Phase 4: Non-Profit Management Apprenticeship (12 Months)

After each venture is launched, Global Grassroots provides 12 months of hands-on advisory support. We use evaluation metrics and ongoing assessment to support long-term sustainability and social impact. This allows us to:

• help teams design and carry out a baseline study against which they will measure their progress and measure their venture's impact
  
  
• oversee each team's spending of our seed grant, disbursed via several tranches to protect against cost overruns and to ensure appropriate use of funds
  
  
• establish strong relationships with local officials and obtain necessary permits and approvals
  
  
• provide additional bookkeeping workshops and financial analysis to ensure teams can track their progress, analyze changes in the financial landscape, and make strategic operating decisions
  
  
• conduct creative fundraising workshops to help teams develop strategies to cover ongoing operating expenses and ensure sustainability
  
  
• provide marketing and communications support, including publicizing each team's role as change leaders in the community
  
  
• identify grant and other collaboration opportunities in their community
  
  
• provide other networking, problem-solving, and support services as needed

Global Grassroots works to develop strategic relationships with local, national, and international partners to build a strong foundation of collaborative investment and support. If you are interested in partnering with our Academy for Conscious Change, please contact us for more information.