Capacity Building

CJII Training and Technical Assistance Consortium

As part of a wider strategy to create opportunities for peer-to-peer engagement, collaboration, and capacity building within the CJII grantee community, as well as to support grantees to position themselves for sustainability after CJII funding has ended, DANY and ISLG sought experts to provide training and technical assistance (TTA) to the CJII grantee community. The CJII TTA Consortium is the resulting community of TTA providers from whom DANY solicits a range of group-based and individualized TTA on a rolling basis, responsive to the needs and interests of the CJII grantee community. The Consortium is composed of three pools, for (i) programmatic, (ii) operational, and (iii) strategic support. All Consortium members were selected for their pool(s) through a competitive bid process. ISLG manages the CJII TTA Consortium and provides oversight and guidance to members.

The CJII TTA Initiative emphasizes the importance of a participatory approach to identifying and delivering TTA needs; evaluation of the impact of the TTA investment initiative over time; developing strong relationships with and between CJII grantees; adopting a trauma-informed approach to all TTA offered; and providing expert support through multiple modalities, in order to be responsive to the needs of each grantee. Across the TTA Initiative, the Consortium aims to support CJII grantees as they deliver innovative, high-impact programs.

 

Programmatic Support Pool The following Consortium members were selected to provide programmatic support for CJII grantees, including TTA on program design and fidelity, outreach and recruitment, intake and assessment, and engagement and service delivery. The programmatic support pool contains ten peer members, who are also CJII grantees. Peer Members: Association to Benefit Children Center for Justice Innovation College & Community Fellowship Community Connections for Youth The Door-A Center for Alternatives The Eagle Academy Foundation Educational Alliance Exodus Transitional Community Graham Windham Joe Torre Safe At Home Foundation John Jay College Institute for Justice and Opportunity Living Redemption Youth Opportunity Hub The New York Center for Children New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health The Osborne Association Sanctuary for Families University Settlement External Members: Beam Center Center for Employment Opportunities Child Mind Institute El Puente Exalt Youth (exalt) Fortune Society Health Management Associates ideas42 JFC Consult Legal Action Center MindOpen Learning Strategies The New School Institute for Transformative Mentoring Public Works Partners Roca The Urban Institute Vibrant Emotional Health Workforce Professionals Training Institute Yates Advisory   Operational Support Pool The following Consortium members were selected to provide operational support for CJII grantees, including TTA on financial management, performance monitoring, human resource development, and administration. Members: Community Resource Exchange Elizabeth Elston Health Management Associates JFC Consult Nonprofit Finance Fund Public Works Partners The Urban Institute Yates Advisory   Strategic Support Pool The following Consortium members were selected to provide strategic support for CJII grantees, including TTA on governance, leadership, partnerships, fundraising, and communications. Members: Bennett Midland Center for Employment Opportunities Community Resource Exchange Elizabeth Elston Health Management Associates New York Council of Nonprofits Public Works Partners The Urban Institute Yates Advisory

Group-Based TTA Opportunities

As part of the TTA Initiative, CJII has developed an ongoing program of workshops on key programmatic areas. These workshops are open to any staff from a CJII grantee organization or sub-contractor, not only the CJII-funded program within the organization.

A program of workshops for Fall 2023- Spring 2024 is now available. Registration for each session and any program updates will be made available on a rolling basis. ISLG will continue to announce additional workshop series and opportunities as they are made available.