We recently received the following letter from Meg Distler and Holly Chaille and believe it will be of interest to many of you. **** Dear Friends: Beginning in 2007, the St. Joseph Community Health Foundation with the full support of our sponsor, the Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ, began working closely with grantees and community [...]
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Foellinger Logic Model Basics for Community Interests Applicants
Is your organization submitting a Foellinger Foundation Community Interests grant application on February 6, 2012? Do you need help with the Foundation’s Logic Model? If you answered yes to both questions, then one of these workshops is for you! Please register to attend at the appropriate link below. Light refreshments will be provided. Not applying to [...]
Publication Worth Reading
This week my mailbox held the Kettering Foundation’s Annual Newsletter, Connections. The focus of this issue being The Changing Culture of Learning: 40+ pages on education, community and democracy. A heady collection of timely articles which have relevance in the nonprofit sector. Most likely you’ve heard of the Kettering Foundation but might not be able [...]
Meet the Funders Update
If you registered to attend Meet the Funders 2011, important information about parking and entering the library was emailed to you this afternoon. In case you missed that email, read our Meet the Funder FAQ’s to see the information here, but you must have already registered to attend. Here are the 2011 Foundations Attending and [...]
Meet the Funders 2011 – Register Today
It’s time for Meet the Funders 2011! Register now – this event fills up fast! Don’t miss your opportunity to Meet the Funders.
Carl D. Rolfsen Stewardship Awards Deadline June 24, 2011
We would like to call your attention to a unique, local opportunity to celebrate the governance work of one of your organization’s noteworthy board members. Nominations due 5 p.m. June 24, 2011 To emphasize the important role of individual board members in the governance of nonprofit organizations, the Foellinger Foundation Board of Directors instituted the [...]
RSVP to Attend Foellinger Foundation 2011 Williams Lecture
THE FOELLINGER FOUNDATION PRESENTS Lee Cockerell Author of Creating Magic Ernest E. Williams Lecture Thursday, June 9, 2011 Allen County War Memorial Coliseum (Enter at South Entrance off Parnell Avenue—Parking courtesy of Foellinger Foundation) Continental Breakfast: 7:30 a.m. Lecture: 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. Workshop: 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Please email your RSVP* to [...]
Save the Date: Lessons in Leadership with Lee Cockerell
Mark your calendar for Foellinger Foundation’s 2011 Ernest E. Williams Lecture Who’s Lee Cockerell? We’re so glad you asked. Check out his book, Creating Magic: 10 Common Sense Leadership Strategies from a Life at Disney
Funding to Be Inspired?
How Inspirational is that?!
After learning the stories of past local recipients, we’re excited to remind you of a unique local opportunity for renewal, learning and inspiration presented by the Foellinger Foundation:
“There is no substitute for inspiration.”
- http://foellinger.org
“The job of a nonprofit leader – perhaps the most important job – is to inspire others to help fulfill the organization’s mission. But who inspires the leaders? That question led the Foellinger Foundation to invest in a new type of grant opportunity, called Inspire. The intent is to provide nonprofit leaders (board members, executive directors, and senior staff) with opportunities to reflect on their work and renew their passions and creativity. The lessons learned from these opportunities are then applied to make the organization more effective over the long term.
- The availability of the INSPIRE grants will be announced annually in June, and grant applications will be due on the first Friday in September. Grant decisions will be reported by November
- Grants are for two-year project support beginning the calendar year following approval.
- Grants will made in two phases: The Inspire Phase (up to $15,000) during the first year; and the Action Phase”
Inspired to learn more?
- Read Foellinger’s Inspire Grant: An Uncommon Approach to Grantmaking to discover how local nonprofits have been “inspired.”
- Read the Inspire Grant Opportunity Information pdf for grant guidelines, details and more background.
And finally, take a few minutes to watch Foellinger President, Cheryl Taylor, discuss the Inspire Grant opportunity, along with other unique Foellinger opportunities, including, The Strengthening Organizations Grant and the Rolfson Stewardship Award.
We’re inspired by the work you do – and hope you consider the opportunity for renewing your own inspiration to work.
- Lettie
