How Arts Initiatives Can Access Funding Without Being a Nonprofit

Are you leading a grassroots effort to benefit our arts community or are you organizing a community-based arts project without 501(c)(3) status, but want to access funding?
Are you a collective or a collaborative of individuals or organizations working together on an arts project or initiative?
Are you trying to incubate a new arts organization? Daunted by this, could fiscal sponsorship be a first step?
Have you created a new effort responding to the current climate that you want to quickly launch off the ground?

Join us for an informative training session on fiscal sponsorship!

The Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts (CFWM) offers this capacity-building training to provide key insights into fiscal sponsorship—what it is, how it works, and how it can support your mission-driven efforts.

This session will cover the benefits and responsibilities of fiscal sponsorship, provide updates on standard models, and offer guidance on what to look for in a sponsoring organization.

This training is perfect for groups exploring fiscal sponsorships as a pathway to deepen their work and access funding.

Please note: While CFWM does not offer fiscal sponsorships ourselves, we are excited to support learning about this topic.

Light refreshments provided.