INFORMATIONAL WEBINAR February 14, 2012. INFORMATIONAL WEBINAR PRESENTERS: DITRA EDWARDS, PROGRAM DIRECTOR THE PRAXIS PROJECT KOLU ZIGBI, PROGRAM DIRECTOR.

INFORMATIONAL WEBINAR February 14, 2012

INFORMATIONAL WEBINAR

PRESENTERS :

D I T R A E D WA R D S , P R O G R A M D I R E C T O R

T H E P R A X I S P R O J E C T

KO LU Z I G B I , P R O G R A M D I R E C T O R

T H E J E SS I E S M I T H N OY E S F O U N D AT I O N

C H A R L E N E M U H A M M A D , D I R E C T O R O F S P E C I A L I N I T I AT I V E S

T H E P R A X I S P R O J E C T

LOGISTICS

• D u r i n g t h e s e s s i o n t h e s y s t e m w i l l b e o n m u t e

• P r o c e s s f o r Q & A

• T h e c h a t b o x

• T h e w e b i n a r s l i d e s w i l l b e a v a i l a b l e a f t e r t h e s e s s i o n o n E AT 4 H E A LT H PA RT N E R S . O r g

WHY EAT4HEALTH?

•Bring voices of affected people to policy table

•Lift up successful policy from local to national level

•Build relationships: urban + rural organizing groups + national advocates

•Broaden the discourse and increase accountability

EAT4HEALTH PARTNERS & FUNDERS

P a r t n e r s :•T h e P r a x i s P r o j e c t•C o m m u n i t y S c i e n c e

Fu n d e r s :•J e s s i e S m i t h N o y e s f o u n d a t i o n•S u r d n a F o u n d a t i o n•K r e s g e F o u n d a t i o n•S c h m i d t Fa m i l y F o u n d a t i o n

• Values• Advocacy Capacity Building• Leadership Development•Movement Building

EAT4HEALTH OVERVIEW OF ISSUES

Community Well-Being = healthy environment + healthy people + healthy economy + diversity & inclusion.

•Who is Eligible?•What do we mean by Policy Advocacy?•Industry Funding •Submission and Review Process•Application /Selection Criteria •Invitation to Submit Full Proposal •Technical Assistance (TA)•Questions and Answers

KEY POINTS

WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO APPLY?

L o c a l o r g a n i z a t i o n s o r i n d i g e n o u s g o v e r n m e n t a g e n c i e s t h a t :

• W o r k i n l o w - i n c o m e a n d c o m m u n i t i e s o f c o l o r w h o s e l e a d e r s h i p a n d m e m b e r s h i p a n d / o r c o n s t i t u e n c i e s r e fl e c t t h e p o p u l a t i o n s t h e y s e e k t o s e r v e a n d a r e l o c a t e d i n t h e U S o r U S t e r r i t o r i e s .

• D e m o n s t r a t e a s u c c e s s f u l t r a c k r e c o r d o f a t l e a s t t w o y e a r s i n c o m m u n i t y o r g a n i z i n g a n d p o l i c y a d v o c a c y t o a d d r e s s h e a l t h - r e l a t e d p r o b l e m s i n l o w - i n c o m e & c o m m u n i t i e s o f c o l o r .

WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO APPLY?

• Ta x - e x e m p t o r g a n i z a t i o n s u n d e r s e c t i o n 5 0 1 ( c ) ( 3 ) o f t h e i n t e r n a l r e v e n u e c o d e o r f e d e r a l l y c h a r t e r e d t r i b a l n a t i o n s . L o c a l a ffi l i a t e s o f n a t i o n a l o r g a n i z a t i o n s a r e e l i g i b l e t o a p p l y. O r g a n i z a t i o n s c l a s s i fi e d a s p r i v a t e f o u n d a t i o n s u n d e r s e c t i o n 5 0 9 ( a ) a r e n o t e l i g i b l e .

• N o t c u r r e n t l y r e c e i v i n g f u n d i n g f r o m a n i n d u s t r y , c o r p o r a t i o n , b u s i n e s s o r o t h e r e n t i t y o r s u b s i d i a r y o f s u c h a n e n t i t y t h a t m a r k e t s l o w - n u t r i t i o n f o o d a n d / o r b e v e r a g e p r o d u c t s t o y o u t h

WHAT DO WE MEAN BY POLICY ADVOCACY?

W o r k d o n e a s a g r o u p t o a d v o c a t e p u b l i c l y f o r c h a n g e s i n p o l i c y ( e . g . , L a w s , o r d i n a n c e s , i n s t i t u t i o n a l p r o c e d u r e s , a d m i n i s t r a t i v e r u l i n g s ) b y a d e c i s i o n - m a k i n g b o d y t h a t r e s u l t e d i n n e w p o l i c y a c t i o n s , a g r e e m e n t s o r s t r o n g e r e n f o r c e m e n t o f e x i s t i n g p o l i c i e s t h a t i m p r o v e d s o m e a s p e c t o f c o m m u n i t y w e l l b e i n g .

WHAT DO WE MEAN BY INDUSTRY FUNDING?

E x a m p l e s i n c l u d e f a s t f o o d a n d s o d a b e v e r a g e c o m p a n i e s .

• A p p l i c a n t s w h o c u r r e n t l y a c c e p t f u n d i n g o r o t h e r s u p p o r t f r o m a n i n d u s t r y , c o r p o r a t i o n , b u s i n e s s o r o t h e r e n t i t y o r s u b s i d i a r y o f s u c h a n e n t i t y t h a t m a r k e t s l o w - n u t r i t i o n f o o d a n d / o r b e v e r a g e p r o d u c t s t o y o u t h w i l l n o t b e c o n s i d e r e d f o r f u n d i n g

• N o d i s q u a l i fi c a t i o n f o r a c c e p t i n g s u c h f u n d i n g i n t h e p a s t

• Re s t r i c t i o n a p p l i e s t o a p p l i c a n t o r g a n i z a t i o n s d i r e c t e d b y b o a r d m e m b e r s w h o c u r r e n t l y r e c e i v e s u c h i n d u s t r y f u n d i n g

• C o n t a c t P r a x i s i f y o u a r e u n s u r e a b o u t a f u n d i n g s o u r c e

LOI SUBMISSION PROCESS

L e t t e r o f I n t e r e s t

• A p p l i c a n t s m u s t s u b m i t a l e t t e r o f i n t e r e s t n o m o r e t h a n f o u r p a g e s i n l e n g t h , a s h o r t b i o g r a p h y a n d r e s u m e f o r t h e f e l l o w c a n d i d a t e

• L e t t e r o f i n t e r e s t i s d u e M a r c h 2 , 2 0 1 2 a t 3 : 0 0 p m E S T

LOI REVIEW PROCESS

• Re v i e w Te a m : p r a c t i t i o n e r s f r o m t h e fi e l d , P r a x i s s t a ff a n d f u n d e r p a r t n e r s

• S e l e c t i o n : p r o p o s a l r e v i e w c r i t e r i a

• A p p l i c a n t s n o t i fi e d o f s t a t u s b y e m a i l

• C o m p l e t e d b y M a r c h 2 6 , 2 0 1 2

Application process is rigorous to ensure:• Fairness• Integrity• Funding to groups with organizing and policy

track records• Program effectiveness

APPLICATION PROCESS OVERVIEW

COMMUNITY DEMOGRAPHICS: WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES BEST DESCRIBE THE COMMUNITY (IES) YOU SERVE? HOW IS YOUR ORGANIZATION ALIGNED WITH THE COMMUNITY (IES) IT SERVES?

S e l e c t i o n C r i t e r i a :

•D o e s t h e a p p l i c a n t d e m o n s t r a t e t h e a b i l i t y t o b u i l d , m a i n t a i n a n d m o b i l i z e a b r o a d b a s e o f m e m b e r s a n d o t h e r v o l u n t e e r s f o r a c t i o n ?

•I s t h e o r g a n i z a t i o n a m e m b e r o r g a n i z a t i o n ? H o w m a n y m e m b e r s ? I s m e m b e r s h i p c o n s t i t u e n t - b a s e d ? W h a t i s t h e f r e q u e n c y o f c o n t a c t ? W h o a r e t h e c o r e l e a d e r s ?

QUESTIONS 1. OVERALL MISSION AND HOW YOU WORK TO ACHIEVE IT?

S e l e c t i o n c r i t e r i a :

•D o e s t h e a p p l i c a n t h a v e a c l e a r v i s i o n f o r t h e c o m m u n i t y i t s e r v e s a n d a m i s s i o n s t a t e m e n t t h a t s u p p o r t s t h e p r o c e s s e s f o r m e e t i n g i t s v i s i o n ?

•H o w d o e s t h e a p p l i c a n t p r o v i d e c o m m u n i t y m e m b e r s ( c o n s t i t u e n t s ) w i t h o p p o r t u n i t i e s t o u n d e r s t a n d a n d i n fl u e n c e i t s a d v o c a c y A g e n d a ?

QUESTIONS 2. EXPERIENCE WITH POLICY-ADVOCACY, INCLUDING FOOD OR FARM POLICY, AND THE ROLE, IF ANY, PLAYED BY YOUR PROPOSED FELLOW.

I d e n t i f y t h e f e l l o w c a n d i d a t e , f e l l o w ’ s h i s t o r y w i t h t h e o r g a n i z a t i o n a n d / o r w o r k i n g a s a n a d v o c a t e f o r t h e c o m m u n i t y.

S e l e c t i o n C r i t e r i a :

•D o e s t h e a p p l i c a n t h a v e a t l e a s t 2 y e a r s o f o r g a n i z i n g h i s t o r y i n t h e l o c a l a r e a ?

•H o w s t r o n g i s t h e a p p l i c a n t s t r a c k r e c o r d w i t h r e g a r d t o p o l i c y a d v o c a c y ? C a n i t s i t e s p e c i fi c c a m p a i g n s a n d w i n s a n d o r p r e v e n t i n g p a s s a g e a n d i m p l e m e n t a t i o n o f b a d p o l i c i e s ?

QUESTION 3. REASON FOR SEEKING TO ENGAGE IN THE FEDERAL FOOD POLICY PROCESS AND ANY INITIAL THOUGHTS ABOUT THE TYPE OF NATIONAL ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO WORK WITH.

S e l e c t i o n C r i t e r i a :

•C a n t h e a p p l i c a n t e x p l a i n h o w i n fl u e n c i n g f e d e r a l f o o d a n d f a r m p o l i c y m i g h t e n h a n c e o r e n a b l e t h e a c c o m p l i s h m e n t o f t h e i r m i s s i o n t h r o u g h p l a n n e d o r e x i s t i n g c a m p a i g n s , p r o j e c t s o r p r o g r a m s ?

QUESTION 4. UNDERSTANDING OF THE SOCIO-POLITICAL CONTEXT OF, AND ABILITY TO ENGAGE, THOSE DIRECTLY AFFECTED BY THE FEDERAL FOOD POLICY IT SEEKS TO ADDRESS

(This may be your general constituency or a sub-group of it such as women on WIC, child farm laborers, students eligible for reduced price meals, unemployed men, etc. )

S e l e c t i o n C r i t e r i a :

•D o e s t h e a p p l i c a n t d e m o n s t r a t e a d e q u a t e k n o w l e d g e o f t h e l o c a l a r e a ’ s d e m o g r a p h i c s a n d v a r i o u s g r o u p h i s t o r i c a l t e n s i o n s a n d c o l l a b o r a t i o n s a n d t h e i r i m p l i c a t i o n s f o r c o m m u n i t y w o r k ?

•D o e s t h e a p p l i c a n t d e m o n s t r a t e a c l e a r u n d e r s t a n d i n g o f t h e p o t e n t i a l i m p a c t o f u n d e r t a k i n g f o o d a n d / o r c o m m u n i t y w e l l n e s s p o l i c y o n c u r r e n t p o w e r r e l a t i o n s h i p s i n t h e l o c a l a r e a ?

QUESTION #5. ASSETS AND THE COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIPS IT WILL BRING TO THE INITIATIVE

(E.G., strength or community and institutional relationships, community awareness and activism.)

S e l e c t i o n C r i t e r i a :

•D o e s t h e a p p l i c a n t i d e n t i f y c o m m u n i t y p a r t n e r s h i p s / c o l l a b o r a t i o n s ?

•H o w d o e s t h e a p p l i c a n t p r o v i d e c o m m u n i t y m e m b e r s ( c o n s t i t u e n t s ) w i t h o p p o r t u n i t i e s t o u n d e r s t a n d a n d i n fl u e n c e i t s a d v o c a c y a g e n d a ?

•D o e s t h e a p p l i c a n t d e m o n s t r a t e t h e a b i l i t y t o w o r k w i t h a r a n g e o f c o m m u n i t y a c t i o n s a n d i n t e r a c t i o n s t o w a r d s c o m m u n i t y c h a n g e ?

•A r e t h e a s s e t s / s t r e n g t h s a s d e s c r i b e d a d e q u a t e t o s u p p o r t a n d s u s t a i n t h e a p p l i c a n t a s a s u c c e s s f u l c b o ?

QUESTION 6. DISCLOSURE OF ANY FOOD, AGRICULTURE AND/OR BEVERAGE INDUSTRY FUNDING IF APPLICABLE.

S e l e c t i o n c r i t e r i a :

•D o e s t h e a p p l i c a n t o r g a n i z a t i o n o r i t s b o a r d m e m b e r s h a v e a n y t i e s , r e l a t i o n s h i p s , h i s t o r y t h a t w i l l p r e v e n t t h e m f r o m a c t i n g a g g r e s s i v e l y i n t h e a r e n a o f f o o d a n d c o m m u n i t y w e l l n e s s p o l i c y a d v o c a c y ?

ATTACHMENTS

S e l e c t i o n c r i t e r i a :

•H a s t h e a p p l i c a n t p r o v i d e d a s h o r t b i o g r a p h y a n d r e s u m e f o r t h e i r f e l l o w c a n d i d a t e ?

•H a s t h e a p p l i c a n t i d e n t i fi e d a q u a l i fi e d p r o s p e c t i v e f e l l o w w i t h l o c a l a n d / o r s t a t e p o l i c y e x p e r i e n c e a b l e t o f u l fi l l t h e t h r e e -y e a r f e l l o w s h i p i n c l u d i n g t h e p a r t - t i m e r e s i d e n c y r e q u i r e m e n t i n Wa s h i n g t o n , D C . ?

LETTER OF INTEREST SUBMISSION

• D u e d a t e : Fr i d a y , M a r c h 2 , 2 0 1 2 • 3 p . m . E a s t e r n s t a n d a r d t i m e• E l e c t r o n i c d e l i v e r y v i a o n l i n e s y s t e m

E AT 4 H E A LT H p a r t n e r s . o r g , N o y e s @ n o y e s . O r g

• N o h a r d c o p y s u b m i s s i o n s w i l l b e a c c e p t e d

INVITATION TO SUBMIT FULL PROPOSALS

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•Te c h n i c a l a s s i s t a n c e p r o v i d e d v i a t e l e p h o n e , e m a i l

•P r o p o s a l s d u e : A p r i l 1 3 , 2 0 1 2 a t 3 p m E T

• 1 0 - 1 2 s i t e s s e l e c t e d f o r s i t e v i s i t s

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TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT

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C h a r l e n e m @ t h e p r a x i s p r o j e c t . o r g

D i t r a @ t h e p r a x i s p r o j e c t . o r g

T h e P r a x i s P r o j e c t 2 0 2 - 2 3 4 - 5 9 2 1

E AT 4 H E A LT H p a r t n e r s . o r g

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION

F o r Q u e s t i o n s o r S u p p o r t

C h a r l e n e m @ t h e p r a x i s p r o j e c t . o r g

D i t r a @ t h e p r a x i s p r o j e c t . o r g

T h e P r a x i s P r o j e c t 2 0 2 - 2 3 4 - 5 9 2 1

E AT 4 H E A LT H p a r t n e r s . o r g