RVC Fiscally-Sponsored #2 Cohort, WA
Together for 5 years
This Cohort lasts up to five years so relationships can strengthen, processes can develop, and internal structures can be built. Together, Collective Justice, Skyway Coalition, and Washington Building Leaders of Change meet quarterly to present grant proposals to each other, vote on new grants, share progress updates, and seek advice on new challenges as they build capacity and grow.
The mission of Skyway Coalition is to build on the legacy of community-led advocacy in Skyway. The Coalition addresses the historic lack of investment, inequitable policies, and systems that have impacted our Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) community.
Founded 2019
The mission of Collective Justice is to to be a restorative justice organization brought together by survivors and imprisoned community members in Washington State. Through the collective wisdom and power of our members, we work toward cultural and systemic transformation that centers the dignity and resilience of all people impacted by mass imprisonment and violence.
Founded 2013
The mission of WA-BLOC is is to build and nurture intergenerational leaders through transformative education and revolutionary social action. WA-BLOC envision South Seattle as an epicenter where Black and brown youth and families thrive and our school communities are joyful, restorative spaces of high quality learning.
Founded 2016
Long-Term Community Investment
Magic Cabinet prioritizes community-born, led, and serving organizations to build their capacity and accelerate their impact. We believe if given the time, tools, and resources they ask for, the organizations and the communities they serve will flourish.
Capacity Building Projects Overview
An effective nonprofit is more than its programs. Each Cohort has access up to $2.5m through collectively approved capacity-building grants— approximately $500k available each year. Every Cohort member faces unique challenges and opportunities for their organization; that’s why they determine how to leverage Magic Cabinet funds.
Selecting communities and organizations to fund is a critical process for Magic Cabinet, a philanthropic organization focused on long-term capacity-building grants for nonprofits in underresourced communities.
In this blog series, we’ll dive into each of the engagement phases described above our continuous learnings, and how Magic Cabinet works tirelessly to ensure and improve our process so that communities are the loudest voice in shaping their own future.
When you see an iceberg, the portion visible above water is only a tiny part of a larger whole. You can think of nonprofits in the same way. Deep below the waterline of every nonprofit lies an enormous, invisible infrastructure keeping its organization afloat.