Management Assistance Program Sample Grants
Good Shepherd Family Services, an Alexandria nonprofit that provides housing opportunities and other services to working families with poor credit, applied for MAP assistance during the departure of its executive director, who had served for more than eight years. A $15,000 MAP grant helped Good Shepherd hire a consultant to help with the transition, resulting in a more thoughtful search process and a transition plan that included ongoing support for the new executive director.
After 10 years of rapid growth, DC Appleseed Center for Law and Justice used a MAP grant to pause and reflect on whether the organization's infrastructure was adequate to support its many programs. A $10,000 MAP grant helped DC Appleseed conduct a thorough organizational assessment that reviewed staff structure, financial management capacity, fundraising, and use of technology. As a result, DC Appleseed created a new staff position, upgraded its computer systems, and increased its efforts to identify and engage individual donors.
Moving Forward: Contemporary Asian American Dance Company, one of Greater Washington's leading dance organizations, wanted to expand its touring schedule but lacked the resources to hire additional staff to manage the booking process. Founder Dana Tai Soon Burgess requested MAP support to create an alternative touring model that would take advantage of the skills and enthusiasm of a committed and engaged board to strengthen the organization's touring capacity. Using a $10,000 MAP grant, Burgess hired a consultant to document a touring model that educated the board about the booking process and engaged board members as hands-on volunteers.