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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Are you a member of a small, grassroots group that is working to improve Northern California’s wild places, open spaces, rivers, streams or groundwater? Are you working to make communities more livable and more healthy for people? Trying to preserve agricultural lands and promote environmentally sound food production and distribution? Are you working to promote sustainable energy and/or reduce greenhouse gas emissions? <br><br>If you answered yes to any of the questions above, please take a minute to review the eligibility requirements below. If your group is eligible, please apply for a small grant ($5000 maximum) from the <b>Northern California Environmental Grassroots Fund</b>. Deadlines are every 3 months, with awards made 2 months after the deadline. The next deadline is February 1, 2011.<br><br>If you know other groups who would be interested, please forward this to them.<br><br><b>About the Northern California Environmental Grassroots Fund<br></b>The Fund was established in 2003 by a consortium of foundations to support community-based grassroots environmental efforts throughout Northern California. The Fund’s goal is to award small grants ($5000 maximum) to small organizations that are currently underserved by most funding strategies. <br><br>The Fund has four grant cycles per year, one every three months. Currently the Fund is distributing $60,000 per quarter, or $240,000 per year.<br><br><b><u>Eligible Projects and Organizations<br></u>Geographic Scope:</b> Project impact must be in Northern California <br>   (includes San Luis Obispo and Kern County and all counties north)<br><br><b>Organizational Size:</b> Annual expenses of $100,000 or less <br>   (actual expenses, not projected – for exceptions, see application)<br><br><b>Issues:</b> Include, but are not limited to, environmental health and justice, land management and urban sprawl, habitat and wilderness protection, sustainable forestry, water resources, agriculture, sustainability, and pollution.<br><br><b>Strategies:</b> Community-based advocacy, technical assistance, litigation, restoration projects, organizing expenses, grassroots campaigns, and environmental education.<br><br><b>Tax status:</b>  Applicants may be a nonprofit, be fiscally sponsored by another nonprofit, or ask for fiscal sponsorship from the Grassroots Fund.<br><br><b>Frequency:</b> Organizations whose proposals are rejected may re-apply after one year. Organizations that are funded may re-apply after one year if their final report has been submitted. Since a goal of the Grassroots Fund is to support the development and creation of small, new nonprofit groups, we ask organizations who have been funded 3 times to take a one year break before submitting a 4th application.<br><br><b><u>Excluded</u></b>   <br>Capital campaigns, annual fundraising appeals, government agencies, colleges or universities and individuals.<br><br><b><u>Application Process<br></u></b><br>1.     Download application materials at www.rosefdn.org ( <a href="http://rosefdn.org/article.php?list=type&type=36">http://rosefdn.org/article.php?list=type&type=36</a> ), or request by e-mail from <u><span style='color:blue'><a href="grassroots@rosefdn.org">grassroots@rosefdn.org</a></span></u>, or call (510) 658-0702. <br><br>2.     Complete the application <br><br>3.     Add <b>required</b> attachments:</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>a.     Project or organizational budget (use the worksheet provided at the end of the application packet, or attach your own spreadsheet –<i> for applicant organization, not fiscal sponsor</i>)<br>b.    Organizational financial statement from most recent completed fiscal year (must include profit/loss statement with income and expenses –<i> for applicant organization, not fiscal sponsor</i>)<br>c.     List of board of directors, advisory board or steering committee members with affiliations (<i>for applicant organization, not fiscal sponsor</i>)<br>d.     List of key staff and/or volunteers with a very brief bio, or description of responsibilities (<i>for applicant organization, not fiscal sponsor</i>)<br>e.     501(c)(3) determination letter, or that of the organization’s fiscal sponsor (<i>not necessary if seeking fiscal sponsorship from the Fund</i>)</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>4.     Add optional attachments:</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>a.     Letters of support (maximum of 2 letters, maximum 2 pages each - highly recommended) <br>b.     Press clippings <br>c.     Newsletters or other publications</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><u><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><br><b>Deadlines<br></b></span></u><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Submit the completed application and attachments by mail, <b>postmarked</b> by the deadline date: February 1, May 1, August 1, or November 1.  Please do not send applications by Express mail, Federal Express, or UPS.  E-mailed or faxed applications will not be accepted. If the deadline falls on a Sunday or postal holiday, applications must be postmarked on (or before) the next day the post office is open.<br><br>Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.<br><br>Karla James<br>Grassroots Fund Coordinator<br></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>-- <br>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br>Karla James<br>The Rose Foundation<br>6008 College Ave., Suite 10<br>Oakland, CA  94618<br>510/658.0702 v<br>510/658.0732 f<br><a href="kjames@rosefdn.org">kjames@rosefdn.org</a><br>www.rosefdn.org<br>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>