The Staff Advancement Initiative is specifically geared towards the career development of individual front-line nonprofit staff. By investing in the skills and competencies of these invaluable staff members, this initiative strives to increase career advancement potential for non-management or entry-level management employees, as well as the organizational capacity of the nonprofit 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) nonprofit 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 that tuition for college degrees will not be supported through this initiative. We ask that you kindly limit each funding request to $750 or less.
This program is limited to the front-line staff, non- management or entry-level management employees of nonprofit organizations, and focuses on individualized career advancement for workers who interface directly with clients on a daily basis. It is not intended to support training opportunities for middle or upper management staff positions. In-house group training sessions, webinars, and training opportunities that focus on administrative functions cannot be considered under this initiative.
If you have any questions or are unsure whether a specific training opportunity is a good fit for the Staff Advancement Initiative, please contact David Kilpatrick at 883-5555 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 ten business days.