2012 PTNY Capacity Building Grants awarded to 11 groups
This year Parks & Trails New York’s Capacity Building Grants program awarded over $18,000 to strengthen not-for-profit organizations that are working to build and protect parks and trails in communities across the state.
Our Capacity Building program is unique in that it provides small grants and ongoing technical assistance to strengthen grassroots park and trail Friends groups and foster the park and trail movement across New York.
2012 grants were awarded to:
Friends of Gantry Plaza State Park, Inc., Queens - $2600 for printing, mailing and distribution of an informational postcard to the burgeoning population surrounding an urban state park
Fallsburg Rails to Trails Committee, Sullivan County – $2200 for creation, printing, and distribution of a membership brochure to visitors and full-time and seasonal residents
Friends of Mine Kill and Max V. Shaul State Parks, Schoharie County - $2000 for logo design, a printer, web hosting, and mailing of a membership/fundraising brochure to area residents
Friends of the Chemung River Watershed, Chemung County - $2000 for a fundraising consultant to help develop and implement a long-term fundraising program that will ensure the sustainability and expansion of the organization when municipal funding significantly decreases
Northville Placid Trail Chapter of Adirondack Mountain Club, Essex, Fulton, and Hamilton counties - $1858 for logo design and membership brochure design and printing to raise funds and promote growth in membership of the newest ADK chapter dedicated to protecting and maintaining the Northville Placid Trail.
Saratoga Mountain Bike Association, Rensselaer County - $1700 for state and federal incorporation fees, brochure racks, and chain saw and safety certification trainings for volunteers engaged in stewardship of trails within the Pittstown State Forest
Great Swamp Conservancy, Madison County - $1600 – for printing of newsletters, flyers, and membership brochures
Battenkill Conservancy, Washington County - $1300 for website update, outreach communications, and brochures to increase membership and volunteers for the Battenkill Beach Community Park
Friends of Fahnestock and Hudson Highlands State Parks, Dutchess and Putnam counties - $1,100 for palm cards, retractable banner stand, table drape, and tri-fold exhibit board to increase the visibility of the organization with park patrons and area residents
Kingston Land Trust, Ulster County - $1,000 toward creation of a brochure to recruit donors, members and volunteers for the Friends of the Kingston Rail Trails
Concerned Citizens of Montauk, Suffolk County - $750 for Spanish language flyers and letters and Spanish language translators to moderate three community forums designed to broaden and diversify membership and engage the Latino community in programming for the park.
Read the 2012 Press Release.
Read the 2012 Application Guidelines & 2013 Grant Information.
Read about previous grant recipients and testimonials from awardees.
About Capacity Grants
Through the grant program PTNY intends to help not-for-profits better fulfill their missions; improve their reach, effectiveness, and impact; leverage more resources; and increase community support for and involvement in park and trail planning, development, and stewardship. Funds can be used to assist with activities associated with organizational start-up and development, training, communications, and volunteer recruitment and management.
Since PTNY initiated the awards program in 2009, it has assisted 36 organizations in 25 New York Counties to expand their fundraising and membership campaigns, enhance their public programming, redesign or create new websites, and develop marketing materials. These efforts have paid off by increasing the visibility of these groups and growing the number of members and volunteers that support them in their work.
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