Read our 2022 Annual Report HERE
The Fund for People in Parks: New Projects for 2021 The Fund for People in Parks has selected several new projects to fund in the coming year. The projects include a filmmaking project in Sequoia National Park, a theater-related project in Eugene O’Neill National Historic Site, educational signage in Great Basin National Park, and more! […]
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The Carpentries is Fundraising Through the End of the Year The Carpentries is aiming to raise $30,000 in individual contributions by the end of 2020 in order to expand their work into new geographies and disciplines. The Carpentries managed to teach nearly 200 workshops in 2020 despite challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic. Donate here. […]
Read MoreU.S. Digital Response: Building Civic Technology Across the Country U.S. Digital Response continues to assist NYCx Innovation Fellows program, an initiative born out of the Mayor’s Office of the Chief Technology Officer, to build new tech. This program focused on minority-owned and women-owned businesses, optimizing NYC’s payment portals and a virtual programming and service finder […]
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Black Funders Network of the Bay Area Presents: Healing the Impact of Racial Injustice & Inequity Black Funders Network of the Bay Area is hosting a virtual event focused on individual and collective healing on October 26th led by author, professor, and activist Dr. Shawn Ginwright. Dr. Ginwright will be addressing the impacts of COVID-19 and […]
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Fiscal sponsorship helps projects continue to serve their missions through challenging global events. Imagine you had been able to predict the momentous and incredibly humbling events brought by 2020. What would you have done to ensure your community’s stability? How would you have shored up your project or readied your team for the impact of […]
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From Covid-19 to journalism to political action, Community Initiatives’ fiscally sponsored project partners have been making the news this summer. Here is a select list of noteworthy news stories and events featuring our projects’ good works. Hip-Hop Political Education Summit – 9/22/2020 Fiscally sponsored project partner Hip-Hop Political Education Summit encourages the civic participation of […]
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Community Initiatives’ fiscally sponsored project partners act in service to the most vulnerable and marginalized members of communities in the U.S. People around the world are curious about how to support communities with the most need. Our partner project leaders exemplify how nonprofits adapt during times of crises. They authentically fulfill the needs of their […]
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Thinking of Life After COVID-19 for our Most Vulnerable Neighbors COVID-19 is a global public health crisis that asks all of us to make changes for the collective good. Community Initiatives is navigating this crisis with the help of other nonprofits, philanthropic and public entities. As a fiscal sponsor, we bring stability to more than […]
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This February, we held our second open house at our Oakland office. We were happy to welcome so many familiar faces, as well as new ones. We saw project directors exchanging business cards, met potential new project partners in person, and caught up with friends in and out of the nonprofit workforce. Our new, larger […]
Read MoreThe FruitGuys Community Fund announces 2020 Grant Cycle Finalists The community fund has selected 26 semifinalists from 258 letters of intent from small farmers who applied to become a 2020 grantee. They judge applicants based on specific criteria “including project feasibility, proposed objective(s), and regional impact.” Read More Here In case you missed it: Meet […]
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