https://risingfoundation.org/index.php/grants/apply/
Jerry from SoFA volunteers thinking through it.
https://risingfoundation.org/index.php/grants/apply/
Jerry from SoFA volunteers thinking through it.
Iâve started to work on this!
Link to 2021 Rising Foundation Application
In this application, I propose that The Rising Foundation fund us to create a mass training program to equip young people and adult allies with the skills, resources, and community supports needed to contribute to our movement for youth-led collective impact. Mass training is a strategy to build movements that gives everyone who enters all the movement dna they need to become leaders in the movement at the very beginning. This mass training allows people to then take action in a decentralized way without needing to get permission. Mass trainings are intense, recommended 10-12 hours.
Iâd LOVE everyoneâs ideas on
Hereâs my current list:
Information on what mass training is and why itâs important below.
Future advanced trainings will be things like
Finally, would anyone like to join me in doing the actual writing?
Ideas from @williamdiep
Structure
Content
This is incredibly late, and Iâm not sure if I have the skill to help writing, but I have some ideas!
I think your outline is amazing but I think we should add in a small point somewhere about exploitation. Many youth organizers become exploited by adults and the people they work with (like they end up being overworked, end up doing things theyâre uncomfortable with, etcâŠ). A point somewhere about avoiding exploitation in non-profit complexes and organized community work would help clarify many peopleâs goals, projects, and thoughts towards their careers and futures. I think this might connect with:
Also, answering question 2, karaoke might be fun.
Yes! I edited my post with this content.
I also added a bullet point about maybe having an after-party with karaoke being one of the options. What do you think?
We passed the first stage and have been invited to write a full grant application!!
Next steps are for us to incorporate their feedback and submit the full grant by November 1st. Read our official invitation letter.
The Rising Foundation cannot fund political activities. They donât want to open the can of worms when it comes to the nuances between advocacy (allowed for 501c3s) and lobbying (limited for 501c3s). So, can fund our training for youth leaders to decide how to apply for themselves, but cannot fund in support of specific political activities like lowing the voting age.
Current budget proposal has a large sum of money dedicated to the role of the program manager. Break that out into activities, estimated hours to complete those activities, and hourly rates instead. The Rising Foundation doesnât fund salaries and operational costs but recognizes there are activities that people are doing as part of the project. Derive a number instead of throwing a number out.
Describe what occurs immediately and then how people are going to be supported long term. From Jeff: A lot of us have had workshops with epiphanies and then you go back to life. So, whatâs the short-term epiphanies you want to see? But also, without support the epiphanies donât translate into long-term actions. So, whatâs the impact of the epiphany? With Sociocracy for example, âThereâs another way of governance? who knew? and now we can practice it?â Emphasize YPCâs support infrastructure, its learning through doing. Do people go away with something tangible that they can integrate into their lives and carry forward to what they learn? The conversion rate of people who go through this + percentage of people that stay engaged? Availability of support groups?
Explain how are you going to do measurements. Whatâs the mechanism youâre going to use to assess the outcome? Work with organizations to show efficacy because other foundations want to see whoâs funding and who believes in you. Recomend having pre- and post-surveys instead of just post-surveys because this method assesses impact.
Share who are the participants? The Rising Foundation has just created an Opportunity Fund which recognizes that impacted communities have not had the opportunities that others have. Funds will go to communities of color. Highlight this for YPC.
Explain how weâll recruit participants.
Was most excited by the youth focus theme, thatâs our future. How do we empower our youth? One grant The Rising Foundation has already made is a peacemaking program with youth, another is teaching sociocracy to children. Adults get long-winded and we have these mega meetings - how well does that work? Also, excited by fact that youâre working with communities of color. Have spent a lot of time looking at privilege and how it propagates. Need to redress that.
Any resources on differentiating between what is and isnât a political activity for non-profits? Would ADVOCATING for something thatâs under the jurisdiction of city government (or the DOE) to change/make amendments/or pass legislation be considered political as a non-profit?
Itâs official! Weâre now a The Rising Foundation grantee!!
Weâll be tracking how we spend these resources on Open Collective and join #team:leadership-development work to collaborate on the program.