Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore - Nonprofit Support Programs

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WHAT OTHERS SAY

The Nonprofit Support Center is one of many positive reasons the Del-Mar-Va Council, Boy Scouts of America values our relationship with the Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore.
-- Janice Payne, Strategic Initiatives, Del-Mar-Va Council, Boy Scouts of America

The Community Foundation is proud to partner with these organizations
to bring programs and services to Eastern Shore nonprofits.

The Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore, as part of its core mission, has supported local nonprofit organizations since 1984. In addition to financial support, the Foundation has developed a number of Nonprofit Support Programs designed to enhance the capacity of local organizations to effectively achieve their mission.

Current Nonprofit Support Programs include:

CFES Sponsored Training and Education Opportunities

Educational programs, workshops, seminars, and special events designed to bring regional grant makers together with nonprofit leaders and provide opportunities for nonprofit networking.

Click here to view Training Calendar.

Free Event Registration

To register for CFES training and events that do not require a payment, please follow the link below.

Free Registration

Event Registration

To register for any of the Community Foundation's Programs please use the appropriate link below.

Download Form to Register and Pay by Mail

Online Registration and Payment

Nonprofit Resource Center

The Nonprofit Resource Center provides the local nonprofit sector with electronic and print materials on a wide-range of nonprofit management and philanthropy topics including grant writing, strategic planning, and financial planning to board development, volunteer management, and marketing. A key research tool is free access to the top-tier of the Foundation Centeral's Foundation Directory Online, a searchable database of potential funding opportunities for over 98,000 grant-makers nationwide.

Nonprofit Scholarship Program

The Nonprofit Scholarship Program is offered in partnership with the Continuing Education and Workforce Development Department at Wor-Wic Community College. Scholarships (covering tuition and fees) are available for select courses each semester to staff and volunteers of local nonprofit 501c3 organizations.*****Funds have been exhausted for this fiscal year. Check back in July.*****

Guidelines & Application

Scholarship Program Evaluation Form

Click here and go to catalog page 27 for scholarship eligible courses.

Technical Mini Grant Program

This grant program, offered twice annually, provides grants of up to $1,000 to local 501c3 organizations for capacity-building efforts to benefit staff and volunteers. Deadlines are January 20th and July 20th each year.

Click here to view the current TMG Guidelines & Application Form.

Meeting and Conference Space

The Nonprofit Support Center provides community meeting space for nonprofit organizations, free of charge, as a way to contribute to our joint efforts to build stronger communities. We encourage organizations to make use of our professional facilities to host meetings, seminars, or small conferences. Organizations that have not previously used a CFES meeting room are required first to submit a Use of Community Foundation Facilities Application Form. Organizations that have used our facility in the past, or new approved organizations, may download and fill out the Reservation Request for use of CFES Facilities Form.

Use of Community Foundation Facilities Application Form

Reservation Request for use of CFES Facilities Form

CFES Facilities Policies & Procedures

Meeting Room Pictures

Sign Language Interpreter Request

We are committed to making our service and facilities accessible to all of our patrons. We will provide sign language interpreter services by written request only. Please submit all requests for interpreting services five full working days (or more) in advance of the training that you will attend.

Interpreter Request Form

NONPROFIT PARTNER FUNDS

Among the permanent funds managed by the Community Foundation are many established by nonprofit organizations to serve as endowments to maintain and support their future operations in perpetuity. Following are a current list of these Nonprofit Partner Endowment Funds:

ARTS AND CULTURE
Art Institute and Gallery
Gassman Art Appreciation & Education
Lower Shore Endowment for the Arts
Mid-Atlantic Symphony Orchestra
Salisbury Area Beautification
Salisbury Park Bandstand and Bridge
Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art
Salisbury-Wicomico Arts Council
Wicomico Co. Endowment for the Arts

EDUCATION AND YOUTH
Ben's Red Swings
Boy Scouts of America - Del-Mar-Va Council
Charles and Gladys Goslee Youth Help Fund
Children's Fund
Children's Theater of Delmarva
Delmarva Education Foundation
Fruitland Community Center
Girl Scouts of the Chesapeake Bay
Holly Grove Christian School
Kids of Honor
Lee Levis Fund for Maple Shade Family Services
Maple Shade Youth and Family Services
Mid-Delmarva Family YMCA
O.U.R. Community Salisbury Horizons Fund
Salisbury School
Salisbury University Foundation
Salisbury Zoo Fund For Kids
Samuel L. Seidel / Reading Forever Program
Snow Hill Christian Nursery School
Anthony Sarbanes Spirit of the Ram Award
St. Frances De Sales School
Tomorrow Fund of Wicomico County
Trinity United Methodist Church Scholarship
VFW Youth Fund
Wesley Theological Seminary
Wicomico Mentoring Project Fund
Worcester County Educational Fund
Wor-Wic Community College
Youth Foundation Fund

HISTORICAL PRESERVATION
Barren Creek Springs Church
Chipman Foundation
Crisfield Heritage Foundation
Delmarva Discovery Center
Friends of Poplar Hill Mansion
Friends of Teackle Mansion
Furnace Town Foundation
Pemberton Hall Foundation
Wicomico County War Memorial
Wicomico Historical Society

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Atlantic Club
Atlantic General Hospital Foundation
Coastal Hospice
Christian Shelter
Deaf Independent Living Association
Deer's Head Center Foundation
Dove Pointe
Easter Seals
Epilepsy Association of the Eastern Shore
Habitat for Humanity, Wicomico County
Healthy U
Holly Community
Joseph House Center
Life Crisis Center
Lower Shore Enterprises
MAC, Inc. Agency On Aging
Magi Fund
McCready Hospital Nursing Home Fund
Peninsula Regional Medical Center Foundation
Quota's Women and Children's Fund
Salisbury Lions Club Fund
Salisbury Neighborhood Housing Service
Salvation Army
Seton Center
Spence Baptist Church
United Way of the Lower Eastern Shore
Village of Hope
Wellness Community of Delmarva
Worcester County G.O.L.D.
Women Supporting Women

LOWER SHORE OF MARYLAND FUNDS
Wicomico County Fund
Worcester County Fund
Lower Shore Fund For Community Needs
Somerset Library Fund
Somerset County Fund
Crisfield Improvement Fund

ENVIRONMENT
Assateague Coastal Trust Founders Fund
Fund for the Environment
Lower Shore Land Preservation Fund
Maryland Coastal Bays Foundation

OTHER
Beth Israel Synagogue
Eastern Shore Baseball Hall of Fame
Salisbury Volunteer Fire Company
Wicomico Humane Society
Wicomico Humane Society Capital Fund
Wonderland of Lights
Worcester County Humane Society