Center for Lobbying in the Public Interest
CLPI promotes, supports, and protects nonprofit advocacy and lobbying
as a means to advance charitable missions and strengthen participation
in our democratic society. Since 2003, OpenSource has worked with the
DC-based CLPI to improve its strategy for engaging and training nonprofits
around the country — with the ultimate goal of taking nonprofit advocacy
to scale. Through the partnership with OpenSource, CLPI has formalized
and is actively weaving the CLPI Action Network, a web of relationships
that work collectively to accelerate nonprofits' public policy advocacy.
Core elements of the Network include Strategic Partnerships with national
infrastructure groups and networks, a cadre of Training Fellows who extend
CLPI's capacity and deliver trainings to nonprofits across the country,
an annual Network Retreat for strategizing and relationship building,
and an interactive curriculum available through CLPI's online Training
Resource Network.
Cleveland's First-Ring Superintendents Collaborative
Through its work with OpenSource, the Collaborative is gaining greater
clarity about its purpose and structure, as well as deliverables that
will improve the education and lives of more than 70,000 students and
their families in the region.
Town of Chapel Hill - Special Committee to Consider
the Renaming of Airport Road in Honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
The OpenSource team facilitated an intensive process designed not only
to determine the committee's recommendation on the renaming issue, but
also to open a pathway for ongoing, authentic inter-racial dialogue in
Chapel Hill. Read the OpenSource report (PDF) to the Town Council.
Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation
OpenSource provided a comprehensive report (PDF) to inform the Foundation's
strategy for supporting faith-based organizations.
Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro
OpenSource teamed with HindSight Consulting to identify and celebrate
diverse forms of philanthropy in the community. This work supported a
larger Foundation initiative to diversify its donor base and strengthen
relationships throughout the community.
Fenwick Foundation
OpenSource supported the Foundation's exploration to create the NC Anti-Racist Organizers
Network and identified sources of support for anti-racist work.
Advocacy Institute - Leadership Fellows Program
The DC-based Advocacy Institute strengthens the advocacy and leadership
capacity of social justice activists across the globe. AI's flagship program
is Leadership for a Changing World, funded by the Ford Foundation. OpenSource
helped AI create its Leadership Fellows Program for the DC metropolitan
region and contributes to other programs periodically.
Duke
Certificate Program in Nonprofit Management
OpenSource co-designs and facilitates the annual Duke Institute in Nonprofit
Leadership. The 2005 Institute focuses on "The Responsive Leader."
Senior PHARMAssist
OpenSource facilitated a comprehensive strategic planning process, leading
to a refined mission, clarified vision and values, coherent organizational
structure, and a new strategic direction that balances advocacy with direct
services.
Student
Action with Farmworkers
OpenSource supported an ongoing Board- and staff-led anti-oppression effort
and facilitated a strategic planning process to address the question “Where
will SAF be in five years?”
Center
for Documentary Studies
OpenSource conducted an evaluation of CDS’s award-winning Youth
Document Durham program.
Chatham Habitat for Humanity
The OpenSource team provided training to advance the organization's anti-oppression
efforts.
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