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Program Description
The Management Consulting Fund provides grants of up to $1,500
to provide consultants for groups to complete small projects to
strengthen the management or administration of the group. The consultant brings an expertise and offers the group an opportunity to learn.
Management consulting projects must engage organization staff, board of directors, and/ or volunteers to ensure that the completed work results in organizational learning that the group can carry into the future.
It is not the intent of this program to fund 1) project expenses other than consultant fees; 2) activity or staff (paid or volunteer) for
work considered within the scope of the group's usual and customary
management; 3) continuation of organizational development work already
underway; or 4) supplemental matching dollars within a significantly
larger organizational development project funded through other resources.
Program Requirements
Requirements listed here are intended to give a sense of the program.
For a full description of requirements and eligibility rules, please see
the guidelines. Also in the guidelines is a guide to finding, selecting,
and working with consultants.
Oversight
Your group must have a board of directors or an advisory committee
that provides oversight for the project.
Personnel
Before submitting an Management Consulting Fund grant application,
your group must select the consultant and other personnel who will participate in the
project.
Eligibility
To ensure eligibility, all applicants are strongly encouraged to
discuss proposal ideas with MRAC staff before beginning an MRAC
application. All eligibility requirements are fully outlined in
the guidelines. For general eligibility, see the Eligibility
page.
Who does the Management Consulting Fund grant fund?
What does the Management Consulting Fund grant fund?
Management Consulting Fund grants may be used to conduct an assessment,
resolve an issue or create and/or implement a plan in areas such
as the following. This list is intended to help you understand the
grant program's purpose; it is NOT a complete list.
| Board governance |
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Bylaws revisions, recruitment plan, board development plan |
| Resource development (fundraising) |
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Shaping an individual donor campaign, developing a fundraising
team |
| Organizational planning/Strategic development |
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Prioritizing organizational development issues |
| Access for people with disabilities |
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Completion of ADA plan |
| Preparation for a major organizational development project |
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Developing a planning process to undertake a major strategic
planning or marketing project |
How many Management Consulting Fund grants may a group have per year?
The following policies cover concurrent grants in the Management Consulting
Fund grant program.
- Groups within the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul may receive
one Management Consulting Fund grant per MRAC fiscal year (July 1 - June 30)
- Groups within suburban Hennepin County, suburban Ramsey County,
or within Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Scott or Washington counties
may receive two Management Consulting Fund grants per MRAC fiscal year (July 1 - June
30)
For a description of what the Management Consulting Fund grant
does not fund, see the guidelines and the Eligibility
page .
Deadlines
Applications are reviewed on a monthly basis. MRAC must receive
your application by 5:00 P.M. on the last business day of the month. Grants will
be considered in the following month. For example, to be considered
for a project beginning June 1, you must submit your application
on or before 5:00 P.M. on the last regular business day of April.
You may submit your Management Consulting Fund application in an online process or by completing a hard copy application and either mailing or hand delivering it. Please read the complete guidelines before applying. The guidelines include instructions on how to submit your application in either format.
To apply online visit: https://www.grantinterface.com/Common/LogOn.aspx?urlkey=mracgrants. Applicants must begin my setting up a user account. Click on the "Create New User" button at the link above. Once a user account is established, applicants can log on any time using their email and password and save their work as needed.
Grant Program Assistance
For questions about the grant process, project ideas, or eligibility, please contact program director, Gwen Cannon at gwen@mrac.org or by phone at 651-523-6389.
Online Submission Assistance
For technical questions regarding online grant submission, please contact grants coordinator, Shannon Forney at shannon@mrac.org or by phone at 651-523-6391
Application Materials:
Click the links above to download the grant guidelines and form(s) in PDF format.
You must have the free Adobe Acrobat Reader or the commercial Adobe Acrobat
installed on your computer to view these files. Click
here to download Acrobat Reader. If you have trouble downloading or reading
these forms, call the MRAC office at 651-645-0402 and ask them to send you the
application materials by U.S. mail.
Read the instructions carefully before filling out the grant application.
You may fill out the grant application electronically by filling in the
fields and printing.
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