AURORA HEALTH CARE BETTER TOGETHER FUND Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Prevention Community Advocacy Agencies Request for Proposal For more than 25 years, Aurora Health Care has been at the forefront of local efforts to address the critical and heartbreaking effects of assault and abuse. The Aurora Safe Mom Safe Baby program combines nurse case management, prenatal and perinatal care, and advocacy services to address the needs of pregnant women experiencing domestic violence. Sexual assault services and community outreach in particular are integral to Aurora s Well Community efforts. The Aurora Sexual Assault Treatment Center, Healing Center and Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners provide care and crisis counseling to individuals affected by sexual assault. Aurora has experienced an increase in the number of assault survivors requesting services over the past several years. Aurora is in a one-time position to support community-based advocacy efforts that address the unique issues and challenges experienced by sexual assault survivors. This RFP is designed to support community-based advocacy agencies throughout the Aurora service area to provide training and service enhancement for established sexual assault and domestic violence programs. Any nonprofit agency not owned by a health system providing direct advocacy services to survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence located in eastern Wisconsin is eligible to apply.* The Aurora Health Care Better Together Fund includes a pool of up to $500,000 for this purpose. Awards will be considered ranging from $25,000 to $50,000 per eligible organization. * Exception: Programs affiliated with colleges and universities should apply directly using the University and College Partnerships RFP. Goal To increase and improve sexual assault and domestic violence advocacy service delivery and capacity to underserved populations. Proposals will be accepted by the Aurora Health Care Better Together Fund Advisory Committee at the Greater Milwaukee Foundation for the following purposes: Capacity building /expansion of advocacy services to currently underserved populations Expansion of the scope and/or quality of sexual assault and domestic violence services provided to a currently served population Interagency coordination and collaboration of services for sexual assault and domestic violence survivors Recruitment, training and/or expansion of the number of volunteer advocates Creative approaches to increase awareness, visibility and utilization of sexual assault advocacy services
Public information campaigns to increase awareness of sexual assault and domestic violence issues and/or prevention Deliverables Annual reporting of outcomes o Example metrics:! Increased advocates advocacy hours! Increased volunteers volunteer hours! Increased clients served! Increased services provided! Increased clients who receive accompaniment advocacy in their contacts with law enforcement or the justice system! Communication/collaboration with community-based SANE/Abuse Response programs! Number and percentage of clients who report that advocates helped to increase their knowledge and engagement in community resources that support their healing Evaluation criteria Proposals will be evaluated based on: The organization s capacity to meet the project goals described in the RFP The ability of the organization to demonstrate its project will:! Increase number of paid or volunteer advocates advocacy hours! Increase number of clients served! Increase scope of services provided! Increase clients who receive accompaniment advocacy in their contacts with law enforcement, or the justice system! Increase communication/collaboration with community-based SANE/Abuse Response programs! Increase number and percentage of clients who report that advocates increased their knowledge and engagement in community resources that support their healing Plan for sustainability of the services beyond the one-time investment Timeline Submission deadline: March 5, 2015 Award notification: April 16, 2015 Award date: May 14, 2015 Please submit the signed proposal electronically, using the attached Word document, to the Greater Milwaukee Foundation at ciadmin@greatermilwaukeefoundation.org
Questions About eligible programs, please contact: Mark Huber VP, Social Responsibility Aurora Health Care 414-219-7282 About the RFP document and submission process, please contact: Liliane McFarlane Grants Manager Greater Milwaukee Foundation 414-336-7043 Please note: This RFP in no way constitutes an agreement between Aurora Health Care and/or the Greater Milwaukee Foundation and any entity submitting a proposal. Information contained in this RFP shall be used only for purposes of responding to this RFP. Entities selected to receive funding may be required to enter into an agreement to complete the donation described in this RFP. Aurora and the Greater Milwaukee Foundation reserve the right, in their sole discretion, to cancel this RFP at any time during the proposal, submission, selection, or negotiation process.
AURORA HEALTH CARE BETTER TOGETHER FUND Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Prevention Community Advocacy Agencies Request for Proposal Name of Organization: Amount requested: $ Signatures & Approvals Project Manager: Name & signature: Date: President/CEO: Name & signature: Date: Project narrative (Six page limit) Please provide a brief description of the violence prevention project and indicate how the funding will be used to: Expand the scope and/or quality of sexual assault and/or domestic violence advocacy service provision to the community Increase interagency coordination/collaboration of services for sexual assault and/or domestic violence survivors Expand recruitment and/or training of volunteer advocates Increase awareness, visibility and utilization of sexual assault advocacy services, issues and/or prevention Also provide: The organization s capacity to meet the project goals described in the RFP A plan for sustainability of the services beyond the one-time investment Evaluation (one page) Briefly describe the evaluation process and how the results will be used Explain how the organization will measure the effectiveness of the program Describe the criteria for success Describe the results expected to be achieved by the end of the funding period Project budget (one page) The total cost and descriptions of key components of the project The total project timeline and significant milestones
Program budget showing grant request and other income sources Plan for obtaining other funding if needed to carry out the program Required attachments Board of directors list 501(c)3 IRS designation letter Most recent audited financial statement and notes Most recent 990 tax filing Organizational budget (current fiscal year) Organizational anti-discrimination policy Most recent strategic plan Details of any state or federal investigation that the organization has been subject to within the past five years