Community Impact Application FY25 - Leadership Howard County

Community Impact Project (CIP) Application - 2025 Program Year

APPLICATION DEADLINE: JUNE 17, 2024

Organization Name:

Organization Mailing Address:

Primary location/s of services provided:

Organization Web Address:

Name of primary contact person/designated project manager:

First Last

Title of the primary contact person/designated project manager:

Project Manager Email:

Project Manager Phone:

A. Executive Summary:

What is your organization's mission?

What is the issue/problem you would like the Team to address and the specific intended outcomes of the project?

*Projects involving direct fund raising or finding board members will not be chosen. Projects should avoid being religious in nature or supporting paritsan issues/politics.

Please specify the deliverables you would like the Team to provide upon completion of this project.

What final product do you expect to have upon the Team's completion of this project?

Please state the "category" of the proposed CIP - i.e., marketing, operations, integration/partnerships, research/feasibility, resource development, etc:

This is not an exhaustive list; you may indicate your own category. Please remember that there are restrictions to CIPS: *Does not involve fundraising "asks" (may include strategy or design of fundraising). *Is not religious in nature (does not involve proselytizing, may be for a religious-based organization). *Does not support partisan issues/politics. *Is not focused on Organizational and/or Board Development. *Leadership Premier CIPS must be located in and/or directly benefits Howard County; Leadership Essentials CIPS can be more regional in nature.

How will your organization use the project results or sustain the Team's efforts?

Our goal is for the work to have lasting impact.

How will this project benefit your organization and your stakeholders?

B. Additional Questions:

What kinds of skills do you anticipate that CIP Team Members will utilize to most successfully complete this project's specific deliverables?

Scoping the CIP is key to its success - LHC/the Committee will assist with scope and sizing. Will the proposed project fit within the parameters of the general number of hours for project completion, as well as the timing of the project work?

Leadership Premier: 6 to 8 Team Members work for about 6 months on the CIP (December through May), which equates to about 140 hours total. Leadership Essentials: 4 to 6 Team Members work for about 4 months on the CIP (February through May), which equates to between 80 to 100 hours total.

What potential complications or barriers do you anticipate the Team may face as it tackles this project?

List the resources you are willing to provide (financial, meeting space, and other) which will be required in order to successfully complete this project.

Note: Host organizations are expected to provide these items.

In addition to the primary project contact listed above, who else will be involved in supporting this project

Please provide name(s), title(s), email(s), phone number(s).

Successful CIPs include support from all parts of the organization (staff, board, ED). A letter of support signed by both the Executive Director (on behalf of the staff) and the Board Chair (on behalf of the entire Board) is REQUIRED before final CIP selection. A template is available, if needed.

Please note - LHC wishes to provide a variety of CIPs to the LP Class, both in topic area of the CIP and the size/nature/mission of the Host organization.

Community Impact Project (CIP) Application - 2025 Program Year

A. Executive Summary:

B. Additional Questions:

Successful CIPs include support from all parts of the organization (staff, board, ED). A letter of support signed by both the Executive Director (on behalf of the staff) and the Board Chair (on behalf of the entire Board) is REQUIRED before final CIP selection. A template is available, if needed.

Please note - LHC wishes to provide a variety of CIPs to the LP Class, both in topic area of the CIP and the size/nature/mission of the Host organization.

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