BLACKUNITEDFUND
O F O R E G O N
2828 N.E. Alberta St. Portland, OR. 97211
Grantee Evaluation and Progress Report Form
The Black United Fund’s ability to continue to support a broad range of community based programs depends, in part, upon the success of our annual campaign, which in turn depends upon our responsiveness to our donors and the communities we serve. You can assist us in being more responsive by completing this report thoroughly and accurately (attach additional pages, if necessary). Please email this completed form to: alivingston@bufor.org
Failure to submit this report will jeopardize consideration of your organization for future funding.
| ORGANIZATION AND PROJECT INFORMATION |
Organization: Community Energy Project, Inc. (CEP)
Address: 422 NE Alberta Street Portland OR 97211
Executive Director: Sherry Burbach
Contact Person: Sherrie Smith Phone: (503) 284-6827 ext 10
Email: director@communityenergyproject.org
Website: www.communityenergyproject.org
Amount of Grant: $1,500.00 Grant #: #F-08-08
Date Received: January ‘09
Programmatic area most directly served by funded project:
□ Arts & Culture □ Economic Development □ Education
□ Health X Human Service □ Social Justice
County(ies) & Neighborhood(s) Served:
Multnomah County
| PROGRESS REPORT |
Describe the project and specific objectives for which the grant was requested. The project was designed to give CEP staff the tools to increase culturally-appropriate outreach to diverse communities. The outreach was to find clients, volunteers, and employees. BUFOR funds were specifically awarded to cover the cost of diversity training.
Did you meet these objectives? Yes X No
If so, please describe the project results and successes. If not, please explain the challenges you encountered. Our staff person did attend training and shared the results with the rest of the staff, engaging them in conversation around the seminars she attended. And we did increase outreach to the Native American community this fall, substantially, with the result of providing many more people of that culture with weatherization training and services. We have replaced one employee due to attrition and he meets four minority criteria, and we have added an intern who meets one criterion. We are presently attempting to recruit for our Board of Directors and would like to have more diverse representation there.
Please describe a unique success or “great story” that communicates to our donors the impact of Black United Fund grants, (please inform if client confidentiality must be preserved).
This story could be named, The Ripple Effect. CEP used BUFOR funds to send our Outreach Coordinator, Sherrie Smith, to advanced training in cultural competence. She subsequently shared her experience with all of our staff. A couple of months later, we participated in the Native American Housing to Home Ownership event for the third straight year. We have to consider the effectiveness of attending any event, and attending this event hadn’t, by itself, increased our ability to serve Native American people. Since our contracts require that we serve at least the same percentage of any ethnic group as is represented by their census percentage, we were not happy with this outcome. However, in this third season, Sherrie happened to see someone she knew at the fair who now works for NAYA, the Native American Youth and Family Center. She asked this person, “Why are we not giving workshops for NAYA?” That simple recognition of where to look for an initial community contact caused by raised consciousness resulted in a meeting of the Executive Directors and then an invitation to meet with the elders of NAYA. After that successful visit, NAYA sponsored a Do-It-Yourself Weatherization Workshop for their constituency, complete with a full dinner for participants. A Lead Poisoning Prevention Workshop as since been scheduled for that community and we are working on a plan to train Native American volunteers to weatherize in the homes of senior Native American people, which will add to their comfort in receiving weatherization services.
At the midpoint of this service year, the number of Native American families served by our Do-It-Yourself Weatherization Workshops came to 29; in previous years we were lucky to reach 3 to 5 families during an entire season. We would call this improvement a great success.
Have there been any significant changes in the organization or project design since the grant was awarded?
No
Describe specific measures your organization has taken to move towards self-sufficiency and sustainability.
CEP has been working toward sustainability by attempting to diversify our funding base; for many years we existed primarily on government funding with some utility funding. Legislative action cut off the bulk of the utility funding 6 or more years ago.
Our development plan has included:
- Developing new, marketable programs and business opportunities;
- Making new relationships with foundations and trusts;
- Developing a private donor base.
Four years ago we began to market weatherization materials on a small scale to the public; this activity generates a small but growing income stream. Two years ago the State Department of Justice awarded CEP funds to develop a training program that would serve energy educators. After completing the contract, the program is ours to market. We completed the program in September and are negotiating our second consultation service now. In addition CEP began an EPA certified lead RRP (Renovator, Remodeler, Painter) trainer on December 30th, giving us the capacity to sell government-mandated training to people in the construction trades.
Please provide current Oregon statistics pertaining to your program and services provided.
Projected # of clients to be served (from original proposal): 1,100+ Actual # served: 1,333 for Weatherization
Of the clients you serve, what percent are in the following categories?
| INCOME | |
| *Median Family Income (MFI) | |
| Less than 50% of area median income* | 96% |
| Between 50% – 80% of area median income* | 4% |
| Between 80% – 100% of area median income* | 0% |
| More than 100% of area median income* | 0% |
| Total | 100% |
| ETHNICITY –We do not track by gender and by ethnicity | ||
| FEMALE | ||
| American-Indian or Alaskan Native | 2% | % |
| Asian or Pacific Islander | 16% | % |
| Latino/a | 18% | % |
| White, not of Hispanic origin | 39% | % |
| Black, not of Hispanic origin | 15% | % |
| Other (specify) : did not respond | 10% | % |
| Total | 100% | % |
| GENDER | |
| Female population | 72% |
| Male population | 28% |
| Total | 100% |
| AGE categorized as our contracts require us to track | |
| 0 – 14 | 0% |
| 14 – 20 | 2% |
| 21 – 30 | 23% |
| 31 – 40 | 19% |
| 41 – 54 | 16% |
| 55 – 65 | 16% |
| Over 65 | 24% |
| Total | 100% |
*See City of Portland Bureau of Housing and Community Development Median Income Chart on the Grant Seekers Page. If applying from a different city please base your information on the Median Family Income in your area.
Actual # of clients who successfully completed the program: 1,333
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| ORGANIZATION FISCAL EVALUATION |
Please email a copy of the actual budget for this project. Identify both income and expenses.
We used the entire amount of $1,500 for tuition for Sherrie Smith to the Summer Institute for Intercultural Communication ($1,010), mileage, materials, and meals for fifteen hour days.
Please describe any significant changes in income or expenses from those submitted in the original grant proposal.
None
| ORGANIZATION AUTHORIZATION |
Signature of Executive Director or Contact Person:
Title: Executive Director Date: January 12, 2010
Black United Fund of Oregon, Inc. 2828 N.E. Alberta St. Portland, OR. 97211
(Rev. 6/07)
