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Resources for Activists
Many groups that apply to RESIST for funding also need other forms of assistance. Often, applicants are fledgling organizations that represent alternative, radical activism and are therefore unattractive to mainstream funders. RESIST gives many of these newer groups, with broad needs, grants for general support, believing that the organizers know best where to invest funds for growing their work. Recurrent questions among these types of groups concern where to find help with the nuts and bolts of starting, maintaining, and developing progressive organizations. These groups and campaigns require technical assistance, which RESIST is happy to fund but does not directly provide. This guide is a resource for groups seeking assistance with training, consultation, or restructuring help as they lay the groundwork to become stronger, dynamic organizations.
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NB: This guide is a work in progress, and is not meant to be taken as the last word on TA. The groups listed here are mostly those with which RESIST shares a common vision of social and political change and/or has a good understanding of their organization. This list is not meant to be an endorsement of any particular organization. The Advocacy Institute The Advocacy Institute provides leadership training through its Leadership for a Changing World (LCW) program, as well as guidance and support through its international fellows program and network of nonprofit leaders. It also has a specific leadership program designed for tobacco control and public health advocates. 1629 K St., NW, #200 Washington, DC 20006 Tel: (202) 777-7575 Fax: (202) 777-7577 www.advocacy.org info@advocacy.org AFL-CIO Organizing Institute Provides paid training and job placement program for union organizers. 815 16th Street, NW Washington, DC 20006 Tel: (202) 637-5000 Fax: (202) 637-5058 www.aflcio.org/aboutunions/oi The Alliance for Justice Through its Nonprofit Advocacy Project, AFJ provides a variety of workshops, research and publications, information on public policy, and access to the Advocacy Lawyers and Accountants Network (ALAN). The focus is on the legal status of nonprofits and how to be an effective lobbyist. Its most frequently-offered workshop, entitled “Worry-Free Advocacy,” addresses how a nonprofit can be an effective lobbyist within the confines of federal law and is offered throughout the year around the country. AFJ also provides technical assistance related to nonprofit legal issues such as how to obtain 501c(3) status, assistance with tax forms, etc. by phone, email, or written correspondence. 11 Dupont Circle, NW 2nd Floor Washington, DC 20036 Tel: (202) 822-6070 Fax: (202) 822-6068 www.allianceforjustice.org alliance@afj.org Center for Community Change The Center for Community Change offers technical assistance, training, and organizational development to community groups working on social problems like poverty, affordable housing, and unemployment. To request assistance send a two-page letter briefly describing your community and its needs as well as: the history of your organization; its mission; specific objectives; its tax(-exempt) status; its bylaws; who sits on the board; budget and staff size (if any); sources of funding (if any); and the type of assistance being sought. CCC's website also offers downloadable publications on organizational development tools, e.g. writing grant proposals, sample bylaws, developing a board of directors, etc., and advice on community organizing techniques. States east of the Mississippi contact: Ms. Cristina Lopez Center for Community Change 1000 Wisconsin Ave, NW Washington, DC 20007 clopez@communitychange.org www.communitychange.org West of Mississippi contact: Mr. Wesley Woo Center for Community Change 100 Bush St, Suite 210 San Francisco, CA 94104 wwoo@communitychange.org Center for Third World Organizing CTWO focuses on building a social justice movement led by people of color. Flagship programs, such as the Minority Activist Apprenticeship Program (MAAP), create a network of activists and organizers. CTWO also sponsors programs such as Community Action Training which provides an introduction to community organizing, including approaches to social change, building a social justice movement, doorknocking, direct action, and fundraising – as well as an opportunity for actual fieldwork. Research Organizing Action Resources offers lead and senior organizers specialized training and consultation in the areas of fundraising strategies, financial and information systems management, supervision, organizational relationships, and campaign development. Specialized training and consultation services are offered to individual organizations on a contract basis, including campaign development, organizational assessments and strategic planning. Standard and nonprofit rates available, grassroots discounts available on a limited basis. 1218 E. 21st Street Oakland, CA 94606 Tel: (510) 533-7583 Fax: (510) 533-0923 www.ctwo.org/training.html ctwo@ctwo.org Community Training and Assistance Center (CTAC) CTAC is a national not-for-profit organization with 24 years of experience in urban communities. CTAC provides technical assistance to groups engaged in community organizing, neighborhood revitalization, and human services, particularly in low-income, urban neighborhoods. CTAC helps organizations identify needs and develop long-term strategies for growth. Assistance focuses on developing leadership and organizational capacity in strategic planning, governance, programming, constituency development, and resource development; coalition building and collaboration among groups, and liaisons between community organizations and local governments. CTAC provides long-term assistance nationally, with an emphasis on community-based organizations in New England and Mid-Atlantic states. 30 Winter Street, 7th Floor Boston, MA 02108 Tel: (617) 423-1444 Fax: (617) 423-4748 www.ctacusa.com ctac@ctacusa.com CompassPoint CompassPoint Nonprofit Services is a nonprofit training, consulting and research organization with offices in San Francisco and Silicon Valley. They offer workshops, conferences, management and technology consulting, assistance with executive transitions, contract trainings, as well as an Institute for Nonprofit Consulting-training for consultants. Its online resource Nonprofit Genie (genie.org) provides a multitude of indispensable resources from FAQs to a newsletter to links to newly published resources. 706 Mission Street, 5th Floor San Francisco CA 94103 Tel: (415) 541-9000 Tel: (408) 248-9505 (Silicon Valley) www.compasspoint.org info@compasspoint.org DataCenter DataCenter's mission is to provide social justice advocates, especially low-income activists and people of color, access to strategic information, analysis, and research skills that will help them run more effective campaigns. DataCenter's services include: Research Partnerships; Strategic Research; Consultation; and Research Training. 1904 Franklin St., Suite 900 Oakland, CA 94612 Tel: (510) 835-4692 Fax: (510) 835-3017 www.datacenter.org datacenter@datacenter.org Development Leadership Network (DLN) DLN promotes practices which eliminate racism, build indigenous leadership, promote comprehensive approaches to community building and create community-controlled institutions. In 1997, DLN launched its Success Measures Project to address a concern that community-based organizations are too often driven by funder priorities over community needs. DLN developed the Success Measures Guidebook, a tool to help organizations utilize participatory planning and evaluation. DLNs Organizational Sustainability Project promotes strategies which contribute to sustainability of effective organizations that link their economic development work to broader social justice organizing. 685 Centre Street Boston, MA 02130 Tel: (617) 971-9443 Fax: (617) 971-0778 www.developmentleadership.net/index.htm info@developmentleadership.net The Foundation Center Contains links to foundation resources, a weekly news service for grantseekers, instructional materials on proposal writing, and online non-profit classified services section. Also sponsors over 200 Cooperating Collections across the country which are free funding information centers in libraries, community foundations, and other nonprofit resource centers that provide a core collection of Foundation Center publications and a variety of supplementary materials and services in areas useful to grantseekers. Offers numerous training workshops across the country throughout the year. 79 Fifth Avenue/16th Street New York, NY 10003-3076 Tel: (212) 620-4230 or (800) 424-9836 Fax: 212-691-1828 www.fdncenter.org The Funding Exchange The Funding Exchange is a national membership organization of publicly supported, community-based foundations. It serves as a partnership of activists and donors dedicated to building a base of support for progressive social change through fundraising for local, national and international grantmaking programs. Provides technical assistance through an annual skills conference, peer group meetings, and special projects for member funds. It also provides a variety of free publications including the Technical Assistance Report. National Office: 666 Broadway, Suite 500 New York, NY 10012 Tel: (212) 529-5300 Fax: (212) 982-9272 www.fex.org/index.shtml info@fex.org The Gill Foundation The Gill Foundation is the country's largest funder of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) organizations. Comprehensive TA resources and consulting are available for organizations and activists throughout the U.S. that meet their funding criteria. National and regional training focuses on the strengthening of organizations through improving fundraising tools, building more efficient boards, developing leaders, and providing resources to network with donors. 2215 Market Street Suite 205 Denver, CO 80205 Tel: (303) 292-4455 Fax: (303) 292-2155 www.gillfoundation.org/tata_resources info@gillfoundation.org The Grantsmanship Center (TGCI) The Grantsmanship Center was founded in 1972 by Norton J. Kiritz to offer grantsmanship training to nonprofit and government agencies. Before this time, no such training existed and small organizations often lacked the skills to compete for grant opportunities. Today the Grantsmanship Center offers its acclaimed five-day Grantsmanship Training Program throughout the United States. Hosted by local organizations, the continuously updated, small-group, hands-on workshop covers all aspects of researching grants, writing grant proposals and negotiating with funding sources. Besides practicing the most advanced techniques for pursuing government, foundation, and corporate grants, participants develop real grant proposals for their own agencies. The Grantsmanship Center also offers a three-day workshop on Earned Income Strategies to help nonprofit organizations learn how to diversify and stabilize their revenue sources by building on current activities, existing capabilities and established stakeholder relationships. P.O. Box 17220 1125 West Sixth Street , Fifth Floor Los Angeles, CA 90017 213-482-9860 www.tgci.com Grassroots Fundraising Journal/Chardon Press The Grassroots Fundraising Journal helps nonprofit organizations learn how to raise more money to support their work. Published bimonthly, the Grassroots Fundraising Journal offers practical, how-to instruction on fundraising strategies such as: direct mail, special events, major gift campaigns, and phone-a-thons, as well as tools to help build a board of directors that is willing to raise money, choose a database to track donors, manage time effectively, and ultimately develop a successful fundraising program. Co-Publisher Kim Klein is a nationally known fundraiser, trainer and author (best known for her text, Fundraising for Social Change) who specializes in training organizations that are working for social justice and have budgets of less than one million dollars. The Journal includes her advice column “Dear Kim Klein.” The Journal and links to ordering its other publications, as well as additional sites, is available online. 3781 Broadway Oakland, CA 94611 Tel: (888) 458-8588 Fax: (510) 596-8822 www.grassrootsfundraising.org Grassroots Institute for Fundraising Training (GIFT) GIFT develops and strengthens the grassroots fundraising skills of people working for social justice. Created primarily for groups and people of color, the goal of GIFT is to build the capacity of progressive organizations to raise money and to increase the number of people of color in fundraising. GIFT seeks to decrease organizations' dependence on foundation funding by helping them develop a broad base of individual donors to support their work. GIFT sponsors Fundraising Action Trainings (FATs), two-day, intensive fundraising trainings open to the general public. GIFT also offers a six-month, paid, fundraising internship to people of color. Technical assistance and consultation to community organizations are available on a contract basis. To receive a TA packet which describes the training sessions and fees, send an email with your name and address to sonya@grassrootsinstitute.org Type “TA packet” in the subject line. 3035 Vallejo Street, #4 Denver, Colorado 80211 Tel: (303) 455-6361 Fax: (303) 455-4107 www.grassrootsinstitute.org generalinfo@grassrootsinstitute.org Grassroots Leadership Grassroots Leadership is a regional community organizing effort that works with established and emerging community-organizing groups to provide technical assistance, training, and support needed to coalesce around issues in their own communities. It also provides a network and an overall umbrella under which participating groups may work together toward common goals. In addition to this kind of grassroots organizing, Grassroots Leadership also works in coalition with national organizations like the Center for Third World Organizing in Oakland, California, and provides fee-based training and educational events throughout the US. P.O. Box 36006 1515 Elizabeth Avenue Charlotte, N.C. 28236 www.grass-roots.org/usa/grlead.shtml rgarr@grass-roots.org Grassroots Policy Project The Grassroots Policy Project is an educational and research organization working in partnership with grassroots community groups, activist networks, statewide coalitions and other training organizations to encourage strategic approaches to issues of social and economic justice. Projects include: The Strategic Training and Education for Power Program (STEP); and Organizational Democracy and Leadership Development, a project to explore the dynamics of democratic, participatory organizational structures. The aim is to help groups develop practices within their organizations that engage their members in collective analysis, action, and problem solving. 2040 S Street NW Washington, DC 20009 Tel: (202) 387-2933 Fax: (202) 234-0981 www.grassrootspolicy.org info@grassrootspolicy.org Groundspring.org (Formerly eGrants.org) Groundspring provides assistance to small-to-medium-sized nonprofit organizations interested in using internet technology in their fundraising and management of donors and supporters. Groundspring offers software tools and services, training, and consulting throughout the U.S. Presidio Building 1014 P.O. Box 29256 San Francisco, CA 94129-0256 Tel: (415) 561-7807 Fax: (415) 561-6401 www.groundspring.org support@groundspring.org The Highlander Center Since 1932, Highlander has gathered workers, grassroots leaders, community organizers, educators, and researchers to address the pressing social, environmental and economic problems facing the people of the South. Highlander sponsors educational programs and research into community problems, as well as a residential Workshop Center for social change organizations and workers active in the South and internationally. Each session includes popular education, cultural work, history, education strategies and cultural sharing. Workshops are also available in Spanish for Latino/a activists. 1959 Highlander Way New Market, TN 37820 Tel: (865) 933-3443 Fax: (865) 933-3424 www.highlandercenter.org hrec@highlandercenter.org Industrial Areas Foundation IAF's work is in building broad-based citizen power organizations, which are large scale (city-wide or metropolitan), and based in mediating institutions such as churches, synagogues, mosques, unions, schools, and environmental, housing, and health groups. IAF facilitates the building of these organizations by providing leadership training to current institutional and organizational leaders through its leadership institute and by training potential activists through a summer training internship. By participating in this institute community leaders will develop the capacity to negotiate with Government and Market Sector decision-makers, who sit at tables where strategic decisions are made that impact the lives of people. IAF offers national ten-day workshops 4 times each year, in various parts of the country and the 62 IAF-affiliated organizations offer local trainings to develop stronger leaders and foster relationships among groups working to improve the lives of others within their communities. IAF Northwest Region 1244 NE 39th Avenue Portland, OR 97232-1905 Tel: (503) 235-6474 www.iafnw.com Institute for Latino Empowerment ILE is an anti-oppression community organizing entity that works to develop, support, and strengthen grassroots leadership of Latinos who struggle against oppression in their communities; to promote community organizing as a key process for collective development and self-determination, and; to facilitate alliances and collaborations, both among Latinos, and between Latinos and African Americans, Native Americans, Asian Americans, whites, and others also committed to anti-racist social transformation. The Don't be eRACEd by the Census: Latinos Organizing Against Racism workshop engages participants in a critical analysis of power and the destructive impact of racism upon Latino communities. ILE also offers technical assistance, leadership coaching, and organizational development consultation to individuals and groups. At times, this support involves individual coaching and counseling to help community and organizational leaders address issues within themselves and/or in others of their groups that may be hindering their leadership and organizing. They also assist groups with anti-racism program planning, and anti-oppression organizational transformation processes. PMB #117 Ave. Rafael Cordero, Suite 140 Caguas, Puerto Rico 00725 Tel: (787) 712-5802 http://institutolatino.org ile@institutolatino.org Institute of Popular Education of Southern California/Instïuto de Educacïó Popular del Sur de California—IDEPSCA The Institute of Popular Education of Southern California (IDEPSCA) is a non-profit, community based, educational organization, founded by a group of Chicano and Latino immigrant activists in 1991. Uses leadership and popular education methodology to educate and empower the respective populations of its Day Laborer Project and Women's Project within the Latino community of Southern California. 1565 W. St. Los Angeles, CA 90015 Tel: (213) 252-2952 Fax: (213) 252-2953 www.idepsca.org infoidepsca@idepsca.org Low-Income Networking and Communications Project (LINC Project) Since 1998, the LINC Project has collaborated with dozens of grassroots organizations to build the technology capacity of community-based anti-poverty groups across the country, enabling organizers and low-income women to participate in public policy debates, be informed, reach new allies, educate communities, share strategies and participate collectively in the democratic process. To date LINC has served some 40 groups in 18 states and four national and regional coalitions through Specialized Technology Projects That Directly Strengthen GroupsActivities, Assistance to Increase Groups Overall Technology Capacity, and General Technology Education Delivered at Conferences and Workshops and Through Practical Written Materials. c/o Welfare Law Center 275 Seventh Ave., Suite 1205 New York, NY 10001 Tel: (212) 633-6967 www.lincproject.org Local Initiative Support Training and Education Network (LISTEN, Inc.) Listen, Inc. focuses on leadership development and training for youth mostly in urban and underrepresented populations. Elements of training include: professional development, best practices of urban youth development, non-profit management, group facilitation, and public life skills. Listen, Inc. also publishes a newsletter, Vibrations, and sponsors an annual conference whose chief purpose is to convene a community of individuals committed to building a youth-led social change movement. 413 A Eighth Street SE Washington, DC 20003 Tel: (202) 544-5520 Fax: (202) 544-5992 www.lisn.org info@lisn.org Midwest Academy The Midwest Academy is one of the nation's oldest schools for community organizations, citizen organizations, and individuals committed to progressive social change. The Midwest Academy offers five-day training sessions for leaders and staff of citizen and community groups. Weekend and one-day sessions designed specifically for specific organizations, are available on a contract basis, as is Academy consulting. Areas covered by an Academy training include: understanding power relationships, criteria for choosing the issues that make up an organization's program, developing a strategy, building coalitions, and working with the media. 28 E. Jackson St. #605 Chicago, IL 60604 Tel: (312) 427-2304 Fax: (312) 427-2307 www.midwestacademy.com mwacademy1@aol.com Movement Strategy Center (MSC) MSC provides organizational capacity building, mapping and research services, alliance building and network support to youth organizing efforts. MSC supports the development of regional and statewide strategic alliances that increase the civic participation of emerging and marginalized communities at the local, regional, and state level. There are three basic types of alliances: 1) Resources and Capacity Exchanges, 2) Common Target Alliances, 3) Common Goals Alliances. MSC takes groups through a process through which they identify needs and common goals and helps them see what form of strategic alliance best meets their needs. Its Strong Organizations/Healthy Movement (SOHM) Project provides organizational development support particularly to youth organizations in crisis or showing signs of stress. Through its Research and Mapping Initiative, MSC works to create effective models for strategic planning for social change. It also aims to document and share processes for effective organizational leadership, coalition building and the development of campaigns and multi-year strategies for social change. In addition MSC is one of the founders of BLOC (Building Leadership Organizing Communities), a national network of young organizers working to build the leadership of young people in communities of color and support organizations working together to create community change. 1611 Telegraph Avenue, Suite 510 Oakland, CA 94612 Tel: (510) 444-0640 Fax: (510) 251-9810 www.movementstrategy.org info@movementstrategy.org National Community for Latino Leadership, Inc. (NCLL) NCLL's objective is to provide support for emerging and established Latino leaders and organizations through leadership training, technical assistance and resources. NCLL offers leadership workshops and consulting services integrating current leadership research and dynamic presentations by experienced trainers. Its Leadership Program topics include: Leadership Development Training; Mission Development: Personal, Team, Organizational & Coalition; Program Design, Management, Development & Evaluation; Curriculum Development; and Benchmarking & Best Practices. In the areas of nonprofit management, training topics cover: Organizational Start-up; Strategic Planning & Visioning; Coaching: Executive/Individual, Team & Organizational; Mentoring & Professional Development; Staff Management & Training; Evaluation & Assessment; and Learning Organizations: Assessing, Creating & Sustaining. 1701 K Street NW, Suite 301 Washington, DC 20006 Tel: (202) 721-8290 Fax: (202) 721-8296 www.latinoleadership.org ncll@latinoleadership.org National Organizers Alliance (NOA) NOA is a coalition of multi-issue organizers from around the country. NOA offers a national gathering every other year for grassroots organizers to examine potential for radical change through and within their organizations, a pension plan for organizers, and a newsletter on progressive organizing issues and tactics. Organizers around the US use NOA as a sponsor for discussions and trainings, as well as potlucks and parties. Each region develops the kind of get-togethers and structure that meet local needs. Two emerging working groups, The Immigrant Community Organizer (ICO) working group and the Organizers of African Descent (OAD) working group, are staffed by NOA organizers. 715 G Street SE Washington DC 20003 Tel: (202) 543-6603 Fax: (202) 543-2462 www.noacentral.org info@noacentral.org The National Training and Information Center NTIC is a 30-year-old non-profit organization that provides training, technical assistance and research for grassroots community organizations on issues such as housing, education, youth and workforce investment. NTIC provides week-long training sessions on effective methods of grassroots organizing and campaigning. On-site, individualized training and TA are also available. 810 N. Milwaukee Avenue Chicago, IL 60622 Tel: (312) 243-3035 www.ntic-us.org ntic@ntic-us.org Northeast Action Northeast Action is the regional hub and support center for a dynamic network of action organizations and coalitions in the six New England states and New York State. Northeast Action works with their affiliates on strategic direction and policy development, technical support and staff and leadership training. Through their Training and Internship Program a 10-day curriculum combining presentations, handouts, exercises, role-plays, readings, and videos, they are able to strengthen the skills of community organizers. Northeast Action also runs a shorter annual regional training on organizing, building power, and campaign strategy. Recognizing the power of technology in grassroots organizing, the ePower project, provides state affiliates with advanced technical tools for organizing and building power, including tools to map membership, plan issue and organizing campaigns and facilitate strategic decisions on where to focus attention and resources. Northeast Action provides the organization with on-going technical training and assistance. Connecticut Office: 621 Farmington Avenue Hartford, CT 06105 Tel: (860) 231-2410 Fax: (860) 231-2419 Massachusetts Office: 30 Germania Street, Building L Boston, MA 02130 Tel: (617) 541-0500 Fax: (617) 541-0533 www.neaction.org NEAction@NEAction.org Northwest Federation of Community Organizations The Northwest Federation of Community Organizations (NWFCO) is a regional organization comprised of four well-established statewide citizen action organizations — Idaho Community Action Network (ICAN), Montana Peoples Action (MPA), Oregon Action (OA), and Washington Citizen Action (WCA). Through four main sets of activities: infrastructure and capacity-building; conducting staff and leadership development; supporting affiliate local and state campaigns; and coordinating with regional and national campaigns NWFCO works to strengthen state-based community organizations and to execute regional campaigns that address social and economic inequities. NWFCO designs, coordinates and plans training programs and sessions in partnership with the senior staff and leaders of affiliated organizations. In addition to its varied leadership-training curriculum, NWFCO has developed an Action Education training component, which uses popular education methods to provide grassroots leaders with expanded analytical skills. 1265 S. Main, Ste.#305 Seattle, WA 98144 Tel: (206) 568-5400 Fax: (206) 563-5444 www.nwfco.org nwfco@nwfco.org The Organizers' Collaborative The Organizers' Collaborative is a nonprofit membership organization composed of activists and technically oriented people working to enhance grassroots organizing, research, and movement building by social change organizations. Their website contains extensive information and web links on organizing and technology. They are also creating new software and web sites to serve the needs of activist groups. 14 Beacon Street Suite 707 Boston, MA 02108 www.organizenow.net oc@organizenow.net The Peace Development Fund {F} PDF is a public foundation providing grants, training, and other resources in partnership with communities, organizations, trainers, and donors with whom they share a common vision for change. PDF integrates grant-making with training and technical assistance in order to allow grantees to leverage the combined effectiveness of PDFs funding and training programs in three main areas of social change: Building Action for Sustainable Environments (BASE), Criminal Justice Funding Initiative, and Cross-Border Alliances for Mexican and Mexican-American groups. P.O. Box 1280 44 North Prospect Street Amherst, MA 01004 Tel: (413) 256-8306 Fax: (413) 256-8871 www.peacefund.org info@peacefund.org or grants@peacefund.org People's Institute for Survival and Beyond The People's Institute has been dedicated to examining history, culture, internal dynamics of leadership and networking to help others face the issue of Racism and learn to educate others for 23 years. They offer Undoing Racism trainings all over the United States. An average of 10-15 groups per month participate in The Peoples Institute Undoing Racism/Community Organizing process, which was developed by the People's Institute. Through dialogue, reflection, role-playing, strategic planning and presentations, this intensive process challenges participants to analyze the structures of power and privilege that hinder social equity and prepares them to be effective organizers for justice. The Community Organizing Strategy Team works with community activists to analyze their organizations, their roles, their relationships with one another across racial and cultural lines. The team assists community groups to establish goals, identify and develop indigenous leadership and account to organized constituents. 7166 Crowder Blvd., Suite 100 New Orleans, LA 70127 Tel: (504) 241-7472 Fax: (504) 241-7412 www.thepeoplesinstitute.org contact@thepeoplesinstitute.org Pride Foundation The Pride Foundation funds the LGBT movement through grantmaking and scholarship funding in the Pacific Northwest. It also provides technical assistance in its rural outreach program to Washington and Idaho through Pride Statewide and through its Washington Lesbian Organizing Project (WALOP). WALOP provides a catalyst where emerging and existing lesbian, bisexual and transgender women leaders from Washington state come together to create statewide networks that address key lesbian issues and establish a common bond through a shared experience. The WALOP experience combines retreats facilitated by nationally recognized leaders and grant funding for projects created by the participants. Seattle Office: 1122 E Pike #1001 Seattle WA 98122-3934 Tel: (206) 323-3318 Fax: (206) 323-1017 Toll Free: 1-800-735-7287 www.pridefoundation.org info@pridefoundation.org Spokane Office: PO Box 2194 Spokane WA 99210 Tel: (509) 327-8377 Fax: (509) 327-8403 Toll Free: 1-888-575-7717 www.pridefoundation.org pridestatewide@pridefoundation.org Progressive Technology Project (PTP) The Progressive Technology Project seeks to raise the scope and scale of technology resources available to grassroots community organizing groups in poor communities and in communities of color working for environmental, economic, and social justice. PTP provides training, technical assistance and grants to develop the capacity of grassroots organizing groups through the use of information technology. 2233 University Ave W., Suite 421 Saint Paul, MN 55114 Tel: (651) 646-9410 or (866) 298-6463 (Toll Free) www.progressivetech.org info@progressivetech.org Project South Project South: Institute for the Elimination of Poverty & Genocide is a broad-based community-driven membership organization that develops and conducts popular political and economic education and action research for organizing and liberation. Members pay annual dues (based on graduated dues structure) and receive membership benefits, including popular education resources and discounts on workshops. Project South focuses on three main initiatives: Popular Education, Action Research, and Local Affiliates. Its Grassroots Popular Education Project (GPEP) is an intensive multi-year, capacity-building program for grassroots organizations in the Southeast. It also publishes Popular Education for Movement Building, a resource for activists enrolled in its Popular Education initiative. Its Action Research component analyzes the needs of a particular community and the campaigns/issues that need to be addressed and provides leadership and strategy training for community and local non-profit members. The Building a Movement: A Popular Education Skills Retreat (BAM) is a two day event every three to four months. Every BAM includes discussion on what it takes to build a mass movement for social change and how to use popular education to make that happen. Local Affiliates of Project South are located in Georgia and Washington, DC. Customized popular education workshops for individual organizations are also provided. 9 Gammon Avenue SW Atlanta, GA 30315 Tel: (404) 622-0602 Fax: (404) 622-6618 www.projectsouth.org The Ruckus Society Provides training in the skills of non-violent civil disobedience to help environmental and human rights organizations achieve their goals. Offers a weeklong Action Camp, an intensive training program designed to unite activists, students, organizers, and other people interested in learning more about campaign development and expanding their skills base. Participants split their time between theoretical/strategic workshops focusing on a wide array of advanced campaign skills and hands-on technical training in tactics for nonviolent demonstrations. Topics include: nonviolent direct action, action planning and coordination, electronics and direct action, media, strategic campaigning, political theater, anti-racist organizing, and internet and digital activism. The Tech Toolbox Action Camp is a nine day event where technology activists and organizers meet to discuss electronic organizing, use of independent Media, tactical communications and electronic intelligence. A tech-to-tech skillshare is part of the program. 369 15th Street Oakland, CA 94612 Tel: (510) 763-7078 Fax: (510) 763-7068 www.ruckus.org info@ruckus.org School of Unity and Liberation--SOUL SOUL's mission is to serve as a training center to develop a new multi-racial generation of young organizers — especially young women, young people of color, queer youth and low-income youth — to gain the skills and the vision they need to struggle for the liberation of all oppressed people. Their training program includes three levels: (1) introductory training, (2) intensive training, and (3) advanced training. Through these components, SOUL provides basic consciousness-raising, organizer training and ongoing support. The Intensive Training Program offers two summer programs: an eight-week-long intensive introduction to community organizing and revolutionary change, for young activists (ages 18-25) who have been involved with social justice organizing for at least one year, and a five-week program for youth activists (ages 14-18). SOUL also provides technical assistance under its Advanced Training Program with training for trainers and curriculum development support for grassroots youth organizations. 1357 5th Street Oakland, CA 94607 Tel: (510) 451-5466 Fax: (510) 451-5866 www.youthec.org/soul/index.htm soul@youthec.org The Social Action and Leadership School for Activists (SALSA) SALSA is an evening learning program providing classes in the Washington, D.C. area on scores of topics in nonprofit management, communications, fundraising, direct action, and career development. A project of The Institute for Policy Studies. 733 Fifteenth St., NW Suite 1020 Washington, DC 20005 Tel: (202) 234-9382 x229 Fax: (202) 387-7915 www.hotsalsa.org Social Justice Fund Northwest (Formerly A Territory Resource) {F} ATR is a public foundation that supports activist, community-based organizations working for social, economic, and environmental justice in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming. ATR gives over $500,000 in grants a year, including grants designed specifically for organizations in need of technical assistance. These grants range from $250 to $3,000 and are awarded periodically during the year. They are intended to help groups increase skills in areas such as fundraising, organizational development and leadership, organizational diversity and inclusion, administrative and fiscal management, networking and collaboration, and development of long range and strategic plans. Grants may also be used for cross training and skill exchanges among two or more organizations, attending training programs or conferences, and other similar work. TA grants are not awarded for general operating and program work. 603 Stewart Street, Suite 1007 Seattle, WA 98101-1264 Tel: (206) 624-4081 Fax: (206) 382-2640 www.socialjusticefund.org Southern Echo, Inc. Southern Echo is a leadership education, training and development organization founded in 1989 and based in Jackson, Mississippi. Southern Echo is committed to building new, accountable grassroots leadership and organization, based on an inter-generational model, through training, technical and legal assistance. Echo staff works with and in support of African-American and working class community leadership and organizations throughout rural Mississippi, and organizations in 11 other Southern states. P.O. Box 2450 Jackson, MS 39225-2450 Tel: (601) 352-1500 www.southernecho.org/about.html souecho@bellsouth.net The SPIN Project The SPIN Project (Strategic Press Information Network) provides media technical assistance to nonprofit public-interest organizations across the nation who want to influence debate, shape public opinion and garner positive media attention. SPIN offers public relations consulting, including comprehensive media training and intensive media strategizing and resources to community organizations across the country. Offers a variety of workshops and trainings based on the diverse needs of different social and political action groups. 77 Federal Street, 2nd Floor San Francisco, CA 94107 Tel: (415) 284-1420 x309 Fax: (415) 284-1414 www.spinproject.org info@spinproject.org Technology Resources This is actually a website linked to Fundsnet Online Services, a privately owned Web site created in 1996 for the purpose of providing nonprofits, colleges and universities with information on financial resources available on the Internet. The Technology Resources page contains many links to a variety of services and organizations for nonprofits seeking technology help. www.fundsnetservices.com/technolo.htm gil@ahora.net TechSoup TechSoup provides free information, resources, and support for nonprofit technology needs. Its website offers a comprehensive listing of technology assistance resources for nonprofits-local consultants, message boards, and email to experts with questions. It also creates access to donated and discounted technology products through its DiscounTech service. TechSoup provides instructional articles and worksheets for nonprofit staff members who utilize information technologies, as well as technology planning information for decision makers. Their introductory articles and message board support are aimed at those who do not have much experience using technology, but it also provides more advanced information. 435 Brannan St., Suite 100 San Francisco, CA 94107 Tel: (415) 633-9300 Fax: (415) 512-9629 www.techsoup.org info@techsoup.org Third Sector New England (TSNE) TSNE provides education, direct services, partnership programs and field building services to other nonprofits. Small, community based groups are its primary constituency. Publishes the Nonprofit Quarterly Magazine. TSNE also helps to promote understanding about the nonprofit sector's impact in communities and its relationship to business and government. Programs focus on nonprofits located within the Greater Boston or New England area. 18 Tremont St. Suite 700 Boston, MA 02108 Toll free: (800) 281-7770 Tel: (617) 523-6565 Fax: (617) 523-2070 www.tsne.org info@tsne.org Third Wave Foundation {F} Provides resources to support young women activists. In all of its funding areas, the Third Wave Foundation accepts proposals for projects which benefit, target, are devised by, and led by women between the ages of 15 and 30, with an emphasis on low-income women, differently-abled women, women of color, and lesbian and bisexual women. Offers public education forums and campaigns on the importance of giving to nonprofits, sexism, voting, and various action alerts. 511 W 25th St. Suite 301 New York, NY 10001 Tel: (212) 675-0700 Fax: (212) 255-6653 www.thirdwavefoundation.org info@thirdwavefoundation.org Training for Change Helps groups stand up for justice, peace and environmental harmony and spreads the skills of democratic, nonviolent social change. Offers a variety of workshops for trainers, as well as group workshops on non-violent action, direct action, and class and race issues and organizing. 1501 Cherry St. Philadelphia PA 19102-1477 Tel: (215) 241-7035 Fax: (215) 241-7252 www.trainingforchange.org peacelearn@igc.org The Training Institute for Careers in Organizing (TICO) TICO is a program for New York City students and others who want to learn how to organize. TICO offers on-the-job training geared to a career in community organizing. TICO's Apprenticeship Program is a full-time 12-week (January-March or June-August) introduction to community organizing using a combination of hands-on experience, classroom workshops and mentoring. Apprentices are placed with New York City grassroots groups, receive a stipend, and are offered salaried organizing positions at the end of the program. TICO also provides customized “one-shot” and ongoing training for grassroots groups. c/o Northwest Bronx Community and Clergy Coalition 103 East 196th Street Bronx, NY 10468 Tel: (718) 584-0515 Fax: (718) 733-6922 tico@igc.org Training Resources for the Environmental Community (TREC) TREC is a social change organization committed to sustainable environmental integrity and diversity in Western North America. The organization works to catalyze the habitat conservation community through leadership development, capacity-building, and leveraging resources. Its training and consulting services are focused on organizations dedicated to habitat conservation and wilderness protection. TREC's assistance encompasses evaluation and organizational learning, external relations, fiscal sustainability, governance, leadership, and personnel management. 600 Agua Fria Street Santa Fe, NM 87501 Tel: (505) 986-8400 Fax: (505) 986-8403 www.trecnw.org rec@trecnw.orgt We Interrupt This Message We Interrupt This Message is a national non-profit media strategy and training center dedicated to building capacity in grassroots and public interest organizations to conduct traditional media work as well as to reframe public debate and interrupt media stereotypes. INTERRUPT trainings enable organizers and advocates to deliver their messages through the media and change public policy. Activists learn how to construct powerful messages, to document unfair reporting and to successfully overcome media bias. INTERRUPT also has a technical assistance help line and tool kits on media activism. 2588 Mission St. #212 San Francisco, CA 94110 Tel: (415) 621-3302 www.interrupt.org/mtc.html Western States Center Western States Center's mission is to build a progressive movement for social, economic, racial and environmental justice in the eight Western states of Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Utah, Nevada and Alaska. WSC works on three levels: strengthening grassroots organizing and community-based leadership; building long term, strategic alliances among community, environmental, labor, social justice and other public interest organizations; and developing the capacity of informed communities to participate in the public policy process and in elections. WSC offers a plethora of training programs, including the Community Leadership Training Program, which provides grassroots leaders with training, leadership development, and strategic organizational assistance. This program includes an annual four-day training institute for over 400 community leaders; an intensive yearlong organizing and leadership development training program; and targeted technical assistance to organizations across the region. P.O. Box 40305 Portland, OR 97240 Tel: (503) 228-8866 Fax: (503) 228-1965 www.westernstatescenter.org info@wscpdx.org The Women's Funding Network The Women's Funding Network is a partnership of more than 90 women and girls' funds and philanthropic organizations. Women's Funding Network's specific goals include increasing its members' collective assets, leveraging its members' assets, and heightening its members' visibility. Organizations that are not foundations or funding collectives can become associate members for $1,000/yr. Membership benefits include: Access to information through an annual conference, donor research, an on-line clearinghouse. The Financial Data Management Project and Grants Classification Project, generates reports on financial, management and operational aspects of women's funds. It also offers a variety of useful links and publications online. 1375 Sutter Street, Suite 406 San Francisco, CA 94109 Tel: (415) 441-0706 Fax: (415) 441-0827 www.wfnet.org info@wfnet.org YouthAction YouthAction is a national organization that provides resources for building a social change movement in which young people play an important role in creating and fighting for solutions to the problems affecting them and their communities. The organization works together with community based organizations in socially and economically oppressed communities and specifically with communities of color, low income, and LGBTQ communities to actively involve young people in community organizing efforts for social, economic, and environmental justice. YouthAction offers numerous trainings for youth and adult allies, including topics such as youth organizing skills, fundraising, strategic planning, and political education on specific issue. The organization also provides site visits or long-distance assistance trainings, resources, contacts, or general help on youth organizing and organizational development. PO Box 12372 Albuquerque, NM 87195 Tel: (505) 873-3345 Fax: (505) 873-3245 www.youthaction.net youthaction@youthaction.net Youth in Focus A project of the Tides Center, Youth in Focus promotes youth, organizational, and community development by supporting Youth-led Research, Evaluation and Planning (Youth REP). Provides a variety of technical assistance including: Youth REP orientation workshops for youth groups, boards, staff, funders, and policy-makers; intensive training and coaching on Youth REP Program development and implementation using its curriculum; consulting on relevant funder and policy initiatives; education and advocacy through presentations, training workshops, conference papers, publications, convening, and participation in related networks; resource development and dissemination to youth and adult practitioners, policy-makers, researchers/evaluators, and funders through its newsletter, website, and publications (including a REP Step by Step, a resource guide on youth-led evaluation). Oakland Office: 1611 Telegraph Ave. #510 Oakland, CA 94612 Tel: (510) 251-9800 Fax: (510) 251-9810 Davis Office: 1930 East 8th Street #300 Davis, CA 95616 Tel: (530) 758-3688 Fax: (530) 758-3550 www.youthinfocus.net info@youthinfocus.net Other Organizations The following organizations also offer a wide range of technical assistance to various types of groups. They are listed here because RESIST is not necessarily familiar with their organization and/or social and political affiliations or preferences and, therefore, cannot fully recommend them to radical groups seeking technical assistance. The Alliance for Nonprofit Management The Alliance is a professional association of individuals and organizations devoted to improving the management and governance capacity of nonprofits to assist them in fulfilling their mission. The Alliance provides training and consulting services and resources in the fields of board development, financial management, strategic planning, fundraising, risk management, and credit card acceptance. It also prints a variety of publications and sponsors an annual conference. Once a year they provide a four day conference for nonprofit professionals and decision-makers. 1899 L Street, NW, 6th Floor Washington, DC 20036 Tel: (202) 955-8406 Fax: (202) 721-0086 www.allianceonline.org/arc.html alliance@allianceonline.org Change Weavers Change Weavers' non-profit consulting work is tailored to each individual client. Yolanda Alinder: Tel: (510) 215-9739; yolanda@changeweavers.com Kit Durgin: Tel: (650) 369-0112; kit@changeweavers.com http://changeweavers.com The Daphne Foundation Makes ongoing general support grants to community based organizations at the “adolescent” stage of their development. Daphne focuses on groups that have difficulty making themselves attractive to other funders and offers other forms of support such as technical assistance, help in the grant-writing process, and board development. 419 East 86th St. New York, NY 10028 Tel: (212) 845-3845 Fax: (212) 831-1310 www.daphnefoundation.org info@daphnefoundation.org The Development Training Institute, Inc. (DTI) Founded in 1981, DTI offers comprehensive services to individuals and organizations working in community development. DTI offers professional development programs that range from one-day courses on particular topics to programs which meet for over 20 days over the course of 8 months. It also offers personalized consulting/TA addressing specific project related questions and an organizations management system issues. Consulting is provided on-site in many locales, over the phone, and over the web. It also provides funding through its Community Building Investment (CBI) Program which assists Community Housing Development Organizations (CHDOs) and potential CHDOs, as certified by HUD, in building the capacity of their organizations. Grants range from $2,500 to $15,000 per organization. Its website also contains links to a variety of helpful resources. 2510 St. Paul Street Baltimore, MD 21218 Tel: (410) 338-2512 Fax: (410) 338-2751 www.dtinational.org info@dtinational.org Direct Action and Research Training Center (DART) The DART Center's mission is to assist in the development of strong grassroots, congregation-based, multi-issued community organizations committed to democratic principles and values of justice and fairness. A particular consulting and training focus for DART Center staff includes a new initiative to organize immigrant communities and develop Spanish speaking trainers and leaders. DART provides workshops on organizing skills for congregations and community groups. DART staff conduct annual national training workshops which include: two five-day orientations to community organizing, a pastors' conference, and an advanced leadership workshop. They also recruit and train organizers, particularly minorities and women. They have also created the DART Organizers Institute, a systematic four month training program to recruit, test, and train organizers to become faith-based community organizers. The Organizers Institute includes a seven-day classroom workshop with veteran organizers from the field, and up to 15-weeks of in-field training with a local organization. P.O. Box 370791 Miami, FL 33137-0791 Tel: (305) 576-8020 Fax: (305) 576-0789 www.thedartcenter.org DARTCENTER@aol.com The James MacGregor Burns Academy of Leadership Fosters leadership through scholarship, education, and training, with special attention to advancing the leadership of groups historically underrepresented in public life. Trainings and consultation services available in the fields of basic leadership principles, specific leadership skills and team-based leadership. Also offers customized trainings. The James MacGregor Burns Academy of Leadership University of Maryland College Park, MD 20742-7715 Tel: (301) 405-6100 Fax: (301) 405-6402 www.academy.umd.edu/home/index.htm academy@academy.umd.edu Leader to Leader Institute (Formerly The Peter F. Drucker Foundation for Nonprofit Management) The Leader to Leader Institute created the “Self-Assessment Tool” which “provides a process for nonprofit organizations to clarify [an organization's] mission, define [its desired] results, set goals, and develop a focused plan.” Also sponsors workshops, conferences, and publishes a journal, Leader to Leader, based on this model, with an emphasis on pairing nonprofits and charities with businesses to meet its “Collaboration Challenge.” 320 Park Ave 3rd Floor New York, NY 10022 Tel: (212) 224-1174 Fax: (212) 224-250 www.leadertoleader.org info@leadertoleader.org Learning Partners 2915 Ginn Road Knoxville, TN 37920 Tel: (423) 573-0759 Fax: (423) 573-6156 Contact Victoria Creed at vcreed@usit.net National Center for Community Education (NCCE) Since 1962, the National Center for Community Education has promoted community education by providing leadership training to people who are interested in community schools, as well as leadership training to further the development and skills of those implementing community education. Four-day general orientation workshops are limited to 35 participants and are available throughout the year for $175, two-day special topic workshops are also offered for $150. In addition, the NCCE offers follow-up technical assistance to training participants after they return to their home locations. 1017 Avon Street Flint, MI 48502 Tel: (810) 238-0463 Toll free: (800) 811-1105 Fax: (810) 238-9211 www.nccenet.org info@nccenet.org OpenSource Leadership 762 Ninth Street, #534 Durham, NC 27705 www.opensourceleadership.com info@opensourceleadership.com Pacific Institute for Community Organization (PICO) PICO's mission is to assist in the building of congregation-based community organizations with the power to improve the quality of life of families and neighborhoods. PICO carries out its mission through leadership training seminars; the recruitment of and development of professional community organizers; and on-going consultation and technical assistance. PICO also hosts a National Leadership Development Seminar, held two times each year. This intensive 6-day seminar provides leaders with an in-depth review of the theory and practice of Congregation-based organizing. PICO also provides for the on-going professional development needs of its organizers and directors through its Professional Development Program. This includes an annual week-long seminar involving all organizing staff. The second element of this program is the 3-day seminar for Network Directors. PICO network affiliates are located in CA, WY, CO, KS, MO, LA, AL, FL, VA, NJ, PA, and NY. www.piconetwork.org Southern Empowerment Project SEP is a multi-racial association of member-run, member-based organizations. SEP stands with the oppressed challenging racism and injustice. SEP recruits and trains community leaders to become organizers to assist organizations in the South and Appalachia to solve community problems. 343 Ellis Avenue Maryville, Tennessee 37804 Tel: (865) 984-6500 Fax: (865) 984-9916 www.southernempowerment.org souempow@bellsouth.net Technical Assistance for Community Services (TACS) TACS provides assistance to nonprofit organizations throughout Oregon and Washington to help them develop the people and skills they need to achieve their missions. TACS provides workshops, networks, and consultations on financial management, board development, strategic planning, building diversity, organizational development and leadership issues. 1001 SE Water St., Suite 490 Portland, OR 97214 Tel: (503) 239-4001 Fax: (503) 236-8313 www.tacs.org info@tacs.org Other Resources The Chronicle of Philanthropy is the biweekly “newspaper of the nonprofit world.” Online access to its current issue is free. A $69.50 yearly subscription includes full access to the Web site and news updates by e-mail. The Guide to Grants is an electronic data base of all foundation and corporate grants listed in The Chronicle since 1995. Subscribers can search grants from the two most recent issues. An online-only subscription is also available. http://philanthropy.com The Council on Foundations provides various technical assistance and resources for foundations and corporate grantmakers, including publications and an annual conference. www.cof.org The Grantsmanship Center offers numerous grantwriting publications and guides, as well as the Grantsmanship Center Magazine, which is free. www.tgci.com Grant Seekers Guide, Fourth Edition. James McGrath Morris and Laura Adler, eds., Moyer Bell, 1996. More in depth analysis than the NNG's Grantmakers Directory but less up-to-date and reviews fewer funding organizations in general. The National Network of Grantmakers' Grantmakers Directory, Nicole Trombley, ed. Provides an overview of the grant-writing process as well as a complete list of organizations providing grants, cross-indexed by issue, geography, and target population. Grassroots Grants: An Activist's Guide to Proposal Writing, Andy Robinson, Chardon Press, 1996. Independent Sector is a national network of nonprofit organizations, foundations, and corporate philanthropy organizations which promotes the interests of this "third sector" at the federal level. Provides a variety of publications for its members as well as free forms and instructions online for obtaining tax-exempt status, etc. www.independentsector.org Web Based Organizational Development Resources The Answer Center: Tax and Legal Issues www.delawarenonprofit.org/TaxFAQ.html Board Source www.boardsource.org/QnATop.asp Center for Community Change www.communitychange.org/default.asp CompassPoint NonProfit Services www.compasspoint.org Delaware Association of Nonprofit Agencies www.delawarenonprofit.org Internet NonProfit Center www.nonprofits.org/npofaq Learning Institute for NonProfit Organizations www.uwex.edu/li/learner/sites.htm National Center for NonProfit Boards www.ncnb.org/main.htm Net Actions Virtual Activist Training Guide www.netaction.org/training Nonprofit Genie www.genie.org Primary Researcher: Tracy Alquist, Intern, Summer 2003 Review, Updating and Layout: Zachariah Baker, Intern, Winter 2004 Copyright © RESIST, Inc., 1998 through 2007
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