Bakersfield Association of REALTORS® Charitable Foundation
LE A D E RSH I P RE S OU R CE S
STRATEGIC PLAN 2019 Vision Statement REALTORS , Affiliates and friends building a stronger community through caring, serving and giving. ®
Statement of Purpose The purpose of our Foundation is to strengthen relationships and enhance the quality of life for those who live, learn, work and play in our community.
Values 1 Homeownership n Housing for All – Collaboration with other Community Organizations n Critical Housing Issues v Affordable Housing v Down Payment Assistance n Transitional Housing v Veterans Housing v Temporary Homeless Shelter v Emancipated Youth 2 Education n Collaboration with other Organizations n Pathway to Homeownership v First-time home buyers v Down payment assitance v Credit Counseling v Mortgage Products
v Fair Housing / Diversity n Scholarships – Institutions of higher learning – real estate related courses v Essays - How has home ownership impacted your life? 3 Civic Engagement n Community Service – Advocating/Support of Member Volunteerism n Collaboration with other 501(c) (3) Organizations n Advocacy efforts protecting private property rights n Voter Registration Advocacy 4 Safe Communities n Collaboration with Law Enforcement – Crime/Fraud Prevention n Fire safety collaborations n Quality of Life – community image/branding enhancements n Safe zones for children 5. Healthy Families n Benefits/value of homeownership n Youth programs n Counseling collaboratives n Elder Care n Health and Safety Awareness
How We Give n Housing related needs n Non-real estate relate (e.g. needs of organizations supporting one of our five stated values) n College Scholarships n In-kind Contributions BARCF Messaging n Clear and direct n Communicating our values: REALTORS® provide leadership, guidance, supportive, lift you up Grant Application Process n Twice yearly – January/February and June/July (may be modified as our corpus grows and more funds are available n Eligibility requirements/ qualifications - Application details relevant to our decision-making process – Staff to present a compilation of relevant details for Directors consideration at next meeting (e.g. purpose, matching fund program, reporting back how funds utilized) Building Our Corpus – The Ask – Discussion for next meeting n Individual donations n Ticketed events n Corporate donations n Grants BAKERSFIELD ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®
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