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Our participatory funds alter traditional grantmaking by shifting power
to impacted communities to direct resources and make funding decisions.
Rich in civic pride, cultural diversity, and neighbors who care deeply about one another and their community, the Greater Kensington neighborhood of Eastern North Philadelphia embodies the meaning of community resilience. As a result of years of disinvestment and lack of economic opportunity, this community has been particularly devastated by the ongoing opioid epidemic in Philadelphia.
Through these challenges, residents and community-based organizations have joined together to support one another and advocate for the quality of life improvements and opportunities they deserve. Area CDCs and social services agencies, faith-based organizations, and civic associations work tirelessly to build a community where community members can live safely and provide for themselves, but have been asked to do far too much with far too few resources.
The Kensington Community Resilience Fund (KCR Fund) answers this need through grants that will advance three key pillars: community empowerment, neighborhood investment, and economic opportunity. Core to its approach is a participatory grantmaking process that elevates resident and community provider experiences and priorities, placing the power to make funding decisions in the hands of those who know best – community members.
To learn more about the KCR Fund and hear directly from residents participating in the fund, view the “Building a More Resilient Kensington Through Community-Driven Grantmaking” session presented at the October 2021 B.PHL Innovation Fest Conference.
All grants will provide flexible, general operating support in the amount of $10,000.
This level is intended to give grantees of all sizes the ability to think creatively about their work and to work sustainably over the one-year grant period, including being able to provide fair compensation to those carrying out the work. Small, grassroots organizations and community groups are far too often asked to work from a scarcity model and the KCR Fund seeks to rectify this mindset.
For example, for those who might typically seek smaller ($500 to $1,000) grants for one-time projects like cleanups or block parties, we encourage thinking about ways to build these projects out for a more sustainable impact.
As general operating grants, funding can support a wide range of uses, including overhead costs (salaries, rent, etc.), program costs, training, events, supplies, stipends, etc.
These grants are intended to give organizations and projects as much flexibility as possible to carry out their work supporting the Kensington community.
View a list of Allowable Uses here.
Please contact KCRF@scattergoodfoundation.org if you have questions about your proposal.
Informed by resident surveys and determined by community providers and residents on the KCR Fund’s Community Advisory Committee, the KCR Fund will provide grants targeting the following issue areas that have been identified as being most important to community residents. Applicants should be able to demonstrate how their work aligns with, advances, and supports at least one of these areas. View additional information about Grant Focus Areas here.
In addition to these issue areas, KCR Fund grantees should share a commitment to advancing the following guiding principles that cut across all key issues, either currently or in their future work:
Information sessions for applicants were held on Thursday, March 23, 2023 and Friday, March 24, 2023.
KCR Fund 2023 Grant Information Session from Ashley Feuer-Edwards on Vimeo.
If your organization/project does not currently have a 501(c)3 or fiscal sponsor, we have identified several community-based organizations that are willing to serve as fiscal sponsors for KCR Fund applicants.
If you would like more information, please email KCRF@scattergoodfoundation.org with the following information:
• Project/organization name
• Key staff or project leaders
• Brief summary your work or specific initiative to be funded (1-2 paragraphs)
• Location of your project/organization and the geography being served
• A printable copy of the complete RFP document can be downloaded here.
• All applications must be submitted in the online grants portal.
• If you have any challenges accessing a computer for your submission please contact KCRF@scattergoodfoundation.org.
___________________________
• FAQ Document Coming Soon!
• Please submit questions to KCRF@scattergoodfoundation.org. Questions and answers will be added to the FAQ on a rolling basis.
Grantmaking priorities, levels, and eligibility criteria have been developed and approved by a Community Advisory Committee that is comprised of individuals representing Kensington-serving community-based organizations, civic associations, and faith-based organizations, many of whom are also Kensington residents.
Special thanks to past and current participants in the KCR Fund Community Advisory Committee for their dedication and contributions to this work:
Grant applications will be reviewed and evaluated by a Community Granting Group that is comprised entirely of Kensington residents. These residents will provide recommendations for grants that will be approved by the Scattergood Foundation board of directors.
City of Philadelphia
Douty Foundation
JP Morgan Chase Foundation
K10 Kids Foundation
The Nelson Foundation
Patricia Kind Family Foundation
Philadelphia Foundation
Scattergood Foundation
William Penn Foundation
The Kensington Community Resilience Fund welcomes contributions from foundations, corporations, and individual donors. Please contact Ashley Feuer-Edwards at ashley@afestrategies.com with any questions or to discuss a gift to the fund.
The genesis of this Fund is the work of the Philadelphia Resilience Project (PRP), launched in 2018 as a holistic, multi-faceted emergency response to the situation on the ground in Kensington. The PRP activated and engaged 35 City agencies, as well as a diverse range of community providers, civic organizations, and neighborhood groups, and continued the extensive resident engagement that began with the Gurney Street encampment resolution process in 2017. The PRP has since transitioned into the Opioid Response Unit (ORU), a permanent office charged with implementing a set of long-term strategies to address the opioid crisis in key hot spots, including Kensington. A key mission embodied by both the PRP and ORU has been to mobilize community response, both among residents and partners on the ground, but also among the funding community in order to target critically needed resources and investments into the Kensington community.
In the spring of 2020, the Opioid Response Resource Mobilization Advisory Committee (ORRMAC), comprised of individuals from the funding community, corporate sector, and other institutional partner organizations, was established by the Managing Director’s Office and the ORU, in order to support the City’s efforts around funder engagement and coordination. Since the ORRMAC launched, members have explored various opportunities to support the Kensington community, with several members providing grants for various rapid response needs related to COVID-19, while others have led the planning of a pooled fund to leverage investments of a wide range of funders. This KCR Fund is the result of these efforts.
April 27: “‘We know we have to do things differently’: This partnership is ready to invest in Kensington in a new way” by Sabrina Emms, Generocity.org
April 27: “New fund aims to help Kensington community groups address impacts of the opioid crisis” by Tom MacDonald, WHYY
May 5: “City creates fund that gives Kensington residents more power over their neighborhood” by Tom Beck, Star News Philly
May 6: “$10,000 por petición: develan fondos para combatir a la adicción” por Gerardo Pons, Telemundo 62. Click here for English translation of this article
May 11: “Kensington Community Resilience Fund will award $10,000 grants to eligible community groups this summer” by Zari Tarazona, Kensington Voice
July 14: “Philly awards 20 grants to Kensington groups battling opioid crisis” by Aaron Moselle, WHYY
July 14: “Neighborhood nonprofits granted $200K to clean up effects of Kensington’s opioid crisis” by Justin Udo, KYW Newsradio
July 14: “Resident-focused grant program celebrated in Kensington” by Jack Tomczuk, Metro Philadelphia
July 15: “Philadelphia groups addressing impact of opioid crisis receive $10,000 grants” by Brooks Holton, Philly Voice
July 21: “Kensington pushing hard to change the impact of the opioid crisis in its community” by Nathaniel Lee, University City Review
July 21: “City announces first 20 Kensington Community Resilience Fund recipients” by Zari Tarazona, Kensington Voice
All grants will provide flexible, general operating support in the amount of $10,000.
This level is intended to give grantees of all sizes the ability to think creatively about their work and to work sustainably over the one-year grant period, including being able to provide fair compensation to those carrying out the work. Small, grassroots organizations and community groups are far too often asked to work from a scarcity model and the KCR Fund seeks to rectify this mindset.
For example, for those who might typically seek smaller ($500 to $1,000) grants for one-time projects like cleanups or block parties, we encourage thinking about ways to build these projects out for a more sustainable impact.
As general operating grants, funding can support a wide range of uses, including overhead costs (salaries, rent, etc.), program costs, training, events, supplies, stipends, etc.
These grants are intended to give organizations and projects as much flexibility as possible to carry out their work supporting the Kensington community.
View a list of Allowable Uses here.
Please contact KCRF@scattergoodfoundation.org if you have questions about your proposal.
Informed by resident surveys and determined by community providers and residents on the KCR Fund’s Community Advisory Committee, the KCR Fund will provide grants targeting the following issue areas that have been identified as being most important to community residents. Applicants should be able to demonstrate how their work aligns with, advances, and supports at least one of these areas. View additional information about Grant Focus Areas here.
In addition to these issue areas, KCR Fund grantees should share a commitment to advancing the following guiding principles that cut across all key issues, either currently or in their future work:
Information sessions for applicants were held on Thursday, March 23, 2023 and Friday, March 24, 2023.
KCR Fund 2023 Grant Information Session from Ashley Feuer-Edwards on Vimeo.
If your organization/project does not currently have a 501(c)3 or fiscal sponsor, we have identified several community-based organizations that are willing to serve as fiscal sponsors for KCR Fund applicants.
If you would like more information, please email KCRF@scattergoodfoundation.org with the following information:
• Project/organization name
• Key staff or project leaders
• Brief summary your work or specific initiative to be funded (1-2 paragraphs)
• Location of your project/organization and the geography being served
• A printable copy of the complete RFP document can be downloaded here.
• All applications must be submitted in the online grants portal.
• If you have any challenges accessing a computer for your submission please contact KCRF@scattergoodfoundation.org.
___________________________
• FAQ Document Coming Soon!
• Please submit questions to KCRF@scattergoodfoundation.org. Questions and answers will be added to the FAQ on a rolling basis.
Grantmaking priorities, levels, and eligibility criteria have been developed and approved by a Community Advisory Committee that is comprised of individuals representing Kensington-serving community-based organizations, civic associations, and faith-based organizations, many of whom are also Kensington residents.
Special thanks to past and current participants in the KCR Fund Community Advisory Committee for their dedication and contributions to this work:
Grant applications will be reviewed and evaluated by a Community Granting Group that is comprised entirely of Kensington residents. These residents will provide recommendations for grants that will be approved by the Scattergood Foundation board of directors.
City of Philadelphia
Douty Foundation
JP Morgan Chase Foundation
K10 Kids Foundation
The Nelson Foundation
Patricia Kind Family Foundation
Philadelphia Foundation
Scattergood Foundation
William Penn Foundation
The Kensington Community Resilience Fund welcomes contributions from foundations, corporations, and individual donors. Please contact Ashley Feuer-Edwards at ashley@afestrategies.com with any questions or to discuss a gift to the fund.
The genesis of this Fund is the work of the Philadelphia Resilience Project (PRP), launched in 2018 as a holistic, multi-faceted emergency response to the situation on the ground in Kensington. The PRP activated and engaged 35 City agencies, as well as a diverse range of community providers, civic organizations, and neighborhood groups, and continued the extensive resident engagement that began with the Gurney Street encampment resolution process in 2017. The PRP has since transitioned into the Opioid Response Unit (ORU), a permanent office charged with implementing a set of long-term strategies to address the opioid crisis in key hot spots, including Kensington. A key mission embodied by both the PRP and ORU has been to mobilize community response, both among residents and partners on the ground, but also among the funding community in order to target critically needed resources and investments into the Kensington community.
In the spring of 2020, the Opioid Response Resource Mobilization Advisory Committee (ORRMAC), comprised of individuals from the funding community, corporate sector, and other institutional partner organizations, was established by the Managing Director’s Office and the ORU, in order to support the City’s efforts around funder engagement and coordination. Since the ORRMAC launched, members have explored various opportunities to support the Kensington community, with several members providing grants for various rapid response needs related to COVID-19, while others have led the planning of a pooled fund to leverage investments of a wide range of funders. This KCR Fund is the result of these efforts.
April 27: “‘We know we have to do things differently’: This partnership is ready to invest in Kensington in a new way” by Sabrina Emms, Generocity.org
April 27: “New fund aims to help Kensington community groups address impacts of the opioid crisis” by Tom MacDonald, WHYY
May 5: “City creates fund that gives Kensington residents more power over their neighborhood” by Tom Beck, Star News Philly
May 6: “$10,000 por petición: develan fondos para combatir a la adicción” por Gerardo Pons, Telemundo 62. Click here for English translation of this article
May 11: “Kensington Community Resilience Fund will award $10,000 grants to eligible community groups this summer” by Zari Tarazona, Kensington Voice
July 14: “Philly awards 20 grants to Kensington groups battling opioid crisis” by Aaron Moselle, WHYY
July 14: “Neighborhood nonprofits granted $200K to clean up effects of Kensington’s opioid crisis” by Justin Udo, KYW Newsradio
July 14: “Resident-focused grant program celebrated in Kensington” by Jack Tomczuk, Metro Philadelphia
July 15: “Philadelphia groups addressing impact of opioid crisis receive $10,000 grants” by Brooks Holton, Philly Voice
July 21: “Kensington pushing hard to change the impact of the opioid crisis in its community” by Nathaniel Lee, University City Review
July 21: “City announces first 20 Kensington Community Resilience Fund recipients” by Zari Tarazona, Kensington Voice
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