Changemaker Challenge

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If you would like to start a draft of your application answers while you await registration approval, the questions have been included below.

Org Name:
Mailing Address:
Org Website:
Contact Name & Title:
Contact Phone/Email:
Executive Director:
Exec Dir Email:
Program Name:
Brief Program Description:
Organization Overview:
Amount Requested:
Total Project Budget:

1. What is your project and what kind of problem or challenge are you trying to address in LA?
2. When and where will your initiative take place? How will you use your CMC award?
3. How will your project strengthen relationships between different communities and have a positive impact on our city?
4. Outputs, Evaluation and Collaboration:
   1. How many clients will you be able to serve?
   2. What other outputs will you have (meals, services, etc.)?
   3. How will you evaluate the impact of your project?
   4. Who do you currently collaborate/partner with?
5. Does your project already exist? If so, please explain how a CMC award will help you improve, enhance, expand or add innovation to your project.
6. What other pending funding sources do you have? If you do not receive this other funding but do win the Changemaker Challenge, will you still be able to move forward with your project/initiative and how?
7. To make the most of the coaching component of this partnership, we require participation from a leadership staff person at your nonprofit. He/she will be expected to participate in approximately 5 monthly capacity building group trainings along with leadership from other CMC winners aimed at providing your organization with an added value of approximately $4k in the way of support and coaching. Each year the capacity building curriculum is tailored to fit the needs of the participants in the cohort based on an initial needs assessment. Past topics have included board development, strategic planning, defining/changing organizational culture, fundraising, time management, managing for success, etc. Please provide names and titles of 1 or 2 staff persons in a leadership role from your organization who should participate. Please note, the same staff person should be able to attend each of the 5 sessions.
8. How did you hear about the ChangeMaker Challenge?