Meet the Moment Grants

Meet the Moment Grants is sponsored by Delaware Community Foundation. Supports nonprofits in adapting to federal funding changes and strengthening Delaware’s nonprofit sector.

Meet the Moment: Workshops, Trainings and Grant Opportunities for Delaware Nonprofits - Delaware Community Foundation Meet the Moment: Workshops, Trainings, and Grant Opportunities for Delaware Nonprofits The nonprofit landscape is shifting—funding sources, donor priorities, and the legality of services are more uncertain than ever.

To help nonprofits “meet the moment,” the Delaware Community Foundation, Healthy Communities Delaware, the Delaware Alliance for Nonprofit Advancement, the Longwood Foundation and others continue to host learning opportunities and provide funding to help nonprofits identify steps and supports they need to adapt. Opportunities below are listed by date.

How to Expand Your Volunteer Work Date: July 22, 2026 | 12:00PM – 12:40PM How to Expand Your Volunteer Work is designed for community members looking to get more involved and make a greater impact through service, while also welcoming volunteer coordinators, Executive Directors, and board members.

This session will explore how volunteering can positively impact you both personally and professionally by building connections, strengthening leadership skills, expanding networks, and creating meaningful change in your community.

Brought to you by Spur Impact in partnership with Delaware Association for Volunteer Administrators (DAVA), the State Office of Volunteerism, and Volunteer Engagement Accelerator, Angela Williamson, CVA to provide FREE learning opportunities designed to strengthen volunteer engagement across Delaware.

The Helpline offers a judgement-free thought partner, someone experienced in nonprofit finance and strategy who can help you slow down, sort through the noise, and think out loud about the path in front of you. It’s not about quick fixes or canned answers. It’s about informed brainstorming and a practical perspective, like: “If we might lose a major funding stream, how should we approach next year’s budget?

” “How do we compare the financial impact of several possible scenarios? ” Reach out to the helpline. Developed in consultation with nonprofit leaders and other stakeholders, The Fund for Delaware Collaboration is designed to support Delaware’s nonprofit sector through sustained collaborations between two or more organizations.

These collaborations can range from voluntary back-office consolidations to programmatic joint ventures, to mergers and acquisitions. The Fund opened November 3, 2025 and provides grants, tools, and advisory support to help nonprofits explore and implement strategic collaborations that enhance impact, efficiency, and resilience. The funding for this project is provided by the Longwood Foundation.

Facilitator: Lindsey Kijewski, Partner, SeaChange Access Previous Learning Opportunities Grant Preparation Webinar Series – with Shoestring Solutions Webinar 1: Develop Your Grants Toolkit Access Webinar Here | Passcode: ea3Q??

h4 Facilitators: Ellisha Caplan and Lynn Calder, Shoestring Solutions for Nonprofits In this one-hour online session, Shoestring laid out grant readiness basics, which included things like having a digital folder with your organization’s 501c3 letter, current board lists, most recent 990s, audit, organizational budget, project budgets, staff bios.

Shoestring shared best practices for grants management, reporting, and tips for grants research and basic grants strategy. Grant Preparation Webinar Series – with Shoestring Solutions Webinar 2: Establish a Grant Language Bank Facilitators: Ellisha Caplan and Lynn Calder, Shoestring Solutions for Nonprofits Webinar Access Here | Passcode: uW7%xp.

i Access Webinar Slides Here Financial Sustainability Boilerplate Language In this one-hour online session, Shoestring will offer practical tips and an outline for organization leaders and staff to develop a bank of language that they can reference when writing all types of grants.

This will help simplify the grant writing process and allow for set language that will save time for grant requests, and help shift the work of grant writing to staff that are not necessarily the Executive Director.

Manageable Major Giving for the Small Advancement Office Presenter: Maribeth Przywara, Director of Advancement, Delaware Community Foundation This session will provide practical strategies and tools for smaller nonprofit development teams to build and sustain a major gifts program – no large staff or fancy systems required.

Topics include identifying prospects, building a realistic portfolio, effective donor moves management, and simple but impactful stewardship ideas. Attendees will leave with actionable next steps and resources to get started (or reinvigorate) major giving efforts. Access Webinar Here | Passcode: 82y7S.

p= Exploring Collaboration: Lessons from Regional Nonprofit Peers This session will provide insights into the Fund for Delaware Collaboration, featuring real stories of partnerships that have been fostered through this fund. Participants have the opportunity to hear directly from nonprofit leaders who’ve taken bold steps to align missions, merge operations, and forge lasting partnerships.

Through candid stories and actionable insights, this session will shed light on both the challenges and rewards of collaborative strategy. Facilitator: Nancy Dibert, CEO and Co-Founder, Epic Marketing Consultants Corporation Access Crisis Communications Webinar Crisis Communications 101 Checklist $10k/mo. in free advertising?!

How to use Google Grants – Offered by the Delaware Community Foundation Access the PowerPoint Presentation HERE . Playback the Webinar HERE .

View First Ascent’s Blogs: How to Get $10K/mo in Paid Advertising for Your Nonprofit for Free with Google Grants 10 Nonprofit Discounts You Should Be Using for Marketing and Design Diversified Funding Streams – by DANA Sponsored by: Delaware Community Foundation Facilitated by: Sheila Bravo, DANA A dynamic, solutions-focused webinar designed to help nonprofit leaders strengthen and diversify the revenue needed to fuel their mission.

Access the recording here . Sponsored by: Delaware Community Foundation Facilitated by: Liz Getman (she/her), Maddie Leonard (she/her), Rise Collective Access the recording here . Can DCF help me with my corporate clients charitable giving?

Yes! Business and corporate giving programs and availability through the DCF Calculators – annuities and endowments? Planned giving tools – plannedgiving.

com First, read the program details and eligibility requirements for the specific grant you are interested in. All grant applications are received via our online grant portal . When you are ready to apply: Click any “ Apply Now ” button to go to the portal.

Select the program you wish to apply for. An engaged group of community volunteers comprises the DCF Grants Committee, which reviews proposals submitted to our discretionary grant programs and makes recommendations to the DCF Board. Learn more Agencies receiving DCF grants must serve the state of Delaware and its residents without discrimination based on race, religion, gender, age, disability, national origin or sexual orientation.

We are not able to support: Non-501(c)3 nonprofit organizations Purchase of office equipment, furniture, or or standard office expenses related to the operation of an organization (e.g. web site services, computer software, desktop or laptop computers, office phone systems, etc.) Sports clubs, leagues, or facilities Public or tuition-based educational institutions Fundraising entities for programs and organizations that are primarily supported through public funding (e.g., schools, parks, libraries) Purchase of vehicles (i.e., mobile machines that transport people or cargo) Public or tuition-based educational institutions Religious organizations for sectarian purposes (However, projects that serve the entire community, regardless of religious affiliation, are eligible for support.)

Annual fundraising campaigns Projects completed before June of the current year Fundraising entities for programs and organizations that are primarily supported through public funding (e.g. schools, parks, libraries) An engaged group of community volunteers comprises the DCF Grants Committee, which reviews proposals submitted to our discretionary grant programs and makes recommendations to the DCF Board.

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