Funding Partnerships

Should Your Church Hire a Grant Writer? What You Need to Know

The grant writing profession was born out of nonprofits’ challenges in finding the capacity and expertise to write competitive applications. The information funders request via their applications can feel daunting, an obstacle to overcome, and…

March 19, 2025

Funding Partnerships

Contemplative Action: What is God calling us to do?

In community discernment as defined by the Social Discernment Cycle, action flows from a foundation of prayer and reflection. This principle, often called “contemplative action,” ensures that steps taken are both intentional and spiritually grounded….

February 4, 2025
infographic of Social Discernment Cycle

Funding Partnerships

Community Discernment for Episcopal Parishes

Grants from ECF are intended to help parishes in the Diocese of Atlanta deepen their impact in the community. We often receive grant requests for existing ministries which are looking to increase their capacity or…

November 5, 2024

Funding Partnerships, Press Releases, Hunger Walk Run

Fall 2024: ECF Grants Up to $92,500

Today ECF announces four Fall 2024 grant recipients: Chattahoochee Valley Episcopal Ministry (Columbus), Macon Volunteer Clinic (Macon), Putnam Christian Outreach (Eatonton), and St. Michael & All Angels Episcopal Church (Stone Mountain). Fall 2024 Grant Recipients…

October 15, 2024

Funding Partnerships, Press Releases

Spring 2024: ECF Grants $41,532 to Fight Poverty

Today ECF announces two Spring 2024 grant recipients: LaAmistad (Atlanta) and Northeast Georgia CASA (Toccoa). Spring 2024 Grant Recipients LaAmistad, in partnership with the Cathedral of St. Philip in Atlanta, has received a capacity building…

May 15, 2024

Funding Partnerships

Prioritizing Equity and Innovation in Our Grants

The Grant Process Our grants catalyze change, address pressing social issues, and strengthen marginalized communities. They provide a profound opportunity for parishes and their nonprofit. However, the grant evaluation process can feel daunting, especially to…

March 14, 2024

Funding Partnerships

The Long-Term Impact of Grants

A Long-Term Solution ECF seeks to create long-term solutions with our grants. One of our primary focuses in grantmaking is ensuring that our grants focus on sustainable support. Typically ECF’s grants fall into two types…

February 15, 2024

Funding Partnerships

Site Visits with ECF Look a Little Different

Site visits are an important part of the grantmaking cycle at the Episcopal Community Foundation for Middle and North Georgia. Grant applicants are required to submit both a Letter of Intent and an Application before…

January 25, 2024
ECF Joins 40th Annual Hunger Walk Run on March 10, 2024

Funding Partnerships, Press Releases, Hunger Walk Run

Episcopal Parishes Join 40th Annual Hunger Walk Run

On March 10, 2024, ECF will partner with the Atlanta Community Food Bank for the 40th Annual Hunger Walk Run. Episcopalians will walk, run, and raise funds to fight hunger in Georgia. “We are thrilled…

January 9, 2024
Fall 2023 grant recipient Memorial Drive Ministries

Funding Partnerships, Press Releases

Fall 2023: ECF Grants $89,618 to Fight Poverty

Today ECF announces four Fall 2023 grants to Impact West GA (Carrollton), Memorial Drive Ministries (Decatur), Rainbow Village (Norcross), and St. David’s Episcopal Church (Roswell). Fall 2023 Grant Recipients Impact West GA, in partnership with…

November 10, 2023
The Homestead at Family Promise of Hall County

Press Releases, Funding Partnerships

ECF Grants $67,100 to Fight Poverty

Today ECF announces four grants to St. Clare’s Episcopal Church (Blairsville), Clubhouse Atlanta (Dunwoody), Emmaus House (Atlanta), and Family Promise of Hall County (Gainesville). “We are thrilled to support such impactful partnerships with these churches…

May 19, 2023
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