Skoll Social Sector Grants
Action Without Borders
www.idealist.org
Grant Amount: Action Without Borders, based in New York, N.Y., created Idealist.org, a leading provider of nonprofit resources on the Internet - $100,000 over one year to support the international expansion of Idealist.org
Allavida
www.allavida.org
Grant Amount: $150,000 grant over two years to increase Alliance magazine’s readership and subscription income, and to create
Alliance for Nonprofit Management, Inc.
www.allianceonline.org
Grant Amount: $5,000 grant over one year to the Alliance for Nonprofit Management, Inc., to support merger discussions between the Alliance and the National Council of Nonprofit Associations
Aspen Institute
www.aspeninstitute.org
Grant Amount: Aspen Institute, based in Washington, D.C., supports research and dialogue on nonprofit organizations and philanthropy through its Nonprofit Sector and Philanthropy program (NSPP) - $150,000 over one year to support a new NSPP initiative called “Enterprising Organizations: New Approaches to Social Problem Solving”
BoardSource, Inc.
www.boardsource.org
Grant Amount: $200,000 over two years to develop and disseminate knowledge products and services on governance issues to the nonprofit sector
Calvert Social Investment Foundation, Inc. www.calvertfoundation.org
Grant Amount: $400,000 grant over three years to develop and market a $10 million social enterprise fund
The Center for Effective Philanthropy www.effectivephilanthropy.org
Grant Amount: $400,000 over two years to support research and development of new assessment tools and comparative data sets to inform effectiveness for the field of philanthropy
Civic Ventures
www.civicventures.org
Grant Amount: Civic Ventures, based in San Francisco, helps engage older Americans in meeting community needs - $75,000 over one year to identify and support senior social entrepreneurs
Community Foundations of America
www.cfamerica.org
Grant Amount: Community Foundations of America (CFA), based in Louisville, Ky., helps community foundations address three priorities: technology, marketing and accountability - $425,000 over three years to support CFA’s financial institutions marketing initiative
Duke University
www.fuqua.duke.edu/centers/case/
Grant Amount: $148,000 grant over 21 months to identify a broad range of successful strategies for scaling social entrepreneurs’ programs and to develop case studies
The Foundation Center
www.fdncenter.org
Grant Amount: $10,000 over seven months to the Foundation Center in membership support for its core operations and for the San Francisco office
Give2Asia
www.give2asia.org
Grant Amount: Give2Asia, based in San Francisco, promotes philanthropy to Asia - $75,000 over one year to identify and support social entrepreneurs in Asia
Independent Sector
www.independentsector.org/
Grant Amount: Independent Sector, based in Washington, D.C., convened an independent national panel to provide recommendations on nonprofit legislation to the Senate Finance Committee - $75,000 over one year to help fund the Panel on the Nonprofit Sector
Philanthropic Research, Inc. (GuideStar)
www.guidestar.org
Grant Amount: Philanthropic Research, Inc., based in Williamsburg, Va., provides a Web-accessible database of all Form 990 tax returns filed by nonprofits and other free information on charitable organizations through GuideStar at www.guidestar.org - $500,000 over two years for operating support linked to its business plan objectives
Share Our Strength/Community Wealth Ventures www.communitywealth.org/
Grant Amount: Share Our Strength, based in Washington, D.C., launched Community Wealth Ventures to help both nonprofits and corporations think differently about market-based approaches to social sector activity - $375,000 over three years to create an incubator that identifies and develops franchise business opportunities for nonprofit organizations
Stanford University
www.gsb.stanford.edu/csi/
Grant Amount: $250,000 over one year for annual operating support of the Center for Social Innovation
The Tides Center
www.tidescenter.org
Grant Amount: $225,000 over one year to support the dissemination of knowledge about fiscal sponsorship and to conduct a feasibility study for global expansion
Skoll Awards for Innovation in Silicon Valley
American Leadership Forum Silicon Valley
http://www.alfsv.org/
Grant Amount: $300,000 over two years to help strengthen the ALF Fellows program and measure the organization’s larger impact on Silicon Valley.
Businesses United in Investing, Learning and Development
http://www.build.org/
Grant Amount: $250,000 over two years to support the organization’s expansion in Silicon Valley
Community School of Music and Arts
http://www.arts4all.org/
Grant Amount: $300,000 over two years to provide general support for launching new programs and initiatives to expand its reach and strengthen opportunities for music and arts experiences throughout the community
Greenbelt Alliance
http://www.greenbelt.org
Grant Amount: $200,000 over two years to assist Greenbelt Alliance in promoting smart growth in southern Silicon Valley and San Jose
John W. Gardner Center for Youth and Their Communities
http://gardnercenter.stanford.edu
Grant Amount: $300,000 over two years to college and integrate data from public youth-serving agencies and schools through the creation of a Youth Data Archive
Joint Venture: Silicon Valley Network
http://www.jointventure.org
Grant Amount: $200,000 over two years to promote the region’s economic vitality by engaging stakeholders
Lenders for Community Development
http://www.l4cd.com/
Grant Amount: $340,000 over two years to expand the organization’s existing programs and to build the organization’s capacity
People Acting in Community Together
http://www.pactsj.org
Grant Amount: $270,000 over two years to help build capacity and further a community-led effort to create more first-class public schools for all local children
Project Cornerstone (Young Men’s Christian Association Santa Clara Valley)
http://www.projectcornerstone.org
Grant Amount: $196,000 over two years to further integrate the developmental assets approach into policies and operations of partner schools and organizations to promote healthy child and youth development.
San Jose Conservation Corps
http://www.sjcccharterschool.org
Grant Amount: $300,000 over two years to expand and enhance existing programs and build a new technology-focused program for students
Silicon Valley Council of Nonprofits (CompassPoint Nonprofit Services)
http://www.svcn.org
Grant Amount: $60,000 over two years to add a staff position and enhance the council’s publications and communications
Teach for America
http://www.teachforamerica.org
Grant Amount: $300,000 over two years for recruitment, training, professional development and support of college graduates who teach underserved students for two years in the Alum Rock Union, East Palo Alto and Redwood City school districts.
