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Last Updated Apr 2008


Staff Advancement Initiative
The Staff Advancement Initiative is specifically geared towards the career development of individual front-line human service workers. By investing in the skills and competencies of these invaluable staff members, this initiative strives to increase career advancement potential for non-management/low-level management employees as well as the organizational capacity of the not-for-profit entities they serve.

In order to provide equitable opportunity to all qualified organizations, the Foundation will award no more than two Staff Advancement Grants (one grant per person) within a 12-month period to a single 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization in Onondaga and Madison Counties.

The initiative was designed to support professional seminars and training opportunities not covered by existing budget plans. Trainings can vary from $50 one-day skill-building courses to multi-day career-enhancing seminars offered outside New York State. Associated costs, such as travel and childcare, are allowable expenditures. Please be aware, tuition for college degrees will not be supported through this initiative. We ask that you kindly limit each funding request to $750.00 or less.

This program is limited to the front-line staff, non-/low-level management employees of human service organizations, and focuses on individualized career advancement. It is not intended to support training opportunities for middle or upper management staff positions. In-house group training sessions will not be considered.

If you have any questions, please contact Nghi Luu at 422-9538 or by email.

Please review the full grant guidelines and application form for more details about the program and to apply. Notification of grant decision is usually made within five business days. Please direct your questions to Nghi Luu at 422-9538 or by email.