Happy
Valentine's
Day to you!
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CEO/Executive Director Professional Network
Interested in connecting with other nonprofit CEOs and Executive Directors in the region??
NCAC is developing a series of workshops designed by and for our region's nonprofit leaders focused on purpose-driven content with an opportunity for spontaneous conversation. If you're interested, please fill out this
quick survey to help us guide this process!
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February 11th was PA 2-1-1 Day:
Is your organization's information up to date?
United Way has established a one-stop information and referral service to provide access to customized human services in our community. This resource helps eliminate guessing, unnecessary calls, confusion and feelings of helplessness by having residents reach out through this free, 3-digit telephone number.
The quality of this service depends on the quality of the database of community service providers.
To ensure that your agency and its programs are included in the 2-1-1 database, please
click here
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The Luzerne Foundation 6th Annual Nonprofit Forum, Call for Applications
A premiere event in the community, the Annual Nonprofit Forum, provides a means for community nonprofits to share their stories and present their needs. It is free and open to the public, and gives individuals, donors and other funding organizations a convenient way to hear from many organizations in one day.
During the Nonprofit Forum, area organizations have five minutes to present the need/program for which they are seeking funding. Applications to present at the Forum must be submitted by February 28th through
this form.
For more information, contact Diane Dutko at
diane@luzfdn.org or
570-822-2065.
When: March 20th and 21st
Time: 8:30 am - 12:15 pm
Where: The Holiday Inn at East Mountain Inn
*Save-the-date for their 25th Anniversary Gala:
May 9th, 2019 at the Westmoreland Club!
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Scranton Area Community Foundation Celebrates 65 years: Share Your Story!
The
Scranton Area Community Foundation
invites you to share your story with them and, in order to show their appreciation, the 65
th
anniversary mini-grants program is a special “thank you”! We are interested in hearing how the Foundation has been a part of your story. It might be a story about how you worked with the SACF to do your charitable giving; the impact of a grant you received from a fund at the Foundation; an achievement made possible through a scholarship at the Foundation; or the good work of a nonprofit organization that you’ve been a part of or benefited from in some way.
If your story is featured throughout the anniversary year in 2019, they’ll award a special mini-grant in the amount of $650 in your honor to benefit a local nonprofit organization of your choice!
For more information, or to share your story by March 1, 2019,
click here
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Securing Donor Support in 300 Seconds or Less
Presented by
veteran communications and public relations coach,
Catherine D. Shafer, President of cds creative, inc., this session will help you prepare for those crucial moments with Funders. In this workshop, Catherine will engage participants in defining what their organization’s “brand” is. (Hint: It’s not your mission statement!) Participants will identify the ways you can use branding methods to reinforce your message, and help participants develop a solid “pitch” that will help secure support in five minutes (or less!).
When: Tuesday, February 19th
Time: 11:30 am - 1:30 pm
Where: The Cafe on 315
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Grants 201: How to Make Your Proposal Stand Out in a Crowd &
Grants 301: Nine Ways to Turbocharge Your Grant Seeking
The Association of Fundraising Professionals NEPA Chapter will host two seminars on Grant Writing, presented by John Hicks, CFRE. You may attend one session individually or both sessions, depending on your level of grant writing experience. Lunch is included in both sessions- you'll simply stay after the Grants 201 session and/or come early to the Grants 301 Session.
When: Wednesday March 13th
Time: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Where: Radisson Lackawanna Station Hotel
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Foundation/Agency: PA Dept. of Environmental Protection
Grant: Driving PA Forward
Focus:
Reducing diesel emissions; Air Quality
Deadline:
May 10th, 2019 (additional rolling deadlines)
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Foundation/Agency: Weyerhaeuser Family Foundation
Grant: Children's Initiative
Focus:
Create and promote stability, resilience and healing for children who have witnessed domestic violence.
Deadline: Stage 1 Application due March 1st, 2019
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Foundation/Agency:
PA Department of Conservation & Natural Resources
Grant:
Community Conservation Partnership Programs
Focus:
R
ehabilitation and development of natural resources
Deadline:
April 10th, 2019
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Foundation/Agency: Walmart Foundation
Grant: Community Giving Grant
Focus: 8 areas of specified funding in grant guidelines
Deadline: December 31st, 2019
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Federal Grant Opportunities
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Foundation/Agency:
Institute of Museum & Lirbrary Services
Program:
Accelerating Promising Practices for Small Libraries
Focus:
Strengthen the ability of small and rural libraries and archives to serve their communities
Deadline: February 25th, 2019
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Foundation/Agency: Appalachian Regional Commission
Program: POWER Initiative
Focus:
Revitalization in Appalachia's coal-impacted communities
Deadline: April 10th, 2019
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In this issue:
- News
- Workshops
- Grant Opportunities
- Federal Grant Opportunities
- Employment Openings
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Did you know?
Pennsylvania's Nonprofit Sector employs 776,258 people, making it the largest employment sector.*
That's over 15% of the state’s workforce!
*According to the Johns Hopkins 2019 Nonprofit Employment Report, linked above.
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