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In this special series, we’ll take a brief look at various different fearless inspirations from the past week or so. Whether it’s a fearless young change maker who is taking risks, a new publication that expresses bold and innovative ideas, or an organization that is promoting change and that is not afraid to fail forward—we want to shine a spotlight on them and their work in the hope that it will spark a new movement to Be Fearless.
As Jean Case, CEO of the Case Foundation wrote in a recent thought piece, “The old way of doing things is simply no longer effective in this new world. It’s time for us all to take risks on new ideas, approaches, and initiatives. It’s time for us to be bold, to act with urgency, and to resist the tendency to let caution be our guide. It’s time for us to Be Fearless.” Will you join us?
The Challenge of Innovation
It's a good time to be fearless and to be innovative if you represent a nonprofit organization! Nicole Wallace recently posted in The Chronicle of Philanthropy on several different grant and financing opportunities for nonprofits. If you are eligible, why not be fearless and apply for one today?
GRANT OPPORTUNITIES
• The Alliance for Global Good wants to encourage innovation in nonprofit financing to help top-performing organizations diversify their sources of revenue to become more sustainable and self-reliant. The alliance is currently accepting grant applications for its Innovation Fund from charities that seek to fight poverty or focus on health, education, the environment, and global affairs.
• Charities can apply for the 2012 Peter F. Drucker Award for Nonprofit Innovation. The award, which has been given annually since 1991, honors organizations whose work exemplifies the management guru’s definition of innovation: “change that creates a new dimension of performance,” is highly effective, and makes a significant difference in the lives of the people they serve.
• ArtsFwd, a website that focuses on new approaches in the arts, is holding a “Business Unusual” innovation story contest. Arts organizations are invited to submit their stories of unconventional responses to challenges. Finalists will be featured on the site, and ArtsFwd will create a three-minute “audio postcard” that brings the winning entry to life with sound and pictures.
Do you know of other grant opportunities or events for the nonprofit community? Please share them in our "Get Invovled" section.