Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Impact 100

Impact100 Philadelphia's mission is to engage women in philanthropy and collectively to fund grants to charitable initiatives in the Philadelphia region. The goal each year is to provide high-impact grants that raise the profile of deserving but lesser-known organizations, and that highlight unmet needs in the region.

Focus areas for the grant include Arts & Culture, Education, Environment, Family, and Health & Wellness. The grant recipient will be selected by a vote of the membership, after a detailed process of reviewing the grant proposals that are received.

Impact100 Philadelphia funds projects that: • are conducted by organizations with limited funding on this scale • have a long-term positive impact • reach a significant number of people • benefit an underserved population • are new programs or expansions of existing programs • have a minimum total budget of at least $100,000

Applying for a grant is a two-step process. Prior to submitting a full proposal, each prospective applicant must submit a Letter of Inquiry. Letters of Inquiry must be postmarked by Friday, January 15, 2010 and may not be faxed or sent via email.

All Letters of Inquiry will be reviewed, and during the week of February 8, 2010 Impact100 Philadelphia will inform applicants if they are invited to submit a Full Proposal. Full proposals must be postmarked by Friday, February 26, 2010. During Impact100’s review of Full Proposals, some applicants may be selected to receive site visits. Click here to see a full list of the 36 full proposal applicants, and the 14 organizations that received a site visit for the 2009 grant.

We recommend you read through the other sections of the website’s Grant Applicants menu before proceeding. Please note that only organizations with annual operating budgets between $400,000 and $5 million are eligible for the Impact100 Philadelphia grant. In addition, an organization must have been in operation at least 36 months prior to applying for an Impact100 grant.

Laura Bush Foundation - literacy grants

Laura Bush Foundation for America's Libraries Accepting Applications From School Libraries

Grants of up to $6,000 will be awarded to individual schools working to update, extend, and diversify the book collections of their libraries.

Posted on October 15, 2009
Deadline: December 31, 2009

Thursday, October 01, 2009

UnitedHealth HEROES Service-Learning Grants

Educators, service-learning coordinators, and students in the health professions are eligible to apply for the UnitedHealth HEROES service-learning project grants. Service-learning is a teaching and learning strategy that combines meaningful service to the community with school-based curriculum or program-based learning.

Grant recipients will receive up to $1,000 in support for service-learning projects that focus on childhood obesity, engage youth ages 5-25 in the planning and implementation process, and take place during Semester of Service 2010 (MLK Day, January 18, to Global Youth Service Day, April 23-25).