Baltimore Summer Funding Collaborative 2017 Community Forum

2017 Summer Funding Collaborative Members

Growth Why it Matters In 2014 there were three major funders who supported summer programming: Weinberg Foundation, Casey Foundation, and Family League. These three organizations came together and founded the summer funding collaborative. Some highlights of the partnership are: Summer 2015 - the collaborative committed $1.2 million in funding, which supported 77 organizations and served over 10,000 youth Fall 2015 – 7 new funders join the Collaborative (10 total) Summer 2016 – the collaborative committed $3.2 million in funding, which supported 94 organizations and served almost 13,000 youth Now – We recently added two new members to the collaborative: Under Armor and Care First. We will also use a community reviewer system to guide funding decisions Benefits for summer enrichment providers Central application process – apply once More equitable access to summer funding Opportunities for provider networking and partnership Technical Assistance & Professional Development opportunities Systems Building – Data Collection Understand landscape (# and quality of seats) through standardized data with the goal of increasing # of quality seats Coordinate with other summer stakeholders

2017 Summer Application We heard you and we’ve made changes to the 2017 collaborative application. As a collaborative, we’ve strengthen our partnership and we are committed to ensuring applicants encounter less challenges when applying for funding. Some highlights of the 2017 application include: Three tracks system – organizations will choose one classification for their summer program : comprehensive Pre K – 8, comprehensive 9 -12, or specialized programs serving grades Pre K – Opportunity Youth Submit one application for all funders. Organizations will not select specific funders on the application. Community review process - All applications will be reviewed using a community reviewer system

Certificate of Good Standing What is it? A Certificate of Good Standing, also called a "Certificate of Existence" or "Certificate of Authorization," is a state-issued document that shows that your corporation or limited liability company (LLC) has met its statutory requirements and is authorized to do business in that state. How do I get one? Visit the Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation page - http://dat.maryland.gov/Pages/default.aspx Any applications submitted without a Certificate of Good Standing will not pass through to Community Review. Certificates must contain a date within this Calendar year. January 1, 2017 to present. **Please note that all certificates are subject to further review. If an online search is completed and returns a current status of Not in Good Standing, your application will not be accepted.

Post award expectations All organizations that receive funding through the summer funding collaborative will have these joint expectations: Participation in collaborative-wide workshops Organizations will attend one to two workshops in the late spring (April – June) Participation in funder-specific meeting Organizations will attend one meeting with their lead funding agency All organizations will participate in evaluation/data collection requirements Tracking and recording daily attendance using the collaborative’s template Formal and informal site visits by member of the collaborative Youth satisfaction survey End of summer final report/survey

Summer 2017 timeline Jan. 23, 2017 – summer 2017 application opens Jan. 27, 2017 – community meeting at Parks and People, 9:00 – 11:00am Jan. 31, 2017 – community meeting at Family League, 5:30 -7:30pm Feb. 2, 2017 – community meeting at Orleans Branch, Enott Pratt Free Library, 1:00-3:00pm Feb. 2, 2017 – last day to submit questions Feb. 17, 2017 – summer 2017 application closes, 5:00pm Feb. 18 – March 10 – Technical and External Community Review Technical review consists of an initial check to ensure all required documents were submitted with the application. Any applications who have not included a Certificate of Good Standing will not pass this stage External community review: this stage will be completed by a diverse panel of youth and adults reviewers March 10, 2017 – The community review is complete. At this time funders within the collaborative will review the feedback of community reviewers to inform their decisions Early April, 2017 – Final funding announcements will begin

How to contact us Email the collaborative at: summerfundingcollab@gmail.com All inquires will be addressed in a written Q&A available at http://www.aecf.org/summergrants and Family League’s website, www.familyleague.org, after each pre-proposal conference. We will not respond to individual emails directly. The deadline for questions is Feb. 2, 2017. After this date you will be referred directly to the Q&A documents. Complete the 2017 summer application at: http://www.aecf.org/summergrants