CFO makes grants to 11 nonprofits

Community Foundation of the Ozarks Inc. has issued grants to 11 nonprofits to assist the organizations in reaching younger donors.

The $50,000 in funding, made through the Shaping Tomorrow Grant Program, is supported by a gift from David and Stacey O’Reilly, according to a news release. Nonprofits could apply for funding to implement strategies for attracting Generation Z and millennial donors, or to join a cohort that will learn and adopt social-good software company Bonterra's Jumpstart fundraising and capacity-building platform.

The recipients, in alphabetical order, are:
• Downtown Houston Inc., $5,000 to create a website and improve marketing.
• EnCompass Academy, $5,000 to join Jumpstart.
• Faith Community Health Center Inc., $4,800 for the creation of videos for social media.
• GLO Center, $5,000 to create targeted marketing materials and social media content for younger donors.
• Good Samaritan Boys Ranch, $5,000 to hire consultants to help with rebranding efforts.
• Harmony House, $5,000 for professional design consulting and to create video and social media content.
• Haven House Inc., $5,000 to make videos, digital newsletters and social media ads.
• Hope Alliance of Missouri, $2,200 for social media videos.
• Jacob’s Ladder Care Services Inc., $5,000 to join Jumpstart.
• One Joplin/Joplin Area Chamber of Commerce Foundation, $5,000 to join Jumpstart.
• The Stars and Stripes National Museum and Library, $3,000 to develop a new online giving platform.

“To reach donors who think and give differently, nonprofits need to think differently as well,” said Winter Kinne, president and CEO of CFO, in the release. “We’re grateful to David and Stacey O’Reilly, whose generous gift will help these grant recipients evolve their development efforts and create a new generation of impact.”