>> NEW<<   Foundation launches unique program

Recognizing that nonprofits sometimes need more than just technical assistance and resources to tell their stories, we are pleased to announce a special Make it Stick! Request for Proposals (RFP) where nonprofits can apply to the Saint Luke’s Foundation for financial support of communications programs, projects and materials.  This unique funding program will occur in the second quarter of 2010 in place of the Foundation’s regular second quarter community grant application process. For more on the Make it Stick! Request for Proposals (RFP) click here.

To download the Make it Stick RFP, click here.

 


 

2010 Grantmaking Calendar Features Changes

For your planning purposes, the 2010 grantmaking calendar is as follows (the deadline for the 1st quarter grant cycle has passed):

1ST QUARTER  
Jan. 25 - 29 Site Visits
Feb. 3 Logic Model Training
Feb. 19 Proposal Deadline
March 11 Grant Commitee
April 1 Funds Available

 

2ND QUARTER (Make it Stick! requests ONLY)
April 1 Letter of Inquiry (LOI) Deadline
April 26 - 30 Site Visits
May 5 Logic Model Training
May 21 Proposal Deadline
June 10 Grant Commitee
July 1 Funds available

 

3RD QUARTER

 
July 1 Letter of Inquiry (LOI) Deadline
Aug. 2 - 6 Site Visits
Aug. 9 Logic Model Training
Aug. 20 Proposal Deadline
Sept. 16 Grant Commitee
Oct. 1 Funds available

 

4TH QUARTER

 
Oct.1 Letter of Inquiry (LOI) Deadline
Oct. 18 - 22 Site Visits
Oct. 27 Logic Model Training
Nov. 12 Proposal Deadline
Dec. 6 Grant Commitee
Dec. 31 Funds Available

 

Happy Holidays from the Saint Luke's Foundation!

The entire staff of the
Saint Luke's Foundation sends the warmest of holiday wishes to you and yours and looks forward to great things in 2010!

 

 

A Look Back at Grantmaking 2009

“O, woe is me, To have seen what I have seen, see what I see!”

- William Shakespeare, "Hamlet", Act 3 Scene 1

What a year 2009 has been.  In fact, a recently released study from the Foundation Center, Foundations’ Year-end Outlook for Giving and the Sector, noted the following:

  • Leading grantmakers across the U.S. suggest a steeper than anticipated reduction in 2009 foundation giving.

  • Indicators point to a continued reduction in foundation giving in 2010.

  • More than two-thirds of respondents have reduced their operating expenses to shore up giving and for other purposes.

  • Grantmakers expect that the field of philanthropy will become more strategic as a result of the economic crisis.

  • Most funders expect the nonprofit community to emerge stronger from the economic crisis, although some express doubts.

For more on how the Saint Luke's Foundation responds with an eye on the ever-changing economy, click here. (12/9/2009)

 

 

 

 

 

Make it Stick Funding Opportunity

 

NEWSBRIEFS:


Saint Luke's Foundation Names New Chair, Board Members.  

Thomas Rathbone, New Board Chair.

 

Click here for more.


Grantmaking in a vise

According to the Jan. 4, 2010 issue of Crain's Cleveland Business , a recovering stock market has helped the endowments of local foundations regain some of their pre-recession worth, but the grantmaking capacity of many likely will remain impaired for at least the next couple years as they have less money available to disperse.

To read more, including comments from Saint Luke's Foundation CEO Denise San Antonio Zeman, click here.

 


 

Have questions?

We recognize these are challenging times, so please feel free to contact us if you have questions about our grantmaking.

To reach the us, call 216-431-8010.