and 37 percent said they planned to increase such grant making next year, according to a study released by the Council on Foundations.”
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Deadline: May 16th
WFNH fuels positive change in our communities by supporting the most innovative and promising solutions to the issues facing women and girls today. We know that when women and girls prosper, communities thrive.
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Scholarships
are now available to assist representatives of under-resourced nonprofits
working in the areas of literacy and domestic violence to attend the Foundation Center's proposal writing training
courses. This initiative is sponsored by The Verizon Foundation to assist
small, community-based organizations to build their internal capacity in
preparation for seeking financial support from foundations, corporations, or
other institutional grantmakers.
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Banknorth Charitable Foundation
Deadline: Awards will be made shortly after the quarterly meetings
The TD Banknorth Charitable Foundation is now accepting online grant applications for charitable donations. The process is very simple and takes approximately 30 minutes after you have gathered all the required documents
Jessie B. Cox Charitable Trust supports projects in New England in health, education, environment and the development of philanthropy in New England. Projects usually benefit underserved populations and disadvantaged communities or focus on prevention.
Endowment for Health (NH only) funds a variety of projects that increase New Hampshire citizen’s access to health.
Foundation For Seacoast Health funds health related projects in nine towns in Southeastern New Hampshire and southwestern Maine.
Gifts In Kind International is the largest charity in the world that focuses on new product donations from corporations. They provide new products to 150,000 community charities in America and throughout the world.
New Hampshire Charitable Foundation funds grants to nonprofits across a broad spectrum of service areas such as the arts, education, health and human services, and the environment as well as scholarship funds for students. It is headquartered in Concord and roots itself in communities across the state through a seven-region structure in the Lakes, Manchester, Monadnock, Nashua, North Country, Piscataqua and Upper Valley Regions.
NH Community Loan Fund creates opportunities for nonprofit organizations serving low -and- moderate income families to meet their program goals. The Loan Fund, a statewide non-profit lending institution with $49 million in assets, provides loans and technical assistance to promote housing, economic opportunity and essential community services.
Women’s Fund of New Hampshire seeks to increase resources and opportunities for women and girls to insure their advancement, self-sufficiency and economic and social equality. Through its grantmaking, the WFNH seeks to support innovative and creative approaches to problems facing women and girls by funding New Hampshire organizations and groups.
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