Attend the informal, unstructured Office Hours to receive additional guidance on how to apply the CORE concepts and tools to grant proposals. Each scheduled office hour will focus on a specific CORE Condition.

Join us for interactive discussions on applying your theory of change and logic model to describe your proposed program, incorporating the CORE Continuum of Results and Evidence and Equitable Evaluation Framework™ principles for planning and evaluation, and much more.

Participate in this structured training where we will explore how to use quantitative and qualitative data with an equity lens to identify community strengths and describe inequities, crafting compelling narratives for your program, and more.

Attend the informal, unstructured Office Hours to receive additional guidance on how to apply the CORE concepts and tools to grant proposals. Each scheduled office hour will focus on a specific CORE Condition.

Participate in this structured training where we will explore the CORE Investments Framework and learn techniques for crafting effective theories of change and logic models using CORE tools.

In the final session of our grant-writing series, we'll delve into adopting an evaluator's perspective, utilizing tools such as the CORE Continuum of Results and Evidence to enhance proposal planning by addressing questions on project effectiveness and relevance.

In this second session of our spring grant-writing series, we'll explore useful tools like Theory of Change and Logic Model, aiding in articulating project goals and rationale, both internally and externally.

Join us for the first part of our three-part grant-writing series. In this session, we'll dive into pre-RFP preparation, exploring how you can assess community and organizational strengths, needs, partnerships, and capacity.

Join this conversation with Dr. Bullock, Director of the Blum Center on Poverty, Social Enterprise, & Participatory Governance, about her research and insights from a 2021 book she co-authored with Mark Robert Rank and Lawrence M. Eppard, Poorly Understood: What America Gets Wrong About Poverty.

These are open to anyone (not specific to the grant tier you are considering applying for).

These are open to anyone (not specific to the grant tier you are considering applying for).

Join us as we lead interactive discussions on how to use data and stories for continuous learning and improvement.

Join us as we lead interactive discussions on how to use data and stories for continuous learning and improvement.

These are open to anyone (not specific to the grant tier you are considering applying for).

Join us for this interactive session about program outcomes and evaluation tools.

Join us for this session to learn how to access the CORE application, create an account in Reviewr, and fill out applications in the platform

Join us for this interactive session about program outcomes and evaluation tools.

These are open to anyone (not specific to the grant tier you are considering applying for).

Join us for a guided tour of several CORE tools, available on DataShare Santa Cruz County, that may be helpful as you develop your proposals in response to the CORE RFP.

Join us for a guided tour of several CORE tools that may be helpful as you develop your proposals in response to the CORE RFP.

Sign up for group office hours based on the grant tier you’re applying for – Small, Medium, Large, or Targeted Impact.

Join an interactive discussion on developing a theory of change and logic model for impact and applying an equity lens to data.

Join an interactive discussion on developing a theory of change and logic model for impact and applying an equity lens to data.

Join us to learn how to access the CORE application, create an account in Reviewr, and fill out applications in the platform.

Join this meeting where the Santa Cruz County Human Services Department (HSD) staff will review the RFP, gather questions, and respond to initial questions regarding the RFP document.