Hidden Opportunities

Part 6 of the report catalogues non-traditional revenue plays to diversify Ason’s grant mix alongside formal RFPs.

Corporate Micro-Streams

• Assign a volunteer to research top Melbourne/Orlando employers (Harris Corp, Tyson Foods, Hobby Lobby, Coca-Cola bottlers) for employee-directed giving or CSR committees tied to wells, classrooms, or microenterprise.
• Have board members leverage relationships with Christian-led or Africa/Caribbean-focused companies to position Ason projects for those quiet CSR funds.

Family Foundations Without Websites

• Engage the National Christian Foundation (Orlando) to surface donor-advised funds interested in international missions.
• Map Brevard County philanthropists and churches that steward private family funds aligned with Ason’s mission.

Government Earmarks & Directed Funding

• Educate congressional and state offices about Ason to earn letters of support and future earmark consideration.
• Monitor Florida sister-state or diaspora programs that could back Dominican or Ghana initiatives.

Collaborative Grants as Sub-Recipient

• Join networks like Accord to signal readiness to implement portions of larger grants led by major NGOs.
• Explore partnerships with universities or research institutes seeking field sites for USAID or Templeton-funded projects.

Emerging Initiatives to Watch

• Track discussions of an International Religious Freedom fund slated for 2026.
• Follow USAID’s New Partnerships Initiative and Local Capacity Strengthening calls favoring smaller organizations.
• Watch UN or multilateral thematic years that could spawn education-focused funding windows.