MISSION & VISION
The Challenge
“Community Knights is committed to identifying the needs of small local nonprofit and public school organizations as well as the populations they serve and finding innovative ways to help them meet these needs collaboratively. We are also dedicated to identifying service gaps for underserved populations within our community and, through the development of a nonprofit incubator, support and educate start up organizations to fill unmet needs within our community.”
The Solution
- Guiding a person or group from concept to functioning non-profit organization
- Provide avenues for fundraising to ensure long term sustainability for developing non-profits
- Provide meeting space for developing non-profits
- Provide networking opportunities for non-profits
- Provide fundraising alternatives for small non-profit groups with-in the community and public school systems
$ Invested into Community
# of Grants Awarded
# of Non-Profits Partcipating
# of Hours Volunteered
Participate in one of our 3 Programs
GIFT -
Grant Initiative Fundraising Team
Identifying service gaps for underserved populations within our community and, through gift grant, fill many underfunded after-hours music and arts, sports, and academic programs within our community.
To receive a grant from this program, Project(s)/Program(s) which funds are requested for must directly benefit the citizens of the Virginia Peninsula of Hampton Roads. Also, your organization must be a 501(c)3 or public school organization or other non-profit organization that the Board deems a community benefit.
COACH - Coming in 2019
Creating Opportunities to Advance Capable Hands
Supporting and including adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities in our community through facilitating access to volunteer opportunities by providing job coaching services.
The benefits of this program are creating a more inclusive community which is able to benefit from the gifts and skills of these individuals, who are typically over looked and marginalized in communities. Additionally, this program helps these individuals develop work skills and soft skills, as well as improve self-confidence and self-esteem so they can be more active and productive in our community.
ALIGN - Under Development
Advocating, Leadership, Incubation, & Growth for Non-Profits
The ALIGN program is designed to identify service gaps within the non-profit sector on the Virginia Peninsula and work collaboratively with key stakeholders to support and nurture the development of new non-profit organizations to strategically fill these gaps.
Want to get involved today?
We need committed people, just like you, to come and volunteer at our fundraiser. Click the link below and signup to be a volunteer.