Project Partnership Agreement

Thank you for your interest in partnering with Siuslaw Vision for your community project! The Vision is a grassroots, community-led effort to enhance opportunities in the Siuslaw region. We collaborate with Siuslaw residents and groups to help them achieve their dreams.

We look forward to learning more about your community project and receiving a proposal! If you want to partner with the Vision, but aren’t working on a specific initiative or project, a General Partnership Agreement may be a better fit.

Our Focus Areas

The Siuslaw Vision has six different focus areas for our community visioning work. These broad focus areas emerged from a community survey, forums and focus groups beginning in 2014, and they continue to be priorities for Siuslaw Vision and our community. Please note which focus area(s) your community project fits within when you apply for an IPA.

Working People – jobs and economic development
Happy People – health and human services
Educated People – lifelong learning
Connected People – human connection, infrastructure, public services
Creative People – arts and culture
Active People – recreation and outdoors

What We Offer Our Project Partners

Our volunteer Vision Team approves Project Partnerships that are within our focus areas, mission and capacity. The Vision Team keeps our community-led effort moving forward and they are supported by three part-time staff coordinators. Our primary role is to increase communication throughout the region, and to connect people and groups with each other and with the information, skills, and resources they need to reach their goals.

We prioritize capacity building support to empower community partners to develop their own abilities, and to develop independent, sustainable organizations. (By capacity building, we generally mean increasing knowledge, skills, and resources.) We offer our IPAs help on a sliding scale of actual costs for services, with consideration for our partner’s resources.

  • Catalyst funding for momentum or pilot projects (very limited)
  • Capacity Building (training, skills, referrals to resources)
    • Fiscal sponsorship (to accept and manage grants for your project)
    • support with diversity/equity/inclusion
    • evaluation & data collection
    • grant writing support
    • strategic planning
    • volunteer coordination
  • Connections
      • building community connections
      • developing community engagement
      • referrals to existing resources
      • marketing & publicity
      • meeting facilitation

 

What We Ask of Our Project Partners

We ask that our partners contribute to the work of Siuslaw Vision. We will discuss this with you during the Project Partnership process. Siuslaw Vision is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit; your donation may be tax deductible to the extent allowed by law.

  • Financial contributions
    • paying an agreed fee for services provided
  • In-kind donations
    • materials
    • services
    • volunteer time
    • partnership trades

Tips for a Successful Project Partnership Proposal

  • Have a well-defined project
  • Be sure your proposal fits under one of the six focus areas listed above.
  • Identify a project champion who is willing to take the lead on this effort and enter into an agreement with Siuslaw Vision. Even better? At least two champions or support from an organization or business.
  • Be community led. As we review your proposal we’ll be looking to see what community support you have for your project. We can help with community engagement as a first step if you need assistance!

Submit a Project Partnership Agreement Proposal

Email your completed form to the Vision Coordinator vision@siuslawvision.org. The coordinator will confirm its receipt and will contact you to learn more about your project. From there, the Vision Team will review your proposal to see if we can provide the connections and resources you are requesting. If so, we’ll assign you a Vision Team liaison or staff coordinator who will work with you to develop an Project Partnership Agreement. The agreement will include:

  • Start and end date for the support (usually an initial 90-day period, with a renewal option)
  • Resources requested
  • Responsibilities and contributions of Siuslaw Vision
  • Responsibilities and contributions of the project partners
  • Estimated value of each partner’s contributions

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