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General Grant Cycle Deadline: September 1, 2009 Proposals must be received by 5:00 pm, September 1, 2009 Questions? Please call 404.371.8404 The Fund for Southern Communities will only make grants to organizations with a 501(c)(3) IRS tax status, a limited number of 501(c)(4) groups, or organizations that have a fiscal sponsor agreement. PLEASE NOTE: Late or incomplete proposals will not be considered for funding! - Please contact our office 404-371-8404 if you have any questions about applying for a grant through the Fund for Southern Communities or if you would like to consult with a Program Officer 404-371-8404 or fsc@fundforsouth.org ________________________________________________ Some things to consider before applying-
If you fit these basic guidelines, your organization may be a good fit for the Fund for Southern Communities. Call us at 404.371.8404 to schedule a one-on-one phone conversation with our Program Officer to have an intimate and comprehensive discussion about your organization, mission, programs, and how they may fit our funding guidelines. Download our Application here: Grant Application- MS Word format Grant Application- .RTF format (use only if you do not have MS word) 404-371-8404 or fsc@fundforsouth.org
Special Initiatives Media Justice and Reproductive Justice Deadline: Proposals must be received by 5:00 pm, September 1, 2009 Awards will be announced early December 2009 Please contact our office before submitting a proposal Questions? Please call 404.371.8404 Deadline for Submissions: PLEASE NOTE: Late or incomplete proposals will not be considered for funding! - Please contact our office 404-371-8404 if you have any questions about applying for a grant through the Fund for Southern Communities or if you would like to consult with a Program Officer. Reproductive Justice Initiative * Proposals Due by 5:00 pm at the Fund Office by September 1, 2009 Funding Range : $10,000 - $30,000 The Fund for Southern Communities is seeking proposals for the 2009 Reproductive Justice Funding Initiative. In the South, women of color are leading innovative and effective efforts to address reproductive justice issues and are succeeding in many places where m or e traditional strategies have failed. The Fund f or Southern Communities' Reproductive Justice Funding Initiative was established as part of the Catalyst Fund of the Tides Foundation to strengthen reproductive justice work being led by women of color , helping to build their or ganizational capacity and thereby enhance their leadership and the reproductive justice movement. Grants will be awarded to strategies/projects that look to amplify efforts to expand the reproductive justice platform and diversify voices of communities of color on a wide-range of issues. Reproductive justice also describes a strategy for change where the women directly affected by reproductive injustices lead grassroots organizing and advocacy efforts to transform the systems that impact their lives. Strategies led by women of color in a wide-range of reproductive issues that impact women's lives from the right not to have children, to the right to have and parent children, access quality healthcare and information, live and work in an environmental that is free of toxins that harm reproductive health, and free from violence and exploitation. Strategies that focus on strengthening and creating conditions that propel single women-led vulnerable families towards economic self-sufficiency. Criteria for Funding Women of Color Leadership Requirement : Organizations and programs applying for funding must have as their primary constituency to serve, educate and/or advocate for vulnerable/women of color. Women of Color-led (WOC-led)
Grant resources may be used for general operating support (as long as the general support addresses one of the two strategy areas identified above) or advocacy/collaborative-project specific work. As this Fund is intended to strengthen the field and organizations, grants for existing women of color-led reproductive justice work are a priority. Funding for new projects is not encouraged. Clear WOC-led RJ efforts, in accordance with Catalyst Fund, are defined as the following:
Budget Requirement : Annual operating budget under $2 million. Geographic Scope: Reproductive Justice grants are open to any organization working for reproductive justice located within Alabama , Arkansas , Georgia , Kentucky , Louisiana , Mississippi , Missouri , North Carolina , South Carolina , Tennessee , Texas and Virginia . The Fund f or Southern Communities supports activities by or ganizations that are tax-exempt under the Internal Revenue Code Section 501 (c)(3), or have established a relationship with a fiscal spons or with IRS tax-exempt status. Send 10 copies of Grant Applications to : The Fund for Southern Communities 315 West Ponce de Leon Avenue Suite 1061 Decatur , Georgia 30030 If you have questions regarding this RFP, please contact 404-371-8404 or fsc@fundforsouth.org. Media Justice Fund Deadline for Submissions: * Proposals Due by 5:00 pm in the Fund Office by September 1, 2009 The Fund for Southern Communities, as part of the Funding Exchange's Media Justice Fund , seeks proposals for grants in two categories: 1) Community Media Collaboration (CMC) : projects that address media policy, infrastructure or accountability within the context of a social justice issue or campaign; 2) Media Justice Toolkits (MJT) : popular education materials for social justice activists and the general public on media justice issues. Funding Priorities: This year the Media Justice Fund will prioritize groups that organize on the following media policy issues. • Net Neutrality • National Broadband • Media Ownership • Public Media • Other policy issues affecting communities Community Media Collaboration Grant Amount: Between $5,000 and $10,000 for one year. Eligibility CMC grants are open to any organization working for media and/or social justice located within Georgia , North Carolina and South Carolina . The Fund for Southern Communities supports activities by organizations that are tax-exempt under the Internal Revenue Code Section 501 (c)(3), or have established a relationship with a fiscal sponsor with IRS tax-exempt status. The grants will support organizing efforts to reform media policies, establish community media infrastructure and promote accountability by media corporations. Media Justice Toolkits Grant Amount: At least $5,000 for one year Eligibility CMC grants are open to any organization working for media and/or social justice located within Georgia , North Carolina and South Carolina . The Fund for Southern Communities supports activities by organizations that are tax-exempt under the Internal Revenue Code Section 501 (c)(3), or have established a relationship with a fiscal sponsor with IRS tax-exempt status. About the partners
The Media Justice Fund (MJF) is an initiative operating within the Funding Exchange National Network to make local and regional media justice grants. The MJF is grounded in the belief that social and economic justice will not be realized without the equitable redistribution and control of media and communication technologies. The MJF supports leadership of people of color, low-income families, LBGT and youth, working within marginalized communities to organize around media and communication technologies to affect media accountability, infrastructure and policy change. Please click here to read more about the Media Justice Fund. If you have questions regarding this RFP, please contact 404-371-8404 or fsc@fundforsouth.org . The Fund for Southern Communities will only make grants to organizations with a 501(c)(3) IRS tax status, a limited number of 501(c)(4) groups, or organizations that have a fiscal sponsor agreement. 404-371-8404 or fsc@fundforsouth.org ________________________________________________ Some things to consider before applying-
If you fit these basic guidelines, your organization may be a good fit for the Fund for Southern Communities. Call us at 404.371.8404 to schedule a one-on-one phone conversation with our Program Officer to have an intimate and comprehensive discussion about your organization, mission, programs, and how they may fit our funding guidelines. Download our Application here: Grant Application- MS Word format Grant Application- .RTF format (use only if you do not have MS word) 404-371-8404 or fsc@fundforsouth.org View FSC's recent grantees:
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