Learning Circle Collaborative
About the Learning Circle Collabrative
The LCC is a capacity-building and technical assistance program for social service providers and organizations located primarily on Chicago’s South and West sides to improve agency infrastructure. Each recipient receives a grant. Grantees are invited to participate in 6 months direct capacity building and technical assistance (at the value of $15,000). The program is led by Dr. Cynthia Tucker, AFC’s Sr. Vice President of Prevention & Community Partnerships.
LCC:
- Funds the agency leader to support organizational and leadership capacity building
- Provides individual assessment to help organizations respond, identify and prioritize their capacity‐building needs
- Provides technical assistance/coaching tailored specifically to agency needs and their identified challenges
- Provides trainings and workshops on specific challenge areas such as fund development, communications and HR, vaccine awareness & resources
- Provides a safe space for leaders to share lessons learned, build leadership community and trust
Current members include:
Black Alphabet
Nefuse
Project Vida
Taskforce Prevention & Community Services
WE Organization
SHARP (Southside HIV/AIDS Resource Partnership)
The following subject matter experts guide and deliver curriculum for the program:
Dr. Ulysses Burley, UBetheCure, LLC
Diana Beasley, Management Synergistics, Inc.
Jerome Holston, J.R. Holston Consulting
Johnathon Briggs, Blank Canvas Studios, LLC