Community Foundation for Monterey County

A regranting initiative and leadership development program for small and midsize organizations serving low-income communities and communities of color in Monterey County.

The Community Foundation for Monterey County (CFMC) improves the quality of life in Monterey County by raising, managing and distributing charitable funds to nonprofit organizations throughout the county. CFMC has a strong history of grantmaking to improve nonprofit capacity, through their competitive grant program, technical assistance grants, and management assistance workshops.

Counties Served:

Monterey (regranting and leadership development)
Santa Cruz and San Benito (leadership development only)

Total Award: $700,000

Regranting

Program Details:
CFMC will provide 9 organizations with multi-year core support and capacity building grants of approximately $40,000 over two years. CFMC will also provide technical assistance to help each organization complete an organizational self-assessment and will introduce grantees to social network mapping tools to assist them in envisioning and planning for their role in community-wide networks.

Selection Process:
CFMC has long-term partnerships with organizations serving the large Latino population of Monterey County, and will also reach out to organizations serving Asian and African-American populations. Based on this outreach, CFMC invited eligible organizations to apply for core support and capacity building grants.

Application Deadline:
The application process is now closed. CFMC staff and the local Advisory Committee are reviewing proposals and anticipate announcing grant decisions by the end of December.

Project Contact:
Julie Drezner
julied@cfmco.org
(831) 375-9712

Web site: http://www.cfmco.org/CLP.php

Leadership Development

Program Details:
CFMC has developed a year-long leadership development program, LEAD, to develop a cohort of future nonprofit leaders that serve and represent the diverse communities of the Central Coast region. Three cohorts of 20 to 25 leaders each (totaling 60-75 individuals) will be selected for the LEAD program. Participants will learn new abilities and approaches through multiple methods, including in-depth seminars, trainings, peer roundtables, individual learning plans, leadership coaching, and capacity-building projects.

Selection Process:
CFMC’s recruitment for the LEAD program involves extensive outreach to non-profit organizations in Monterey, San Benito and Santa Cruz counties in coordination with the community foundations in these counties and other organizations that serve nonprofits.

Application Deadline:
The inaugural group of LEAD participants was selected in the summer of 2009. A list of participants is available on the CFMC website at: http://www.cfmco.org/LEAD/docs/2009%20LEAD%20Cohort.doc

Website: http://www.cfmco.org/LEAD/LEADp1.html

Project Contact:
Kaki Rusmore
kaki@cfmco.org
(831) 375-9712