Transition US has received a challenge grant in the amount of $100,000 from an anonymous donor. This amazing individual sees the profound significance of the mission of Transition US and the great impact of the community resilience we are collectively building all over the country. This challenge grant presents an opportunity to seed more of this remarkable work and grow the existing initiatives. In order to receive the full amount we need to match those funds by raising an additional $100,000. 

Transition US
PO Box 917
Sebastopol, CA 95473

Please make checks payable to Transition US.

 

Your donation will help in the following ways ...  

   Training for Transition:

• Scholarships make it possible for people to attend our trainings that otherwise could not. Each $200 offered will provide access for one individual.
• Underwrite the costs of the training for an entire community.  $3,500 will make this happen.
• Enable an apprentice to train to become a Transition Trainer.  $4,000 is our estimated cost for the apprentice to attend 4 trainings and be mentored by a senior trainer.
• Adapt the Training for Transition to faith-based, minority, and unprivileged communities: $25,000 will provide capacity to have initial focus groups with community leaders, pilot/evaluate/improve a series of 4 trainings, provide apprenticeships to 2 (or 3) trainers, end up with a new training to be launched in the appropriate communities.

   Capacity Building for Transition Initiatives:

• Optional chapter status for Transition Initiatives will provide them nonprofit status under Transition US.  To enable this TUS accounting staff will expand to half-time ($20,000) set up appropriate charts of accounts and templates (consultation: $3,000) and TUS will file for this particular status with the Federal government (attorney and filing fees: approx $2,000).  Total $25,000 (Note: With nonprofit status individual TI’s will be able to fundraise.)
• Provide fundraising consultation to TI’s who exhibit the capacity to submit grant proposals. $10,000 per annum for consultant services
• Provide organizational development: Your donation of $5,000 will enable an organizational consultant to train the Initiating group in decision-making process, meeting facilitation and conflict resolution; all building blocks to successful community organizing.
• Provide skill-building webinars: $5,000 will enable TUS to provide webinars for one year. Topics include: community organizing skills development; movement building; conducting a dynamic presentation; working with local government; networking and building collaborations; when and how to start Working Groups.
• Sponsor an Initiative: As Transition Initiatives mature and weather the forming and storming phases a half time administrative assistant becomes critical for their continued success and for the successful implementation of the numerous projects set into motion by the Core Group and Working Groups.  $20,000 per annum will provide this backbone for success.

   Networking and Communication:

• Regional Conferences: As more Transition Initiatives emerge in a geographical area there is more opportunity to collaborate, share best practices, network and communicate. $5,000 will enable a modest one or two day regional transition conference.
• The Super Connected Amazing Conference: $50,000 would enable a networking of regional conferences in six locales to link keynote speakers via satellite links.
• Communication templates: Transition Initiatives want to connect with one another. $10,000 will enable TUS to develop several replicable templates for communications within Initiatives and communications between Initiatives.

   Alliance Building

• Transition is built upon the shoulders of numerous predecessors as well as many organizations engaged in related resilience building work.  In order to reach our goal of resilient communities we are endeavoring to create collaborations and alliances and to encourage all the Transition Initiatives to do likewise. $6,000 will produce a variety of templates of processes and policies for alliance building.

What Transition US currently needs:

• Consultation and advice on the development of organizational structures for the following areas:
  • Regional and Statewide Transition Hubs
  • Development of Chapters
  • Communications systems
  • Transition Training and Consulting
  • Diffusion of best practices
     
• Capacity building grants for:
  • Fund development
  • Organizational development: Staff and Board
  • Project development: Transition Training, Advanced Trainings, follow-up for participants
  • Mentoring for Transition Initiatives
  • Transmission of the Transition Model and Process
     
• Awareness-raising plans, processes and infrastructure to 1: Transmit and disseminate the Transition Model and Process to a larger and more diverse audience and 2. Provide follow-up support methods and structures.

 

A one time (or better yet a monthly pledge) can be made safely and securely below through Network For Good.