DPOL Resources - Points of Light

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Grants & Funding

The Awesome Foundation: $1,000 no-strings-attached grants to projects and their creators.
Chipotle Fundraisers: In-restaurant and online fundraisers with 25% of event sales donated to your cause.
First Responders Children’s Foundation: Grants for programs fostering relationships between first responders and children in the communities they serve.
NEW! Harry Chapin Foundation: Up to $10,000 supporting arts-in-education, community education, and agricultural and environmental programs.
The Milbank Foundation: Funding priorities include disability empowerment, veterans, seniors, healthcare and youth mental health.
The Pollination Project: Microgrants up to $1,000 awarded daily to help grassroots nonprofits thrive and grow.
ProLiteracy: Grants up to $6,000 to literacy organizations of all types and sizes that are doing direct work with adult students.
NEW! T-Mobile Hometown Grants: Up to $50,000 to support physical projects in rural communities with a population up to 50,000.
NEW! 4imprint: $500 grants to nonprofits for promotional products to help them spread the word, recruit volunteers, thank donors, or in some other way turn one thing into something much more.

In-Kind Support

Good360: Connecting nonprofits with donors like Amazon, Nike, and Walmart to source donations of essential goods.
Google for Nonprofits: Suite of tools and resources for nonprofits, including Google Ad Grants, YouTube Nonprofit Program and YouTube Giving, and discounted rates to Google Workspace for Nonprofits
The Lisa Libraries: Provides book donations to nonprofits focused on reading in low-income and underserved communities.
Microsoft for Nonprofits: Grants and discounted technology solutions for eligible nonprofits.
PepsiCo: Product donations from PepsiCo brands supporting local communities.

Learning

CharityHowTo: Offers webinars and courses from experts on nonprofit essentials including fundraising, storytelling and more
Independent Sector: National network of changemakers, nonprofits, foundations and corporations working to strengthen civil society and ensure all people in the U.S. thrive. Access free resources and thought leadership and become a member for as low as $150/year for access to trainings, in-depth research, networking events and more.
Nonprofit Ready: Access over 600 free courses and learning resources on essential nonprofit skills.