Partner Application Guidelines
Please note that we request the Executive Director of the organization complete the application (with contributions from the Board Chair as noted) and must sign it as they are the primarily individual who will be involved in the weekly meetings throughout the partnership year.
Please submit your application by January 20, 2012, 6 PM to be considered for our March 2012– February 2013 partnership cycle. Make certain you submit the application with all required attachments; no applications will be accepted after the application deadline.
Fair Chance was founded in 2002 to increase the effectiveness of quality youth programs in Washington, DC’s high poverty communities. Believing that every child in the District of Columbia deserves a Fair Chance to succeed, the mission of Fair Chance is to strengthen the sustainability of nonprofit organizations and their leaders to transform the lives of children and youth living in poverty.
Fair Chance supports and assists nonprofit youth and family-serving organizations by providing technical assistance and capacity building services in eight different service areas: Fundraising, Program Evaluation, Fiscal Management, Board Development, Leadership Development, Human Resources, Strategic Planning, and Communications and Outreach.
To be considered for a partnership with Fair Chance, an organization must:
- Be exempt from income taxes under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code
- Have a minimum of one currently active program, functioning for at least one year, focused on improving the lives of low-income children, youth and/or families living in Wards 5, 6, 7 and/or 8 in the District of Columbia
- Have a full time Executive Director and Board of Directors (at least three members) in place at the time of submission of application
- Have a mission and vision tailored to a specific and demonstrable need in the target community
- Have some current funding committed to support the organization and its programs for the next 12 months
- Have an Executive Director and Board of Directors willing to commit to a year of partnership with Fair Chance (including weekly meetings with the ED, board participation, a focus on progression of the workplan, etc.)
- Have a willingness and desire to collaborate with other community groups
To apply for a partnership:
- Complete our partner application {DOC / PDF)
- Include the following attachments:
- 501 (c)(3) letter
- 2012 organizational budget (including projected revenue)
- 2011 organizational budget (including revenue)
- Most recent Form 990
- Current list of Board of Directors (including names, board title/role, business affiliations, and board terms if appropriate)
- Current list of all staff (including names, titles, and status- full time, part time, contractual, consultant, volunteer)
- 2010 and 2011 Program Participant Information (including number of participants served and all demographic information available such as ages, Wards of residence, race/ethnicity, income level)
- List of funding for current fiscal year with awarded amounts---include names of funders (foundations, government, corporate) and awarded amounts; total amount from individual donors; total amounts from event(s) if applicable, etc.
Please note that we request the Executive Director of the organization complete the application (with contributions from the Board Chair as noted) and must sign it as they are the primarily individual who will be involved in the weekly meetings throughout the partnership year.
Please submit your application by January 20, 2012, 6 PM to be considered for our March 2012– February 2013 partnership cycle. Make certain you submit the application with all required attachments; no applications will be accepted after the application deadline.
Applications can be emailed or mailed using the contact information below. You will receive a notice of receipt via email soon after the application is received.
Elizabeth Workman, Deputy Director
Fair Chance
2000 M Street NW, Suite 530
Washington, DC 20036
202-467-2415
eworkman@fairchancedc.org
