New Grants

Deadlines

• 2/6/2012: Technology

  Georgia

  The 2012 TechBridge Technology Innovation Award, given by Accenture, will be granted to a Georgia nonprofit with an innovative concept for using technology to better serve the community. The winner receives $30,000 in TechBridge consulting services and cash and thousands of dollars in donated software; two finalists each receive a TechBridge technology assessment and a $1,000 cash grant.

  E-mail: award@techbridge.org

  Web site: http://www.techbridge.org

• 2/7/2012: Health

  Applications for the Nurse Faculty Scholars program, administered by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Johns Hopkins U. School of Nursing. A maximum of 12 awards of up to $350,000 each over three years will be given to junior faculty members to develop research programs and pursue careers in academic nursing. Additional information is available on the foundation's Web site. Who may apply: registered nurses with a research doctorate in nursing or a related discipline who are instructors or assistant professors at accredited schools of nursing. Applicants must have an institutional mentor and a research mentor. Applicants must be U.S. citizens, permanent residents, or resident foreign nationals at the time of application and must not be receiving support from other research fellowships/traineeships at the time they begin the program.

  E-mail: arial1@son.jhmi.edu

  Web site: http://www.nursefacultyscholars.org

• 2/15/2012: Other

  The Excellence in Mission-Driven Management grant competition highlights examples of effective strategic planning, alignment, and execution across nonprofit and charitable organizations. A $2,000 grant will be given to the organization that best demonstrates how it used strategy and performance management principles to overcome a challenge and achieve their mission. Any nonprofit or charitable organization wishing to apply for the grant must submit a video or podcast of no more than three minutes, or an abstract of no more than 1,500 words, describing strategic challenges the organization has faced and how these challenges were overcome with effective strategic planning, communication, and performance management

  E-mail: mcutler@ascendantsmg.com

  Web site: http://ascendantsmg.com/blog/index.cfm/2011/12/30/Announcing-2000-Grant-Competition-for-Nonprofits-with-Effective-Strategy--Performance-Management