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10 grants from $8,000 to $12,000 |
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Technical
Assistance pool ($12,000) |
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Only those groups receiving grants can apply
for technical assistance funds |
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Occasionally other promising groups that have not received
funding will be invited to apply |
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Grant
Guidelines ( top of page ) |
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The Bamboo Fund will award general operating
support grants. |
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Upon receiving a grant, recipient organizations must
sign a grant agreement outlining the work that will be
done. |
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Organizations must submit a grant application and provide
an annual report of activities. |
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The Bamboo Fund will seriously consider
providing multi-year funding based on past performance.
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The Bamboo Fund will not fund direct services. |
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While it is not necessary to talk with us before applying,
it is strongly encouraged—either by phone or e-mail
us at . |
Organizations
applying for a grant must: ( top
of page ) |
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Have I.R.S. 501(c)(3) status |
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Have an annual operating budget of between $75,000 and
$600,000 |
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Have at least one staff person |
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Have other funding support |
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Be engaged in social justice work |
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Have a non-discrimination policy that includes sexual
orientation, race, gender, and disability among others |
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Be representative of the community it serves |
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Be representative of the diversity of its community |
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Operate in a democratic manner |
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Have a commitment to non-violence |
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Be creating leadership from within |
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Not be an individual |
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Have a proven track record of accomplishment |
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Be membership-based and be developing new members |
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Have organizers who recruit new members and leaders |
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Have a membership comprised of historically underrepresented
groups (i.e., people of color, GLBT, women, immigrants,
etc.) |
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Have made the connection and built alliances between
oppressed communities |
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Be ready to reach a new level in its development |
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Do community organizing |
| Grant Timeline 2008(
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| Over the past three years Bamboo has concentrated on giving out multi-year grants to decrease the burdens on the organizations we support. Therefore, all available funds are already committed through 2008 and there will not be an application and site visit process in 2008. The application process, with a revised grants program, will re-open in early 2009 for new funding. |
| Technical
Assistance (TA) Grants Timeline 2006( top
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August 28 |
- send out RFP |
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October 4 |
- deadline for TA proposals |
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October 20 |
- make decisions; send checks |
The following
is a list of possible Technical Assistance proposals:
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Planning retreat
Board training
Fundraising training
Board retreat
Evaluation
Staff training
Long-range planning retreat
Media training
Legal advice
Fiscal training
Research
Technology advice, improvements
Organizational assessment |
Need a copy of the
Colorado Common Grant Report Form?
Download a pdf copy of the
form. |
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