#ConeyRecovers would like to announce a new RFP with grants available for Mental Health Organizations.
Applications are due on February 14, 2014. Applications can be found here.
Please email completed applications to [email protected] or hand-deliver your completed application to the #ConeyRecovers Headquarters (1701 Surf Avenue). Your emailed application is not complete until you receive a confirmation of receipt email. If you have any questions you can email [email protected].
Grants of up to $3,000 are available to grassroots groups across the city working on projects that support everything from community gardens to tenant organizing, as long as the effort is volunteer-driven and community-based. The Citizens Committee prioritizes groups based in low income neighborhoods and Title I public schools.
More information on the grant opportunity here.
When: Tuesday, December 03, 2013 1:00 pm - 2:15 pm
Classroom | New York, NY
Free
Register here.
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Learn how to enhance your organization’s competitiveness and strengthen its financial health.
Sustainability is a popular but often misunderstood buzzword in our sector. Nonprofit sustainability means more than just generating enough money to keep our organization afloat. In this class we will begin with the definition of nonprofit sustainability, and then we will cover each of the four key elements that contribute to long-term sustainability for an organization. Learn what you can do to increase your organization’s competitiveness and strengthen its financial health in the current economic climate.
Each week we will be highlighting some of the great work and progress being made by some of our grantees.
The grant money was used to replace some of our equipment for our movie night that we have in the park. We replaced a projector $1204.99, air movie screen $479.00, speaker PA system $168.88, microphone $ 54.95, extension cords $ 41.48 and also for our egg hunt event on March 16, 2013, and banners $520.00. We have so much more to replace and rebuild our meeting place in time we will.
The Mayor’s Fund to Advance New York City today announced additional resources available to support New York City’s nonprofit organizations in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. With support from the Mayor’s Fund, nonprofits impacted by the storm are now eligible to apply for grants, in addition to loans, through the NYC Nonprofit Recovery Loan Program launched in November. The program will utilize some of the $10 million committed by the Mayor’s Fund for grants up to $333,000 to eligible nonprofit organizations serving New York City residents.
“Sandy-struck mission back in business”
Great article by Crain’s New York about Coney Island Lighthouse Mission’s recovery–though there’s still more work to be done and help needed.