Tarrant County Coalition for Peace and Justice to Advance the Mr. Fred Rouse Memorial

Tarrant County Coalition for Peace and Justice (TCCPJ) partnered with the Rainwater Charitable Foundation to purchase the site of the racial terror lynching of Mr. Fred Rouse.  TCCPJ’s goal with the project is to reclaim this historical site of trauma and use the site as a foundation for community healing and memorialization.   During the initial planning stages of creating The Mr. Fred Rouse Memorial, members of TCCPJ reached out to Project Partners for development consulting and project management. 

Our fundraising readiness work with the board members will result in a detailed fund development plan for the capital campaign needs to include a case for support, a  constituent database, possible naming opportunities and other elements to attract and recognize funder support, identification of the campaign task force members, and the giving table.  We will coach and support the volunteers on the fundraising process of identification, qualification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship, and submit tailored proposals as might be feasible during this phase of the work.

TCCPJ is committed to racial healing in our community.   We know you are, too.  Please join in. 

The Jordan Elizabeth Harris Foundation is Taking Hope on the Road

To raise awareness of suicide prevention, The Jordan Elizabeth Harris Foundation’s 2022 Light the Trail cycling event will include an 1800 mile journey down the Mississippi valley - from Lake Itasca, Minnesota to New Orleans, Louisiana.  Cyclists plan to blaze a new trail of hope and bring about conversations along the route that will educate, inspire, and encourage discussion.  To help further that effort, the leadership of The Jordan Elizabeth Harris Foundation (JEHF) reached out to Project Partners for help with the coordination of these “Let’s Talk” meet and greet outreach events. 

Using the outreach data collected to date, we will work to make connections in each desired location to identify a champion host and conversation-starter, plus set the logistics for the sites, allowing The JEHF staff and volunteer team to focus on the media relations, fundraising, and ride details.  This will be our third assignment with The JEHF, following the facilitation of a strategic planning board retreat and a staff work session which focused on team strengths and virtual office efficiencies.  

Too many of us have lost loved ones to suicide. The Jordan Elizabeth Harris Foundation provides suicide prevention training and education for children and adults, as well as depression research funding.   Please consider supporting their mission today!  

Camp Fire First Texas to Expand Early Education Apprenticeship Program (EEAP)

Camp Fire First Texas is expanding its pioneering Early Education Apprenticeship Program (EEAP), and has returned to Project Partners for continued program development.  We are thrilled to help carry forward this innovative educational/career pathway program, feeling a little like proud moms since we helped develop elements of the EEAP in 2019.  This year and next, we will be completing crosswalks of curricula/competencies/standards, determining options for the components like on-the-job learning, related instruction, program monitoring and assessment, milestone recognition and more, while working to align with three school districts leading the way with Camp Fire First Texas. 

Education and workforce development remains a specialty and we look forward to this thirteenth assignment with Camp Fire First Texas, a leader in youth development and early educator professional development since 1914.

TCHC Receives a NTCF ToolBox Grant for Board Development

After being awarded one of the North Texas Community Foundation capacity-building ToolBox grants, Tarrant County Homeless Coalition selected Project Partners as their professional consultant. Project Partners will serve as the board development consultant to conduct an assessment of the Board of Directors that examines structure, composition, performance, and culture. We will clarify roles and provide insight on how the directors can create positive change in Tarrant County related to homelessness and access to housing through work such as updated organizational charts, job descriptions, board member agreements, and program of work summaries. A plan to recruit and orient new board members will be developed - a pipeline - keeping the group active and relevant in years to come. We will conduct training on the Board’s role in fundraising and championing the mission of TCHC and deliver a final written report to the staff and Board to allow for continued work after the project’s completion.

Taking time to further equip your board members for success is always a good idea.