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Dear Community Partner:

The New York Women’s Foundation is pleased to announce that we are now accepting grant proposals for the Spring 2020 Early Investment cycle, the grant guidelines for which are attached. In this grant cycle, The Foundation is accepting proposals from organizations who have not been previously funded by The Foundation who meet the following criteria:

Are a registered 501(c)(3) or have a 501(c)(3) fiscal sponsor;
Are located within and operating within the five boroughs of New York City; and
Have been in existence for at least six months

The New York Women’s Foundation understands that to invest in the long-term economic security of women; girls; and transgender, gender nonconforming, and non-binary (TGNCNB) people living at or below the poverty line in New York City means also investing in the sustainability, growth, and success of effective leaders, programs and organizations. In addition, since its inception, The Foundation has been driven by its core value of supporting solutions and leaders that are authentically anchored in their communities. Through our Early Investment strategy, we prioritize funding small and/or emerging organizations and programs implementing community-based solutions for historically under invested communities of women, girls, trans, and TGNCNB people throughout NYC.

Here’s what you need to know:

INFORMATIONAL WEBINAR
An informational webinar will be held for interested applicants on Tuesday, January 28th at 3pm. The webinar will provide an overview of the Grant Guidelines. Please RSVP at this link by Monday, January 27th at 3pm.

APPLICATION SUBMISSION
All applicants to The New York Women’s Foundation must first register in Fluxx, our online grants management system.

If you already have a Foundation Fluxx account, you do not need to register again. To register for the first time, go to https://nywf.fluxx.io and click “Create an account now.” Once your registration is approved, you will receive your login information to access your grantee portal and application. If you have any questions about your Fluxx account, please email programs@nywf.org.

Applications should be submitted through our web portal, Fluxx. Once logged into the system, click on ‘Pending Requests’ under the ‘Requests’ section of the portal on the left. You will see a draft request for you to click on at the top of the form, it should say ‘Strategic Discretionary/Invited.’

Online Proposal Form – To be completed in Fluxx
Attachments – Also uploaded in Fluxx
Budget Request Form – Found in the Fluxx portal
Funding Sources Form - Found in the Fluxx portal
Other Required Attachments – to be uploaded in your own format:
i. Organization Budgets for the last two fiscal years
ii. Program Budget for the last two fiscal years (if applying for program-specific grant only)
iii. Two most recent audited financial statements or 990s
iv. Board of Directors List
v. Organizational Chart
vi. 501(c)(3) IRS determination letter
vii. W-9 (for organizations that have not previously received funding)
viii. MOU with fiscal sponsor, if applicable

See the grant guidelines for more details.

APPLICATION DEADLINE
All Applications must be received in the Fluxx system by Tuesday, February 18th, at Noon.

SITE VISIT INFORMATION
Site visits will be conducted on THREE SPECIFIC DAYS ONLY for approximately 90 minutes at either 10:00 AM or 3:00 PM on the following days: Thursday, March 19, 2020; Thursday, March 26, 2020; or Thursday, April 2, 2020. Please hold these time slots for all three days.

If you have any questions regarding site visit dates or the Fluxx system, please email Lynn Fitzgerald-Tahsir, Director, Grants Management and Operations at lfitzgerald@nywf.org. If you have questions related to these guidelines or your proposal for submission, please contact Carlie Steen, Director, Programs, at csteen@nywf.org.

Sincerely,

The Early Investment Team at The New York Women’s Foundation

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