 Nonprofit Incubator (NI), a signature program of the Community Development Institute (CDI) provides a comprehensive set of management services to new and existing nonprofits in the Bay area that promote leadership development, political empowerment, economic advancement, and social revitalization in underserved communities. The mission of NI is to assist and develop strong community-based organizations to promote quality of life and self-determination in underserved communities. CDI has provided fiscal sponsorship services to small- and medium-sized organizations since 1982. CDI has fiscally sponsored and incubated over 50 organizations and managed over $5 million in sponsored programs’ funds.
By utilizing the services of a fiscal sponsor, sponsored projects do not have to develop their own administrative expertise and resources and can thereby concentrate more on program and financial efficiency.
Services
Fiscal Sponsorship: the legal infrastructure of a 501(c)(3) entity, with appropriate legal incorporation, IRS and Franchise Tax Board exemption, and charitable registration. Allows sponsored projects to receive grants and tax-deductible donations from donors.
Financial Services: oversight of all revenues and expenditures, monthly financial reports, budget tracking, payment of all invoices, audit and governmental reporting, and all tax returns. Funds raised to support sponsored projects are administered in separate and distinct fund accounts and pay only for the activities of the project.
Employee Benefits: standard vacation and sick pay compensation, health, dental, life, and disability insurance coverage, and a retirement plan for all full-time employees paid from project funds.
Administrative Support: grant proposal review, grant and contract management, general liability insurance, assistance with obtaining exempt status, web site development, email, voicemail, and meeting space.
NI currently provides fiscal sponsorship services to an always-growing list of Bay Area organizations including EPA.net, East Palo Alto Community Choir, For Youth By Youth, Leadership Midpeninsula, Living Cultural Storybases, Nuestra Casa, South of Market Community Action Network, and others. NI charges fiscal fees that are much lower than those charged by larger fiscal agents and is one of the only fiscal agents located in the peninsula and the South Bay.
On the Horizon
On the horizon, NI seeks to develop businesses to promote nonprofit fiscal sustainability. This new initiative will establish for-profit businesses whose proceeds would cover part or all fiscal management and organizational development costs and fees charged to the organizations that NI sponsors.
As part of this drive, CDI/NI is a partner organization in the National Community Development Institute’s (NCDI), W.K. Kellogg Foundation funded grant project to “Transforming Philanthropy in Communities of Color.” As part of this project, NI will find new and innovative ways to develop organizational sustainability, through best practice research and expand our organizational capacity building services, fundraising, and for-profit business plan development.
Contact:
Rashid D. Herd (Bio)
Director
(650) 327-5846 x302
rashid@cdi-usa.org
Past and Current
Sponsored Projects
Apply to Become a Project of NI
Projects of NI must meet our mission of promoting leadership development, political empowerment, economic advancement, and social revitalization in underserved communities.
To apply to become a project of NI's, read through the application, then complete and submit it. We will contact you as soon as we receive your application to set up a time to meet with you. (Download the NI Application)
Submit your application to:
Nonprofit Incubator
c/o Rashid D. Herd
Community Development Institute
321 Bell Street
East Palo Alto, CA 94303
or email
rashid@cdi-usa.org
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