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presentation used in June 3rd Meeting at St. Vincent's Church
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Building Upon Our Mission
To extend the healing ministry of Jesus Christ, the Incarnate Word
Incarnational Spirituality ◦ Compassion, and Respect
Empowerment ◦ Diversity and Dignity
Partnering◦ Relationship/Collaboration, Community Focus,
Responsiveness Inventiveness
◦ Holistic, Systemic Change, Stewardship
Relationships are at the forefront Emphasis on empowerment of and respect for the
poor and marginalized Promote self-sufficiency and sustainability among
agencies, not dependence Create a learning environment Provide access to other resources and
opportunities for agencies
Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio
Sale of Incarnate Word Hospital Creation of the Incarnate Word Foundation
Grantmaker Convenor Educator Advocate Communicator
St. Louis City and surrounding Missouri counties
Outstate Missouri East St. Louis
Given limited resources, what is our response to rural Missouri?
Funded in such areas as domestic violence, children, immigration, ex-offenders, outstate Missouri
Disbursed more than $13 million in grants over 12 years.
Conducted numerous educational programs Led collaborative efforts with other funders Served as conduit for federal funds and formed
relationships with both Bush and Obama administrations
Facilitated investments in St. Louis by national funders, e.g. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Sphere of Synergy
SunsetAreas of Focus
Maintenance
o How do IWF grantees interrelate?o How can grantees be strategically
aligned:o To carry out the mission o To foster sustainabilityo To allow for shared learning o To gain momentumo To encourage collaboration o To achieve synergy that improves and
enhances services to those in need
Senior Services Education Fostercare North St. Louis East St. Louis
Domestic Violence Immigration Ex-Offenders Benton Park West
How does the foundation add value?
How do we balance limited financial resources and potential?
Are there new partnerships we need to develop?
What new resources should we be exploring?
Foundation does provide funding to new/innovative projects that may be outside the spheres of synergy but have the potential to strengthen communities and empower the
poor
Collaborative grantmaking also falls into this category
Specialized tools and technical assistance ◦ to support the spheres of synergy ◦ To assist sunset and maintenance agencies to
remain sustainable through:o Grant Programs o Board Enhancement Programo Micro-Lendingo Linkages between agencies and other funderso Equipment Purchaseso Specialized Programs
Promotion of the Charism◦ CCVI Leadership Dialogues ◦ Social Justice Issues
Development of Learning Partnerships◦ Grantee-driven education
Agencies share expertise Support for external programming related to
technical expertise◦ Support educational programs provided by Gateway
Center for Giving, Nonprofit Services Consortium, etc. rather than devote IWF staff to organizing that programming
Increased use of social media◦ Build support for mission ◦ Develop constituency interested in IWF grantees
and social justice ◦ Promote involvement◦ Communicate the CCVI charism
Relate Advocacy Grants and support for advocacy initiatives to the spheres of synergy
Work toward systemic change Avoid involvement on issues that are tangential Develop a Social Justice sub-group to consider
requests for sponsorship of social justice advocacy or educational programming
Application Process Submit letter of inquiry After a preliminary review, additional
information may be requested Applications reviewed by grant review
committee in August and October Funds awarded in December 2010
Calendar July 15 Deadline for applications for Youth,
Senior, Education applications September 15 Deadline for East St. Louis
and North St. Louis applications September 30 Notification on Youth,
Senior, and Education applications December 20 Notification on East St. Louis
and North St. Louis applications December 20 Disbursement of grant funds