The Legacy Foundation awarded $28,559 in Fast Pitch grants on February 23rd to thirteen nonprofit organizations. Fast Pitch grants provide funding for organizations to update their technology or software needs, or for education such as conferences, speakers, or training to build capacity of the organization. Grants are awarded up to $2,500 for a one-year project.
Congratulations to the following organizations:
Arizona Rangers – $700
The grant will provide CPR training to twenty-eight Rangers
Bisbee Holistic Wellness Center, Inc. – $2,500
The grant will provide education on needed strategic planning and team-building with the Board and Practitioners of the Bisbee Holistic Wellness Center
Bisbee Restoration Association and Historical Society, Inc. – $1,010
The grant will assist with archiving museum contents and recreate exhibits that have been removed for archiving. We also want to ensure that contact with the public is as safe as possible using the Square “contactless” terminal
Bisbee Science Exploration & Research Center – $2,500
The grant will be used to fund travel costs for the three representatives from the Bisbee Science Exploration and Research Center, Inc. to attend the Association of Science and Technology Centers Conference in September 2022
Boys and Girls Club of Sierra Vista – $2,500
The grant will be used for the education and training of our new Resource Development Staff. In order for our organization to be at its strongest, our Resource Development staff needs to participate in strong and ongoing training
Douglas ARC – $2,278
The grant will be used to replace old computers and provide staff training and education to do their job efficiently and accurately
Ecotopia – $2,500
The grant will be used for a printer that interfaces with our MacBook Air 2021, Adobe Pro, GoDaddy Renewal, Mounted prints, Business Cards, Banner and an outside consultant
Love Muziq Operation 13:2 – $2,280
The grant will pay for flights and hotel for 4 directors to attend a Directors’ Meeting in Los Angeles California
National Alliance on Mental Illness Southeastern Arizona (NAMI) – $2,500
The grant will be used to purchase two laptops and accessories for our NAMI on Campus Club to use solely for NAMI business, information, and communications and to provide the classes and materials for the NAMI on Campus officers
Patagonia Regional Times – $2,500
The grant will be used for journalist development and training for our 18 volunteer writers, QuickBooks training for nonprofits for our bookkeeper, and a computer for our ad manager/administrative assistant to assist in graphic design
PMHDC Southwest Medical Aid Internal Technology – $2,500
The grant will be used to provide PSMA with an updated inventory database
Willcox Community Food Pantry – $2,467
The grant will be used to upgrade our current technology resources
Willcox Theater and Arts, Inc. – $2,324
The grant will be used to engage a consulting firm to restart our capital campaign and conduct an organizational review; purchase a license to research new funders and a laptop for virtual learning and conferences.
