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Causes: Children & Youth, Nonprofit Management, Youth Development
Mission: To improve the lives of america's youth through a unique venture philanthropy model that empowers, develops, and educates nonprofit organizations serving young people. We harness the brightest minds in business to help new york city's most promising grassroots organizations deliver opportunities to children by applying the best practices from the corporate and nonprofit sectors, we empower our partner nonprofits with the tools to achieve sustainable growth.
Programs: The celebration program enables participating nonprofits to increase their donor bases, raise unrestricted funds, and learn how to better market their organizations. Through monthly workshops and individualized coaching, youth, i. N. C. Empowers youth organizations to develop and implement a successful fundraising campaign. The yearlong program culminates in a collaborative fundraising event produced and paid for by youth, i. N. C. In 2014, nonprofits raised over $1,226,404 and impacted the lives of more than 600,000 youth since 1995.
bridegfund (formerly known as fund of funds) provides capacity-building grants to partner nonprofits. Applicants are ranked according to the youth, i. N. C. Scorecard that assesses organizational strength, financial stability, and program efficacy. The top-performing organizations are interviewed by the board's grants committee, which decides on the recipients and grant amounts. In 2014, seven organizations were awarded grants ranging from $25,000 to $60,000 and totaling $299,500.
the board advancement program expands the capacity and effectiveness of our partner nonprofits boards through formal board assessment, a facilitated board retreat, a customized implementation plan, monthly coaching calls and board placements from the corporate sector.
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