SPUR LOCAL INC
Programs
Community Nonprofit Catalog Initiative
EACH YEAR, WE CREATE AND DISTRIBUTE OUR FLAGSHIP PRINT CATALOG, THE RESULT OF AN INTENSIVE APPLICATION PROCESS INVOLVING AROUND 200 SMALL, COMMUNITY-BASED NONPROFITS. OUR VOLUNTEER REVIEWERS ASSESS EACH APPLICANT ORGANIZATION ON HOW WELL THEIR PROGRAMS MEET COMMUNITY NEEDS AND THE POWER OF THOSE PROGRAMS TO CREATE CHANGE. AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE REVIEW PROCESS, WE SELECT 70-80 NONPROFITS DEEMED CRITICAL TO OUR COMMUNITIES AND HIGHLIGHT THEIR STORIES AND IMPACT IN THE PRINT EDITION OF THE CATALOG. TO DATE, MORE THAN 36,000 DONORS HAVE USED THE SPUR LOCALS PLATFORM TO CONTRIBUTE OVER 65 MILLION TO OUR NETWORK OF NEARLY 500 NONPROFITS OVER THE PAST 20 YEARS.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$171.1KLearning Commons Capacity-Building Program
OUR LEARNING COMMONS CAPACITY-BUILDING PROGRAM IS IN ITS 7TH YEAR. EACH YEAR, WE TRAIN NEARLY 5,000 NONPROFIT STAFF WHO ATTEND 70 WEBINARS AND WORKSHOPS ON FUNDRAISING, COMMUNICATIONS, VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENT, BOARD DEVELOPMENT, AND OTHER KEY TOPICS. SPUR LOCAL ALSO BUILDS COMMUNITY AND PEER-TO-PEER LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH OUR COHORTS FOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS, DEVELOPMENT PROFESSIONALS, AND LEADERS OF COLOR. ADDITIONALLY, A GRASSROOTS ACCELERATOR PROGRAM PROVIDES SIX MONTHS OF IN-DEPTH SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATIONS WITH BUDGETS OF 250K OR LESS. LAST YEAR, 97 OF PARTICIPANTS REPORTED THAT PARTICIPATING IN THESE PROGRAMS WOULD HELP THEM DO THEIR JOBS BETTER, WITH AN EQUAL PERCENTAGE STATING THAT THEIR KNOWLEDGE HAD INCREASED AND THAT THE FACILITATION WAS EFFECTIVEGeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$166.1KCommunity Changemakers Event
SPUR LOCAL ENGAGES IN A VARIETY OF DIGITAL AND IN-PERSON EFFORTS TO RAISE COMMUNITY AWARENESS OF THE IMPACT OF OUR NONPROFIT PARTNERS WORK. THIS INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO SOCIAL MEDIA AMPLIFICATION, A SPUR LOCAL-PRODUCED BLOG, A DIGITAL CATALOG AND RELATED EMAIL CAMPAIGN, AND COMMUNITY EVENTS OF VARYING SIZES. THE LARGEST OF THESE IS COMMUNITY CHANGEMAKERS, AN EVENT THAT BRINGS COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT CREATING LOCAL CHANGE FACE-TO-FACE WITH THE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS FEATURED IN OUR PRINT CATALOG.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$199.3K
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