Community Spotlight

Featured Member: Pike County Skaters

Pike County Skaters is a Grassroots.org member whose goal is to build a skate park for children in their local community. In their recent blog post for Grassroots.org, Michele Westmas also noted that "today's youth may not read the paper or listen to the radio-- they use the Internet." The organization decided to create a site using our web builder tool. Their experience was a quick and easy one, especially because they were able to extend outreach efforts in their rural Illinois town by placing downloadable forms and flyers on the site.

Most importantly, the organization just received a grant from the Tony Hawk Foundation! Their site contributed by "facilitating communication with members and our community, which adds credibility to our grant applications and funding requests."

Are you making use of all the features of the Web Builder? Watch the Doodlekit Webinar to find out!

Grassroots.org Blog: Getting Tools to City Schools

Recently featured member, Getting Tools to City Schools, has posted a great video to mark the official launch of their website! Check out how they are making use of video to create compelling content for their organization in their blog post for Grassroots.org.

Grassroots.org in June 2009

We are now at 1,600 members! Please support our organization's growth by making a donation.

Donating to Grassroots.org!

Just as we spotlight different members at Grassroots.org, we also like to feature our donors, because they are the people who keep our services free for the nonprofit community.

Recently, Grassroots.org received a substantial donation from Mark Szymczak, who posted on our blog; "I'm ultimately helping nonprofits secure free tools they can use to make their businesses more effective." Read Mark's post to see his message to donors, and support Grassroots.org's work!

Social Ventures Spring 2009

Social Ventures Project Consulting applications for Fall 2009 will be opening on July 1, 2009. The Project Consulting Program offers selected members 60-90 hours of free business consulting. You must be a Grassroots.org member in order to apply.

To increase the likelihood that your organization will be selected for this free program, remember to:

be specific! Tell us about your organization and what project you'd like help with in detail.
express your ideas in a presentable manner; both Grassroots.org and members of the Dingman Center will be evaluating your application.

The link to the form will appear on our Social Ventures Information page, so be sure to check back. Mark July 1 on your nonprofit calendars! Only 8-10 applications are accepted each term, so start thinking about your project proposals.

Looking for past news? Stay updated and catch up at the Grassroots.org Newsletter Archive.