Program areas at OWCF
In fye 22, our $507,647 operational budget enabled $3,177,849 in fiscally sponsored funds to reach international grassroots organizations and $268,500 in strategic grants to be awarded to help grassroots organizations remain resilient and sustainable. Our team grew to 4 highly experienced staff members, and we forged deep relationships with member organizations through our vetting and monitoring process, including interviews, written reports, and reference checking.we launched an online succession planning training course, with the help of a trusted expert in nonprofit leadership successions and organizational development. The course includes videos, checklists, tools, content summaries, and templates to help organizations share knowledge across their teams. The content is custom tailored for a grassroots audience of nonprofit ceos, leadership, team members, and board members and responds to specific knowledge gaps identified by our member organizations. 100% of participants in our first on-demand course reported: (1) the videos, content summaries and tools are easy to access; (2) the trainings and tools provided them with actionable steps to take towards achieving stability through leadership successions or other transitions; and (3) the trainings and tools helped them understand the role of the outgoing leader, the board, and the leadership team in setting the organization up for a successful leadership transition
We launched our sustainability grant Fund. One World believes that a strong organizational foundation is essential to ensure the longevity of impactful grassroots programs. The sustainability Fund helps organizations establish a strong foundation on which to build effective programs serving children living in poverty. 7 organizations were awarded one-year or two-year grants to help them develop staff into strong and successful leaders who can carry on the organization's work for years to come, add revenue generating components to their programs for increased financial sustainability, improve their facilities for lasting use, and meet essential organizational needs.
We also brought four volunteers from similarly situated member organizations together to share their expertise through group discussion and joint problem solving. Quarterly meetings focused on succession planning and fundraising for financial sustainability. All participants reported that the discussions supported them in their role and helped them generate actionable ideas to support member organizations as they plan for leadership successions. Using strategies suggested by the group, One participant received two new major gifts totaling an amount equal to 50% of her member organizations typical annual budget. She also used group learnings to help her member organization complete their first emergency succession plan.