Fundraising for your individual NRG
Originally, when the first NRG was started in 2007 in Mariner Cove Neighborhood Association, NRGs were funded solely by neighbors. Response team equipment, supplies, education materials, etc. were all purchased by neighbors.
Only in very recent years, perhaps because of recent natural disasters, some community resources have become available, perhaps of the growing recognition that we need to prepare as communities for natural disasters. There is more motivation to get communities organized and prepared quickly .
If neighbors want to help but don't have time to volunteer, they may be willing to donate some funds.
(See how to donate below)
Only in very recent years, perhaps because of recent natural disasters, some community resources have become available, perhaps of the growing recognition that we need to prepare as communities for natural disasters. There is more motivation to get communities organized and prepared quickly .
If neighbors want to help but don't have time to volunteer, they may be willing to donate some funds.
(See how to donate below)
- Some NRGs ask for funds via flyer or email, before the Daylight Savings Drills, when resident manual information is updated, annually before the Thanksgiving holiday season starts, or passively at social events.
- Social Events, block parties, annual NRG events, with a glass donations jar still is a great way to fundraise. If your neighbors are tech savvy, Venmo and Paypal apps are easy electronic ways to collect donations.
- Employers may offer matching grants for fundraising for community or disaster preparedness goals.
- Corte Madera Community Foundation as well as Larkspur Community Foundation offer grants through the Corte Madera Emergency Preparedness Fund, and the Larkspur Disaster Preparedness /NRG Grants Fund pages. See below for more information.
- Other volunteer organizations may act as grant sponsors: The Lions Club, Corte Madera Women's Club to name a few.
How our Community Foundations Help with Disaster Preparedness Efforts
Fiscal Agents
Our Twin Cities community foundations, namely, the Larkspur Community Foundation and Corte Madera Community Foundation, generously act as fiscal agents for individual NRGs to facilitate an NRG's ability to collect tax-deductible donations and raise funds for their NRG efforts without having to do additional administration for banking and corporation administration.
Please see the appropriate community foundation and its disaster preparedness fund committee contacts below to learn more about setting up a fiscal agency account.
If your NRG already has an account with the community foundation, see the appropriate community foundation below for instructions on how to donate to a specific NRG or to the community foundation's general disaster preparedness fund.
Please note: Donations to the disaster preparedness fund OR to a specific NRG must be noted via check or online in the notes/memo page. Otherwise, donations may go the community foundation's general fund for other community projects.
Our Twin Cities community foundations, namely, the Larkspur Community Foundation and Corte Madera Community Foundation, generously act as fiscal agents for individual NRGs to facilitate an NRG's ability to collect tax-deductible donations and raise funds for their NRG efforts without having to do additional administration for banking and corporation administration.
Please see the appropriate community foundation and its disaster preparedness fund committee contacts below to learn more about setting up a fiscal agency account.
If your NRG already has an account with the community foundation, see the appropriate community foundation below for instructions on how to donate to a specific NRG or to the community foundation's general disaster preparedness fund.
Please note: Donations to the disaster preparedness fund OR to a specific NRG must be noted via check or online in the notes/memo page. Otherwise, donations may go the community foundation's general fund for other community projects.
Award Grants
In the past and through 2018-2019, Corte Madera Community Foundation (and its Corte Madera Emergency Preparedness Fund) as well as the newer Larkspur Community Foundation (and its new Disaster Preparedness/NRG Grant Fund Committee) have helped fund disaster preparedness projects and individual NRG grants such as:
- 80 medical bag custodian project,
- Block captain vests,
- Radio equipment for individual NRGs,
- Trailers for medical supplies and to house communications and equipment to set up command posts
- "Stop the Bleed" Kits
- October 2018 Ross Stein Earthquake Event,
- May 2019 Insuring Against Natural Disasters Event with United Policyholders
Corte Madera Community Foundation (CMCF)
Serving Corte Madera:
Serving Corte Madera:
- Provides an Emergency Preparedness Fund (CMEPFund) Committee to collect donations and offer grants for disaster preparedness to individual NRGs and for larger community projects.
- Offers to act as fiscal agents for individual NRGs with the benefits of charitable tax-deductions as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Your NRG would not need to set up its own bank account nor keep up its non-profit status.
- Online donations via PayPal or credit card as well as checks are accepted.
- Matching grants for disaster preparedness projects for the larger community or individual NRGs may be available for equipment, trailers, medical supplies and radio equipment, etc.
- NRGs must be able to show grassroots efforts to fundraise and serious organizational steps before applying for community grants.
Please Donate to the CMEPFund
If you would like to tax-deductible donation to the CMEPFund to support Corte Madera's disaster preparedness efforts, the funds are managed by a disaster preparedness advisory committee for purposes such as:
- Help individual NRGs purchase essential radio equipment, or
- Buy large quantities of items at a discount, such as block captain vests, medical supplies, custodian medical bags, or "Stop the Bleed" kits, which are then distributed to some or all NRGs, or
- Buy large purchase items that benefit more than one NRG, such as a trailer for medical supplies and radio communications equipment storage, and/or incident command set up; medical supply caches; radio relay or repeater equipment.
Please contact the Corte Madera Emergency Preparedness Fund Committee to ask how to donate online or by check. Or click the "Go to CMEPFund" button above to go directly to the CMEPFund website page.
Please encourage your NRG members to consider donating to the Corte Madera Emergency Preparedness Fund and/or the Corte Madera Community Foundation for the valuable volunteer services its members provide for our community.
Please encourage your NRG members to consider donating to the Corte Madera Emergency Preparedness Fund and/or the Corte Madera Community Foundation for the valuable volunteer services its members provide for our community.
Larkspur Community Foundation (LCF)
Serving Larkspur and incorporated Greenbrae
- Provides a Disaster Preparedness Fund (DPF/NRG Grant) Committee to collect donations and offer grants for disaster preparedness for individual NRGs and larger community projects.
- Offers to act as fiscal agents for individual NRGs with the benefits of charitable tax-deductions as a 501(c3) non-profit organization. Your NRG would not need to set up its own bank account nor keep up its non-profit status.
- Online donations via PayPal or credit card as well as checks are accepted.
- Matching grants for disaster preparedness projects for the larger community or individual NRGs may be available for equipment, trailers, medical supplies and radio equipment, etc.
- NRGs must be able to show grassroots efforts to fundraise and serious organizational steps before applying for community grants.
Please Donate to the LCF DPF/NRG Grant Fund
If you would like to tax-deductible donation to the LCF DPF/NRG Grant Fund to support Larkspur and incorporated Greenbrae's disaster preparedness efforts, the funds are managed by a disaster preparedness advisory committee for purposes such as:
- Help individual NRGs purchase essential radio equipment, or
- Buy large quantities of items at a discount, such as block captain vests, medical supplies, custodian medical bags, or "Stop the Bleed" kits, which are then distributed to some or all NRGs, or
- Buy large purchase items that benefit more than one NRG, such as a trailer for medical supplies and radio communications equipment storage, and/or incident command set up; medical supply caches; radio relay or repeater equipment.
Please contact the LCF Disaster Preparedness/NRG Grant Committee to ask how to donate online or by check. Or click the "Contact LCF DPF/NRG Grant Committee" button above to go directly to the DPF/NRG Grant Committee website page.
Please encourage your NRG members to consider donating to the LCF Disaster Preparedness/NRG Grant Fund and/or the Larkspur Community Foundation for the valuable volunteer services its members provide for our community.
Please encourage your NRG members to consider donating to the LCF Disaster Preparedness/NRG Grant Fund and/or the Larkspur Community Foundation for the valuable volunteer services its members provide for our community.
Donate to your NRG
If your NRG has a fiscal agency account set up with the LCF, and you would like to make a tax-deductible donation to your NRG to be managed and disbursed by your NRG's steering committee, please click the "LCF Disaster Preparedness/NRG Grant Fund" button above by the LCF Logo or click the "Contact the DPF/NRG Grant Committee" button via email with any questions.
Apply for a Grant
If your NRG has made serious efforts to organize and fundraise, you may be eligible for a grant to help with getting your NRG to the next level. Please contact the LCF DP/NRG Grant Committee (Larkspur & incorporated Greenbrae) for more information and an application. See button by LCF logo above.
California FireSafe Council Grant Resources
Click on this link or go to this page: https://cafiresafecouncil.org/grants-and-funding/open-grant-programs/
