FIRST ATTACHMENT FOR PREVIOUS MESSAGE FROM MECK

Pre-application to the Sisters of Charity Ministry Foundation – February 17, 2005

(Note: they give you ONE! page in which to describe your project – thus this is very contracted – but I thought it would be a quick way of giving the overview to you.)

1. Describe the opportunity, need, or problem you propose to address
We see the crises of global injustice mounting. The issues of the 20th century – the AIDS epidemic; global warming; corporate corruption; destructive conflicts over ideology and resources; ethnic cleansing; the wealth gap; system collapse – are increasing in this century. Individuals and organizations that work for a just society are increasingly at risk of losing the internal and external resources they need in order to carry on.


2. State briefly what you propose doing to address the opportunity, need, or problem
WTC addresses this need through the development of spiritual leadership – leadership that is "on Purpose, in Spirit, for Justice." Specifically, we have created our Spiritual Leadership Development Project, a multi-year project in which we are making our work replicable, accessible and more widely available. The activities of the project fall into five categories:
1. completion and delivery of curriculum in spiritual leadership
2. development of a community of 25 WTC partners who can develop and deliver programs in spiritual leadership development
3. development and implementation of marketing materials and strategies that ensure WTC is able to offer its programs as widely as possible to both individuals and organizations in diverse communities
4. development of structures to support the creation of ongoing Study/Action communities able to deepen the spiritual leadership of their members and through collective action make an impact within movements for social change
5. development of a monthly drop-in program for WTC members and the general public
Work on these activities is simultaneous and has already begun.


3. Indicate who will benefit from what you intend to achieve and how
WTC works with a population of individuals and organizations that is very diverse in terms of race, culture, class, gender, sexuality, nationality, religion, spirituality, age, and ideology. What those we serve have in common is their work for justice. Those who participate in this project will experience an increased capacity to effect justice within the four dimensions of spiritual leadership – the internal, interpersonal, institutional, and cultural. In fact, those who are already participating report ways in which this is happening for them as a result of their participation.

4. State what you intend to achieve during the funding period
Between July 1, 2005 and June 30, 2006, we intend to achieve the following:
* completion of a five-part training series in spiritual leadership development called Leading from Spirit, together with training materials and trainer manuals
* development and implementation of marketing plan that can support intended delivery of resources to individuals and organizations
* completion of a spiritual leadership anti-racism institute
* completion of training of 25 WTC partners as fully qualified trainers in spiritual leadership development
* completion of partnership agreements with individual partners
* development of WTC partners group as fully functioning Study/Action community
* delivery of services in spiritual leadership development through Leading from Spirit trainings, spiritual leadership anti-racism institute, and spiritual leadership consultations to 400 individuals and 23 organizations
* delivery of monthly drop-in program exploring aspects of spiritual leadership with and for WTC's membership and potential members