First Universalist Church Community Partnership Application All completed applications must be submitted to the Faithful Action Leadership Council mailbox by January 1, 2016. Please let one of the Council co-chairs know if you intend to submit an application - we may be able to help! You will likely be invited to make a presentation supporting your application at the January meeting of the Faithful Action Leadership Council. Decisions will be made within 30 days. Name of Community Partner/Organization: Please respond to the following questions: • Who will serve as chair of this partnership? • What are the goals of this partnership? • How will you provide: • training, • spiritual reflection, and • opportunities to support systemic change through involvement in this partnership? • How will you evaluate whether the partnership is meeting its goals? • What resources does this partnership require? How can we work together to secure these ! resources? • Does this program sustain one of our key commitments or focus areas (housing and ! environmental justice)? If not, explain why you think this is a worthy addition to our ministries? • Who does this partnership/program intend to serve and who is actually being served? • Is a commitment to racial justice clearly stated in the organization’s vision, mission, and goals? • How does the organizational leadership and structure of the organization reflect diversity? • Who else does this organization partner with? • Who are the stakeholders and are they involved in program implementation? • How is this organization funded, to whom is it accountable, and is it stable? Partnership Application Support (Needs signature of 10 members of the congregation willing to work on the issue. Church members may only sign on to one application in a given year— although all members and friends can work on many partnerships.) ! “We believe the community partnership described above should be chosen as one of the community partnerships for congregational focus during this church year, and I intend to be an active member and work on this partnership.” Signature Printed Name Phone or email 1.___________________________________________________ 2.___________________________________________________ 3.___________________________________________________ 4.___________________________________________________ 5.___________________________________________________ 6.___________________________________________________ 7.___________________________________________________ 8.___________________________________________________ 9.___________________________________________________ 10.__________________________________________________