LISC LA Host Pitch Competition for ATI Incubation Academy
9.14.2022
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LISC StoriesSafety & Justice
Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) - Los Angeles recently celebrated their first Alternatives to Incarceration Pitch Competition, where 11 community-based reentry organizations competed for $10,000 of prize money. We are happy to congratulate Mass Liberation, Measure of Hearts Foundation and Transformational Living Homes as the first, second, and third place award recipients.
The participating organizations presented a four-minute pitch about their organization, the services that they offer and how an investment would increase their impact. As part of their training, participating leaders worked to develop their communication, messaging and storytelling capabilities. The pitch competition is designed to showcase these skills and sharpen the fund development abilities of the organizations. Participants shared the wide array of services they provide, including housing, violence intervention, support for transitional age youth and youth leadership.
In an effort to advance equitable, community-centered solutions to mass incarceration, LISC LA launched the ATI Incubation Academy. Designed and implemented by LISC LA and LISC's Safety & Justice team, the Incubation Academy provides training and technical assistance to small, grassroots organizations that have historically been performing community-based services but have faced challenges obtaining government contracts and funding.
The yearlong academy begins with 13-modules over the course of 15 weeks, and focuses on organizational assessment, best practices in serving specialized populations, and contracting, as well as personal capacity mapping and mentorship from established providers. Upon completion of the curriculum, the organizations have the opportunity to obtain County contracts to provide Alternatives to Incarceration services.
LISC launched the first cohort in September 2021 and included 20 housing organizations spread across Los Angeles County. The second cohort, which launched in March 2022, include 27 organizations that provide a variety of services, including mental health, substance use treatment, gender specific services, housing and other wraparound services.
LISC LA would like to thank our judges of this event:
Emily Bradley, Director, Strategic Investments United Way of Greater Los Angeles
Tommy Morris, Program Associate, Youth & Transformative Justice, Liberty Hill
Jose Osuna, Principal Consultant, Osuna Consulting.
