The IEHP Foundation celebrated 25 non-profits from the Inland Empire during their Small Nonprofit Capacity Building Grant Graduation held on June 23 at their offices in Rancho Cucamonga. The graduates each received a $5,000 grant after successfully completing the 10-week training program intended to strengthen their business operations and non-profit management skills.
Led by the Caravanserai Project, an organization dedicated to providing entrepreneurs in underserved communities with the resources necessary to thrive, participants gained knowledge in areas including financial management and board development. Program leaders cited the hands-on, ears-to-the ground approach with partners as key elements of the program’s success. In the words of Linzey Ledesma, CBO Representative for IEHP, initiatives such as the Small Nonprofit Capacity Building Grant program strengthen IEHP’s efforts to “bridge the gaps between the community and service providers.”
The 3rd cohort to complete this program, the selected non-profits encompass a variety of service providers from Diaper Bank of the Inland Empire to Feed My Flock Ministries to Highlanders Boxing Club, each aimed at addressing a specific need within the community. Designed to assist smaller non-profits operating with an annual budget of $500,000 or less, participants have access to both one-on-one consulting and group workshops.
By providing programs and training that may be otherwise inaccessible, the Capacity Building Grant provides the necessary resources and tools for graduating participants to expand their reach and services in the Inland Empire. As IEHP Foundation CEO Greg Bradbard said, “Most (participants) didn’t start with a Bachelor’s degree in non-profit management, but with a big heart and caring about our community.”…