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Gift Process:
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Making a Sustainable Difference in the Lives of Alexandria’s Most Vulnerable Families or Assuring Success for Alexandria’s Children Community Financial Gifts: The Women’s Giving Circle of Alexandria pools the financial contributions made by our members and strategically invests 100% of these resources back into the community programs that prepare Alexandria’s Children for Success. Giving Priority: The WGCA gives priority to programs that help parents engage effectively with their children. We believe that a child’s parents or primary caregivers are the strongest asset a child has – supporting parents and providing them with the education and support they need to be a champion for their child is essential for any child’s success now and throughout life. Approach to Giving We Collaborate:
… with members. By pooling our financial and intellectual resources, our Gifts can make a strategic and sustainable difference in the lives of Children and their families.
… with community leaders and experts. By teaming with those who work daily to address the needs of our community, as well as those who know best how to deliver human and educational services, we gain an understanding of the barriers to children’s success. We are able to identify successful approaches to address those barriers.
…with non-profit agencies. By working with established organizations that provide essential human services in Alexandria, we are able to identify gaps, recognize opportunities for partnership, and facilitate the establishment of new programs that reach children and families who were not reached before.
We focus on outcomes:
We set our sights on specific outcomes, what we want to achieve for Alexandria’s children and families. Then, our collaborative process helps us zero in on the best programs to achieve those outcomes.
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WGCA Priority Gifts are a substantial investment of more than $5,000 to expand existing programs or start a new initiative focused on WGCA’s priority of parental engagement. These gifts are: Because of our collaborative approach, WGCA does not accept unsolicited proposals for a Priority Gift. If you have an idea that you feel meets our criteria, please e-mail the WGCA Gift Chair. WGCA Developmental Gifts of not more than $5,000 support not-for-profits and initiatives that contribute to the success of Alexandria’s children. These gifts support programs that may or may not involve parental engagement. are used to show support for promising initiatives, build relationships and explore possible future directions.
WGCA Developmental Gifts are decided each year in April based on a simple letter of inquiry to the WGCA Gift Committee. To apply for a WGCA Developmental Gift, please submit a letter of inquiry to the WGCA Gift Committee using the procedure described on the right.
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WGCA Funding Criteria
When deciding all Community Gifts, WGCA looks for initiatives that:
- Establish measurable contributions to the success of Alexandria’s children;
- Apply best practices and information learned through an evaluation of outcomes;
- Employ a collaborative approach to addressing needs and delivering services;
- Address parental engagement needs that, when met, will positively impact other community needs; and
- Do not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity or religion and demonstrate cultural sensitivity in the implementation of the initiative.
Developmental Gifts - Application for Funding The WGCA is in the process of accepting and reviewing applications from Alexandria’s not-for-profit organizations for Developmental Gifts up to $5000. These grants are intended to support non-profits and initiatives that contribute to the success of Alexandria’s children.
If you are interested in applying for a Developmental Gift, please submit a letter of inquiry by January 14, 2008 to Kelly Donovan. Your letter should be no more than three pages double-spaced, and should address the following items:
Name of your organization, location and contact information. (please provide all contact information including phone, mail and email addresses.
Your Organization’s mission.
How long has your organization been in existence?
Who does your organization primarily serve? - What specifically is prompting your request for funding?
What is the annual budget for your organization and the project for which you are requesting support? If your project budget is greater than $5000, please explain briefly how you expect to fund the remaining cost of the project.
How will a WGCA Developmental Gift assist you in helping the children, youth, and/or families of Alexandria?
What outcome or benefit do you hope to achieve from your project/program for which you are requesting support? Please include the number of children, youth and/or families of Alexandria that will benefit from such project or program.
The recipients of these gifts will be decided by the WGCA Board of Directors in April based on the letters of inquiry we receive by the January 14 deadline.
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