NorthSky Nonprofit Network Distributes $49,305 to 14 Nonprofits in Northern Michigan
June 2, 2008 --- TRAVERSE CITY, MI --- NorthSky Nonprofit Network, in partnership with Michigan Nonprofit Association and five management support organizations throughout the State of Michigan, are delivering training, technical assistance and sub-grant awards to Michigan nonprofits, through a program titled, Michigan NOW. The initiative is supported by a three-year federal Compassion Capital Fund designed to help build the capacity of community-based and faith-based organizations with budgets of up to $500,000 per year. Between the partners, $232,172 in capacity building resources will be distributed to 52 nonprofit organizations. The organizations will use the Opportunity Grants and Technical Assistance to build capacity in the areas of leadership, organizational development, prgram and revenue development, as well as comunity engagement. Being one of the co-applicants of Michigan NOW, NorthSky distributed $49,305 in capacity building resources to nonprofits. Click here to read more...
NorthSky and Rotary Charities Presents Program Evaluation Workshop on January 23, 2008.
JANUARY 6, 2008 --- TRAVERSE CITY, MI --- Effective program evaluation is an internal capacity that every best practicing nonprofit needs. It is essential to program design and delivery and provides a mechanism to measure the impact of programs and services, and how successfully they meet client needs. Evaluation is also a requirement of many funders who seek to compare the goals of a grant proposal with actual outcomes. Click here to read more...
NorthSky Nonprofit Network and Michigan Nonprofit Association Create Stronger Nonprofits with Federal Funding
LANSING, MICH, December 5, 2007 – The Michigan Nonprofit Association has received a Compassion Capital Fund Grant for the Michigan Nonprofit Organizations Work! (Michigan NOW!) program. This grant, $1.5 million over 3 years, will help hundreds of community and faith-based organizations relieve human suffering in distressed communities by increasing their capacity for leadership, organizational development, program and revenue development, as well as community engagement. Click here to read more...
Rotary Charities 2007 Grant Awards Top $2.6 Million
TRAVERSE CITY, MICH, November 27, 2007 - I am pleased to present you a copy of Rotary Charities and Rotary Camps & Services Annual Report for 2006/2007. The report highlights the many and significant ways that our Rotary organizations were able to help make a positive impact on our region through grants, community convening on critical issues and incubating new services for nonprofits. Click here to read more...
Nonprofits Receive Industry-Specific Business Counseling
TRAVERSE CITY, MICH, August 13, 2007 - In an innovative and unique partnership, NorthSky Nonprofit Network and Michigan Small Business & Technology Development Center (SBTDC) have joined forces to provide free business counseling to nonprofit organizations. NorthSky became an official satellite office of the SBTDC on July 1. They now offer nonprofits a mix of business support assistance, including business plan development, financial assessments, and market research. Click here to read more...
Kellogg Grant Increasing NorthSky Nonprofit Network’s Impact
TRAVERSE CITY, MICH, March 20, 2007 – NorthSky Nonprofit Network, under the auspices of Rotary Camps and Services, today announced it has received a $400,000 grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation that will be paid over four years. The grant will help NorthSky create a sustainable model for providing nonprofit management support services throughout rural, northern Michigan. Click here to read more...
Rotary Grant Incubates Northsky Nonprofit Network to Serve
Region’s 400 Nonprofits
TRAVERSE CITY, MICH, January 24, 2007 – The region’s 400 nonprofit organizations now have a management support organization solely dedicated to serving them, thanks to a $100,000 cornerstone grant from Rotary Charities. NorthSky Nonprofit Network was announced today by Rotary Charities Executive Director Marsha Smith. Smith also introduced Debra McKeon as NorthSky’s first executive director. Click here to read more...
