Grant Opportunities through BU Philanthropy Incubator

I am pleased to announce that the Philanthropy Incubator at Binghamton University students will be distributing $20,000 in grants to nonprofit organizations in South Central New York this spring. The grants will be made by students enrolled in two different classes, one involving undergraduate students in the honors program and the other involving students in the Masters programs in Public Administration and Social Work. Here is the information on eligiblity and application for each program.

1. Master of Social Work/Master of Public Administration Program. Students enrolled in either "Issues in Nonprofit Administration" or "Social Work Practice with Communities" will distribute $10,000 in grants. Eligible organizations must have provided a social work field placement or public administration internship within the past year. The competition will provide program or capital grants to organizations providing services to low-income youth or elderly. Finally, organizations must be located in South Central New York and at least one grant must go to a Broome County organization. We will distribute a simple RFP by the end of this week; applications are due March 23, with funding decisions completed by the end of April.

2. Undergraduate Honors Students. Students enrolled in the course "Philanthropy and Civil Society" will have $10,000 to distribute. Students have identified children with disabilities and education as their areas of interest. The students will not have an RFP process; instead, they will contact and learn about eligible organizations directly and use that information as the basis for their decision-making. The decision-making process will begin in late March and students will notify grantees of decisions in late April.

The support for this initiative comes from several sources: Campus Compact, The Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund, The Community Foundation for South Central New York, The Sunshine Lady Foundation and students, alumni and friends of Binghamton University.

Please direct any questions about the project or grantmaking to philanthropyincubator@gmail.com.

Best wishes,

David Campbell