C4C Collaboration Grants: Applications Being Accepted

In September 2020, Citizens4Community (C4C) received grant funding from the Ford Family Foundation to support our community building work around “building a more engaged and connected community” in Sisters Country.  We will focus our organization’s time and grant funds on collaborative projects: activities that build relationships and trust, conversations that bring people of differing perspectives together, and projects that bring a voice and/or enhanced services to the underrepresented and underserved in Sisters Country. 

C4C has $4000 in small grants to share with local Community Builders who will collaborate- working with at least one other group or non-profit organization to:

• Create a more welcoming and inclusive community;

• Identify and address an unmet need or barrier in Sisters Country;

• Bring a voice or enhanced services to the underserved or underrepresented of Sisters Country; or

• Help newcomers as well as long-time residents feel valued and supported.

Priority for funding will be given to

• Organizations participating in the Community Builder alliance with C4C

• New collaborative projects

Grant Application Specifics:                                       

• The partnership, with at least one other group or non-profit organization, must be developed before the application is submitted.

• Maximum distribution of $2000 per grant

• Funds cannot be used to support ongoing operational budgets or for capital campaigns.

• Deadline for Application: Wednesday, March 17, 2021

• Grants awarded by: March 31, 2021

• Funds must be spent by: August 31, 2021

• Project reports and supporting financial documents must be provided within 1 month of the completion of the project.

Need a grant application? Send a request to:  director@citizens4community.com

In the News: Read About C4C's New Executive Director, Linda Cline

For more than five years now, C4C has operated solely on volunteer power. We’re pleased with what we’ve accomplished, but with the recent adoption of our new strategic plan, we know we can do so much more. So we're excited to have just brought on C4C’s first paid position—a new Executive Director. And, in Linda Cline, we’ve found a wonderful person to fill that title. Read about Linda HERE or by clicking on the headline below.

[ And you can read about the entire C4C Leadership Team HERE >> ]

Linda Cline takes the helm at C4C 

By Sue Stafford
Published January 20, 2021 in the Nugget Newspaper