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Approve an agreement for $80,000 with Learning for Action from April 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020 for nonprofit capacity building; and Authorize the County Administrator to sign the agreement and future amendments that have no fiscal impact
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
First 5 Solano/County Administrator's Office recommends that the Board of Supervisors approve an agreement for $80,000 with Learning for Action (LFA) from April 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020 for nonprofit capacity building and authorize the County Administrator to sign the agreement and future amendments that have no fiscal impact.
SUMMARY:
The agreement with LFA is for the development and administration of a 10-month nonprofit capacity building cohort for Solano nonprofit agencies to build their skills in the "Visioning and Impact" dimension of nonprofit capacity. The cohort will be attended by eight Solano nonprofit agencies selected by an application process. Eligible applicants must be a contractor of First 5 Solano and/or Solano County Health & Social Services (H&SS).
In addition to facilitating the cohort, LFA will summarize their aggregated experience coaching the eight nonprofits, and provide a recommendation of next steps for continued nonprofit capacity building support.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
This contract will be jointly funded by First 5 Solano and H&SS and administered by First 5 Solano on behalf of both Departments via a Memorandum of Understanding. Funding for this contract is included in both Department's FY2018/19 Adopted Budgets and FY2019/20 Requested Budgets.
DISCUSSION:
In 2017, the First 5 Solano Commission and H&SS launched efforts to support capacity building for Solano nonprofits. In the fall of 2017, a cohort of 25 nonprofit leaders participated in the UC Berkeley Extension four-month Professional Program in Fundraising and Volunteer Management, an i...
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