What is the role of local funders versus national, matching funders?
With regards to the project’s governance, the overall policy and direction of the Collaborative is managed through an Assembly of all funders (local as well as national), while the implementation and selection of grantees is managed by a committee of local funders in various sites. At the site level, site committees meet regularly to accomplish the following activities – define site parameters, tailor guidelines, adapt Request for Letters of Intent (LOI), review LOIs, review proposals, make site visits, and make final grant determinations. The local sites have the flexibility to adapt the Request for Letters of Intent and Request For Proposal guidelines. The templates created by the Collaborative are designed as a starting point. There are only two criteria for the project that are non-negotiable – that agencies be Latino-led and that they have annual operating budgets under $2 million.
With regards to the project’s governance, the overall policy and direction of the Collaborative is managed through an Assembly of all funders (local as well as national), while the implementation and selection of grantees is managed by a committee of local funders in various sites. At the site level, site committees meet regularly to accomplish the following activities – define site parameters, tailor guidelines, adapt Request for Proposals (RFPs), review proposals, make site visits, and make final grant determinations. The local sites have the flexibility to adapt the RFP guidelines. The templates created by the Collaborative are designed as a starting point. There are only two criteria for the project that are non-negotiable – that agencies be Latino-led and that they have annual operating budgets under $2 million.
