IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area announced its annual Nonprofit Workshop. The workshop is open to all nonprofit organizations in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties and will be held in downtown Pensacola at First Baptist Church, 500 North Palafox, on Thursday April 20, 9 a.m.–12:15 p.m, with check-in beginning at 8:30 a.m.
This year’s workshop will include special guest speaker Debbie Ritchie, Founding President of IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area and President of the Studer Group. She will present “Dream Big, Serve Better, and Make an IMPACT.†All nonprofit organizations in Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties are invited to learn about the grant process, get tips to writing a more successful grant, be inspired to dream big and create a winning proposal. Additionally, construction and permitting as part of a successful grant will be discussed.
The workshop will also focus on the IMPACT 100 grant application process for 2017 with a review of all of the required forms and instructions for digital grant submissions. Board members, focus area chairs and co-chairs will participate in a panel discussion to address questions.
This year, IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay area will award ten project grants of $107,700 each to nonprofit organizations in Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties. Letters of Intent to Apply for an IMPACT 100 grant are due April 30, 2017. Grant Applications for IMPACT 100 must be submitted by June 16, 2017.
Light refreshments will be provided. The full schedule for the workshop is as follows:
8:30 – 9:00 Registration & Continental Breakfast
9:00 – 9:15 Welcome and Introductions
9:15 – 10:00 Debbie Ritchie – “Dream Big, Serve Better, and Make an IMPACTâ€
10:00 – 10:15 Break
10:15 – 10:40 Guidelines for Construction and Permitting
10:40 – 11:40 IMPACT 100 Process Overview
11:40 – 12:15 Panel Discussion with IMPACT 100 Board & Former Grant Recipients
All nonprofit organizations are encouraged to attend. The workshop is free. Registration is required and can be completed online at impact100pensacola.org.
This will be the 14th year that IMPACT 100 will award grants to local nonprofit organizations. After awarding the 2017 grants, IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area will have funded 87 grants, totaling $9,395,000.