Resourceful Communities NCCGP 2013

Funding and Resources

How We Come to this Work

Source: countyhealthrankings.orgRobert Wood Johnson Foundation & University of Wisconsin, Population Health Institute

2012 NC Health Outcomes

Small Grants, Big Returns

Creating New Economies Fund

• Small re-grant program launched in 2001, support triple bottom line projects

• Grants up to $15,000• Our Funders: Z. Smith

Reynolds, Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of NC Foundation, Burt’s Bees Greater Good Foundation, Appalachian Regional Commission, others

Dollars Invested in Food, Gardens

Grants Made• Total 2001 – 2013: $2,463,294• Food 2001 – 2013: $1,176,300• Total in 2013: $278,000• Food and health in 2013:

$206,500• Have funded farmers markets,

organic food distribution center, community gardens, youth food entrepreneurship, farmworker health, farmer cooperatives, low-income buying clubs, more

CNEF Grantee

Conetoe Family Life Center

• Severe economic, social and health distresses

• Initial grant funded 2-acre community garden

• Since grown to 17+ acres• Engaging entire community,

improving health• Piggly Wiggly contract, honey

bee products, scholarships• RCP support: Board training,

fundraising, youth grant-writing

Community Garden Plans

Why Plan?• Assess where you are and

develop “road map” for where you are going

• Identify issues, assets, barriers and opportunities and strategies to address them

• Identify resources: master gardeners, Extension, youth, seniors, in-kind contributions

• Community engagement!!!!

Tell Your Story

Once You Have the Plan……

• Engage everyone from all parts of the community

• Track your accomplishments

• Track all contributions!

• Feed folks, and take pictures!

Funding Resources

NC Office of Environmental Education:http://web.eenorthcarolina.org/core/item/topic.aspx?tid=85010

GardenABCs:http://gardenabcs.com/Grants.html

American Community Garden Association:http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/o/50272/p/salsa/web/common/public/content?content_item_KEY=10233

Funding Resources:

Questions?Contact:

Mikki Sager, VP, Resourceful CommunitiesThe Conservation Fund

P.O. Box 271Chapel Hill, NC 27516

919-949-5687 msager@conservationfund.org