_{The Rotary Club of Baton Rouge will be accepting Grant Applications for this Rotary year starting October 1st. The Rotary Club of Baton Rouge, Inc. Foundation Fund will support nonprofit organizations which work to fulfill our vision for children in the East Baton Rouge area. The proposing organizations must demonstrate that it manages its business operations and finances efficiently and wisely and that its personnel can achieve the expected results.}

_{Grant applicants should keep in mind that priority is given to projects/programs that:}

• _{Have the potential for creating systemic change that raises the quality of education so all children achieve at a higher level; or}
• _{Builds on the strengths and assets of individual organizations or institutions engaged in this process of school reform.}

_{All proposed projects or programs should:}

• _{Have a high probability of having a favorable impact on student learning}
• _{Be well defined and well managed}
• _{Be accountable by measured results}

The application can be FOUND HERE. The deadline for receipt of the application is October 31st, 2024.

Sponsored by Louisiana Blue and Woodside Energy, the Bayou Community Foundation (BCF) is hitting the road for its annual Nonprofit Bus Tour on Tuesday, October 29th, and this year they're visiting Lafourche Parish. BCF donors, partners and friends are invited to hop on the bus with us to see their gifts at work in the community!

For more information, contact Kati@BayouCF.org

_{We’re inspired by the impactful work of Bayou Community Foundation and their recent efforts through the Bayou Recovery Fund for Hurricane Francine Relief. From September 17 - 27th, 2024, BCF awarded grants totaling in $102,700 to eight local nonprofits, each playing a vital role in the recovery of our communities most affected by the storm.}

_{These grants from BCF's Bayou Recovery Fund have gone directly toward food distribution, housing and utility assistance, and the repair of nonprofit facilities, ensuring support reaches those who need it most:}

• _{Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux – $25,000 for Individual/Family Assistance Program to provide help to 50 families for housing repairs, temporary housing, utility and rent payments.}
• _{Second Harvest Food Bank – $25,000 for food and supplies to restock partner food banks and pantries in Lafourche, Terrebonne and Grand Isle.}
• _{TCU Food Bank – $25,000 for food to restock food bank for community distributions.}
• _{Faith Ministries, International – $5,000 for distribution of emergency food and cleaning supplies.}
• _{Fletcher Technical Community College Foundation – $7,000 for Student, Faculty and Staff Emergency Assistance Fund.}
• _{Foundation for Terrebonne General Health System – $10,000 for Employee Recovery Assistance Program.}
• _{Wallace Community Center – $2,500 for food distribution, and to repair and secure the Beyond the Bell Resource Hub facility in Alidore.}
• _{Women’s Restoration – $3,200 to repair damages caused by Hurricane Francine at the group home facility.} 

Faith Ministries International was founded in 2007, and is located in Gray, Louisiana. 

Mission: To provide hunger relief, offer emergency services, and educational resources. Address hunger needs in poverty stricken communities. Provide emergency assistance to at-risk and underprivileged families. Assist residence affected by Covid-19. Communities affected by hurricanes, fires, lay-offs, Senior Citizens, Veterans, and other emergency needs. 

Top Goal: Providing food, personal hygiene, and other resources to our residents of Terrebonne and Lafourche Parishes with our food pantry, our Hunger Relief/ Back to School Project that will provide 200 residents with healthy food basic supplies, and other resources. 

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WHEN: Thursday, June 20th | 8:00 am - 4:00 pm

WHERE: Hampton Inn Convention Center, 1201 Convention Center Blvd., New Orleans

REGISTER HERE: https://afpneworleans.wildapricot.org/event-5553640

AFP Baton Rouge Chapter is excited to announce that nominations for National Philanthropy Day are now open! This is your opportunity to recognize and celebrate the outstanding individuals and organizations that have made significant contributions to our community.

Do you know an exceptional donor, volunteer, fundraiser, or board member who deserves to be honored? Whether you are part of a company, organization, nonprofit, or an alliance, nominating a deserving individual or organization is a wonderful way to uplift your members and highlight the incredible impact they have made.

Please submit your nominations for awardees by June 14. To nominate,https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd8Mh-lX1FNbViOmFJDyzwZqAw1Vwt50OVllmQpdDgmVR9exA/viewform.

Let’s celebrate our hardworking community members and the spirit of philanthropy that drives positive change in our community. We look forward to your participation!

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has announced significant revisions to the Uniform Guidance, promising big changes in how organizations access federal funds. For many nonprofits, this will mean easier application and reporting processes and more funding for indirect costs/overhead. The networks of the National Council of Nonprofits are hosting a free webinar on Thursday, May 30 from 3:30 – 4:30 pm Eastern, as OMB officials Deidre Harrison and Steven P. Mackey and additional experts discuss the latest revisions, implementation timelines, and real-life implications for charitable nonprofits.

Register for the webinar

Cybersecurity is mission-critical for nonprofits as cyber incidents can lead to exposure of sensitive information about a nonprofit’s employees and the people the nonprofit serves. They can also cripple an organization’s ability to carry out its core mission. With limited resources, many nonprofits are unable to hire information security professionals or implement costly enterprise-level cybersecurity solutions. To aid with those issues, the federal Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, through the Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative (JCDC), just released a series of materials that can help nonprofits with limited resources bolster their cybersecurity. These resources include:

• Project Upskill: A series of guides designed to empower non-technical staff with the knowledge and ability to protect themselves – and by extension, their organization – from cyber threats.

• Cybersecurity Resources for High-Risk Communities: A collection of tools and resources offered by JCDC and its partners to support cybersecurity for nonprofits.
  

• Cyber Volunteer Resource Center: A database of cyber volunteer programs that provides information on how qualifying organizations can seek cybersecurity assistance from their local cyber volunteer program.

Written by: The National Council of Nonprofits 

With many Louisiana nonprofits operating on slim budgets capacity building projects can get pushed to the backburner. Your nonprofit’s work is important. It shouldn’t be so hard to get the resources to tackle the kinds of capacity building projects that will help your organization grow and thrive!

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana partnered with the Taproot Foundation for the Team Blue Preaux Bono Day — a high impact, in-person event where talented teams of high-performing employee volunteers from BCBSLA will help six Louisiana nonprofits to develop a custom solution or set of recommendations for an organizational challenge.

They're looking for six projects in Marketing and Communications, Strategy, Human Resources, IT, or finance for their pro bono consultants to take on.

It’s easy:

Apply now for early consideration!

Still not sure what to expect from the session? Click on these attachments for some sample challenges and potential projects that a small team of BCBSLA volunteers could work with you to accomplish.  Here are the questions in the application so you can prepare to apply. BCBSLA will not accept written or emailed applications. 

All applications must be submitted online using THIS LINK

Kubota Tractor Corporation’s Fourth Annual Kubota Hometown Proud Grant Program opened today, with 20 grants available across the country to projects meant to revitalize or refresh communities! 

• Who can apply: Any 501(c)(3) nonprofit within a 50 mi radius of a Kubota dealer
• Applications are open: March 1 – April 12
• How to apply: Answer three questions on KubotaHometownProud.com

All entries will be considered and can be submitted March 1 through April 12, 2024.