Calling Community Development Orgs for Capacity Building Cohort

[Kasey LaFlam]

LISC Connecticut will launch a second round of its Capacity Building Cohort in January 2025 for community development corporations (CDCs) and other community development organizations providing critical support to residents living with low- to moderate-incomes. This program is sponsored in part by JPMorganChase Foundation and leverages US Department of Housing & Urban Development Section 4 funding.

Eligibility Criteria:

• Be a registered 501(c)(3)
• Be working in the state of Connecticut
• Provide core community development activities (as defined by US HUD).
• Have at least 1 paid, FT staff member (for volunteer-led organizations, please contact LISC to discuss)

LISC is seeking to work with organizations that have organizational administrative capacity challenges they are trying to or would like to address; organizations that may have had findings from audits or other fiscal challenges; and/or organizations with leadership (staff and board) reflective of the communities the organization serves.

Cohort Highlights Include:

• 1:1 Coaching w/ Consultant
• 6 In-person Peer Learning Sessions with other cohort participants
• $15,000 grant in Year 1; Access to apply for additional funding in Year 2

To learn more about the cohort, please join LISC for a virtual open house on Friday, October 25 - we will have a short presentation and Q&A session starting at the top and bottom of each hour, from 9 to 11 AM. (Register here: https://lisc-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0pcu-tqzIpGdGg34zgQseQN...)

For more information, please review the Program Flyer or Review the FAQs.

Interested organizations may apply here: https://lisc.tfaforms.net/1317. Applications due Friday, November 8 at 11:59 PM.

If you have any questions, please contact Kasey LaFlam, Director of Partnerships & Programs ([e-mail]).