REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS: LANDSCAPE ASSESSMENT
About Foundation for Louisiana
Foundation for Louisiana (FFL) is a social justice philanthropic intermediary founded in 2005 as the Louisiana Disaster Recovery Foundation to invest in the immediate recovery of Louisiana’s communities after hurricane Katrina. While FFL was founded in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, our founders recognized the need to address the longstanding inequities that have shaped life outcomes for the most marginalized of Louisianans. Our programs grew in response to these needs, and today FFL focuses on racial justice, climate justice, criminal justice reform, economic
opportunity, LGBTQ organizing, and support for Louisiana's vibrant arts and culture via a three-pronged strategy:
● Invest: FFL makes grants and loans to support organizations and movements throughout
Louisiana in our key program areas. We attract and invest resources to support on-the-ground projects, many of which can’t access traditional philanthropy. Through fiscal
sponsorship, we support innovative ideas responding to unmet needs throughout Louisiana.
● Build: We build power to effect change in Louisiana communities. Our TOGETHER initiative
convenes community leaders and provides training in organizing, policy change, leadership,
public speaking, and facilitation to tackle issues of climate change, police accountability, health disparities, housing access, and more.
● Transform: By fortifying movements, we shift systems and shape regional and national
narratives. We re-imagine how our communities are governed and funded in order to redefine how residents are able to thrive in them.
Since its inception, FFL has invested $55 million in more than 250 mission-critical nonprofit
organizations working across the state towards building a more just Louisiana. As a social justice
philanthropic intermediary, FFL’s work unapologetically advances racial justice while moving Louisiana forward. The foundation engages communities in both program co-design as well as its
grant-making process, in order to expand opportunities and move communities towards a more just
future.
Opportunity
Foundation for Louisiana is seeking a consultant to conduct a landscape assessment of grassroots organizations working on key social justice issues in Louisiana. We are particularly interested in learning more about organizations whose work focuses on or intersects with climate justice and/or disaster work.
Our goal is to commission a landscape assessment that achieves the following objectives so that we can better understand the need for our Louisiana-specific fiscal sponsorship program:
● identify trends in the operational experiences and mission-related work of grassroots
organizations
● explore any shared causes of those trends
● ask communities how we can leverage resources to solve problems
● consider threats to the growth of a needs and opportunities-based fiscal sponsorship
program
● identify potential strategic partnerships that could support the development of the program
Outcomes
Deliver a comprehensive report that identifies active grassroots organizations, their intersections in
geography, values, and need, and makes recommendations for what a culturally relevant, accessible
fiscal sponsorship program, including technical assistance, should include.
To Apply:
Please submit a concise proposal of no more than five pages including the following:
o Narrative description of your proposed services
o A summary of your qualifications and experience providing similar services
o A detailed budget
o Brief descriptions of key project personnel
o Two references from current or previous clients
Proposals should be emailed as a single PDF document to fsp@foundationforlouisiana.org.
We are looking for consultants who center justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion and who are based in Louisiana or the Gulf Coast region. Experience working with social justiceorganizations is preferred.
Timeline
● Proposals will be accepted on a rolling basis with priority given to proposals received by January 6, 2025.
● Select contractors to move forward with the interview process will be notified by
January 17, 2025.
● Interviews conducted the week of January 21, 2025.
Questions?
Please contact us at fsp@foundationforlouisiana.org with “Landscape Assessment for FSPs” in the subject line. No phone calls, please.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Foundation for Louisiana follows an equal opportunity employment policy and employs personnel without regard to race, creed, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression, age, physical or mental ability, veteran status, military obligations, criminal legal background, and marital
status.
This policy also applies to internal promotions, training, opportunities for advancement, terminations, outside vendors, members and customers, service clients, use of contractors and consultants, grantees, board members, and dealings with the general public.
For more information about Foundation for Louisiana visit our website at www.foundationforlouisiana.org.