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Capacity Building
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As part of a long-range planning effort, the Oklahoma City Community Foundation Trustees are currently evaluating the granting programs. We anticipate revisions to be completed in time for the April 1 deadline. The next grant deadline for grant programs will be April 1, 2009. Thank you.
The Capacity Building program provides support for organizations seeking to improve their capacity to provide service. Grant support is available only to organizations with charitable organization endowment funds at the Oklahoma City Community Foundation. These organizations can apply for grants to fund programs, services or equipment designed to increase their management efficiency or their administrative capacity to provide service, or will provide a good plan for the organization's future. An advisory committee reviews the grant proposals and makes recommendations to the Board of Trustees.
For a list of organizations with charitable organization endowments at the Oklahoma City Community Foundation, please see Central Oklahoma Charities.
*Or first business day after the deadline.
Guidelines and Restrictions
A grant request must be directly related to an element included in the organization's long range plan. If the organization does not have a long range plan, the grant request may be for assistance in developing a plan.
Program Goals and Areas of Emphasis
Grants will be provided for equipment, consulting services, training, programs and other items meeting the following goals:
- The proposal should directly relate to implementing some aspect of the long-range plan of the organization
- The proposal should increase the management efficiency, program capacity or quality of service of the organization
- The benefit to the organization should be clearly identified and easily evaluated
- If the organization does not have a current long-range plan, the request may support efforts by the board and staff to develop one
- If an organization has never undergone a financial audit, the request may support efforts to provide 50 percent of the total cost up to $4,000.
See Recent Grant Approvals for examples.
Application Procedures
Contact Gayle Farley at 405.606.2910 to discuss your proposal a minimum of three weeks prior to grant deadline.
Complete the Capacity Building Organizational Information form in the space provided and compile the required attachments.
Capacity Building Organizational Information form
Submit a written proposal, no more than five pages in the order indicated.
See Guidelines for Narrative.
NOTE: Effective with the April 2, 2008 deadline, the evaluation and reporting requirements have been revised. Please see these sections in the Guidelines for Narrative for more information. Any questions, please contact Gayle Farley at 405.606-2910.
Submit a budget for the project.
Example Proposal Budget
Complete the two-page Proposal Abstract.
Proposal Abstract
Complete and submit the Application Checklist and Summary Sheet with your application.
Application Checklist and Summary Sheet
Submit fifteen (15) copies of the following:
Organizational Information form
Proposal Narrative
Proposal Abstract
Budget
Submit one (1) copy only of the following:
Application Checklist and Summary Sheet
Required documents
(items 1-6 on the Organizational Information form)
Technology plan, if applicable.
Deliver or mail above documents to:
Oklahoma City Community Foundation
P.O. Box 1146/1000 N. Broadway Ave.
Oklahoma City, OK 73101-1146
The completed application packet must be received by 5:00 p.m. of the deadline date. Clearly mark the packet Capacity Building Grant. Faxed or e-mailed applications forms will not be accepted.
Report Forms
Grant Interim Report Form
Grant Final Evaluation Report Form
Recent Grant Approvals
Grant approvals from the April 2, 2008 deadline:
Overholser Mansion -- $4,500 to support the hiring of an education intern to develop education programming.
Individual Artists Association -- $5,000 to assist in hiring a staff person to manage daily operations of the gallery and organize an expanded programming schedule.
Travelers Aid Society -- $2,550 to hire a professional to lead a board development session.
Oklahoma Children’s Theatre -- $3,000 to develop a three-year strategic plan.
Community Health Center/Mary Mahoney Memorial Health Center -- $3,000 for the development of a new web site.
National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum -- $5,000 to support an in-depth member and visitor survey to determine visitor needs and interests.
Oklahoma Physical Therapy Foundation -- $1,800 to support improvements to the web site.
Oklahoma Museums Association -- $3,294 for development of a membership marketing plan and campaign.
Association of Fundraising Professionals -- $5,000 to support the association’s annual Day of Philanthropy Conference.
Grant approvals from the January 2, 2008 deadline:
Oklahoma League for the Blind -- $3,000 for the hiring of a consultant to develop and facilitate a board retreat.
Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence -- $3,500 for the purchase of new software.
For More Information
We want assist organizations develop proposals that meet the criteria for the Capacity Building program. Please contact Gayle Farley to discuss your organization's needs at 405.606.2910.
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Updated Jan. 2008
