FOUNDATION GRANT-MAKING
The Tri-Valley Community Foundation seeks to
make strategic, prudent, and creative grants to
address vital community needs and opportunities.
While most of our grants are recommended by donors
from their own charitable funds to support favored
charities or causes, the Foundation makes proactive
grants to local nonprofit organizations and schools
through its unrestricted fund -- the TVCF
Community Impact Fund. Funded organizations
and schools must be exempt from federal income taxes
under the Internal Revenue Code and serve residents of
Pleasanton, Livermore, Dublin, San Ramon, Danville,
Alamo, or Sunol.
Exciting initiatives are under way at the Foundation to
create new, sustainable funding streams for a new
competitive grants program and, supported by a grant
from AT&T, to develop new web-based channels for
mentoring and building the capacity of nonprofit
organizations in our community. Continue to watch
the website for details, or contact us for more
information.
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO NONPROFITS
In addition to our grant-making, the Foundation
offers free technical assistance to local nonprofits
to help them build their capacity to respond
effectively to local needs. Foundation staff are
available to provide assistance with all aspects of
nonprofit management, including staffing and
organizational development, fundraising, recruiting a
board of directors, fiscal practices, program
development, and computer and web-based technology
for nonprofits.
LINKS TO NONPROFIT RESOURCES
If you are new to nonprofit world or grant seeking, here
are some good resources to get you started:
The Foundation Center of San Francisco
Compasspoint Nonprofit Services
Social Edge, powered by the Skoll Foundation
Stanford Center for Social Innovation
Chronicle of Philanthropy
The Tri-Valley Community Foundation seeks to
make strategic, prudent, and creative grants to
address vital community needs and opportunities.
While most of our grants are recommended by donors
from their own charitable funds to support favored
charities or causes, the Foundation makes proactive
grants to local nonprofit organizations and schools
through its unrestricted fund -- the TVCF
Community Impact Fund. Funded organizations
and schools must be exempt from federal income taxes
under the Internal Revenue Code and serve residents of
Pleasanton, Livermore, Dublin, San Ramon, Danville,
Alamo, or Sunol.
Exciting initiatives are under way at the Foundation to
create new, sustainable funding streams for a new
competitive grants program and, supported by a grant
from AT&T, to develop new web-based channels for
mentoring and building the capacity of nonprofit
organizations in our community. Continue to watch
the website for details, or contact us for more
information.
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO NONPROFITS
In addition to our grant-making, the Foundation
offers free technical assistance to local nonprofits
to help them build their capacity to respond
effectively to local needs. Foundation staff are
available to provide assistance with all aspects of
nonprofit management, including staffing and
organizational development, fundraising, recruiting a
board of directors, fiscal practices, program
development, and computer and web-based technology
for nonprofits.
LINKS TO NONPROFIT RESOURCES
If you are new to nonprofit world or grant seeking, here
are some good resources to get you started:
The Foundation Center of San Francisco
Compasspoint Nonprofit Services
Social Edge, powered by the Skoll Foundation
Stanford Center for Social Innovation
Chronicle of Philanthropy
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| The Foundation is re- designing its grants program around new, sustainable funding streams that emphasize community-corporate partnerships. Our aim is to offer larger, potentially renewable or multi-year grants through a new competitive grants program. Check back here in 2008 for updates as we finalize and launch these new partnerships. We expect to have information by fall of 2008 about opening our new competitive grants cycle. The new grants program will include workshops for grant seekers that will: (1) explain the new grant application process, (2) offer practical help with fundraising and capacity building, and (3) provide an opportunity for local nonprofits to network and collaborate. If you would like to be on the mailing list to receive updates about our new grants program, send us an email (with "Grants Mailing List" as the Subject line) that: (1) briefly describes your organization, (2) tells us a little about your possible funding interests, (3) gives us contact information -- address, phone, FAX, email -- for your organization, including the name of a staff contact person. Send the email to: info@tvcfoundation.org |
| Update for 2008 on the TVCF grants program |
| To inquire about technical assistance for your nonprofit organization, contact our President, David Rice. |
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