Dear Safe Schools members and friends ...

From NYAC (National Youth Advocacy Coalition) ... how to apply to be a Racial and Economic Justice demonstration site (approx. $5,000 each):

Dear Member Organizations, Colleagues, and Supporters,

Below is the NYAC Racial and Economic Justice Request For Proposals announcement. Feel free to contact me, if any you have any questions about the announcement, my contact information is at the bottom of this e-mail. Thank you and good luck in your proposal writing.

L. Michael Gipson
Racial and Economic Justice Coordinator
National Youth Advocacy Coalition
1638 R. Street NW
Suite 300
Washington, DC 20002
phone:202-319-7596 ext. 26
fax:202-319-7365
http://www.nyacyouth.org
mgipson@nyacyouth.org

Request For Proposals

The National Youth Advocacy Coalition (NYAC) is accepting proposals from NYAC member organizations to create demonstration sites for NYAC's Racial and Economic Justice (REJ) Initiative. NYAC is accepting proposals from member organizations that have a history of employing youth organizing as both a youth development and social change strategy. One member organization in each of the five NYAC regions, for a total of five grantees, will be funded as regional demonstration sites of the REJ Initiative. In addition to financial support, each grantee will be awarded intensive technical assistance, training, and evaluation to develop or strengthen their youth organizing program.

Financial support for the REJ demonstration sites to strategically support the youth-led social change efforts of member organizations is projected in the range of $5,000. The first round of grants will be made as one-year commitments. Multi-year grants will be considered contingent upon grantees' year one performance and NYAC's success in securing future funding for the sites.

In addition to becoming demonstration sites of the NYAC REJ Initiative, grantees will also become members of the Youth Leadership Development Initiative (YLDI) Learning Group, coordinated by the National 4-H Council. As Learning Group members, grantees will take part in the annual YLDI Learning Group session with eleven other youth serving organizations engaged in a variety of youth led social and economic justice efforts across the U.S. and in South Africa.

Racial and Economic Justice (REJ) Initiative Statement NYAC understands that youth activists need to be cultivated, educated, and supported in order to be successful in implementing their progressive vision for the future. To assist youth leaders in their social justice efforts, NYAC has developed a Racial and Economic Justice Initiative focused on developing youth leadership through youth-led civic action activities. In 1999, NYAC became one of twelve social justice organizations across the US and South Africa funded under the Ford Foundation Youth Development Initiative to train and support young people fighting various social oppressions. Through the NYAC website, various publications, and conferences, NYAC is creating a space and opportunity for youth activists to dialogue, train, and organize with other youth across racial, ethnic, sexual orientation, sex, gender variance, ability, religious, and socio-economic lines.

REJ Goals - To strengthen the knowledge base of NYAC and it's membership on issues of racial and economic equality.

• To expand and build members' capacity to engage their youth constituency in anti-discrimination and other social justice efforts through civic action and organizing.

• To increase LGBT youth access to educational materials, resources, and training as it relates to civic action, youth organizing, and issues of social justice.

• To support NYAC, its members, and members' constituents in their combined efforts to promote equality regardless of race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, sex, gender variance, ability, religious, and socio-economic background.

• To establish collaborative relationships, cultivate open and consistent communication, and identify common goals with other progressive non-profits in both the LGBT and non-LGBT movements.

Goals of the REJ Demonstration Sites:

• To educate youth on power analysis and systems of oppression, and to increase their understanding of how the LGBT experience fits into a larger social justice paradigm.

• To increase youth's knowledge of youth and community organizing practices, philosophies, and strategies.

• To increase youth's ability to implement youth and community organizing practices, philosophies, and strategies.

• To provide youth the financial means and support to effect positive social change in their communities.

• To increase youth's capacity to educate their communities on LGBT, environmental, and/or racial and economic justice issues affecting their communities.

• To provide LGBT youth activists the opportunity to cross-collaborate locally and nationally with youth activists engaged in both LGBT and non-LGBT issue areas.

• To increase youths' potential to mentor and recruit other youth in their communities in youth organizing for progressive social change.

• The organization is a current member of the National Youth Advocacy Coalition.

• The organization is community-based.

• The organization has a direct working relationship with lesbian, gay, bisexual, and/or transgendered (LGBT) youth.

• The organization has a demonstrated commitment to youth/adult collaborations and partnerships.

• The organization has a demonstrated commitment to social justice, economic justice and/or youth organizing.

• The organization has demonstrated commitment to working with a racially/ethnically diverse pool of youth.

• The organization has a demonstrated commitment to gender equity, cultural sensitivity, and cultural competency.

• The organization has a demonstrated outreach effort and service delivery to low-income youth.

• The organization has a demonstrated record of coalition building with non-lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgendered (LGBT) organizations (i.e., people of color, differently-abled, feminist/ womyn focused, etc.).

• The organization has a working relationship with at least three other community-based organizations in their community that are active in anti-racism, anti-sexism, environmentalism, or other comparable social justice efforts.

NYAC will look for member organizations that demonstrate a willingness to match, or raise funds proportional to, the grant award. NYAC will also look for proposals from grassroots member organizations with a significant history of social justice, community organizing, and have operating budgets under $300,000. NYAC will look for member organizations with significant histories of youth-led projects or programs, and member organizations who serve significant numbers of youth of color, young womyn, and/or differently-abled youth.

Grant Application Procedure
NYAC strongly recommends that prospective applicants submit the following in the form of a letter of inquiry, which is not to exceed two pages in length, before a full proposal is sent:

• A brief description of the organization's purpose and specific activities.
• A brief summary of the program, for which funds are being sought, including the period covered.
• The principal outcome(s) expected.
• The amount being requested.
• Funding received to date for the program, as well as sources of funding.
• The names and contact information of key personnel who will be responsible for the program.

• IRS certification of 501(c)(3) status of organization
• The most recent audited financial statements of the organization and its operating subsidiaries, if any. (expenses, revenue, balance sheet, etc.)

• Organizations current annual operating budget.
• Projected operating budget for upcoming year.

L. Michael Gipson, Racial and Economic Justice Coordinator
National Youth Advocacy Coalition
1638 R. Street NW, Suite 300
Washington, D.C. 20009
Telephone:202-319-7596 ext. 26
Fax:202-319-7365
E-mail:mgipson@nyacyouth.org

Proposal Format

1. Cover Sheet (should include all contact names and information)

2. Proposal Summary (maximum one page, separate sheet)
   Please briefly summarize the purpose of your organization. Briefly explain why your organization is requesting this grant, how young people are involved, including leadership roles they play in your organization, what outcomes you hope to achieve, and how you will spend the funds if the grant is made.

3. Narrative (maximum of four pages)
   1. Introduction and Background of Organization (Incorporating the following points)
      1. Briefly describe your organization's history and major accomplishments (note:highlight any organizational achievements in community mobilization, education, organizing, and other significant social justice activities).
      2. Describe your current programs and activities.
      3. Who is your constituency (be specific about demographics such as age, race, ethnicity, class, gender identity, sexual orientation, etc.)? How are they actively involved in your work and how do they benefit from this program and/or your organization?
      4. Describe how young people provide leadership and how they are involved in program design, implementation, and evaluation of programs.
      5. Describe the community your organization works in (note:please identify as urban/rural/suburban/small town/city).
      6. Describe your organization's partnerships and/or collaborations with other community based social justice and/or people of color focused organizations
   2. Describe your request (Incorporating the following points)
      1. Problem statement:what problems, needs, or issues will your program address? (i.e., police brutality, school reform, environmental protection, etc.)

      2. Describe the specific project for which your organization seeks funding, why your organization decided to pursue this specific project, and whether this is a new or on-going part of your organization.
      3. What are the goals, objectives, activities and strategies involved in this request? Describe your specific activities/strategies using a timeline over the course of this request.
      4. Describe systemic or social change your organization is trying to achieve. (How does your organization's work address and change the root causes of the problem?). Describe your organization's plans for fundraising beyond this request.
   3. Evaluation (while an external evaluation of the site will be conducted by NYAC, NYAC is interested in what internal evaluation of the project will be conducted at your organization)
      1. Briefly describe your plan for evaluating the success of the project or for your organization's work. What questions will be addressed? Who will be involved in evaluating this work- staff, board, constituents, community, and/or consultants? How will the evaluation results be used?
4. Budget Information

   Use the format provided on the last page of this RFP to detail your proposed project budget. If you already prepare organizational and project budgets that approximate this format, please feel free to submit them in their original forms.

5. Other Supporting Material (Please be selective. Send only materials applicable to your request.)
   1. Three letters of support from other local community based organizations. At least two of the letters of support should be from organizations with some form of social justice programming.
   2. Organizational chart, demographic information of your board members, or other materials. demonstrating how young people are involved in decision making and leadership in the organization.
   3. No more than two recent newspaper clippings, articles, evaluations, or reviews.
   4. Recent annual reports.

• Send three (3) complete copies of your proposal application, including cover sheet and attachments by mail (faxed copies of proposal applications will not be accepted). Address all correspondence to:

  L. Michael Gipson, Racial and Economic Justice Coordinator
  National Youth Advocacy Coalition
  1638 R. Street NW, Suite 300
  Washington, D.C. 20009

• Send one (1) complete copy of your proposal application including cover sheet by e-mail to:
  mgipson@nyacyouth.org

• Use a standard typeface no smaller than 11 points and no less than one-inch margins.

• Your proposal must be double-spaced and single sided.

• Binders and folders are not accepted.

• By 6pm EST on October 30, 2000 letters of intent due at NYAC office.
• By 6pm EST on November 20, 2000 full proposal applications due at NYAC office.
• By December 4, 2000 notification of grant awards to grantees.
• By December 8, 2000 grants awarded.

Item Amount
Salaries and Wages (breakdown by individual position and indicate full or part time)
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Fringe benefits & payroll taxes
Consultant & professional fees
Travel
Equipment
Supplies
Licenses & permits
Training Telephone & fax
Postage & delivery
Telephone & fax
Rent & utilities
In-kind expense
Other (specify)
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Total Expense

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