Training Manual | General
Information | How to Find & Fund a Facility
Submitted by
Kelley Barrett on
02/15/2001 Our facility was built for us as part of a partnership with
our city using community development grant funds. The initial funding
through the city and HUD gave us two years to develop a donor base and
to find more funding. We found that writing to local banks and
institutions asking for annual $1000 commitments helped us as well.
Another source of funding for the facility was found by contacting our
local ministerial association and asking them to support the center by
putting on a joint annual fundraiser. The churches loved this idea
because it created multi agency support and cooperation, as well as a
pooling of resources and people power to ensure a strong well thought
out well run event. A great fundraising event you can put on is called
“Empty Bowls" one can find over 300 web sites devoted to this
nationally growing fundraiser.
Submitted by Casey
Lewis, Sutherland Services on 04/10/2002 posted 9/19/2001 4:12:27
PM:
Hi everyone. Sorry to be out of the loop for so long. We are
continuing to look for funding for the renovation of our facility so
that we can finally begin our program. Does anyone know of foundations
or government agencies that provide capital for renovations? I'm sure
they're out there - I'm just having a really hard time finding them.
Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
Submitted by Jane
Tally, KCCK on 04/10/2002 posted 9/20/2001 3:09:49 PM:
Hi Casey, we're glad you're back. It seems as if everyone has really
been busy and not on the website. HUD's CDBG and Continuum of Care
grants fund renovations. The Mabee Foundation in Oklahoma and the
Kresge Foundation in Michigan may. I know they fund new building
projects. There is a book you may be able to find in your library or
local university entitled "Directory of Building and Equipment Grants"
put out by Research Grant Guides. It lists Foundations and Federal
grants. How much is your capital budget?
Submitted by Len
Mitchell, Wallace Academy on 04/10/2002 posted 10/5/2001 9:23:52
AM:
Hi Casey, Log on to
http://fdncenter.org . This is a huge resource that we have found
to be very helpful. Set this as your homepage for a week or two and
watch what ideas come to mind !
Submitted by Veronika
Delvaux on 04/10/2002 posted 2/13/2001 12:05:39 AM
Weare an Adult School and we're serving a large minority population in
our community. We have the instructors for a community-based kitchen
but we don't have a kitchen on our campus or one we could use for that
purpose. We do have space for a portable kitchen but our school does
not have the funding. Could you give us information on how we could
acquire funding to start a community kitchen at our Adult School
campus to help all people in need in our community?
Submitted by Jane
Tally, KCCK on 04/10/2002 posted 2/13/2001 3:57:22 PM You might
try looking at schools, community colleges, or churches that have
kitchens not in use or available 3-4 hours daily. It really depends on
what you plan to do with the food made in the training program as to
what size kitchen and what equipment is required. Other options are
investigating whether your city is the recipient of HUD funding. Are
there local foundations or corporations that might provide seed money?
Do you have anyone skilled in fund-raising? I would suggest you get an
estimate as to what costs you are looking at in converting existing
space on campus versus leasing existing space off campus. You will
need that information anyway before looking for funds.
Submitted by Casey
Lewis on 04/10/2002 posted 3/26/2001 12:53:57 PM:
We are in the process right now of raising both capital funds to
renovate our kitchen and program funds to start up our program. In
doing this we have taken a lot of routes. For capital funding we have
received a large chunk from the Empowerment Zone. Because the facility
is located within an Empowerment Zone we qualified for funding. We
have also submitted requests to the Chicago Community Trust and
smaller foundations in the area who are listed in the donor's book as
supplying funding for construction and renovation projects. In
addition, one of our Board members has agreed to raise money for us
through visiting with a number of his friends and colleagues. Illinois
also has what is called Illinois FIRST funding. This is money
designated for physical improvement projects throughout the city. Most
of our program funding will be coming from HUD's Continuum of Care
program. We are serving a homeless population and this is how we
qualified under HUD. We have also submitted proposals to foundations
and are soon going to be approaching large restaurants and food
service corporations in the community to see if they would be
interested in funding us. Hope this is helpful.
Submitted by
Robert Egger on
10/20/2000 DCCK has had three homes since it was founded. We have
never had to pay rent. We approach fellow non-profits (we have worked
with two agencies that administer homeless shelters) with the
following pitch. If you let us use your kitchen, we will: 1. Cut your
current food budget in half. 2. Provide better meals than you
currently serve. 3. Train residents for jobs 4. Feed the larger
community from the kitchen, and 5. Be a great example of two
non-profits working together. I usually advocate for programs to look
through their community, to determine if there is a Kitchen that can
be renovated or donated, before looking to build from scratch. I
suggest they look at schools, military bases, churches etc.
Submitted by Linda
Vogler on 12/14/2000 Our facility was here before we were. We did
renovate though. Two summers ago, we renovated to make classrooms and
offices. We heard about a church that takes a project a year to build.
They work the week of the Fourth of July and each year the people they
help them help the next year. Find out what community resources you
can draw upon.
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