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The Power Of Grassroots Grantmaking: A Conversation With Neighborhood Connections
Tom O'Brien, program director of Neighborhood Connections, talks about how sustained community engagement is one of the most important outcomes he looks for in a successful grant project. Tom also talks about how grantees can get involved with Neighborhood Connections.
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MoreProposal from Healthy Eating & Active Living Buckeye, Larchmere & Woodland Hills Community Council to Neighborhood Connections
Received funds to plant organic gardens and provide training to neighborhood residents with limited access to quality, affordable, fresh produce. This project had a fiscal sponsor.
Proposal from Fairfax Inter-organizational Network to Neighborhood Connections
Faith-based group received funds for a quilting project that aimed to engage underserved youth and seniors and build community pride and connections among residents and area churches. This project had a fiscal sponsor.
Proposal from Larchmere PorchFest to Neighborhood Connections
Neighborhood received funds to host a one-day festival, free and open to all, in which local musicians perform on porches of residents and businesses throughout the neighborhood. This project had a fiscal sponsor.
Proposal from Rocky Ridge Neighborhood Association to Raymond Jean Wean Foundation
Received funds to add signs and landscaping to neighborhood entrances, and to create an association website to market the area and enable communication and document sharing among residents. This project had a fiscal sponsor.
Proposal from The Griot Project to Neighborhood Connections
Artists' collective received funds to increase neighborhood's awareness and appreciation of Black heritage, traditions, and culture through poetry and creative writing events and workshops. This project had a fiscal sponsor.
