Barbara’s Funding Forum
2026 Barbara Funding Forum
In 2026, the Foundation will hold Barbara’s Funding Forum in Pendleton, Oregon. The event will be held in May. A summary of the event will be posted mid-year.
The Foundation helps to promote funding for rural non-profit organizations through Barbara’s Funding Forum (BFF). BFF sponsors a grant writing workshop at no charge to the non-profit. BFF provides a trainer who demystifies the grant writing process by having the attendees write an actual grant application.
The attendees then submit a grant request to the Foundation. Grant request size is usually about $1000. The Foundation board members then hold an in-person group critique of all grants and then awards grants to some or all the non-profit organizations.
PRIOR FUNDING FORUMS
Coos Bay – 2024; Madras – 2019; Grants Pass – 2017; Burns – 2015
Locations and Event Dates
The Foundation hopes that this process encourages rural non-profits to apply for other grants, obtain additional resources for rural communities and help build cooperation and familiarity among the non-profits in the community.
Our Next Funding Forum – 2026 – This can be your community !!
Apply before October 31, 2025.
We need another community to hold our 2026 funding forum. We are looking for a community that has ten to fifteen non-profit organizations that would like to attend the grant writing class and have the feed-back about the grant requests submitted by the group. We need a local “champion” who will help us organize the presentation and be the local point of contact to provide local guidance for a suitable location, catering and ensuring a rewarding event. If you are interested, please contact us by email through the website.