Outer Banks Community Foundation Inc

Which state are you working in?

North Carolina

What is your relationship with the funder for this experience?

Current or former grantee

If you were funded, tell us the outcome

Funded for amount requested

What year was this experience?

2016

How would you rate this funder's accessibility?

Good

How successfully do you think this funder is accomplishing its current philanthropic goals?

Good

If you had one piece of advice to give to this funder (about grantmaking or anything else), what would it be?

I'd love to see you all taking more of a leadership role in facilitating strategic partnerships that could provide new funding opportunities and reduce redundancies.

Is there anything else that'd be useful for others to know to understand this funder?

Keep in mind that they reimburse. So, you'll need to plan to have some funds initially to spend and be sure to keep documentation of your expenses paid to your suppliers! Also, they do not reimburse sales tax expenditures because nonprofits can apply to the state for that.

Tell us one thing that this funder does really well

I appreciate that they are staying abreast of the newest trends in grantmaking and they are willing to try new types of funding (i.e., capacity building, etc).

How many hours did the grant application process take?

6