These eight FY25 Round II Mini-Grant awardees will use their funds to help further their missions through volunteerism.
The Volunteer Engagement Mini-Grants ($1,000 – $4,000) are awarded to New Hampshire-serving organizations for a specific, one-time need to increase their capacity to recruit, train, manage, and/or retain volunteers. These funds can be used for categories like volunteer training, purchasing of volunteer management technology, and volunteer program development. All Round II Mini-Grant Awardees will spend their funds between April and July 2025.
Could your organization benefit from a Mini-Grant?
Volunteer NH plans to have two more rounds of funding in 2025. If your organization is interested in applying, learn more here: https://volunteernh.org/apply-nh-volunteer-engagement-program/
Round II (April 7 – July 15) Awardees
Cornerstone VNA
- Organization Mission/Activities: To promote the optimum level of well-being, independence and dignity of those living in the community by providing trusted, compassionate and expert health care.
- Located In: Rochester, NH
- Area(s) Served: Belknap, Carroll, Rockingham, Strafford counties
- Purpose of Mini-Grant: Volunteer training (including sending volunteers to conferences and funding certifications for certain volunteers)
CraftStudies, Inc.
- Organization Mission/Activities: To spark creativity & connection through craft.
- Located In: White River Junction, VT
- Area(s) Served: Statewide
- Purpose of Mini-Grant: Volunteer training (to pay for training supplies for the volunteers.)
Friends Forever International
- Organization Mission/Activities:To help youth become the best version of themselves so they can help their community become the best version of itself.
- Located In: Durham, NH
- Area(s) Served: Statewide
- Purpose of Mini-Grant: Volunteer Outreach (to fund printing and other costs to create and distribute volunteer outreach materials.)
Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum
- Organization Mission/Activities: Through partnership with Native peoples, exhibits, and workshops, Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum serves as a living center for artistic expression, traditional values, and contributions from past and contemporary Native life. The Museum embraces cultural diversity and encourages environmental action based upon respect for nature and a deeper understanding of Native cultures.
- Located In: Warner, NH
- Area(s) Served: Statewide
- Purpose of Mini-Grant: Volunteer training (to pay for a consultant to train their landscape volunteers on proper grounds maintenance).
North Country Healthcare
- Organization Mission/Activities: To improve lives by assuring consistently excellent, integrated healthcare.
- Located In: Whitefield, NH
- Area(s) Served: Coos, Grafton counties
- Purpose of Mini-Grant: Volunteer Manager Training (To pay for their volunteer managers to attend professional development conferences).
Patriot Resilient Leader Institute
- Organization Mission/Activities: To utilize the beautiful outdoors of the New Hampshire Lakes Region to enhance the physical, social, mental, and emotional well-being of Military Service Members, Veterans, First Responders, and their families.
- Located In: Gilford, NH
- Area(s) Served: Statewide
- Purpose of Mini-Grant: Volunteer Training (to pay for AED training for their volunteers.)
Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests
- Organization Mission/Activities: To protect New Hampshire’s most important landscapes and promote the careful use of its renewable natural resources.
- Located In: Concord, NH
- Area(s) Served: Statewide
- Purpose of Mini-Grant: Volunteer Outreach (to support a series of digital, print, and radio advertisements, designed to increase volunteer numbers in key program areas.)
Twenty-One Senses
- Organization Mission/Activities: To advance inclusion for individuals with invisible disabilities in New Hampshire seacoast communities.
- Located In: Madbury, NH
- Area(s) Served: Rockingham, Strafford counties
- Purpose of Mini-Grant: Volunteer Training (to pay for a consultant to provide training to their new Board of Directors).