Location: 51 Madison Ave, New York, 10010 NY
EIN: 13-2989476
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Grant Applicant - applied in 2020
The Aim High opportunity is a cumbersome application and you won't receive any feedback. The New York Life Foundation outsources the process to the Afterschool Alliance, which seems to perpetuate the bad practice of making eligibility so wide that lots can apply, but then making very few awards. Thousands of collective hours lost. They have a detailed scoring rubric but don't give you access to the results to know where you lost points.
Inadvertently exerts negative influence in the field
Maryland
Applied and not funded
2020
Bad
outsource to another organization to handle grantmaking and they just have a generic info session.
Bad
Given the amount of collective time wasted by those who apply and aren't funded, and how much it costs them to administer their cumbersome process, the net investment in youth is likely less than what it costs them.
They need to reduce the time burden, narrow eligibility (example: Don't give bonus points for some states, just limit the application to those states if that's your priority), and make as many awards to as many qualified organizations as they possibly can. And give feedback!
care about middle school education as a key time in a young person's educational journey
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Reviewer 6611 - Grant Applicant - applied in 2021
Leave yourself plenty of time for this one -- the gantt chart is a huge pain in the neck. Also consider if the funding is worth the amount of post-grant requirements, which include regular small group cohorts and regular reporting.
Inadvertently exerts negative influence in the field, Doesn't "get" nonprofits and issues, Difficult to work with, Culturally incompetent, Bureaucratic, Risk averse
Massachusetts
Current or former grantee
Funded for amount requested
2021
Average
Average
I don't really know how/if they're accomplishing their philanthropic goals. They require you to jump through so many hoops and I don't know how many applicants actually get funded.
Please, please, please ditch the gantt chart. And the small group work that takes place during the grant period is an added burden that is not helpful at all. I know it's well-intentioned, but it just adds work and takes up time.
The NAGC staff are very accessible.
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Grant Applicant - applied in 2021
Application is pretty onerous: requires Gannt chart, their budget template, and if funded, requires ongoing monthly participation in their capacity building small groups and detailed grant reports every 6 months.
Doesn't "get" nonprofits and issues, Culturally incompetent, Risk averse
Texas
Applied and not funded
2021
Bad
The program officer is impossible to reach. Can gain support through the National Alliance for Childhood Grief but they aren't making the funding decisions and don't provide feedback on appliations.
Average
Examine the grant application process for accessibility and fairness. Many small organizations have to make careful decision about where to apply limited fundraising resources so investing the time to develop this application is time taken away from developing relationships with individual donors.
Provides support to the National Alliance for Childhood Grieving, including their annual Symposium, which is a wonderful opportunity for organizations approaching similar work to share ideas and mutual support.
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