FAMILY SERVICES DIVISION

Bienvenidos Building Bridges Initiative

a.k.a. CCF

The Compassion Capitol Fund project is made possible through a cooperative agreement between the NM Conference of Churches, HELP-NM, and the Administration for  Children and Families through the Federal Department of Health and Human Services

 

 

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Training Partnerships

 

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The Bienvenidos Building Bridges Initiative (BBBI) a.k.a CCF is a project of HELP-NM, one  of the country’s oldest Community Action Agencies.  For the past half century, HELP-NM has been instrumental in forming and developing organizations, both faith-based and community-based, to serve the most vulnerable and needy citizens of New Mexico.

 

The current project, funded by a grant from the Federal Department of Health and Human Services, continues that tradition through the provision of training, technical assistance, and in some cases, financial backing  to  strengthen social service organizations who serve needy and vulnerable populations.

 

There are three parts to the support:  Training, which consists of workshops, training seminars, electronic and print media to teach basic concepts of good management, effective service provision, and working with the community. 

 

Technical Assistance is described as one-on-one , face-to-face  training that takes place between one mentor or expert and one organization, an event that may include staff, leadership, boards of directors, and/or volunteers, according to a plan for assistance worked out between the mentor/TA and the principals of the organization.

 

SubAwards, also known as mini-grants, are funds used to pay for activities or supplies that help build the capacity of the organization according to the regulations for allowable expenses determined by the Office of Management and Budget.  The funds are meant to purchase goods and services that will  have a long-lasting effect on the ability of the organization to serve.

 

The process of obtaining a grant is a competitive one, and is meant to be a part of the learning experience.

 

A series of training events, which are mandatory for those seeking grant awards and training, are scheduled.  See the schedule in the box on this page. GO THERE

For Question or Further Information Contact

Gracie Gonzalez
Grants Program Manager
eMail:  Gracie@helpnm.com
Telephone:  505-766-4921

 

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COMPASSION CAPITAL FUND PROJECT
TRAINING & TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

2009 - 2010

 

Regardless of where a non-profit organization finds itself in terms of growth and development, the need for continuous improvement is ever-present in the minds of both the Board and senior management.

Usually, this need translates into training and some form of ongoing technical assistance/consulting. These avenues can be provided internally, if the non-profit has attained longevity in its chosen markets, maturity regarding its services, programs and people, and overall economies of scale ……… non-profits with operating budgets of $8-10 million and higher tend to possess  support infrastructures, such as IT and HR.

On the other end of the developmental continuum, technical assistance/consulting is usually provided externally, by leveraging consultants who possess “subject matter expertise,” non-profit/for-profit management experience, or a combination of the two. It is this model that Compassion Capital Fund will use to meet the various needs of those non-profits who meet the requirements of the sub-award process.

 

Because the scope of the Compassion Capital Fund grant (hereafter known as the CCF project) is limited, we will only be equipped to assist a small percentage of those non-profits who may be eligible. This translates into the following parameters for the training/technical assistance component:

 

·               There will be 4-6 technical assistants, or “consultants” identified to represent the core group; this number will fluctuate throughout the year

 

·         Each technical assistant/consultant will be assigned at least 1 and no more than 3 non-profits to assist, depending on how many non-profits demonstrate eligibility, where they are geographically, the specific need(s) they have, stage of growth/development, and availability.

 

·         Each technical assistant/consultant will be expected to arrange for at least 1 site visit to conduct a formalized assessment to determine specific needs as well as priorities (more than 1 site visit may be required, depending upon the size and complexity of the non-profit client).

 

·         Once assessments have been analyzed and synthesized, each technical assistant/consultant will develop a work plan to be shared with other consultants as well as the Project Manager prior to implementation.

 

·         Because of limited budget dollars, we will only be able to remunerate technical assistants/consultants a nominal per diem, in addition to mileage at $.37/mile (fee schedules will be discussed at a later date). This Grant Year, we will also have a small group of adjunct faculty, who will be responsible for facilitating our training workshops throughout the year. These workshops will be for the benefit of all of New Mexico’s faith and community-based non-profits, and will be marketed accordingly.

 

·                        Each technical assistant/consultant will be expected to “broker” their client relationships with sub awardees and maintain consulting logs to track progress against mutually agreed upon deliverables, deadlines, etc. (format TBD)

 

·               Recruiting for qualified technical assistants/consultants will be ongoing throughout the year to compensate for core member attrition.

 

·         Technical assistants/consultants will convene periodically to share successes, challenges, and learning opportunities (meetings, newsletters, emails, CCF Internet links)

 

I want to re-emphasize that this effort continues to be a “work in progress” and therefore open for input and feedback from many different constituents:  the CCF Steering Committee, consultants, and most importantly, those non-profits who are selected to actually receive training and technical assistance. There will be a feedback “loop” created in the form of a CCF newsletter that will serve as a primary communication vehicle for our information as well as for your feedback.

In summary, we at CCF are extremely excited about the possibilities ahead of us. We continue to encourage you as potential recipients of subsequent training and technical assistance to play an active (and proactive!!) role in your development. At the end of this process, a critical success factor will definitely be the extent to which we were able to assist your non-profit in capacity-building; another will be your ability to utilize our assistance in making demonstrable and measurable improvements.

 

Thank you all for your interest, and please be on the lookout for more information as we move forward.

 

As we initiate partnerships with other interested learning providers, we will include them on this website, so please visit us often.

 

 

For Questions or Further Information Contact

Gracie Gonzalez
Grants Program Manager
eMail:  Gracie@helpnm.com
Telephone:  505-766-4921

 

 

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

 

Q. Who is eligibile for this grant?

 

Q: What are the target populations?

 

Q. What can our organization use these funds to do?

 

Q: We are just getting started and are very small.  May we apply?

 

Q: What are the dates and deadlines that I need to know?

 

 

ANSWERS

 

A: Small, less experienced social service organizations with budgets under $500,000, no more than one direct federal grant in the past five years, and who are serving one of the target populations.

 

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A: The homeless, The elderly in need, youth at risk(includeing victims of human trafficking), families in transition from welfare to work, those in need of intensive rehabilitation such as prisoners, the chemically dependent, and mental health consumers, children and families of prisoners, prisoners facing re-entry.

 

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A: These are capacity-building funds.  This means that they must be used to increase the ability of your agency to  help your consumers over the next few years.  They may not be used to pay for direct services to the client.

 

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A: You are the kind of agency we are looking for.  You do not need to be designated as a 501 ( c ) 3 organization nor do you need a fiscal sponsor to apply.  As a matter of fact, if your fiscal sponsor has a budget larger than our limit, they may not be included in the process.

 

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A: The last mandatory training opportunity in Albuquerque is Friday, December 12 at HELP-NM, 5101 Copper NE

 

The letter of intent is due Friday before 4 pm December 19

The proposal for tiers one and two are due before 4 pm Fri January 23, 2009, an original and four copies are due at that time.

All deadlines are firm.

 

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Workshop Descriptions

 

CCF/HELP-NM PROJECT

Workshop Descriptions

June & July 2009

 

 

 

Topic: Intro to Grant Writing

Date: July 8, 2009

Time: 8:30—12:00 p.m.

Location: HELP-NM, Inc.

5101 Copper NE

Albuquerque, NM 87108

Presenter: Gracie Gonzalez

Description: will address the do’s and don’ts of grant writing.  Will focus the CCF RFP and filling out the federal forms.

 

Topic: Intro to Grant Writing

Date: July 11, 2009

Time: 9:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Location: La Union Townsite, 1320 Mercantil in La Union, NM - Dona Ana County (near Sunland Park and Anthony, NM)

Presenter: Gracie Gonzalez

Description: will address the do’s and don’ts of grant writing.  Will focus on the CCF RFP and filling out the federal forms.

 

Topic: Fund Development Workshop

Date: July 14, 2009

Time: 1:00 – 5:00 p.m

Location: HELP-NM conference Room, 5101 Copper NE, Albuquerque, NM 87108 (1 block west of San Mateo and 1 block north of Central)

Presenter: Michelle Bishop-Couch, Executive Director of Cornucopia Adult Day Services

Description:  This workshop will be an introduction to fund development.  How to develop a fund development plan, the importance of identifying why you need to fundraise, where to start, who should do it and how.

 

Topic: The HR side of a business

Date: July 15, 2009

Time: 9:00-12:00

Location: HELP-NM, Inc.

5101 Copper NE

Albuquerque, NM 87108

Presenter: Miriam Brettner

Description: personnel records, policies & procedures, disciplinary procedures, Do’s & Don’t of interviewing, benefits, resumes, etc

 

 

 

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Trainer BIOs

 

ERNEST E. (GENE) ORTEGA

 

Gene Ortega is President of Rural Housing, Inc., a New Mexico nonprofit developer of affordable housing.  Mr.  Ortega has led GHI in developing over 700 affordable rental units and more than 100 units for first-time homebuyers.

 

Until his retirement in 2003, Mr.  Ortega was the Executive Director of Home Education Livelihood Program (HELP), Inc., an Albuquerque-based, statewide, nonprofit corporation providing housing, day care, skills training, senior citizen outreach and rural economic development assistance.  Mr.  Ortega had been affiliated with HELP for 24 years, leading the organization’s development of affordable housing for low- and very-low-income families.

 

Both RHI and HELP under Mr.  Ortega‘s leadership became known for their provision of social services and housing for migrant and seasonal  farm-worker  families, and additionally served seniors, homeless persons and  people with disabilities.

 

Mr. Ortega was president of Management Consultants Unlimited, Inc., a group specializing in providing training and technical assistance to nonprofits and farm-worker corporations.  He also worked in various capacities in the analysis of bilingual vocational training programs of the federal government. Mr.  Ortega has done extensive work in designing and implementing training and technical assistance program to a number of Tribal Councils and Native American agencies.

 

 

He holds a Bachelors of  Science degree in Biology and Spanish and serves or has served as a board member for various local and national organizations, including the following:

 

 

Ø  National Community Reinvestment Coalition- Past Chairman

Ø  Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, Affordable Housing Advisory Council- Past Chairman

Ø  National Farm-worker Council- National Council of La Raza

Ø  New Mexico Housing Assistance Alliance

Ø  New Mexico Community Foundation

Ø  National Congress for Community Economic Development

Ø  CRA Advisory Committee, First Secure Bank

Ø  CRA Advisory Committee, Bank of America / New Mexico

Ø  Albuquerque Hispano Chamber of commerce

Ø  Farm-worker Justice Fund

Ø  Neveda Fair Housing

National Council of la Raza, Affiliated Council


LAWRENCE M. HOLMES

 

Lawrence M. Holmes has an extensive background (15+ years) in accounting, financial management, procurement, property management, auditing, investigations, human resources, and general management. He founded LMH & Associates in 2008, because he wanted to give something back to the community because of a very successful career.  He has worked in City government, State Government, healthcare organizations, large for profit business and medium to small non-profit organizations.  He has been employed as the SW Region Director of Finance for a healthcare organization, Deputy Director of Finance for the City of Rio Rancho and Compliance Officer for a securities firm. 

He has obtained a Master of Arts Degree from the University of New Mexico in Public Administration and Budgeting and Financial Management, he has one child and lives in Rio Rancho, New Mexico.

REV. VALERIE SHINES WARMLY PACINI, LISW

 

With over 20 years experience in diverse social work and spiritual settings, Rev. Valerie offers a broad range of skills, knowledge and practice areas to her work. Valerie Shines Warmly brings a unique combination of skills, knowledge and values from both social work and spiritual trainings. Valerie Shines Warmly values social work and ministerial practices that are client centered, strengths-based, holistic and ethically grounded.

 

Valerie Shines Warmly holds Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) and Masters of Social Work (MSW) degrees from New Mexico Highlands University. She completed a dual degree in Social Work and Spanish for both degrees with a concentration at the graduate level in mental health. Valerie graduated with honors and was inducted into the honor society of Phi Kappa Phi. She is a Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW) by the State of New Mexico. Valerie serves on the Board of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW), and in NM, as the Chair for the Eastern New Mexico Program Unit (Branch).

 

In 2004, Valerie was ordained as a field minister of the Brigade of Light Church of Cedar Mountain, NC, with special training in both Native American traditions, as well as studies in Christianity, Buddhism, Islam and Intuitive Arts. Valerie is Muscogee/Creek First American on her mother’s side and first generation Italian immigrant on her father’s.

 

Valerie brings experience in diversity and leadership development, program development and fundraising for small non-profits, as well as a variety of topic areas directly related to capacity building.

 

 

ELIZABETH A. BERNALL

Complete Economic Development Assistance

 

Ms. Bernal has over 20 year of extensive national and state experience in providing technical training and assistance for developing economic and housing projects and/or programs.  To insure a viable and effective project or program is accomplished, Ms. Bernal’s technical assistance focuses on providing a comprehensive approach to reaching the community’s or organization’s goals.   Ms. Bernal also has extensive experience in Board Development, providing training and role-reversal activities to establish a cohesive relationship between staff, board and funding/regulatory agencies.

 

Ms. Bernal has served on numerous state and national boards that focus on funding and program support for local governments and non-profit agencies.  Ms. Bernal has served as an executive director for over 16 years of two economic development entities and continues to provide technical assistance to numerous local governments and non-profit entities as a Housing Specialist for a National Intermediary.

 

 

SERVICES PROVIDED

               

Project Administrative and Management Services

 

Management Consulting

 

Board Development

 

Program Evaluation

 

Short and Lon-Range and Strategic Planning

 

DANIEL JACKSON

 

Daniel Jackson, a University of New Mexico graduate, has been a sales and marketing professional for over 30 years working with national “for profit” and “non profit” business organizations.  Mr. Jackson’s expertise includes but is not limited to, leadership/corporate training, business development, new customer acquisition, sales and marketing plans, and non-profit strategic planning.  Most recently, Mr. Jackson served as the Sales and Marketing Director for one of the largest non-profits in California serving people with developmental disabilities.

 

 

 

 

Gerald Ortiz y Pino, MSW

 

Professional Experience

            In 2003 I retired from State and Local government after a career as a social worker, social welfare program administrator, human services and human resource management professor, community organizer and social services planner. In 2004 I was elected to the New Mexico State Senate representing District 12 (most of downtown Albuquerque and surrounding neighborhoods). 

            Also in 2004 I began working for a non-profit agency named HELP-NM as director of the family services division.

 I have worked throughout New Mexico (Las Cruces, Taos, Las Vegas and Santa Fe) but spent the past 28 years in Albuquerque.  My interests broadened gradually over the years from an initial focus on mental health and children’s protective services to work in child and family advocacy, substance abuse, positive youth development and early childhood programming. 

My background includes time spent working in state and local government social agencies as an administrator; university and college teaching; United Way administration; child advocacy and private, non-profit social agency management as well as three years in the private, for-profit sector with an Employee Assistance Program.

 

Educational Background

            BA in Latin American Studies (University of New Mexico, 1965)

            Masters in Social Work (Tulane University School of Social Work, 1968)

 

I write a regular newspaper column for the Weekly Alibi in Albuquerque (since 2001) on political and social issues.

I was a registered lobbyist with New Mexico State Legislature for twelve years as an advocate for low income families, children and non-profit social agencies.

 

I helped found (with two other social workers) a private adoption and foster care agency called La Familia in 1984 and co-founded (in 2000) a Charter High School for drop outs in Albuquerque, the Robert F. Kennedy Charter High School.  I also helped found Los Puentes and Cesar Chavez Charter High Schools in Albuquerque and Cesar Chavez in Deming. All primarily serve adolescents who have left mainstream high schools.

 

Personal

I am married to Donna Bruzzese, a marriage and family therapist in private practice.

I am father to three adult children and four adult step-children and grandfather to eight.  I am a member of the Peace and Justice Commission of the Aquinas Newman Center at UNM.

 

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Newsletters

 

Volume 1, Issue 1 - Dated January 25, 2008

 

Volume 1, Issue 2 - Dated May 1, 2008

 

Volume 1, Issue 3 - Dated July 31, 2008

 

Volume 1, Issue 4 - Dated January 19, 2009

 

Volume 1, Issue 5 - Dated April 23, 2009

 

 

 

 

NOTICE About Funding

 

Summary of the Request for Proposal

 

Important Dates

 

November 11, 2008 -  RFPs available

 

To Be eligible each applicant must attend at least one of the Required Grant Writing Training Sessions.  RFP trainings will be held from 8:30 – 10:00 a.m. on the following dates.

Albuquerque -             November 11, 2008 or December 12, 2008

Las Vegas -                November 12, 2008

Roswell -                    November 14, 2008

Farmington -               November 17, 2008

Portales -                   November 21, 2008

Silver City -                 December 4, 2008

Las Cruces -                December 5, 2008

Socorro -                     December 9, 2008

           

December 19, 2008 - “Letter of Intent to Apply’ due at HELP-NM. Submit by postal mail or professional carrier only.  (Please make sure you obtain and follow directions for this letter and accompanying form.)

 

January 23, 2009  -  Grant Proposals due to HELP-NM by 4 p.m.

May be mailed or delivered by carrier to:

HELP-New Mexico Inc.

5101 Copper NE, Albuquerque, NM   87108                           

Attention: Gracie Gonzalez, Grants Manager

 

Note: no exceptions to this deadline, proposals must be received by the above date and time.

 

Eligibility

This sub-award competition for capacity-building funds is open to both faith-based and community organizations.  HELP-NM will not discriminate in favor of or against an organization because of its faith orientation or lack thereof.

 

Independent reviewers will use criteria for selection of sub-awardees that are equally open to both community and faith-based groups. While the program uses Federal CCF (Compassion Capitol Fund) funds to build grassroots groups' capacity to provide services to those in need, the funds may not be used to build such groups' capacity to provide programs or services that include inherently religious activities.

 

Rather, if a sub-award or technical assistance recipient provides programs or services that include inherently religious activities then such activities must be separate in time or location from the programs or services that the organization is seeking to improve through CCF.  For detailed information, please refer to 45 CFR part 72, available at www.whitehouse.gov.  A summary of these guidelines was supplied to you in your packet of materials.

 

A 501 (c) 3 designation by the Internal Revenue Service is not required to be eligible for this program, nor is it necessary to have a sponsor, fiscal agent, or parent organization.   For organizations without a 501 (c) 3 status, an initial site visit and documentation of service to a specific population with a documented clientele may be required, and capacity-building activities will be steered in the direction of organizational development and sustainability. Such organizations will be encouraged to begin seeking incorporation and designation as a 501 (c) 3 organization, although for some groups, this is likely to be a multi-year endeavor.    Matching funds are not required to apply for a sub-award, and should not be included in any application.

 

To be eligible organizations must provide services to at least one of the following priority populations:

a.      the homeless

b.      elderly in need

c.      at-risk youth

d.      families in transition from welfare to work

e.      those in need of intensive rehabilitation such as prisoners, mental health consumers, or addicts

f.       prisoners re-entering the community and children of prisoners

g.      organizations that provide marriage education and preparation services to help couples who choose marriage for themselves, develop the skills and knowledge to form and sustain healthy marriages

 

Weighted bonus points will be used to encourage inclusive leadership structures collaboration in all levels of sub-awards, and to favor smaller, less experienced organizations as well as to favor those which serve an underserved population or a distressed area and so demonstrate.  Please see the needs section under Evaluation Criteria for help in defining an underserved population and a distressed area.

 

Any agency applying for either a tier 1 or tier 2 award must provide proof of the following minimum insurance coverage’s:

 

    1. Workers Compensation – Statutory Coverage
    2. General Liability - $1,000,000 Limit
    3. Auto including hires and non-owned - $1,000,000 Limit
    4. Directors and Officers - $1,000,000 Limit
    5. Employment Practices Liability  $1,000,000 Limit

 

There are two categories or tiers of awards:

 

  • Tier 1, is an award of up to $13,000 each, to nine newer, less experienced organizations, who have had no more than one direct (not pass-through) federal grant  and who had a 2007-2008 operating budget of less than $500,000.  These agencies do not need to have: a 501 (c) 3 tax status; a board of directors; or paid employees.  Applicants should document service to their community and target population for at least one year.  The applicants can identify distinct needs for training and technical assistance in at least two of the priority areas: leadership development, organizational development, program development, revenue enhancement strategies, and community engagement.  They can also identify a reasoned realistic plan for capacity-building with their cash awards.  The application procedure for this category is simplified, constituting ½ of the writing and research involved in a traditional federal grant proposal.
  • Tier 2 is an award of up to $22,000 each to four larger, more experienced non-profits. These awards will be distributed geographically and will be made to more experienced social service agencies who are designated as non-profit organizations but who have had no more than one direct federal grant in the past five years, and had a 2007-2008 operating budget of less than $800,000.00.  They must include in their plan of work (approach section) a clear, reasoned, and realistic proposal for a project involving collaboration with at least one other social service or educational institution, as well as binding letters of commitment for that project, pending the grant of a sub-award.  All activities funded by the grant must continue to meet the allowable capacity-building standard.  While resource-sharing is a normal part of collaboration, only one member of any collaboration may apply for and receive funds.  Organizations contemplating this arrangement should work closely with the technical assistant for grant-writing (e.g. Gracie Gonzalez and/or Tom Bell)

 

Activities may be conducted in one or all of the following five areas of capacity building:

1)      Leadership development

2)      Organizational development

3)      Program development

4)      Revenue development strategies

5)      Community engagement

 

Please note:  Awardees, small or large, are federal contractors and must agree to follow the rules and regulations that apply to federal contracts with nonprofit entities.  It is not the intent of HELP-NM, CCF Project to make the application complicated, but to use it as an opportunity to learn in a highly supportive environment, the methods for working with federal grants and contracts.

 

Please see the note on the Letter of Intent Instructions for acquiring a DUNS number.  This must be done before submitting the letter of intent in December.

 

Bonus points used in evaluation:

 

  • Social service organizations providing services in a distressed geographic area or to an underserved population, and documented as such. (2 points)
  • Organizations which have a board consisting of a diverse, racial/ethnic mix, e.g., documenting that at least 20% of the board or steering committee is of a different demographic group than the majority of the board, not including the criterion of gender. In order to receive the point you must identify your board’s race/ethnicity. (1 point)
  • Native American Tribal Agencies with a tribal population of fewer than 5,000 members.  See special instructions under assurances.
  • Organizations that describe ongoing collaborative efforts with other organizations in their service area and target population. (2 points)

 

Allowable Activities for Grant Funding of Capacity-Building

 

The following chart is meant to illustrate allowable and unallowable activities in the capacity-building sub-award program.  The list is not exhaustive, and innovation in a realistic, well-reasoned fashion is welcomed.

 

Leadership Development

Activity

Example

Board Training

Fees for 3-4 board members to attend United Way board training

Board Training

Specialized course in grants management  for treasurer and/or staff accountant

Board Training

Facilitated Strategic Planning Retreat

Board/Staff Training

Diversity Workshop fees and travel

Staff training

 Workshops in time management, multi-tasking, meeting government standards regarding a task, some kinds of team-building.

Board Training

Succession Planning

 

Organizational Development

Community Needs Assessment

Funds for training or comprehensive campaign

Equipment to enhance activities

Equipment is over $5,000.00. Amounts under this are considered supplies

Supplies

Computer for staff duties, not client services.  Software that does not involve fundraising activities or client services

Office Furniture

Limited, well defended (in your proposal) office furniture, but not in waiting rooms.

Storage Space

Storage space for records, equipment.

A/V equipment

Audio / video equipment. 

Technology

Begin web-based communication, web page, listserv, etc.  May not include fund-raising activities

Data management

Staff person to set up and train on data management system

Audit

External audit for organization

Software

Accounting software

 

Revenue Enhancement

Activity

Example

Fund-raising training

Pay tuition for staff members to attend `1training in grant-writing, social entrepreneurship, or accounting for grants management (but not, for example, pay an  employee to conduct a fund-raiser)

Training

Fees for seminar on conducting major donor campaign, including, possibly, travel costs. 

 

 

Community Engagement

Activity

Example

Special summit

Meeting costs, except for food, of community leaders with organization to discuss a relevant community problem, including potential referral sources is allowed.  Including a devotional or opening prayer is not allowed. Please refer to discussion of how such activities may be handled.

Collaboration Fair

Don’t forget to include travel costs, at the NM state rate for 2-3 members of your organization to attend the HELP-NM Collaboration Fair.

Community needs assessment

Contract for these services, or better, pay for training in how to conduct such surveys

Volunteer training and

recruitment

May pay for most costs to develop a more or less permanent volunteer base in the targeted service area

 

Program Development

 

Activity

Example

Learning materials

Purchase learning materials for staff, board, volunteers, etc. from external source but not, for example, to purchase materials from a board member or other principal of the organization.

Purchase curriculum

May not be used, for example, to purchase or replace consumer workbooks.

New methodology

Purchase training on new methodology, unless it is health-related (some educational methods in health may apply.)

Program evaluation

Purchase program evaluation or teach staff to do program evaluation, depending on circumstances

Collaboration Summit

Pay facilitator and costs( but not food or discussion of spiritual basis, for example  of 2 or more organizations meeting to discuss working together on a specific project.)

 

 

For a complete RFP application packet please attend one of the RFP trainings.  For more information on eligibility, please contact Gracie Gonzalez, Grants Manager at (505) 766-4921 or via e-mail at gracie@helpnm.com.

 

 

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

 

Contact:         Jerry Otero, Family Services Division Director

Telephone:    505-766-4931

Email:             jerryotero@helpnm.com

 

 

HELP-NEW MEXICO ANNOUNCES GRANT AWARDS

TOTALING $200,000 STATEWIDE

 

The Bienvenidos Building Bridges Initiative (BBBI) a component of HELP-New Mexico, Inc., a statewide community-based organization, is pleased to announce that 17 New Mexico non-profit agencies have been selected to receive a Compassion Capital Fund (CCF) award through a grant funded by the U. S, Department of Health and Human Services.  The awards are intended to build non-profit agencies’ capacity to accomplish their community work and serve families in need.

 

HELP-NM was awarded the CCF grant in October 2007 and received funding for a second year in October 2008.  During the months of November and December 2008, BBBI held seven workshops statewide, which were attended by over 200 individuals.  In late December, over 85 agencies submitted letters of intent, followed by 60 of those agencies submitting full proposals in January 2009.

 

The grant awards were broken down into two tiers.  Tier 1 offered an award of up to $13,000.00 to newer, inexperienced agencies that may or may not have a 501 (c) 3 non-profit designation.  Tier 2 offered an award of up to $22,000.00 to more experienced non-profit agencies, designated as a 501 (c) 3 status, with a 2008 budget of less than $800,000.00 and who have not received more than one federal grant in the last five years.

 

After a comprehensive review of the proposals by a panel of 24 community volunteers, 17 agencies were selected and approved to receive a grant award.  The following are the selected agencies and their approved tier:

 

Tier 1

Bootheel Youth Association, Lordsburg, NM (Hidalgo County)

CASA 4th Judicial, Las Vegas, NM (San Miguel County)

Cedar's Tree, Inc., Albuquerque, NM (Bernalillo County)

Love Inc of South Albuquerque, Albuquerque, NM (Bernalillo County)

MASADA House, Farmington, NM (San Juan County)

MOSAIC-Family & Community Resources, Albuquerque, NM (Bernalillo County)

New Life Pregnancy Center, Taos, NM (Taos County)

New Mexico Direct Caregivers Coalition, Placitas, NM (Sandoval County)

Sacramento Mountain Village, Ruidoso, NM (Lincoln County)

Soulful Presence, Santa Fe, NM (Santa Fe County)

Taos Housing Corp, Taos, NM (Taos County)

Taos Jewish Center -The Chesed Project, Taos, NM (Taos County)

Turtleback Therapeutic, T or C, NM (Sierra County)

 

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Cornucopia Adult Day Services, Albuquerque, NM (Bernalillo County)

Sierra Dove Global Association, Alto, NM (Lincoln County)

Talking Talons, Tijeras, NM (Bernalillo County)

Wings Ministry, Albuquerque, NM (Bernalillo County)

 

The Bienvenidos Building Bridges Initiative (BBBI) has two intertwined capacity building components.  The monetary award component, grants are scheduled to be provided by the end of March.  The second component involves a training and technical assistance program that will begin in April 2009.  BBBI staff, along with qualified and experienced volunteer consultants provide one-on-one technical assistance to assist agencies increase organizational self-sufficiency and grow capacity.  Group trainings seminars are also offered which are open to any non-profit agency with or without a 501 (c) 3 who may be interested.  Technical assistance and training seminars will be provided in the following areas:

 

·         Organizational Development

·         Leadership Development

·         Program Development

·         Community Engagement

·         Revenue Enhancement Strategies

 

For a list of trainings please contact Tom Bell, Training and TA Manager at 505-766-4917 or log onto our website at www.helpnm.com. If you would like more information about BBBI or HELP-NM, please call Gracie Gonzalez, BBBI Grants Manager, at 766-4921 or e-mail her at gracie@helpnm.com

 

HELP-New Mexico exists to create self-sufficiency and provide economic opportunities to strengthen families throughout New Mexico. HELP-New Mexico is a statewide community-based organization, a community action agency and a faith-based organization with 43 years of experience providing community-based services. HELP-NM has over 220 staff in 35 offices and/or Head Start and Pre-Kindergarten Centers throughout New Mexico.

 

 

 

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RFP Documents

 

Assurance Regarding Cooperation

 

Certification Regarding Maintenance of Effort

 

Disclosure of Lobbying

 

General Assurance on Compliance

 

Guidance to Faith Based and Community Organizations on Partnering with the Federal Government

 

RFP Final Fall 2008

 

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Survey for RFP

 

Tier One RFP Fall 2008

 

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Governor Richardson's

Office of Faith-based and Community Organizations (OFBCI)

The mission of The Governor’s Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives is to assist in eliminating barriers and ensuring that Faith-Based and community organizations in New Mexico are provided equal access to state and federal resources and services. The office can help to direct available Federal resources which can be made available at the state level.

 

The Governor’s Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives is focusing on the following initiatives:

 

-          Homelessness

-          Prisoner reintegration along with their families

-          Emergency Preparedness, specifically for at-risk populations (elderly and people with disabilities)

-          Online training (board development, grant management, capacity building & sustainability, and human capital)

-          Cultural identity and awareness, specifically New Mexico’s African and Native Americans

-          Community health

-          Hunger, specifically our elders and people living with disabilities

-          Domestic violence, specifically our elders and people living with disabilities

 

Goals the office is addressing are:

 

-          Assessing and identifying barriers within FBCI organizations to accessing resources

-          Supporting, sustaining, and assisting capacity building efforts among FBCI; mobilizing and transforming faith-based and community organizations in under-represented rural areas in New Mexico

-          Connecting New Mexico organizations and faith-based groups to federal and state-wide resources

-     Improving human service delivery to all New Mexicans

 

Executive Director: Hazel Mella

Email: Hazel.Mella@state.nm.us

 

New Mexico Association of Grant Makers (NMAG)

This organization makes no grants, but is made up of many philanthropists.  Their website has resources, links, and information that may be helpful in learning the philanthropy/grants world in our state and nationally.

www.nmag.org

 

The White House

This is one of the easier sites for finding documents, forms, etc. in relation to federal grants.  Click on the link for faith-based and community organizations, and then look for links for forms, code of federal regulations documents, program announcements, etc.

www.whitehouse.gov

 

Center for Non-Profit Excellence

The Center for non-profit excellence is a joint project of the United Way of Albuquerque and the Albuquerque Community Foundation.  They exist to provide training to non-profit organizations    and to offer other kinds of support, including a useful newsletter of training sessions and grants opportunities across the area.  Many of their programs are at no cost.  This is a good listserv to subscribe to.

www.centerfornonprofitexcellence.org

 

Facebook

This is the place to begin setting up your link to the CCF facebook page.  We would like each of our applicants to subscribe so that we may have a modest distance learning capacity.  We can also reach you quickly with urgent or emergent information.  See the short article elsewhere on the page to get started.

www.facebook.com