City Parks Foundation - Bronx Newsblast November 2024

 

HIGHLIGHTS Congratulations to our Bronx fall 2024 NYC Green Fund Grassroots grantees!

Bronx Institute for Urban Systems Bronx River Community Garden Eastchester Road Community Garden Friends of 4 Parks Alliance, Inc. Jardin La Roca Orisha Wholeness Corp Rainbow Garden of Life & Health, Inc. Target Bronx Community Garden Washington's Walk Coalition

The next round of NYC Green Fund Grassroots grant applications will open in 2025. For the latest updates, check our site or sign up for our mailing list. COMMUNITY EVENTS Work Together Wednesday Join our gardeners to help remove weeds, clear leaves and debris from around Indian Lake and upkeep our gardens Date/Time: Wednesday, November 13, 10:00am - 12:00pm Location: Meet at the Crotona Park Tennis House @ 1700 Crotona Avenue, Bronx, NY 10457 More info: https://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/crotona-park/events/2024/11/13/work-together-wednesday Contact: RSVP to Ismael.Guzman@parks.nyc.gov or call 718-916-8561 for more information  Stewardship Saturday Join staff to clear leaves and debris from around Indian Lake, remove trash from our large park zones and help to keep Crotona Park looking great! Date/Time: Saturday, November 23, 10:00am - 1:00pm Location: Meet at the Crotona Park Nature Center, enter @ Charlotte Street More info: https://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/crotona-park/events/2024/11/23/crotona-park-stewardship-saturday Contact: RSVP to Ismael.Guzman@parks.nyc.gov or call 718-916-8561 for more information  TRAININGS Introduction to Project Budgets Candid Are you ready to start fundraising for your project or idea, but don't know what and how much to ask for? If preparing a budget for your foundation grant is holding you back, come learn the basic elements of how to draft a project budget with confidence. This class will provide you with step-by-step instructions on how to generate a standard project budget for a foundation proposal. We will discuss: The basic components of a project budget including income and expenses How to estimate the realistic cost of a project What other financial documents you may also need to submit with your proposal Location: Online Cost: Free Date: Tuesday, November 5, 2024 @ 2:00-3:30pm Link: Enroll here! Introduction to Corporate Giving Candid Is your organization ready to seek corporate support? Corporate grantmakers are different from traditional foundations in many ways. This class provides a basic overview of: The different types of corporate giving What motivates corporations to give How to find potential corporate partners Upon completion of this course you'll be able to: Define different types of corporate philanthropy and their motivations. Learn how to find information about different types of corporate philanthropy Location: Online Cost: Free Date: Thursday, November 7, 2024 @ 2:00-3:30pm Link: Enroll here!   Introduction to Proposal Writing Candid Are you new to proposal writing or want a quick refresher? If so, you don't want to miss one of our most popular classes! This class will provide you with an overview of how to write a standard project proposal to a foundation. It will include: The basic elements of a proposal The "do's" and "don'ts" of writing and submitting a proposal How to follow up whether the answer is yes or no 30-minute hands-on exercise to develop a proposal outline (in-person classes only) Upon completion of this course you should be able to: Understand how to write a standard project proposal to a foundation. Know how and when to follow up with funders after submitting a proposal. Location: Online Cost: Free Date: Tuesday, November 12, 2024 @ 2:00-3:30pm Link: Enroll here! GRANTS AND RESOURCES Daily Grants  The Pollination Project The Pollination Project offers seed funding of up to US$1 thousand to compassion-driven individuals, informally organized groups and organizations, and formally registered or incorporated non-profit organizations based anywhere in the world. Topics for projects include education, clean water, afforestation, animal advocacy, and many others.  Deadline: Applications accepted on a rolling basis. Link: Learn more The Resiliency and Recovery Fund The Pollination Project The Resilience & Recovery Fund (RRF) will provide fast, small one-time grants of $1,000 to support grassroots volunteer responses to natural disasters, pandemic, humanitarian crises, or similar emergent events. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, and existing TPP grantees in good standing who have not previously received RRF funding are eligible to apply. Deadline: Applications accepted on a rolling basis. Link: Learn more Gardens for the City Program New York Restoration Project Is there a community space in your neighborhood you’d like to see transformed? If so, apply for NYRP’s help. NYRP provides support for projects of various scales — from building a few vegetable beds to large-scale restoration work. NYRP helps provide materials, horticultural knowledge, environmental education, and construction expertise in order to help create community gardens and accessible landscapes in under-resourced neighborhoods.  Deadline: Applications accepted on a rolling basis. (Due to the high volume of applications, all future GFTC inquiries will be considered for 2025.) Link: Learn more The Awesome Foundation  The Awesome Foundation The Awesome Foundation is a global community advancing the interest of awesome in the universe, $1000 at a time. Each fully autonomous chapter supports awesome projects through micro-grants, usually given out monthly.  Deadline: Reviewed monthly Link: Learn more For questions or concerns, contact Community Engagement Director Vlad Cruz at vcruz@cityparksfoundation.org Partnerships for Parks A joint program of City Parks Foundation and NYC Parks Facebook | Instagram | Twitter www.partnershipsforparks.org Copyright © 2024 City Parks Foundation