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CompassPoint Nonprofit Services

CompassPoint Nonprofit Services intensifies the impact of fellow nonprofit leaders, organizations and networks working to achieve social equity. Its integrated practice offers strong teaching, coaching, consulting, and peer-learning—all grounded in deep nonprofit leadership expertise.

Through the Community Leadership Project, CompassPoint is providing technical assistance and training to 75 grassroots organizations over three years.

Regions Served: Greater San Francisco Bay Area and San Joaquin Valley
Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, Santa Clara, San Mateo, San Francisco, Solano and Sonoma counties

Total Award: $500,000

Program Details:
CompassPoint is working with up to 60 grassroots organizations on both leadership and organizational development, as well as with the 16 organizations being supported by California Rural Legal Assistance (CRLA) and Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC), which are Community Leadership Project intermediaries working in the San Joaquin Valley.

Much of CompassPoint’s work takes place via a meaningful collaboration with CRLA and ILRC, and by listening for the true needs and interests of the grassroots organizations involved in the project. CompassPoint will provide these organizations with fully subsidized participation in the following programs designed to meet the needs of leaders of color and organizations serving communities of color:

Selection Process:
CompassPoint partners with Community Leadership Project grantmaking intermediaries to identify potential program attendees. Participants are selected through an open and competitive application process.

Application Deadline:
Please visit the CompassPoint website for additional information.

Project Launched: Summer 2009

Website: http://www.compasspoint.org

Project Contact:
Adriana Rocha
adrianar@compasspoint.org
(415) 541-9000

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