SETTING YOU UP FOR SUCCESS!
2015 Letter of Interest
Application Workshop
Agenda
1. Welcome & Introductions
3. Important Tips & What’s New? 4. Org. Profile & LOI Application 2. Overview
Workshop Objectives
1) Get acquainted with ACF
2) Confidently navigate online grant portal
3) Aware of the ACF of Cochise Grant Cycle Timeline 4) Remember! We are here to help you!
Mission: Lead, serve and collaborate to
mobilize enduring philanthropy for a
better Arizona.
TRANSFORMATIONAL PHILANTHROPY
We bring in charitable dollars
We endow and invest gifts
We give out charitable dollars
We transform donor passions into permanent revenue supporting local communities.
WHAT IS AN ENDOWMENT?
Endow = to furnish with an income
Permanent fund in which the principal is
preserved and invested
Portion of investment earnings are distributed,
or can be reinvested for continued growth
THE POWER OF ENDOWMENT
Unendowed Gift $400,000 Gift in 1996
- $365,000 Expenditures
$35,000 Balance
Over a 17 year period
Endowed Gift
$400,000 Gift in 1996
- $365,000 Grants
$483,000 Balance
2015 Grant Cycle Timeline
Date Item
May 11 Letter of Interest opens (2 weeks!)
www.azfoundation.org/grants
May 25 Letter of Interest Due Online By 5:00 p.m. NO EXCEPTIONS!
June 8 – June 29 Letters of Interest reviewed
June 30 – July 1 Selected organizations will be contacted & invited to submit full grant application
July 2 Grant application workshop
July 6 – July 20 Grant application open (2 weeks!)
September 18 Awards & Decline Announced October 1 Cochise Celebrates Giving
ELIGIBILITY REQUIRMENTS
AZ 501(c)(3) organization, government agency, & tribal
entity operating with fiscal responsibility
Religious organizations may apply for non-sectarian
programs
Must demonstrate non-discrimination policy
All organizations and Fiscal Agents must have visible
profile on ACF website and also be 501(c)(3) organization
PROPOSALS ARE ENCOURAGED TO:
Leverage matching funds
Engage strategic, mission-driven collaborations Build capacity of organization
Support direct service projects
Support capital and/or program projects
Letter of Interest
Notifies ACF of Cochise, DACF, NCF, and LFSAZ that an
organization is interested in submitting a full grant application in the upcoming 2015 Open Competitive Grant Cycle.
An organization fully understands that the proposed
project may not be selected to submit a complete grant application.
User Tips
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Recommend web browsers:
• Mozilla Firefox -
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/update-firefox-latest-version
• Google Chrome -
https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95346? hl=en
User Tips
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Access the online grant application:
User Tips
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Text Box Secret:
• Maximize your text box to better view your response!
User Tips
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Review & Refer to ACF of Cochise Grant
Guidelines: Guide to Grants for Nonprofit
Organizations (Guidelines & Application
Questions)
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Work offline in a text editor - Microsoft Word
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Review application for spelling &
User Tips
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Check for a confirmation email indicating
application has been submitted
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Online account used to submit application
will be point of contact for all future
correspondence
User Tips
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Know we are here to help you!
• Don’t hesitate to contact us for help!!
Rebecca Pickett – [email protected]
520-505-3678
Kristen Nelson – [email protected]
602-381-1400
Katie Piper – [email protected]
User Tips
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Don’t wait until the last minute!!
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Deadline to submit Letter of Interest –
Monday, May 25
th– 5:00 p.m.
What’s New & Different?
Only ONE application submission per
organization!
• Funding request range: Minimum $250 – Maximum
$5,000
• ACF allows for multiple applications under certain
circumstances
• Please review the “What if...” section of the grant
guidelines for further explanation
Organizational profile must be fully
What’s New & Different?
Application Questions:
• Applicants will select the field of fund(s) for which
the organization will be applying
• ALL organizations will select - Cochise Community
Foundation General Endowment Fund
• Organizations serving the geographic areas of
Douglas, Double Adobe, Elfrida, and McNeal will select
– Douglas Area Community Fund
• Organizations serving the geographic areas of Willcox, Bonita, Bowie, San Simon, Cochise, Dos
Cabezas, Dragoon, and Pearce/Sunsites will select – Northern Cochise Fund
Field of Interest Funds
Bisbee 1000 Health and Wellness Fund: Supports healthy,
active living programs in Bisbee and Cochise County.
Bob Holcombe Fund for Educational and Vocational Success:
Supports at-risk students pursuing education in Cochise
County. Consideration will be given to any program or project
which provides support for the educational and/or vocational success of Cochise County residents who may be at risk of not graduating from high school. Preference may be shown to programs or projects which provide in-person assistance to students in grades 7-12 and college level vocational education students in their first year, in their efforts to obtain a vocational education and a high school diploma, with an emphasis on
support for students who may be at risk of not graduating from high school.
Field of Interest Funds
Borderlands Fund: Supports improving the
quality of life in Cochise County by investing in
projects that may also provide benefit in
Mexico.
Cochise Arts and Culture Fund: Supports arts,
culture and historic preservation in Cochise
County.
Field of Interest Funds
Cochise Community Foundation General Endowment
Fund: Supports programs and services for the
residents located in the geographic area of Cochise County in Southeastern Arizona.
Cochise Environmental Fund: Benefits organizations
whose purpose it is to address environmental issues and environmental education in Cochise County.
Grants from this fund will be used to support, nurture and initiate programs which further environmental causes and education.
Field of Interest Funds
Cochise Health and Wellness Fund: Supports health
and wellness programs that address physical and mental health needs.
Cochise Lifelong Learning and Literacy Fund:
Benefits organizations whose purpose it is to
promote lifelong learning and literacy including, but not limited to, support of programs encouraging
adult/parent computer literacy; Spanish/English language programs; mentoring programs; skill development programs; early childhood
development programs and other programs that support border issues in Cochise County.
Field of Interest Funds
Cochise Veterans Fund: Provides a permanentsource of funding dedicated to the needs of Cochise veterans and their families.
Douglas Area Community Fund: Supports programs
and services for residents located in Douglas, Double Adobe and McNeal.
Field of Interest Funds
John Lawrence Kurdeka Fund for the Environment:
Supports environmental education and outreach;
preservation and restoration of habitat and wildlife in Cochise County.
Northern Cochise Fund: Serves the Sulphur Springs
and San Simon Valleys in Northern Cochise County; specifically the communities of: Bowie, Cochise, Dos Cabezas, Dragoon, Pearce, San Simon, Sunsites, and Willcox.
Field of Interest Funds
Science, Math and Technology Innovation Fund:
Benefits public school teachers throughout Cochise County whose purpose is to teach, to organize
classroom projects or to continue their own
education in Science, Mathematics and Technology by using or learning innovative methods in these curriculum.
The Legacy Foundation of Southeast Arizona Fund:
Supports capacity building and collaboration, the Foundation's Mission is to Promote Population Health and Community Wellness Throughout Southeast Arizona.
STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS
Useful Resources
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Alliance of Arizona Nonprofits
• http://www.arizonanonprofits.org/
• Project Profile/Planning Worksheet
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Independent Sector
• http://independentsector.org/
• Value of volunteer time
Useful Resources
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Arizona Community Foundation of Cochise
• https://www.azfoundation.org/GiveWhereYouLive/
Cochise/GrantsInitiatives.aspx
• Grant writing tips and tools
• Budget worksheet
