There's money out there. Where do you find it, and how do you get it?This page is being built as I'm finding the resources. Thank you for your patience!
Strategic Plan (you need a plan before you begin to ask other to join in)
Strategic Plans Are Less Important than Strategic Planning (article from Harvard Business Review) Discerning a way forward (article from Episcopal Church Foundation) Grant Writing (there's an art and a science to it)
Asking friends, family, and individuals you don't know (why to do this, and how)
How to Ask for DonationsExamples of Donor Brochures (from the University of Colorado)
A great donation website (from Clemson University) Links to more resources
Episcopal organizations that offer grants
Bishop Whittemore Foundation (Diocese of Western Michigan) Constable Grant (The Episcopal Church) Lilly Foundation Episcopal Evangelism Society (EES Funds Innovative Evangelism)) United Thank Offering (The focus for the 2017 United Thank Offering grants is The Jesus Movement – evangelism, reconciliation, and following Jesus' way of creating loving, liberating, and life-giving relationships with God, each other, and all creation.) Jubilee Ministry Grants Episcopal Church Constable Fund (The Constable Fund provides grants to fund mission initiatives that were not provided for within the budget of The Episcopal Church) Episcopal Church Building Fund (Empowering congregations to develop or enhance their mission through the strategic, resourceful, and creative use of their buildings.) Church Periodical Club (The Church Periodical Club is the recipient of several endowments. These endowments allow The Church Periodical Club to continue to function as a non-profit source for books, magazines, tapes, videos and computer programs free to those who cannot otherwise obtain them.) Episcopal Churches that offer grants
Trinity Church Wall Street Domestic Grants (Trinity’s domestic grants support transformative leaders and ministries in the New York metropolitan area and throughout the United States. Program objectives include advocating for children, reforming the justice system, promoting financial inclusion, and cultivating leaders.) St. Luke's Salisbury Foundation (To fund Christian evangelism through missionaries, missions, health services and education opportunities through organizations operating outside of the United States and within close association with the Episcopal Church.) All Souls Memorial Episcopal Church Outreach Grants (Our grants help those in need both in our community and around the world. We are able to make these grants because of the generosity of those who have come before us. We are meeting needs in medical care, housing, education and meal programs. We are reaching out to those less fortunate than ourselves. We are helping near neighbors, charities across the DC area and as far away as Africa, Central America and the Holy Land.) St. Margaret's Church Endowment Grants (St. Margaret’s Church is blessed to have an endowment that generates income for providing grants to local, regional and global programs for specific use compatible with the mission priorities of the congregation.) St. John's Church Grants (Each year, the Outreach Funding Committee is pleased to give grants to organizations which serve our community, nation, and world.) Christ Church Benevolence Grants (All net proceeds from our Rummage Sales are used for charitable purposes. The Benevolence Committee receives and reviews grant requests from local charitable organizations before making recommendations to the Vestry. In 2016, we had 61 grants totaling $200,000, ranging from $500 to $6,000.) Grace Church Outreach Grants (Requests for funding that incorporate our values of learning, serving and sharing will be given preference.) Funds from outside the Episcopal Church
National Fund for Sacred Places (The National Fund for Sacred Places is a program of Partners for Sacred Places in collaboration with the National Trust for Historic Preservation. The National Fund is guided by an Advisory Committee, bringing together faith leaders, architects, and philanthropists from across the country to inform the grant-making process.) Secular and Community Grants
Walmart Foundation (Funds must benefit the facility’s service area: potential grantees should be nonprofit organizations with programs that benefit communities within the service area of the Walmart store, Sam’s Club or Logistics facility from which they are requesting funds. Walmart and the Walmart Foundation have identified four core areas of giving: Hunger Relief & Healthy Eating, Sustainability, Women's Economic Empowerment and Opportunity.) |
Working with Groups 1) Adult Mentors & Volunteers 2) Stages of Development 3) Group Dynamics 4) Program & Planning |
Education and Formation Resources for Episcopalians
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