Connectors are the networkers—the bridge-builders who link people, resources, and opportunities. Your superpower is relationships, and grants exist specifically to fund the infrastructure of connection. Here's your framework for finding partnership and network-building funding.

Grant Categories for Connectors

1. Coalition & Partnership Development Grants

• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (USA) – rwjf.org – Community health partnerships and collaborations

• W.K. Kellogg Foundation (USA/Global) – wkkf.org – Place-based community development

• Open Society Foundations (Global) – opensocietyfoundations.org – Civil society strengthening

2. Community Organizing Grants

• Marguerite Casey Foundation (USA) – caseygrants.org – Community-led organizing

• Headwaters Foundation for Justice (USA) – headwatersfoundation.org – Grassroots organizing support

• Fund for Global Human Rights (Global) – globalhumanrights.org – Activist network funding

3. Cross-Sector Collaboration Funding

• Skoll Foundation (Global) – skoll.org – Social entrepreneurs creating systemic change

• Annie E. Casey Foundation (USA) – aecf.org – Family and community partnerships

• Comic Relief/Red Nose Day (USA/UK) – comicrelief.com – Community connection initiatives

Framework: How Connectors Should Approach Grants

1. Map your existing network and identify gaps

2. Seek grants that specifically fund 'convening' or 'capacity building'

3. Leverage Letters of Support from partner organizations

4. Position yourself as the hub connecting multiple stakeholders

5. Apply with coalition partners for stronger applications

Next up: Builders—funding for those who construct and create tangible community assets.