I saw the grant results directly from CAC, and nearly all of the grant recipients in San Bernardino county were in the Morongo Basin. It used to be if an organization got at least 5 out of 6 points on their application, they would get some funding. For this year's cycle it was 5.5 out of 6. So getting a CAC grant was a huge deal this year, congratulations to everyone!
Regarding funding for salaries and administrative costs, CAC is one of the very few funders with a program to fund operational expenses, most prefer to fund short term projects, as mentioned in the article.
One of the reasons it is so difficult to retain people on boards and why so many nonprofits rely on volunteers to do so much, is that it takes so much time and effort and most people around here simply cannot afford to not get paid for their time. It is a common misconception that people who sit on nonprofit boards get compensated. In the Morongo Basin, that would be the exception, not the rule.
I saw the grant results directly from CAC, and nearly all of the grant recipients in San Bernardino county were in the Morongo Basin. It used to be if an organization got at least 5 out of 6 points on their application, they would get some funding. For this year's cycle it was 5.5 out of 6. So getting a CAC grant was a huge deal this year, congratulations to everyone!
Regarding funding for salaries and administrative costs, CAC is one of the very few funders with a program to fund operational expenses, most prefer to fund short term projects, as mentioned in the article.
One of the reasons it is so difficult to retain people on boards and why so many nonprofits rely on volunteers to do so much, is that it takes so much time and effort and most people around here simply cannot afford to not get paid for their time. It is a common misconception that people who sit on nonprofit boards get compensated. In the Morongo Basin, that would be the exception, not the rule.