Nonprofits First Gives Away $200,000 to Local Nonprofits

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Jun 24, 2010, 12:24 ET

As part of the GoBuild HHS Compassion Grant Project,  21 Palm Beach County nonprofit organizations will receive sub-awards totaling $200,588

BOYNTON BEACH, Fla., June 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is being released by Nonprofits First:

WHEN:
  • Monday, June 28, 11:00 a.m.

WHERE:

United Way of Palm Beach County

Countess de Hoernle Community Campus

2600 Quantum Blvd.

Boynton Beach, FL 33426

WHAT:
  • In 2009, the Department of Health and Human Services awarded Nonprofits First a grant of $498,857 to provide training and support services to community and faith-based organizations in South Florida. The project included: core competency training in board governance; financial management; human resource management; program planning and evaluation; community engagement; technical assistance and sub-awards.
  • 184 individuals representing 59 organizations have taken classes with Nonprofits First.  
  • 39 GoBuild organizations have received 526 hours of one-on-one consulting.
  • Nonprofits First is honored to award 21 sub-awards averaging $10,000 for products and services to enhance or complement the capacity building strategies and further the sustainability of the recipient organizations.  
  • The funds are to be used for capacity building and sustainability, not for direct services.  

INTERVIEW AND PHOTO OPPORTUNITIES:

Katharin Brink, Ph.D., Vice President, Capacity Building

ABOUT NONPROFITS FIRST: Nonprofits First, is a 501(c)(3) organization established by a coalition of public and private funders to strengthen the administrative and operational capacity of nonprofit organizations in Palm Beach County. Composed of experienced executives, consultants and volunteers, the vision of Nonprofits First is a community in which all nonprofits meet their highest level of success. For more information, visit http://www.nonprofitsfirst.org/gobuildcapacitysubawards.

SOURCE Nonprofits First

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