Applications are in!!

We are all very excited to announce that the due date for applications has passed, and we will start reviewing them soon. We are looking forward to reading about the 17 phenomenal organizations that applied and going through the decision-making process. The Data Committee has successfully created an efficient and fair system that we will be using to evaluate them.

Some things that we have discussed in class and that we will make sure to keep in mind throughout this process include:

-Difficulties organizations face when applying for grants

-The importance of listening to the community’s needs

-The importance of partnerships between organizations

-Acknowledgement of inequity and justice across race, class, gender, etc., the importance of addressing larger systematic issues

-The fact that we have as much to learn as we do to give

We are excited to apply all that we have learned and discussed this semester and make a real impact in Eastern North Carolina. It is impossible to give without learning, and seeing what organizations are making a difference will be a very meaningful experience.

RFP and Application are Finally Posted!

We are very excited to announce that we have finalized our request for proposals and grant application, and they are now available on the CCPS website via:

https://ccps.unc.edu/bpss/opportunities/philanthropy-course/impact-nc-grant/

We hope that our readers share this link with organizations that may be interested and that are operating sustainable educational initiatives in Eastern North Carolina.

Our first committee spotlight this week is on the Data Committee!

Tiffany Turner and Kelly McNeil worked very hard to put the application online and developed the review rubric with the writing committee. They are looking forward to compiling information and statistics on the grants we receive and working with the rest of the board to develop a decision-making process once the grants are in. It is important to the data committee and the entire board to create a method that is fair and unbiased for reviewing the grants. This committee will also create spreadsheets as needed to document our decisions about proposals.