Civic Leadership Project Inc

THE MISSION OF THE CIVIC LEADERSHIP PROJECT IS TO IMPROVE THE CAPACITY OF COMMUNITIES, AND ESPECIALLY THEIR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, TO ADDRESS THE MAJOR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CHALLENGES WE FACE.

DC TUTORING & MENTORING INITIATIVE: THE GOAL OF DCTMI IS TO CREATE A PUBLIC CAMPAIGN TO GET A VOLUNTEER TUTOR OR MENTOR FOR THE 2 OUT OF 3 DC STUDENTS READING BELOW GRADE LEVEL (60,000+ STUDENTS) OR WITH OTHER ACADEMIC OR NON-ACADEMIC NEEDS -- BUT ALSO TO DO SOMETHING EVEN BIGGER: SHOW THAT A COMMUNITY CAN WORK TOGETHER AROUND A SHARED CIVIC AND MORAL VISION. WE RECRUIT AND PLACE VOLUNTEERS WITH 50 PARTNER TUTORING AND MENTORING ORGANIZATIONS AND SCHOOLS. THE FOUNDATION FOR OUR WORK HAS BEEN THROUGH VOLUNTEER CANVASSING AT FARMERS MARKETS AND OTHER PUBLIC EVENTS AND SPACES. WE ALSO DO OUTREACH TO RELIGIOUS CONGREGATIONS AND EMPLOYERS, AND USE SOCIAL MEDIA, VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON VOLUNTEER FAIRS AND OTHER APPROACHES. WE MEASURE OUR RESULTS BOTH IN TERMS OF SHORT-TERM RECRUITMENT AND LONG-TERM CHANGE IN OUR CIVIC CULTURE. IN 2022, NEARLY 3,000 PEOPLE SIGNED UP TO VOLUNTEER OR ASKED US TO PROVIDE THEM WITH 2 OR 3 CONCRETE CHOICES WHERE THEY COULD VOLUNTEER BASED ON WHEN AND WHERE THEY WERE AVAILABLE.

OUR RIPPLE APP WAS RENAMED CIVLEAD AND IS INTENDED TO BE THE FITBIT FOR CIVIC CHANGE -- A FREE WEBSITE, ANDROID APP, AND IPHONE/IPAD APP -- TO PROVIDE EDUCATION AND MOTIVATION FOR PEOPLE TO SUSTAIN THEIR COMMITMENTS TO RACIAL JUSTICE AND MAKING A BETTER WORLD, WHILE GROWING PERSONALLY IN THE PROCESS. THE SYSTEM WAS DEVELOPED IN 2020.

THE COMMUNITY PLATFORM IS A WEB-BASED AND MOBILE-FRIENDLY APPLICATION HOSTED BY OUR PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS - COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONS, STATE NONPROFIT ASSOCIATIONS, UNITED WAYS, UNIVERSITIES AND OTHERS - IN MORE THAN A DOZEN COMMUNITIES AND STATES AROUND THE COUNTRY. THE GOAL IS TO PROVIDE LOCALLY-CUSTOMABLE SITES THAT PERMIT NONPROFITS, FUNDERS, STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO MAP AND UNDERSTAND WHERE SERVICES ARE BEING DELIVERED IN RELATIONSHIP TO COMMUNITY NEEDS, SHARE INFORMATION AND RESOURCES, AND ENCOURAGE PEOPLE AND BUSINESSES TO BECOME MORE INVOLVED AS VOLUNTEERS AND DONORS. WE CONTINUED TO SUPPORT FIVE COMMUNITY PLATFORM SITES IN 2022.

FORM 990 ONLINE IS A WEB-BASED SYSTEM THAT PERMITS NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND THEIR PREPARERS TO CREATE THEIR IRS FORM 990S ONLINE AND EITHER ELECTRONICALLY FILE THEIR RETURN WITH THE IRS OR PRINT THEM AND MAIL THEM IN. IN 2022, THE SYSTEM WAS USED BY MORE THAN 43,000 ORGANIZATIONS AND IS COMPLETELY FREE FOR 55% OF THEM -- THOSE ORGANIZATIONS THAT REPORTED LESS THAN $100,000 IN REVENUE. IN ADDITION, WE SUPPORT STATE CHARITY REGISTRATIONS IN COLLABORATION WITH THE STATES OF NEW YORK, HAWAII AND MICHIGAN.