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Find similar grants1-Year Targeted Nonprofit Capacity Building Grant Program is sponsored by The Cape Cod Foundation. Aims to enhance operational capabilities of nonprofit organizations on Cape Cod, focusing on strengthening internal systems and fostering collaboration.
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Impact: Capacity-Building Grant Program - Cape Cod Foundation Capacity-Building Grant Program This grant program aligns with the Foundation’s primary strategy: capacity-building.
It is designed to support strong organizations that are at a point of critical change or growth and are part of the Foundation’s ongoing goal to deepen our partnerships with nonprofits by matching substantial funding with other critical support to achieve greater outcomes.
The Cape Cod Foundation defines nonprofit capacity building as: intentional efforts to increase organizational ability to effectively fulfill its mission and build long-term sustainability through strengthening an organizations’ core systems, skills, resources, knowledge, operation, and management practices. The Foundation is pausing applications for this program in 2025.
We plan to launch a revised Capacity-Building Grant Program in 2026, which will be responsive to community needs, input from past grantees, and impact data from past grant programs described below. 1 Year Targeted Nonprofit Capacity-Building Program This grant program was piloted in 2021 and continued for 4 years.
Grantees were selected through a competitive grant process and received $15,000-$25,000 to become more effective, far-reaching, and efficient in the fulfillment of their missions through specific capacity-building project implementation. They also participated in cohort-based peer-learning programming.
Multi-Year Comprehensive Nonprofit Capacity-Building Program This pilot program launched in Winter 2021 via an invitation-only application process and has concluded. Grantees from this two-year grant program received $10,000 for immediate general operating support and $30,000 for capacity-building project implementation over the course of the program.
They also participated in cohort-based peer-learning programming, assessed their capacity-building needs, and then planned and implemented a capacity-building project to address those needs. The Foundation partnered with industry expert TSNE to conduct a capacity-building assessment with each nonprofit and to provide the Foundation with technical assistance throughout program design and implementation.
The exact project each nonprofit undertook was based on the organizational assessment and developed by each grantee based on individual input and needs. 2021 RECIPIENTS In 2024, The Cape Cod Foundation awarded $294,342 to 12 nonprofit organizations through the Targeted Nonprofit Capacity-Building Grant Program.
Grants will support technology upgrades, board development, human resource strategies, staff expansion, volunteer recruitment, codification of best practices, and program expansion. The recipients also participated in a peer learning network to promote relationships, collaboration, and knowledge-sharing among organizations and to build a greater community of support.
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Together, we have invested more than $113 million in grants and scholarships in the Cape Cod Community. For good. info@capecodfoundation.
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According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Nonprofits on Cape Cod. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows $15,000 - $25,000. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
1-Year Targeted Nonprofit Capacity Building Grant Program is funded by The Cape Cod Foundation. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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The Falmouth Fund of The Cape Cod Foundation is sponsored by The Cape Cod Foundation. The Falmouth Fund supports nonprofit organizations working in education, health and human services, arts and culture, and the environment for the betterment of Falmouth and its citizens. It is a permanent endowment fund of The Cape Cod Foundation.
The Cape Cod Foundation Fund for the Arts is sponsored by The Cape Cod Foundation. This fund supports visual arts and other aspects of community life on Cape Cod. The Cape Cod Foundation also leverages resources from other discretionary funds to increase the impact of its grantmaking in arts and culture.