Analysis of the H.D. Henderson Foundation
The foundation I chose is the “A.D. Henderson Foundation –Opportunities for young children and nonprofits” http://www.hendersonfdn.org/ The A.D. Henderson Foundation was founded in 1959 by Alexander D. and Lucy E. Henderson, who reside in Broward County, Florida. Both are dedicated to improve the lives of children through education. The Henderson’s also sought to meet the constantly changing needs of our society. Through the Foundation, they strove to improve the economic, social, and physical well-being of their communities. Later, their son A. Douglas Henderson, moved to Vermont and chose to expand these ideals in his new home.
The Foundations mission is as follows;
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I am currently enrolled with the Early Learning Coalition of Okaloosa and Walton counties, which primarily focus is the early education of children birth through kindergarten. I am assisting the Executive Assistant in the grant writing process. One of the biggest parts is to find Foundations that share our mission and focus. The A. D. Henderson Foundation would be a great fit, but sadly it limits its grants to one specific county in Florida.
The web site holds a very clear description of the Foundations funding. The funding priorities are separated between two states, Florida and Vermont. In Florida, the Foundation supports high quality early care and education for children ages 0-5 and it limits its grantmaking to Broward County. In Vermont, the Foundation supports high quality early care and education for children ages 0-5 throughout the entire state and capacity building for the nonprofit sector, with a focus on mentoring and early …show more content…
It will consider proposal that identify expected results, have a high impact to cost ratio, make the best use of collaboration, are sustainable beyond the period of the Foundation’s involvement, and fit into a larger over-arching system to address the problem to be solved. The Foundation is looking for proposal that come from organization that, have a positive track record, are on sound financial footing, employ competent and qualified staff, are engaging and supportive board governance, and their organizational goals reflect the Foundation’s
The foundation I chose is the “A.D. Henderson Foundation –Opportunities for young children and nonprofits” http://www.hendersonfdn.org/ The A.D. Henderson Foundation was founded in 1959 by Alexander D. and Lucy E. Henderson, who reside in Broward County, Florida. Both are dedicated to improve the lives of children through education. The Henderson’s also sought to meet the constantly changing needs of our society. Through the Foundation, they strove to improve the economic, social, and physical well-being of their communities. Later, their son A. Douglas Henderson, moved to Vermont and chose to expand these ideals in his new home.
The Foundations mission is as follows;
“The A.D. Henderson Foundation …show more content…
I am currently enrolled with the Early Learning Coalition of Okaloosa and Walton counties, which primarily focus is the early education of children birth through kindergarten. I am assisting the Executive Assistant in the grant writing process. One of the biggest parts is to find Foundations that share our mission and focus. The A. D. Henderson Foundation would be a great fit, but sadly it limits its grants to one specific county in Florida.
The web site holds a very clear description of the Foundations funding. The funding priorities are separated between two states, Florida and Vermont. In Florida, the Foundation supports high quality early care and education for children ages 0-5 and it limits its grantmaking to Broward County. In Vermont, the Foundation supports high quality early care and education for children ages 0-5 throughout the entire state and capacity building for the nonprofit sector, with a focus on mentoring and early …show more content…
It will consider proposal that identify expected results, have a high impact to cost ratio, make the best use of collaboration, are sustainable beyond the period of the Foundation’s involvement, and fit into a larger over-arching system to address the problem to be solved. The Foundation is looking for proposal that come from organization that, have a positive track record, are on sound financial footing, employ competent and qualified staff, are engaging and supportive board governance, and their organizational goals reflect the Foundation’s