Software Training: Support for individual foundations to pay for software training of general ledger, donor or grants management systems. This option is limited to foundations with assets of less than $10 million, with a maximum of $750 available per foundation.
Team-up Grants: Support of up to $5,000 is available for a group technology/software project that benefits a minimum of three community foundations. This support could be used for group trainings or software development.
Transition Support: Support of up to $2,500 per foundation is available for key staff turnover or for a transition to a third-party accounting provider.
Cybersecurity Audit: Support for community foundations with assets under $50 million is available to support the foundation’s completion of the OST Information Technology Security Assessment process. Foundations should first contact OST to receive an audit estimate and include their estimate with this grant application. For more information about the assessment and how to contact OST, visit https://bit.ly/31aX2hb.
Grant levels are as follows:
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Assets of $1 - $10 million: $2,000
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Assets over $10 - $25 million: $1,500
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Assets over $25 - $50 million: $1,000