Deadline: 15-Sep-21
The Greater Toledo Community Foundation is seeking applications for its Strategic Alliance Partnership to support the exploration and formation of collaborations that would enable Toledo area nonprofits to achieve more efficient use of financial and human resources.
Effective nonprofit organizations are vital to the healthy development and quality of life in their community. Challenges and opportunities for growth are diverse, complex and often best addressed through multi-disciplinary and multi-organizational approaches.
The Strategic Alliance Partnership encourages community-level systems thinking to strengthen nonprofit capacity and improve service delivery. Since the process of forming partnerships can be complicated, the Strategic Alliance Partnership will make funds available for non-recurring costs associated with feasibility studies, professional or technical assistance fees, as well as staff and board training. Qualified applicant organizations must have a demonstrated track record in providing quality services, board and staff support from all participating organizations for the alliance and the organizational capacity to carry out the proposed project successfully.
Goals
Goals of Strategic Alliance Partnership funding:
- To create economies of scale among nonprofits, resulting in cost savings and/or service enhancements (e.g. shared administrative services, shared staff to serve common constituencies, costs related to mergers).
- To strengthen infrastructure, management capacity and/or service delivery systems by supporting alliances among nonprofit organizations.
- To encourage collaborative partnerships that employ comprehensive strategies to strengthen community systems (such as improved education, employment, housing and/or health).
Previously funded grant proposals included requests for:
- Consultants and expert advice on mergers and/or consolidations of two or more organizations.
- Consultation and implementation for new and improved service delivery systems.
- Information technology assistance to consolidate “back office” operations (e.g. financial systems, equipment).
- Assistance with creation of shared benefit packages, policies, training and other human resources costs.
- Expertise creating coordinated communication systems and advocacy strategies.
- Purchase, installation and training of automated systems for use by multiple partners.
- Planning and implementation of shared staffing.
Ineligible
The following activities are not eligible for support through this initiative:
- Projects designed to replace staff lines in individual organizations undergoing funding cuts.
- Projects designed to strengthen the management capacity of individual organizations in isolation.
- Funding for start-up programs for individual or partnering organizations.
- Grant funds may not be used to cover project expenses incurred prior to the Foundation’s receipt of the signed and dated grant agreement.
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