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❓ Did you know that 63% of our staff provide board or advisory services to at least one other nonprofit or governmental organization, ultimately supporting over 30 local, regional, and national entities? And that's just one way that we build capacity in the nonprofit ecosystem. We also increase individual, organizational, and community capacity by building connections across our programs and with external partners. In 2023, we: ➡️ Supported 374 small businesses. ➡️ Organized or attended 272 community building events. ➡️ Formed or maintained 100 partnerships. ➡️ Completed 1,710 hours in staff training and volunteer efforts. Explore: Building Capacity at https://bit.ly/3KmwAbY

Discover the unique relationship between nonprofits and local government in Indiana! 🏛️🤝 This briefing from the Indiana Nonprofits Project sheds light on the extent to which local government officials contract with nonprofit organizations. Dive into their latest findings now! 📊 View the article here: https://hubs.ly/Q02M70P50 Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy #NonprofitGovernmentRelations #CommunityPartnerships #LocalGovernmentImpact

Our 2024 Spring Transform Lake County Grant applications are due at 5 PM Central TODAY! To learn more, visit: https://lnkd.in/dmVWYE2 Don't miss your opportunity to apply for one of two Transform Lake County grant categories: ▪️Programmatic: Supports programming that seeks to strengthen and empower nonprofits, neighborhoods, and residents in Lake County, Indiana. Grant awards range from $2,000 to $35,000. ▪️Capacity Building: Focus on improving organizations’ operating capacity so that they can provide essential services to the community. Grant awards range from $2,000 to $10,000.

Legacy Foundation's 2024 Fall Transform Lake County Grant Application is CLOSES TOMORROW! 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐓𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 1 𝐚𝐭 5 𝐏𝐌 𝐂𝐒𝐓 To learn more and apply, visit: https://lnkd.in/dmVWYE2 Transform Lake County grants support Lake County, Indiana serving organizations. Eligible organizations can apply for one of two Transform Lake County grant categories: Programmatic: Supports programming that seeks to strengthen and empower nonprofits, neighborhoods, and residents in Lake County, Indiana. Grant awards range from $2,000 to $35,000. Capacity Building: Focus on improving organizations’ operating capacity so that they can provide essential services to the community. Grant awards range from $2,000 to $10,000.

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Legacy Foundation's 2024 Fall Transform Lake County Grant Application is Closing in 2 Weeks! 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐓𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 1 𝐚𝐭 5 𝐏𝐌 𝐂𝐒𝐓 To learn more and apply, visit: https://lnkd.in/dmVWYE2 Transform Lake County grants support Lake County, Indiana serving organizations. Eligible organizations can apply for one of two Transform Lake County grant categories: Programmatic: Supports programming that seeks to strengthen and empower nonprofits, neighborhoods, and residents in Lake County, Indiana. Grant awards range from $2,000 to $35,000. Capacity Building: Focus on improving organizations’ operating capacity so that they can provide essential services to the community. Grant awards range from $2,000 to $10,000.

To transform how your community engages with you and your work, consider listening before you act.     In 2019 and 2020, Mission Partners served as the messaging and communications partner for NewsMatch—the largest grassroots fundraising campaign designed to support nonprofit news in the U.S. Through research, collaborative strategizing, and community listening, their fundraising goals exceeded the years prior despite the pandemic and politically charged attacks on the free press.     What might your community be trying to tell you that could drive your mission to new heights?    🔹Read more about our work with NewsMatch: https://lnkd.in/eXWx4tAX  🔹Learn more about how Mission Partners can help you build community engagement: https://lnkd.in/e-p458pc 

Why is community engagement vital for your nonprofit? Community engagement builds trust, fosters collaboration, and amplifies your impact. At Sarah Boxx, we offer strategies to effectively engage with your community and create lasting relationships. Learn more about our community engagement services at https://bit.ly/3uetq2Y.

Chasing Success: the Challenge for Nonprofits calls for improved collaboration among nonprofit programs and for strengthened community systems, including more cooperative thinking and action not only among those funding and implementing programs but also among those setting policy, conducting research and engaging communities as partners in change. Today, far too often, nonprofit programs compete for resources and visibility--- without a focus on cooperation and the funding to sustain collaboration, there could be good programs but not the centrality to take what has been learned, scale the initiative and serve more people---with quality and validated outcomes. Interdisciplinary partners could include, for example, business schools, community leaders, political scientists and housing experts based upon the problem that the organization is trying to solve--the content of the work will provide guidance.

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