Lenawee Community Foundation

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Lenawee Community Foundation Grant Prequalification Workshops offered!
You are invited you to join us for the Lenawee Community Foundation’s Grant Prequalification Certification. Because of the Foundation’s responsibility to be good stewards of donor dollars and assure that the greatest good can be achieved, the Board of Directors has approved a change to the grant-making process beginning in 2020. Applicant nonprofit organizations seeking grants exceeding a total of $2,000 in any calendar year will be required to submit an Intent to Apply form and complete a prequalification process thirty days prior to the due date of any grant. Organizations who receive more than $2,000 in designations and grants will be required to complete the prequalification process before any funds applying for a grant.

Nonprofits, who are currently receiving more than $2,000 annually from the Lenawee Community Foundation or who intend to apply for more than $2,000 in 2020 are strongly urged to attend an informational session at the Lenawee Community Foundation, where the process will be explained and the forms will be provided. There will be three sessions from which to choose:
• Wednesday, October 23 from 8-8:30 a.m.
• Thursday, October 31 from 8-8:30 a.m.
• Monday, November 4 from 2-2:30 p.m.

The prequalification process will include providing documentation of items that previously would have been attachments to grant applications, as well as policies and some general information.

One of the new requirements will be having a staff or board member of the applicant nonprofit attend the Keeping your Nonprofit Legal workshop. Previous attendance at the workshop in 2018 will fulfill this requirement. For those who did not attend in 2018, the workshop will be offered immediately following the prequalification meetings and will last two hours. Registration is required; please complete and return the attached form. The $15 fee is waived for a 2019 Foundation grant recipient. If you are unsure if your agency has met this requirement, please contact the Foundation.

If you have questions feel free to call me at 423-1729. Thank you for your service to our community. ...

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