POP MOVEMENT PARTNERSHIP/GRANT REQUEST

1. Tell us about yourself/your organization. (150 words) *

Think through questions like these, and be clear, concise and thoughtful in your answers: Who are you? When were you established? What is your mission? Goals? Who do you serve and why? What types of projects or programs are you focused on? How have you achieved measurable impact?

Remember - you only have 150 words, so tell us the most important aspects of who you are so we can quickly understand your goals, work and impact.

2. Do you have any other time commitments outside of your proposed commitment to the POP Movement? (Yes/No) *

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4. Why do you want to participate in the POP Movement? (200 words) *

We are looking for applicants to show that they have thought through how they would contribute to Protect Our Planet through partnership and/or a grant award. Help us understand how this connects to your impact goals.

5.If you will invest in equipment or hardware what will you use it for? (150 words) *

What equipment and hardware do you need?

Project Summary: Briefly describe the project or program you wish to implement and how you will build scale during your partnership/grant duration: Define the problem, how you are uniquely positioned to solve it, and the impact you will make. (500 words)

Questions to consider:

1. What is the problem you are trying to solve?

2. What are the main barriers to solving it?

3. How will your project overcome these barriers and solve the problem?

4. How are you/is your organization uniquely positioned to solve this problem? Please describe current activities and strengths and capabilities of your organization.

5. Which priority sector(s) and young target community (or communities) will this project serve?

6. How will you engage youth in the project? How many youth?

7. How soon could you launch the project / what anticipated date?

Note: A primary goal of this application is to facilitate the development of your project.

6. How are you/is your organization connected to the communities you will serve through this project and how will you keep their needs and experiences at the center of your work? (150 words)*

7. For this project, who are your partners and funders thus far, if any? Respond with "N/A" if this is not applicable to your project. (100 words)*

Consider: Are there other organizations, government-funded initiatives, or philanthropic projects actively seeking to address the same or a similar challenge in your target community? If so, have you thought through a potential partnership or plan to seek / have sought other funding for this project idea?

8. What are your plans to foster environmental justice, diversity, inclusion, and equity with the project? (150 words)*

Explain how you will ensure, or have ensured, that the design and implementation of your solution authentically embraces environmental justice, diversity, equity, and inclusion within the context of where and who your organization serves.

9. If granted partnership/financial support, how do you plan to use it? (100 words)*

We want to work with organizations that have a good understanding of their goals, budget, needs, and how a cash award can further meet those needs. Help us understand how your organization might use the partnership and funds, and how it might directly support furthering the POP Movement’s goals.

10. Measuring community impact: How do / will you measure your reach in the communities you serve? (100 words) *

Who will your project directly serve? Indirectly? Where are they located? It might be helpful to think in terms of a logframe or monitoring and evaluation matrix as a starting point - considering outputs, outcomes and impacts, as well as SMART goals. This article provides some helpful guidance. Note: We do NOT want a logframe; this is only meant to help you think through the different levels of impact your project can make as you answer this question.

11. Reach: What is the estimated number of Individuals/Families/Community members who will benefit from your project? (50 words) *

Following on from the previous question, this question allows you to provide a number of estimated reach. Please qualify with what the number is illustrating - Individuals? Households? Youth? Communities? etc.

12. Scalability: How can your project be scaled in order to amplify its impact for the communities you serve? (150 words) *

How can this project be expanded beyond your initial pilot? How might growing the project change or increase the type or number of individuals or households you can serve? Additional services or adjacent aspects of environmental action?

13. Sustainability: After receiving approval for Partnership/Financial support, how do you plan to sustain the program or project you wish beyond 2026? (150 words) *

A successful answer will describe your current vision to financially sustain the project, as well as how the project work and impact will be sustained within the community (through partnerships, for example).

14. Optional: Other considerations (100 words) *

This field is completely optional (less is more!). Only include information about Project Impact here if there is anything not covered in the questions above that you feel is vital to adequately understanding your vision for impact with this project.

You are required to submit a video that captures who you are, your current plan for your POP Movement project that you want to build and implement, and why participating in this program will help you achieve impact. The video is an opportunity to showcase your passion and to pitch your story in a succinct format. We want you to share your vision with the selection committee in a way that is different from the written proposal format. This DOES NOT need to be a professionally produced video (please do not spend time or money doing that!); video shot on a smartphone is preferred.

In order to complete this part of your application, your team will upload a short digital film using YouTube.

Set the Privacy Settings on your video to Public or Unlisted – do not set them to Private.

Your video may be extracted from your submission and made available to the public and other donors. Appeal to a broad audience. Video submissions should follow these guidelines or else it will render the application ineligible:

• A length of no more than 2 minutes.

• Your pitch must be in English.

• Your video should not contain any images of identifiable children (under age 18) without express parental consent.

• Your video should not include any copyrighted material (including, but not limited to, music) for which you do not have a license.

15. Share a video concisely sharing an overview of who you are, what your project is, and how you will make real, achievable, scalable and sustainable impact towards Protecting Our Planet an in service of your target communities.

Here are general suggestions for delivering a high-quality video pitch:

1. Introduce yourself and your organization.

2. Describe the challenges, solutions, and target communities your organization serves.

3. Share key impact measurements, in context, that show how you have already established a degree of impact in your community.

4. Describe the project you aim to build and implement, including the stated problem, your proposed solution at the time of application, what is unique about your solution, and how you would plan to measure success and achieve meaningful, scalable, sustainable impact.

16. Successful applicants to the POP Movement will have a demonstrated commitment to environmental justice, diversity, equity, and inclusion both within their own team and how they connect to the communities they serve. How do you/does your organization authentically demonstrate this commitment? (200 words) *

We want to support organizations that “walk the talk” of their commitment to justice, diversity, equity, and inclusion - not only in projects and programs serving others.

How does your organization lead internally with these values? Externally? What changes have you made or steps have you taken to re-evaluate and shift your own thinking and actions in these areas? How are these values represented in your leadership, staffing, and other organizational decisions?