National Council on Disability

posted November 09, 2009

The Current State of Health Care for People with Disabilities

National Council on Disability undertook this study in 2007 to focus the nation’s attention on the health care disparities experienced by people with disabilities, and to provide information and recommendations that can help to eliminate health care inequities for people with disabilities.

FISA Foundation Announces Grantmaking Strategy

posted June 26, 2009
In this difficult economic climate, everyone (individuals, families, communities, businesses, nonprofits, foundations, government…) is taking a critical look at financial investments. FISA Foundation, like most funders, has fewer dollars to distribute. After soliciting input from our grantees and nonprofit partners, we have adopted the following general strategies to guide decisions over the coming year.

• We will honor multi-year grant commitments.
• We will keep our focus on improving the lives of women, girls and people with disabilities and will maintain existing grantmaking priorities for each population.
• We will continue to consider general operating support for successful programs within strong organizations that advance our mission.
• We believe it is extremely important to continue investing in under-resourced rural communities.
• We have not established a “cap” on grant size, but we do acknowledge that the application process will be highly competitive.
• We will continue to conduct three grant cycles during the year. Potential applicants are encouraged to call the office to discuss their request or submit a brief letter of inquiry (follow guidelines posted under “grant application”). Unsolicited full proposals will not be accepted.
• We will set aside a small fund to enable us to respond promptly to emergency needs affecting women, girls and people with disabilities.

Website Accessibility Resources

posted December 04, 2008
It is more important now than ever for all organizations to make sure their websites are welcoming and accessible to people with disabilities. FISA Foundation is proud to be working with the Bayer Center for Nonprofit Management at Robert Morris University to offer classes on website accessibility. Download this PDF handout of resources on web accessibility and stay tuned for more information about the upcoming spring classes!