Professional Development Scholarship Fund Request Alliance Academy for Providence Nonprofits Survey

Thank you for your important work to strengthen the City of Providence!

The City of Providence has made available a $15,000 professional development scholarship fund for staff of Providence-based nonprofits to take up to three Alliance Academy online courses. Many of these courses provide continuing education credits provided by industry groups like the Society of Human Resource Managers (SHRM) and the Project Management Institute. Several Rhode Island colleges and universities may also consider these credits when evaluating for real life experience toward degree programs.

Courses should be related to your career development in the nonprofit sector but do not need to be related specifically to your responsibilities at your current position (ie, Banking and International Trade courses would not be covered, but Nonprofit Financial Management and Budgeting courses would be covered, even if your current role does not involve financial management).

Please visit Alliance Academy before filling out this request, so that you can request a scholarship for the specific course that you are interested in.

If you successfully complete a course, you can then apply for a scholarship for a second course, and then after completion of the second course, you can apply for your third and final scholarship. You are welcome to take additional courses at the discounted Alliance member rate.

You do not need to be a resident of Providence to participate in this program, but you must work for a Providence-based nonprofit.

If you have questions about Alliance Academy or the scholarships available, please email Alliance@unitedwayri.org.

1.Your name

2.Organization

3.Title

4.Email

5.Phone number

6.Organizational Address

8.Do you work at the nonprofit organization as:

Full time, paid staff

Part-time, paid staff

Full time, unpaid staff (volunteer serving in a staff role)

Part-time, unpaid staff (volunteer serving in a part-time staff role)

Board member

Volunteer (help the organization less than 10 hours/week)

Other (please specify)

9.What Alliance Academy course would you like to take as part of the City of Providence Professional Development scholarship program?

10.How will this class help you in your nonprofit work or in your career?

Now, tell us a little about your organization.

12.Is your organization:

a registered 501(c)(3)

fiscally sponsored by a 501(c)(3) organization

Other (please specify)

13.Address

14.Organization Mission

16.Number of Full-time Paid Staff Members

17.How old is your organization?

18.Name of Executive Director

19.Executive Director Email Address

20.Does your Executive Director identify as any of the following? Check all that apply.

21.Has your organization been impacted by new Executive Orders, changes in federal funding, or other actions taken by the Trump Administration? Check all that apply.

Lost direct federal funding.

Lost federal funding that was subgranted by a RI state agency.

Experienced pauses or delays in federal funding or reimbursement.

Received a stop work order from the federal government.

Received a recertification request or requirement to sign new contract with federal government.

Received questions about DEI work from federal government.

Increased demand for services because of cancellation or cuts to federal or state programs

Funding that our organization has previously received from the federal government is not going to be available for the next year -- RFP has been removed or program cancelled.

Other (please specify)

22.Have you experienced other changes in the last six months that affect your organization's work or sustainability?

Lost significant funding source

Significant increase in demand for services

Leadership transition

Other (please specify)

23.What are the primary challenges facing your organization right now? Do you have any suggestions for programs, services or trainings that would be helpful for the Alliance to offer?