Holiday Grant Catalog is open for requests

 November 5, 2020

Winter:  crabbing is about to begin, photo from our first website, 2015

Pacific Community Foundation has opened the holiday grant catalog to requests from local nonprofit organizations. To start this process, go to  https://spccf.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/list/request  and put in your organization's name. 

Several fields will open up, including the amount you are asking for, a short and long word description and a box for your logo or image. There is also a box for your organization's web address. 

Contact info@spccf.org to get a copy of the handout that details the information needed and boxes to fill out. Or get started online, then contact us and we will help complete your request. 

Our host program does not allow multiple visits to one request, it's just a small annoyance. Options are to ask us for edits, or start a new request, while we delete the other. 

The site will be open for your requests until November 12, then close while we review all applications and decided which ones to post. The list will be open for donations November 25 to December 31, 2020. 

You will be able to see how well your request is doing in raising money during this period simply by looking at the main list, at https://spccf.org/  Click on the Donate button, which takes you to https://spccf.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/list/grant 

The promotion process is simple:  Every organization that participates spreads the word to its members, and asks them to promote the catalog to their contacts. Reaching out through many different organizations helps your proposal reach new potential donors. 

Our grant catalogs raise thousands of dollars for local nonprofits. 

Mark your Calendar--it's time for training

Last spring PCF was about to order coffee and set up tables for a class on grant writing—the pandemic happened instead. In person training was cancelled, and the world pivoted to online classes. 

Mark your calendars:  Today we are promoting two online classes for this fall, one on remote fundraising, and the second on grant writing. 

September 9, 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 

Virtual Fundraising Events

https://washingtonnonprofits.secure.nonprofitsoapbox.com/2020-09-09-virtual-fundraisers

Free to WNP members, $30 for not-yet-members. Members log on first to get the member discount. 

October 28, 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 

Grants Magic, presented by Maryn Boess

 https://washingtonnonprofits.secure.nonprofitsoapbox.com/2020-03-27-ilwaco-grants

$15 for members, $20 for not-yet-members. Members log on first to get the member price. 

Want more? See: The Quick Start Guide to the One-Page Grant Proposal – free 90-minute webinar

https://www.wanonprofitinstitute.org/grants-magic-online-course/

Plus many more classes online, anytime, at https://www.wanonprofitinstitute.org/

We encourage nonprofit organizations to join Washington Nonprofit, an education organization that works across the state on board, staff and member development to build stronger, more effective organizations. In the past three years, we’ve offered classes with WNP on board training, financial planning, and other topics. Classes are online, you can participate from your home, and often on your schedule. We recommend that 2-3 people in your organization take the same class. This way your group will help to reinforce the learning for everyone. 

To join Washington Nonprofit, https://washingtonnonprofits.org/membership/join-renew/

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Need help raising funds for your organization?

For nonprofit organizations, Pacific Community Foundation makes fundraising simpler. We partner with nonprofits to set up dedicated funds for online donations, and send them grants based on those donations.  

Nonprofits can also set up capital campaigns, have PCF hold and invest money for them for projects, and open endowments, which PCF manages in perpetuity for each organization. PCF can save your organization a lot of time in financial management, so that you can focus on your organization’s purpose. 

Contact us at: info@spccf.org, 360-665-5292