Sorry, I just received this today (Jan 8th) but perhaps someone would still be interested in applying. The deadline was yesterday. Lindsay ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS Anti-Racism & Anti-Oppression Trainings/Workshops ACTT’s Mission statement: Action for Children Today and Tomorrow (ACTT) is a community-based coalition invested in “improving the life chances of children prenatal to six years of age” in East York and East Toronto. ACTT’s membership is comprised of residents, parents, educators, social services agencies, faith communities, service clubs, a diverse number of community-based organizations. ACTT is looking for an established organization, individual or consulting team to fulfill expectations and assist ACTT in achieving the key deliverables of the RFP; Key Deliverables: Develop and deliver professional development training and/or workshops from January to March of 2005 for ACTT community participants and ACTT coalition members: A)Build coalition/community capacity and leadership through a process that is welcoming, understanding, and respectful; B)Implement equity of access and participation for all communities served; C)Build diversity competency and enhance personal growth and development among staff and coalition members in the areas of: · Accepting and developing responsibility to recognize and address personal biases, assumptions, and stereotypes; · Addressing internalized oppression; · Interrupting racism and discrimination; · Respecting cultural and individual differences; · Building individual and agency capacity to address racist incidents; · Understanding position/power/privilege and self reflection; D)Strengthen ACTT’s community capacity to address human rights, equity in community within the community development model; E) Resolve inter-group conflicts within the coalition and community committees, as well as strengthening and empowering the diverse communities involved in ACTT programs and activities. Selection Criteria: Completed proposals should include the following detailed pieces: · Individual or agency profile (including mission, history, clients, services, etc.). You may include any other information relevant and that distinguishes you/your agency from other similar organizations. · A thorough and fully developed work plan related to key deliverables. · Three reference letters of a similar profile or scope of practice to ACTT, including contact information and a brief description of services provided. · A detailed, realistic budget including expected costs to perform and complete key deliverables within expected timelines. · Executive summary of proposal as well as cover letter to ACTT explaining your interest in this project. · If selected for an interview, candidates will be expected to prepare a short presentation for the ACTT hiring committee outlining related ideas, activities, plans, etc. Completed proposals should not exceed 5 pages in length plus executive summary of (maximum) one page. Completed proposals must be submitted / received by January 7th, 2005, by 4:00 p.m. Please send proposals via fax, email, or mail to: Attention: Hawa Ashna c/o ACTT RFP East York/East Toronto Family Resources 947 Queen St. East Toronto, Ontario, M4M 1J9 Fax: (416) 686-8282 Email: [log in to unmask] NO telephone inquiries related to this proposal, please! ------------------- Problems/Questions? Send it to Listserv owner: [log in to unmask] To unsubscribe, send the following message in the text section -- NOT the subject header -- to [log in to unmask] SIGNOFF SDOH DO NOT SEND IT BY HITTING THE REPLY BUTTON. THIS SENDS THE MESSAGE TO THE ENTIRE LISTSERV AND STILL DOES NOT REMOVE YOU. To subscribe to the SDOH list, send the following message to [log in to unmask] in the text section, NOT in the subject header. SUBSCRIBE SDOH yourfirstname yourlastname To post a message to all 1000+ subscribers, send it to [log in to unmask] Include in the Subject, its content, and location and date, if relevant. For a list of SDOH members, send a request to [log in to unmask] To receive messages only once a day, send the following message to [log in to unmask] SET SDOH DIGEST To view the SDOH archives, go to: http://listserv.yorku.ca/archives/sdoh.html