Our membership drive is still in full swing. We are also still lacking alot of returning members. Please return your invoice and check today!

Muskogee Nonprofits is pleased to announce a new program we will be starting in September. With the help of a generous donation from the Ruby Family Charitable Fund, we are able to focus our trainings in the next 2 years on capacity building. Preselected organizations who serve the minority population will receive trainings on outcomes, strategic planning, board development, the Foundation Center Database, Open Meetings/Open Records Act, mission in programming, labor laws, financial accountability, census training, and fundraising plans.
Select trainings will be open to all our members. Please keep your eye on our calendar for updates!

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City of Muskogee Foundation Summer 2011 Applications Deadline: September 1, 2010 http://www.cityofmuskogeefoundation.org/grants/
The City of Muskogee Foundation is currently accepting applications for 2011 Summer projects. Eligible applications are nonprofit organizations serving the City of Muskogee. Proposed projects MUST start after May 1, 2011 and end before August 31, 2011.
Submission, Review and Award Schedule:
July and August - Collect Letters of Inquiry (via website)
September 1 – Due date for Letters of Inquiry
September – Grant Committee Chairs Meetings – Cull Letters of Inquiry
October 1 – Grant Applications go out (via e-mail)
November 1 – Due date for Grant Applications♠
November Grant Committee Chairs Meetings – Site Visits and Cull Applications
December Board Meeting – Granting Decisions
January 2011 – Checks cut for 2011 Summer Grants

The Kirschner Trusts (Deadline: September 1)
The Kirschner Foundation focuses on health and disabilities, youth, education, and social services as well as small organizations with few other funding sources. Applications should be addressed to The Kirschner Trusts and include a copy of the organization’s 501(c)(3) letter, board of directors list with brief identifying phrases, a budget for the project and the year, if applicable, a statement of the need, and a letter outlining the project and project deadlines as well as the amount of money that has been raised and a carful estimate of the amount needed to complete the project. For submission information and a copy of the application guidelines, contact Miriam Freedman at 918-682-3151.

Lost Tree Charitable Foundation Program (Deadline: August 15)
losttreefoundation.org/proposal.html.
The purpose of this program is to fund 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations for projects addressing community needs with clearly defined objectives with measurable impact. Awards will primarily be given for capital needs projects, such as construction projects, building renovations, transportation and equipment purchases, and for general items.
Funds can be used for health services, programs for families and seniors, homeless, housing, and food programs, early learning and after-school education programs, programs for adults and children with special needs, or education and summer camp scholarships.

From our Library:
New Books in the Resource Library!

We have added nine new books to the Russell Ruby Resource Room this summer. Be sure to come visit us and check them out!

1. Seeing Through a Donor's Eyes: How to Make a Persuasive Case for Everything from Your Annual Drive to Your Planned Giving Program to Your Capital Campaign by Tom Ahern
2. Relationship Fundraising: A Donor Based Approach to the Business of Raising Money by Ken Burnett Capital Campaigns: A Guide for Board Members and Others Who Aren’t Professional Fundraisers but Who Will Be the Heroes Who Create a Better Community by Stuart R. Grover
4. Membership Development: An Action Plan for Results by Patricia Rich and Dana Hines
5. Branding for Nonprofits: Developing Identity with Integrity by DK Holland
6. Reliable Fundraising in Unreliable Times: What Good Causes Need to Know to Survive and Thrive by Kim Klein
7. Fundraising for Social Change, 5th Edition, Revised & Expanded by Kim Klein
8. Capital Campaigns: Strategies That Work, 2nd Edition by Andrea Kihlstedt
9. The Nonprofit Marketing Guide: High-Impact, Low-Cost Ways to Build Support for Your Good Cause by Kivi Leroux Miller