1. Welcome to the Leadership Development for Racial Equity
Proposers’ Webinar
This funding opportunity is provided in partnership with
The California Endowment and Sierra Health Foundation.

2. Senior Program Associate
Our Team
Matt Cervantes
Associate Director
of Health Programs
Amy Birtwhistle
Senior Program Associate
CaseyAnn Carbonell
Program Associate
MyShawn Cooke
Administrative
Assistant II

3. Agenda
The Funding Opportunity
How to Apply
How to be Competitive

4. The Center
The Center brings people, ideas and infrastructure together to create positive change.

5. The Center
Our collective impact model seeks to improve community health in California. Sierra Health Foundation founded The Center to deepen our impact statewide and to reduce health disparities for the underserved living in California. With commitment, creativity and collaboration, we promote efforts to eradicate health inequities across our region.

6. The Center Current Programs Leadership Development for Racial Equity
Positive Youth Justice Initiative
San Joaquin Valley Health Fund
My Brother’s Keeper Sacramento Collaborative
Steering Committee on Reduction of African American Child Deaths/Black Child Legacy Campaign
Build.Black. Coalition
California Funders for Boys and Men of Color
Medication Assisted Treatment Access Points Project

7. Leadership Development for
Racial Equity
An Overview

8. Funding Partnership
The California Endowment
Sierra Health Foundation

9. Funding Goal
To build advocacy-related capacity of community-based nonprofit organizations managed by leaders of color with a youth focus serving communities of color and addressing health disparities

10. Background
Diversity of Region
Health Disparities
Equity

11. Eligible Counties
33 counties
7.6 million population

12. Health Equity

13. Eligibility 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations
Fiscal sponsors of non-501(c)(3) entities, as long as:
Fiscal sponsor is a 501(c)(3) organization; and
Proposed project meets the following eligibility criteria

14. Eligibility
Explicit mission to serve racial and ethnic minority populations
At least half of the board of directors represent racial and ethnic populations
Key executive staff with policy- and decision-making authority represent racial and ethnic populations.

15. Eligibility (cont’d)
Organizations must currently have a focus on youth.
Organization’s funded activities must be designed to build capacity and/or engage in leadership development to address racial inequities through policy and systems change.
Applicant organization must serve residents living in one or more of 33 counties included in this program.
One application per organization.

16. Funding Scope Up to $100,000 total available
Individual awards from $5,000 to $10,000
12-month grants

17. What We Will Fund
Policy and systems change efforts designed to address racial inequities and structural racism that limit opportunities to live healthy lives for low-income communities of color

18. What We Will Fund Capacity-building priority areas:
Participatory Action Research/Data Collection/ Evaluation/Research
Fund Development
Technology
Cultural and Linguistic Competency

19. What We Will Fund Leadership development priority areas:
Establishing cross-sector collaboration and coordination
Building youth and resident leadership in policy, advocacy and organizing in content areas
Engaging community stakeholders
Staff or board training

20. What We Will Fund Project Approach Examples:
Coalition building/Partnership development
Policy development
Leadership development
Community engagement, organizing and advocacy
Research/Participatory action research
Multi-ethnic/multi-racial collaboration
Communications/outreach and education
Youth engagement, organizing and advocacy
Peer learning

21. What We Will Fund Funds May be Used For Examples:
Assessment tools
Training materials
Staffing
Consultants
Stipends
Meeting space
Food
AV costs
Technology
Travel
To directly facilitate the delivery of the funded activities

22. Direct Services Proposals for Direct Services will not be Considered
Direct services are those that tend to meet people’s more immediate needs, such as food, shelter, clothing, literacy, life skills, case management, individual development or physical or mental health care, rather than activities designed to result in policy and systems change.

23. What We Will Not Fund Debt retirement or operational deficits
Partisan activities
Individuals as applicants
Religious organizations for explicit religious activities
Activities that exclusively benefit the members of sectarian or religious organizations
509(a)(3) supporting organizations
501(c)(4) organizations or lobbying activities

24. Convenings for Funded Organizations
The Center will convene organizations selected for funding to:
Participate in a training on organizational self-assessment
Promote cross-agency learning
Strengthen regional network

25. Convenings for Funded Organizations
Three required convenings will be held at
Sierra Health Foundation.
The first will be held within a few weeks after grant start date, on organizational assessment.
Travel costs to attend the convenings are the responsibility of the funded organization and may be included in the proposed budget.
The location is subject to change.

26. Questions
and
Answers

27. Leadership Development for Racial Equity
Application Process

28. Grants Portal Create an Account
Create an Account

29. Enter Organization’s Tax ID Number
Grants Portal
Enter Organization’s Tax ID Number

30. Is applicant organization a 501(c)(3) nonprofit?
Grants Portal
Is applicant organization a 501(c)(3) nonprofit?

31. Grants Portal
Instructions

32. Grants Portal
Instructions

33. Grants Portal Applicant Information Tab

34. Application Applicant Information Applicant organization information
Applicant organization CEO/Director information
Project contact information – for questions related to the proposal

35. Application Project Summary Project Name and Brief Purpose
Requested Amount
Geography – counties the organization benefits
Population the organization benefits

36. Application Questions for Project Narrative
Organization Description. Provide a brief overview of your organization:
when it was established
your organization’s mission, its youth focus and its work to reduce health disparities and address racial equity
the ethnic makeup of your organization's executive staff and board

37. Application Questions for Project Narrative
Organization Description. Provide a brief overview of your organization, continued:
d) whom you benefit, including their demographic characteristics (age, gender, race/ethnicity), socioeconomic status, circumstances of the geographic setting or neighborhood
e) the types of programs you operate
f) examples of notable successes in your organization's work with youth. If applicant is acting as fiscal sponsor, provide some information about the applicant and more detail about the entity that will carry out the project
(Maximum 300 words)

38. Application Questions for Project Narrative
Organization Interest. Explain your organization’s interest in policy and systems change-related organizational capacity building and/or leadership development and how your organization will be better able to address institutional and/or systemic racism as a result.
(Maximum 200 words)

39. Application Questions for Project Narrative
Organization Readiness. Describe your organization’s readiness for policy and systems change-related capacity building or leadership development work to promote racial equity.
(Maximum 200 words)

40. Application Questions for Project Narrative
Proposed Use of Funds. Describe how you plan to use these funds for policy and systems change-related organizational capacity building or leadership development activities to address racial equity.
(Maximum 400 words)

41. Application Questions for Project Narrative
Long-term Result. If your funded work is successful, what will be the long-term result for the individuals, families, communities and/or region involved?
(Maximum 200 words)

42. Application Questions for Project Narrative
Activities. List the specific activities needed to carry out your proposed use of funds. Be specific about the scope of the activities in terms of the numbers and types of people involved or reached, the number and types of events held, the number and types of organizations convened, and so on.
(Maximum 300 words)

43. Application Questions for Project Narrative
Expected Outcomes. List 2-5 expected direct outcomes of the activities.
(Maximum 200 words)

44. Application Questions for Project Narrative
Evaluation Process. Describe how you will document or evaluate progress toward the outcomes.
(Maximum 200 words )

45. Application Attachments Proposed budget Proposed budget narrative
IRS letter of determination
Financial statement

46. Grants Portal
Attachments Tab

47. Proposed Budget

49. Proposed Budget & Budget Narrative
List each line item.
Include full-time equivalents (FTE) for staff.
Identify other funding secured for the proposed activities, if applicable.
In your Budget Narrative, describe the purpose of each line item and in-kind.

50. Questions
and
Answers

51. How to be
Competitive

52. Selection Criteria Competitive applications will:
Make the case for your organization’s interest and readiness to engage in advocacy-related capacity building or leadership development to address racial equity
Describe your organization’s focus on youth and related successful outcomes
Focus on building organizational effectiveness to conduct advocacy and policy or systems change related to racial equity

53. Selection Criteria, cont’d.
Competitive applications will:
Describe the anticipated difference the project would make, as explained in your stated outcomes
Include a reasonable scope and budget, based on this funding opportunity’s framework

54. Other Considerations in Final Selection
Geographic diversity
Demographic diversity
Range of Project Areas
Previous Leadership Development for Racial Equity funding

55. Proposal Writing Tips
Read and follow application guidelines and instructions.
Verify your organization is eligible.
Answer questions clearly and concisely.
Clearly explain your organization’s interest in and readiness for policy and systems change- related capacity building or leadership development work to address racial equity.
Clearly explain your proposed project.

56. Proposal Writing Tips, cont’d.
Check for consistency in the project description, budget narrative and budget line items.
Have someone who is not involved in the project read your draft application and tell you what they think you’re applying for.
Review the Attachments Checklist to ensure all documents are included in the application package.

57. Application Submission Tips
On a PC: Use Internet Explorer as the web browser for our online grants portal.
On a Mac: Use Safari as the web browser.
Click the “Save and Return Later” button if you will not be active in the application.
Return to your application using the link in the automated you will receive.
Submit application before the deadline date.
Write responses to the narrative questions outside of the grants portal, then cut and paste your responses in the appropriate fields.
As you write responses, track your word count.

58. Checklist Review Application Instructions and Criteria
Complete the Application through the online portal:
Completed application questions
Budget
Budget Narrative
501(c)(3) determination letter
Most recent annual financial statement that shows revenue and expenses for a full year

59. Timeline Application deadline Sept. 3 at 1 p.m. Award Announcement
Funds Available
Sept. 3 at 1 p.m.
mid-October
early November

60. Contacts and Resources
questions to
Resources:
The Center –
Sierra Health Foundation –
The California Endowment –

61. Questions
and
Answers