Planning Stage (September 2022 – March 2023)
PLAN, RESEARCH AND TEST
The Planning Stage is designed to support organizations in doing the hard work of figuring out how to turn their Big Idea into reality. Over the course of seven months, grantees will:
- Check critical assumptions.
- Develop partnerships.
- Gather feedback from community members and potential participants.
- Design program workflows and materials.
- Prototype elements of the idea.
- Prepare program evaluation materials.
Although planning work will look different from one project to another, grantees are expected to undertake all necessary work to prepare their ideas for implementation during this stage. In addition to up to $20,000 in funding, grantees will receive continued technical assistance, including:
- Workshops and individualized coaching sessions with human-centered designers and researchers.
- Evaluation planning support from experienced program evaluators.
- Research assistance from student researchers.
- Access to Catchafire, a worldwide database of skilled volunteers.
Throughout the seven-month planning stage, grantees will meet with the challenge manager on a regular basis to share progress and request additional technical assistance. Community input and feedback loops will be collaboratively designed with grantees during the planning stage. Detroit residents interested in sharing their input should contact Challenge Manager Alena Farooq at Financial.Wellbeing@UnitedWaySEM.org.
PLANNING STAGE GRANT RECIPIENTS
Check out the 17 teams that received a planning stage grant below. Interested in collaborating or offering support? Please reach out to Challenge Manager Alena Farooq at Financial.Wellbeing@UnitedWaySEM.org.
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