Children's Trust Bidders Conference

Bidders Conference for OOS Funding OpportunityA bidder's conference will be held Wednesday, Nov. 7 from 9:30 AM-12:30 PM for the RFP (request for proposals) for agencies that provide after-school and summer programs (OOS) for school-age children that are easily accessible and located geographically around Miami-Dade County. The conference will be held at Temple Israel, 137 NE 19th Street, Miami. Call: Emilio de la Cruz at (305) 571-5700 Ext. 227 or Click here to register.

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Upcoming grants

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Cintas Fellowships to Support Creative Artists of Cuban Lineage
The Cintas Foundation awards fellowships annually to creative artists of Cuban lineage who are currently residing outside of Cuba. For 2008, fellowships will be awarded in the categories of visual arts, music composition, and creative writing. The category of "visual arts" may include painting, installation art, sculpture, photography, video art, and filmmaking. Eligibility is limited to artists of Cuban citizenship or direct descent (having a Cuban parent or grandparent). Cintas may pursue their artistic activities as they wish. Fellowships are not awarded for academic study or research, or to performing artists. Award ceiling: $15,000. Application deadline: January 14, 2008.

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Kiwanis International Foundation

Through its matching grant program, the Kiwanis International Foundation provides grants to projects involving young children that further the goals and ideals of Kiwanis and promote the growth and development of Kiwanis in the area. Award ceiling: $10,000. Eligible applicants are nonprofit organizations in the US with 501(c)(3) tax exemption status with proper liability insurance. Through its general grant program (http://kif.kiwanis.org/lit/download.asp?id=20), Kiwanis International Foundation provides grants to projects involving young children from Kiwanis clubs or Districts for Kiwanis only. Kiwanis-family sponsored programs are given top priority. Eligible organizations in the US must have 501(c)(3) tax exemption status with proper liability insurance. Award ceiling: $50,000. Application deadlines: July 15th, November 15th, and April 15th, annually (both programs).

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Garth Brooks Teammates for Kids Foundation Grants

The Teammates for Kids Foundation accepts proposals for grants from nonprofit organizations that specialize in working with children in the areas of health, education and inner-city services. Eligible applicants are organizations with 501 (c) (3) tax-exempt status with the IRS. 100% of grant monies received from the Teammates for Kids Foundation must be used exclusively for the benefit of children. Award ceiling: $50,000. Application deadline: open.

Upcoming Grants for South Florida

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Florida Marlins due 10/31

M-D Summer Arts and Science Camp due 11/05

Dade Community Foundation Due 11/15

Broward County Regional Operating due 11/15

Funding Arts Network due 12-07

State of Florida Cultural Support due 12/14

State of Florida Arts In Entertainment due 12/10

Shubert Foundation Offers Funding for U.S. Professional Theaters
Deadline: December 3, 2007
The Shubert Foundation ( http://www.shubertfoundation.org/ ) annually awards unrestricted grants for general operating support to not-for-profit, professional resident theaters in the United States.
Shubert Foundation grants are awarded exclusively to U.S. organi- zations, which must have current 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status. The foundation provides grants only to organizations that have an established artistic and administrative track record, as well as a history of fiscal responsibility.
RFP Link:
http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10009348/shubertfound
For additional RFPs in Arts and Culture, visit:
http://fdncenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_arts.jhtml

Season of the Arts: Time to Plan Ahead!

Fall is in the air – soon leaves will be changing and the weather will be crisp and clear. This is the time for football, back to school….. and back to the arts.

Fall and winter comprise what is known as high season for many different types of performance and exhibition organizations – Ballet, Opera, Theater – all are in full swing, taking advantage of the increased audiences during the school-year routine schedule and holidays.

Even though directors and producers may be swamped with all of the details of planning for and producing shows, you should also remember to organize all of your attachment information for next year’s fundraising campaign.

This is absolutely the best time to gather and organize everything you will need to make your grant writing campaign a success for next year:

1. Keep plenty of samples of your most impressive programs to use as grant attachments. This goes for brochures, newsletters, advertisements, and email campaigns too.
2. Gather all of the wonderful press you receive – news stories, mentions on websites, reviews. This is terrific support material for showing community support and artistic growth.
3. Keep all letters that you receive – even emails – from patrons who enjoyed your spectacular production.
4. Get the stats – how many people attended each show or exhibit, how much did you earn, who performed, tickets sold, waiting list that could not be accommodated – this is great justification for increased funding for a larger venue or additional performances.
5. Make sure to collect each and every email address, phone number, and address that you can from anyone attending – then conduct that fundraising drive in the off season using all of this information.
6. Keep track of expenses – advertising, space rentals, etc. – for each performance and revise your operating budget for next year accordingly.

File and track all of this information by show, event, or exhibit. Then for each grant application, you can combine it accordingly –by venue perhaps if you want to prove that you need extra nights in smaller venues, or by type of programming if you want to approach a children’s funder, or by type of artist if international programming proved particularly successful. Think of new types of funders to approach for your basic programming. Or ask your grant writer for advice.

It may be hard to plan ahead, but it is easier to keep track now than it will be to try to recover lost information later, in the middle of a grant request and up against a deadline.