December Non-Profit Grants & Opportunities
The City of Chicago, nonprofit organizations, and private organizations are accepting grant applications from businesses and nonprofits. 如果您有兴趣发展您的业务，请查看下面的一些机会并开放赠款资金.
The City of Chicago Nonprofit Capacity Building Program
芝加哥商业事务和消费者保护部门(BACP)启动了芝加哥市非营利能力建设计划(NCBP)。. 该项目旨在为芝加哥地区的非营利组织提供精心策划的指导和教育项目，以支持非营利组织获得资金, funding, and other resources to counteract the effects of the pandemic. Here are some of the program offerings:
Readiness Summit: 通知各组织，以便他们准备申请由芝加哥恢复计划和其他经济恢复基金资助的赠款和合同.
Recent Summit Recordings: http://publichealth.uic.edu/community-engagement/collaboratory-for-health-justice/nonprofit-capacity-building/
Upcoming events:
Wednesday, December 13th @ 9:00 AM
Webinars: Webinars feature different topics related to applying for grant opportunities.
View Past Webinars presented by Women’s Business Development Center (WBDC)
View Past Webinars presented by Greater Auburn Gresham Development Corporation (GAGDC)
Upcoming events:
Leveraging Social Media for Fundraising
Tuesday, December 5th @ 10:00 AM (hosted by GAGDC)
Workshops: Held weekly, 研讨会提供了一个与同行和主题专家联系的机会，讨论具体的组织挑战.
Upcoming events:
Best Practices Writing City/Government Grants
Friday, December 8th @ 2:00 PM (hosted by GAGDC)
Contract Execution
Wednesday, December 13th @ 11:00 AM (hosted by WBDC)
Nonprofit Capacity Building Master Class (IN PERSON)
Wednesday, December 6th @ 11:00 AM (hosted by GAGDC)
Tuesday, December 12th @ 11:00 AM (hosted by GAGDC)
Vouchering
Wednesday, December 6th @ 11:00 AM (hosted by WBDC)
One-on-one counseling: 一对一的会议与主题专家谁可以帮助您具体的拨款申请问题.
The Nonprofit Capacity Building Program is designed to empower your organization through…
技术援助:无论您是城市RFP系统的新手还是经验丰富的老手, our guidance ensures your success when applying for Recovery funding.
能力建设:通过了解您的独特挑战的专家的见解和指导来扩展您的业务.
Networking: Forge meaningful collaborations with fellow nonprofits, experts, and potential partners, establishing a robust support network.
公平的恢复:加入我们，通过你的非营利组织的有影响力的工作，促进公平和繁荣的社区，为芝加哥的恢复计划做出贡献.
For support registering for these opportunities using the Nonprofit Capacity Building Intake Form, please contact Nonprofit Capacity Building Coordinator, Julia Riley, at julia.riley@lrvcc.org. If this is your first time completing the intake form, 当问及您是如何听说这个项目时，请选择日博体育官方APP!
ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND RESOURCES:
BoardLead
BoardLead is the signature program of Cause Strategy Partners. 他们的网络旨在帮助您的组织结识有才华的董事会成员，他们热衷于帮助您推进使命，同时还能获得治理资源——所有这些对非营利组织来说都是免费的. 通过在BoardLead平台上创建引人注目的董事会成员招聘简介，减少董事会开发过程中的摩擦. 向公司和潜在的董事会候选人展示你的非营利组织，以吸引你所寻找的人才的多样性和深度. Experience a faster and easier way to attract and elect exceptional new board members. They vet potential board members for cause alignment and readiness to serve, and train them for effective board service. They also vet the companies candidates work for to ensure values and mission alignment.
For more information and to apply for the BoardLead network: http://causestrategypartners.com/boardlead
Capital One Café – Southport
Capital One Café has meeting rooms available for nonprofits to book, free of charge. 您可以直接通过LiquidSpace门户网站预订这个专门为非营利组织和学生团体提供的免费会议空间. The room itself fits up to eight people.
To reserve this space, please follow this link: http://liquidspace.com/us/il/chicago/capital-one-chicago/meeting-room-2?StartTime=&ReservationStart=&WorkspaceCapacity=&Amenities=&SpaceTypes=0&ReservationMethod=0&SortOrder=0&ReservationLengthMinutes=60&src=srp#wp-hourly
Canva Pro for Nonprofits
Canva for Nonprofits has everything you need to create powerful marketing campaigns. Create social media posts, presentations, infographics, websites, reports, posters, flyers and signage. With over 500,000 nonprofits in our community, 我们在Canva希望继续授权非营利组织实现他们的目标，免费访问Canva的高级功能.
http://www.canva.com/canva-for-nonprofits/
Forefront
Forefront is Illinois’ statewide association representing both grantmakers and nonprofits, as well as their advisors and allies. Their mission is to build a vibrant social impact sector for all the people of Illinois. They provide education, advocacy, thought leadership, 并促进围绕对其成员和行业重要的问题采取集体行动. For a full calendar of Forefront events: http://myforefront.org/events/
Upcoming December FREE events:
Advancing Strategy Through Partnership (Webinar) – Thursday, December 7th @ 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
This webinar presentation, 来自La Piana咨询公司的Scott Cotenoff和Ali Carella以及来自重建交易所的Aina Gutierrez, will explore a range of strategic partnership options, discuss how strategic partnerships can be an effective tool for growth and sustainability, 并为组织提供进一步寻求与其他非营利组织建立潜在关系的工具. 领导者将了解伙伴关系发展的“原因”和“方式”，并得出一些平易近人的后续步骤.To continue the conversation, this winter, MSI将为组织提供一个机会，让他们使用La Piana的合并和联盟评估工具(MAAT)来探索他们的组织合作准备情况. Those interested in applying for MAAT support are encouraged to attend this December 7 webinar.
For details and registration: http://myforefront.org/event/advancing-strategy-through-partnership-webinar/
前景研究简介，资助(网络研讨会)- 12月13日星期三下午1:00 - 2:30
This workshop will provide a brief overview of the Forefront Library’s databases, print collection, and online research guides, with a focus on the Candid’s Foundation Directory Online. 这个介绍性的计划是理想的资助申请者谁是新的过程或谁想要刷新他们的技能.
For details and registration: http://myforefront.org/event/introduction-to-prospect-research-grants-webinar-2/
Savvy Fellowship
Savvy是一个为期12周的虚拟奖学金项目，面向寻求成为新一代影响力企业家的年轻专业人士. No cohort. No application deadline. Designed for applicants ages 18-40.
For more information and to apply: http://savvyfellows.com/
COHORT OPPORTUNITIES:
Allstate Foundation Nonprofit Leadership Center, Nonprofit Management Essentials
This program was developed for emerging nonprofit leaders and those new to the sector. 内容的目的是在一个灵活的管理主题的广度扩大认识, online offering. 向教师和从业者学习，并将这些非营利性管理要点应用到你的职位上. 非营利组织管理要点由好事达基金会全额资助，并由凯洛格商学院非营利组织管理中心的内容提供支持.
GRANT FUNDS:
Atomic Grants
Application Deadline: 12/15/23
Atomic Grants are available to those who identify as a woman, and who are 21+. You can live anywhere in the world - as long as you have a way to receive the money digitally, and you are connected via email and social media. Passion Collective’s Atomic Grant program awards four grants each year — $1,500 to one winner each quarter — to women seeking funding for their professional passions. 获得资助的人还可以参加专业辅导课程，并免费参加一年的激情集体随需应变课程.
http://www.passioncollective.co/atomic-grants
Awesome Foundation
Application Deadline: Rolling
Awesome基金会是一个不断发展的全球社区，致力于转发宇宙中Awesome的兴趣. Created in the long hot summer days of 2009 in Boston, the Foundation distributes $1,000 grants, no strings attached, to projects and their creators. At each fully autonomous chapter, 这笔钱是由10个左右自组织的“微型受托人”的金库汇集而成，并以现金形式预付, check, or gold doubloons.
http://www.awesomefoundation.org/en
Clean Energy to Communities Program
Application Deadline: Rolling
C2C connects local governments, tribes, electric utilities, and community-based organizations with national laboratory experts and customized, 先进的分析，以实现清洁能源系统，反映当地和区域的优先事项.
http://www.nrel.gov/state-local-tribal/clean-energy-to-communities.html
Flexible Funding Program
Full Application: Dependent on flexible funding type
如果没有社区组织的领导，就不可能实现对社区的公平投资. 这意味着这些组织需要获得的资金只关注于组织的状态，而不是它的项目和计划. 灵活资金计划向黑人和拉丁裔社区的组织提供三种不同类型的“灵活”美元.
To receive Flexible Funding support, the organization must be Black or Latinx-led, and its work must align with the Trust’s Catalyzing Neighborhood Investment strategy.
http://www.cct.org/grants/opportunities/flexible-funding-program/
Illinois Art Council Agency - Artstour & Live Music
Application Deadline: Rolling
Artstour & 现场音乐为符合条件的伊利诺伊州非营利组织提供支持，以展示伊利诺伊州的表演艺术家, companies, or groups for performances, collaborations, or short residencies held in conjunction with performances. 本计划不能用于支持已经获得演讲者学科项目资助的组织的常规系列活动.