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North Texas
Community Wealth Collaborative
Program Overview
Information Session
Application Process
Collaborative Schedule
Participating Organizations
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Program Overview
The North Texas Community Wealth Collaborative
is an 11-month business planning process that helps high-performing
nonprofit organizations develop and grow social enterprises.
Nonprofits selected to participate are engaged in a rigorous
business planning process and gain access to tools, frameworks and
business experts to help them launch a new business or expand an
existing business. Collaborative participants build social
enterprises while honing business skills, empowering them to have a
lasting impact on their nonprofit organizations.
The
goal of the Collaborative is for all participants to complete a
business plan and launch or grow a viable business. The revenue
generated from the business provides the nonprofit organization with
more independence in creating programs and services to fulfill its
mission.
The
Collaborative consists of monthly peer learning sessions and
one-on-one consulting for management teams.
Peer
Learning Sessions
Once
a month, Collaborative participants gather for an interactive peer
learning session. Each session focuses on an important aspect of
business planning, including: market research, financial analysis,
competitive analysis, pricing and capitalization. In addition, each
session features a notable business expert who serves as a guest
speaker, sharing his/her personal stories, successes, and
challenges.
Customized Consulting
Once
a month, the Community Wealth Ventures and Center for Nonprofit
Management consultants offer one-on-one consulting to participating
venture management teams. The customized sessions leverage the
collective potential of the team to make sound business decisions.
The meetings are often working sessions whereby the consultants
facilitate business strategy decision making, in addition to helping
participants create data collection templates, analyze data, and
edit sections of the business plan.
To
assist North Texas nonprofits in developing and growing social
enterprises, the Meadows Foundation, the Amon G. Carter
Foundation, the Harold Simmons Foundation, the Citi Foundation,
and several anonymous funders have partnered with the Center for
Nonprofit Management and Community Wealth Ventures to launch
year two of the North Texas Community Wealth Collaborative.
Benefits of participation
Participating organizations benefit from intensive, customized
assistance from experienced business consultants, which results in a
focused business plan to guide the growth of the enterprise. Other
benefits include:
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Opportunity
to engage with nationally recognized business leaders;
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Use of a
proven methodology and tools for developing a social enterprise;
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Access to
research support; and
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In-depth
monthly interaction with peer organizations.
Requirements of participating organizations
Participants are expected to make the development of a social
enterprise an organizational priority and dedicate necessary staff
time to support the project. Participants are required to keep up
with assignments and attend all peer learning and customized
consulting sessions.
Additionally, organizations are required to pay a $7,500
participation fee to help cover the project’s costs. The majority of
the project is funded by the funding partners listed above.
Information Session
Community Wealth Ventures and the Center for Nonprofit Management
facilitated two information sessions for North Texas-area nonprofit
organizations interested in learning how to apply to the North Texas
Community Wealth Initiative. The
information sessions were held on November 5th in Fort
Worth and November
6th in Dallas.
Application Process
The application
process for the Collaborative consists of two rounds: an electronic
application (Round I) followed by a site visit and panel
presentation (Round II).
Round I.
The Round I application deadline was December 3, 2008.
Organizations selected to move on to the next round were notified the week of December 22, 2008.
Round II. The second round consists of a site visit and a panel
presentation. The site visits took place the week of January 19th,
and the panel presentations will took place on February 4th. The
organizations selected for the Collaborative were notified the week
of February 9th.
Collaborative
Schedule
Group
Session Date
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Customized Session
Date |
Theme |
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March
4, 2009 |
March
24-27, 2009
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1.
Goal Setting and Research Preparation |
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April
1, 2009 |
April
28- May 1, 2009
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2.
Market Research and Planning |
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May 6,
2009 |
May
19-22, 2009
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3.
Stakeholder Management and Financial Analysis |
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June 3,
2009 |
June
16-19, 2009
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4.
Marketing: Industry Analysis and Customer |
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July 8,
2009 |
July
21–24, 2009
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5.
Marketing: Competitive Analysis, Product and Positioning |
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August
5, 2009 |
Aug
18-21, 2009
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6.
Marketing: Pricing, Promotion, Placement, Measurement |
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September 9, 2009 |
Sept
22-25, 2009
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7.
Operations and Management Planning |
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October 7, 2009 |
Nov 10-13,
2009
Dec
1-4, 2009
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8.
Financial Modeling and Capitalization |
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January 12, 2010 |
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9.
Practice Business Plan Presentations
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January 13, 2010 |
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10.
Business Plan Presentations
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January 27, 2010 |
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11.
Implementation Planning / Final Celebration
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*Tentative
schedule. Subject to change.
Participating Organizations
The following eight organizations will
be participating in the 2009-2010 North Texas Community Wealth
Collaborative.
All
Church Home for Children
www.allchurchhome.org
The Organization:
All Church Home for Children (ACH) protects children from child
abuse, neglect and family separation and helps children overcome
these things when they do happen. Their programs aim to help keep
children and families together while others provide healing homes
for children unable to live with their families.
The Venture:
During the Collaborative, ACH will focus on
opening a nondenominational wedding chapel and reception/meeting
facility on its new Wichita Campus.
Cancer Care Services
www.cancercareservices.org
The Organization:
Cancer Care Services exists to provide help and hope
to cancer patients and their families through direct financial,
emotional, spiritual, and social programs, activities, and support.
Its social, emotional and spiritual programs are available free of
charge to any cancer patient regardless of income. These programs
include counseling, support groups, Bible studies, holiday parties,
exercise classes, case management, education etc.
The Venture:
Cancer Care Services will focus on opening a Cancer
Boutique to sell wigs, scarves, bras/breast prosthesis, jewelry,
cancer books, gift items, etc. to cancer patients and their
families.
Christian Community Action
www.ccahelps.org
The Organization:
Christian Community Action ministers to the poor by
providing comprehensive services that alleviate suffering, bring
hope and change lives.
The Venture:
CCA will focus on the expansion of its ReSale thrift
shop. Currently, the store is operating profitably and employs over
100 people, many of whom are the organization’s poor or homeless
clients.
Grapevine Relief and Community
Exchange (GRACE)
www.gracegrapevine.org
The Organization:
GRACE is a faith based non-profit relief agency that
provides food, clothing, and other emergency assistance to people
who are in need in Grapevine, Colleyville, or Southlake. Extended
resources through transitional housing and case management are
directed toward developing self-sufficiency.
The Venture:
GRACE will focus on growing their resale operation,
which currently includes two retail storefronts and a processing
center.
Helping Restore Ability
www.helpingrestoreability.org
The Organization:
Since 1977, Helping Restore Ability has provided
services and support designed to assist people with all types of
disabilities in remaining in their homes, as active members of the
community, for as long as possible. Its goal is to provide
nonmedical care (such as assistance with bathing, dressing, cooking,
light housekeeping, laundry) to prevent placement in institutions
such as assisted living and nursing homes. The agency currently
serves over 600 clients throughout the entire state of Texas,
including people with physical, cognitive, and developmental
disabilities.
The Venture:
Helping Restore Ability will focus on developing a
non-medical homecare business for people with disabilities.
Mi Escuelita Preschool
www.miescuelita.org
The Organization:
Established in 1978, Mi Escuelita provides an
essential service to low-income families with children considered to
be “at-risk”. Mi Escuelita’s mission is to provide a safe, secure
environment where non-English speaking children of preschool age are
taught the English language, pre-reading, literacy and social skills
necessary to have a successful school experience. This is done while
preserving their rich cultural heritage.
The Venture:
Mi Escuelita will focus on opening a preschool to
teach Spanish to English-speaking children.
Nexus Recovery Center
www.nexusrecovery.org
The Organization:
The mission of Nexus Recovery Center is to serve as a
link to sobriety, independence, and dignity for low-income women and
their families affected by addiction. The Center inspires hope,
offers respect, and honors the unique differences of female addicts.
The Venture:
Nexus Recovery Center will focus on launching a
transitional living facility for its recovering clients and explore
the possibility of launching a sober living facility that provides a
more upscale environment for affluent clients.
Special Care and Career Services
www.specialcarecareer.org
The Organization:
Special Care & Career Services’ (SCCS) mission is to
help children and adults with developmental disabilities achieve
their maximum potential and lead fulfilling lives within our
community.
The Venture:
SCCS will focus on developing a job skills
certification training program for clients with disabilities.
North
Texas Collaborative Year 2 in the News
North Texas Collaborative Alumni Organizations
The
following
8
nonprofits participated in the first North Texas Collaborative in
2007-2008:
Autism Treatment Center
www.atcoftexas.org
The Autism
Treatment Center (ATC) was founded in 1976 and serves children and
adults with autism. Its mission is to provide year-round
educational, vocational, residential, diagnostic, therapeutic
services as well as partner in research and conduct information
dissemination efforts.
Venture:
An Autism Diagnostic & Therapy Rehabilitation Agency in North Texas
to meet the growing demand for services.
Big Thought
www.bigthought.org
Big Thought, a
learning partnership, inspires, empowers, and unites children and
communities through education, arts, and culture. Big Thought is
committed to building community collaborations that foster cultural
integration for academic achievement, youth development, and family
learning.
Venture:
Consulting services to help communities develop partnerships that
foster cultural integration among public and private entities.
Catholic
Charities Diocese of Ft Worth, Inc.
www.ccdofw.org
The mission of
Catholic Charities is to provide service to those in need; advocate
compassion and justice in the structures of society; and to call all
others of good will to do the same. The vision of Catholic Charities
is to be people of faith helping people in need with a community
vision of a healthy environment in which every individual has the
means and opportunity to participate in social, cultural, economic,
and political life of the community.
Venture:
Expansion of translation and interpretation services.
Child Care Group
www.childcaregroup.org
The mission of
Child Care Group is to promote, deliver and expand the best child
care services available outside the home.
Venture:
A web-based Child Care Resource and Referral Service for parents and
corporate clients.
Dallas Children’s
Advocacy Center
www.dcac.org
The mission of
the Dallas Children's Advocacy Center is to improve the lives of
abused children in Dallas County and provide national leadership on
child abuse issues. The DCAC provides direct services to seriously
abused children in Dallas County.
Venture:
Expansion of its nationally recognized conference, Crimes Against
Children Conference, that includes conference capture products and
other online professional education courses.
Metroport Meals
on Wheels, Inc.
www.metroportmow.org
The mission of
Metroport Meals On Wheels, Inc. is to be a grassroots volunteer
advocate for the elderly and those in need through home-delivered
meals, senior center lunch and activity programs and other support
services. MMOW alleviates hunger, isolation, and loneliness in our
communities.
Venture:
Improvement of current operations and expansion of its existing
retail thrift shop, Sadie’s Dry Goods New and Used.
SafeHaven of
Tarrant County
www.safehaventc.org
The mission of
SafeHaven of Tarrant County is to end family violence through
safety, support, prevention and social change. The vision statement
is to become a nationally recognized center of excellence in
creating and implementing services that bring about positive,
measurable change around the epidemic of family violence.
Venture:
Improvement of current operations expansion of Berry Good Buys
Thrift Store, an already existing venture.
The Senior Source
www.theseniorsource.org
The Senior
Source’s mission is to improve the quality of life of older adults
in the greater Dallas area by providing programs on a broad
spectrum, for the active retiree to the most frail elderly.
Venture: Platinum Care Solutions, a Geriatric Care Management
service for seniors and their caregivers,
including
professional assessment, written care plans, coordination of medical
appointments, home health, transportation, and evaluations of
nursing homes, assisted-living facilities and retirement
communities.
North Texas
Collaborative Year 1 in the News
Contact Us
Diana Peacock
Community Wealth Ventures
202.478.6578
Charlotte Keany
Center for Nonprofit Management
214.826.3470 x244
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