Jada Ford's Philanthropic Portfolio
Application of Skills
I volunteered for Listen To Our Future, a 501(c)(3) registered education nonprofit, as a development assistant, in which I drafted documents that would help the organization spread its mission with the hopes of securing funding for their tutoring programs. I assisted in grant research and writing and other development-related tasks.
Grant Proposal
I wrote a grant proposal asking for $80,000 for Listen to Our Future's (LTOF) capacity building. It took about 7 months of drafting, revising, and meeting with the executive director and members of the board to collect and report accurate data and program metrics. LTOF had recently secured more than $300,000 in 2022, but hopes to receive more funding for overhead costs in order to fairly compensate the program directors and tutors and expand their reach.
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To read through the grant proposal click on this link.
The photo to the right is an active tutoring session at LTOF in 2022.
Case Statement
In the spring of 2022, I assisted in creating a case statement for LTOF. The President of the Board shared this document with corporate donors; it summarizes the importance in bringing awareness in providing free to low-cost tutoring to students from marginalized communities, to mitigate the digital literacy barriers magnified by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The Link to view the full two page document of the Case Statement can be found at this link.
