CBI funds organizations embedded in neighborhoods within their service areas that SJCPF is committed to, and supports, resident policy change efforts. These organizations must have the organizational latitude to advance policy change efforts; an organizational commitment without the ability to act is not consistent with CBI’s change agenda.
CBI coaches guide these organizational leads in partnership with residents through an iterative and intentional transfer of knowledge in three phases:
The CBI Integration Phase is designed to first explore the management systems of potential grantees to determine the extent to which they are structured to support the integration of CBI values and approach into their organizational mission and practice. The three-month period also enables a shared dialogue regarding the extent to which SJCPF’s community organizing and resident capacity building model is a fit for a potential future grantee.
The CBI Integration Phase is designed to first explore the management systems of potential grantees to determine the extent to which they are structured to support the integration of CBI values and approach into their organizational mission and practice. The three-month period also enables a shared dialogue regarding the extent to which SJCPF’s community organizing and resident capacity building model is a fit for a potential future grantee.
When CBI communities are successful in meeting integration, resident engagement, and planning goals, they may be eligible to receive support for up to three years to build community cohesion and resident capacity to implement policy and systems level strategies to address their priority issues. National evidence and learning from CBI projects indicate that there are FOUR key pillars to achieving our goals, and we integrate these pillars into each phase of our community building. They are:
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