CIR Updates
CIR Full Host Request for Proposals
The DC Bar Foundation has released a Request for Proposals (RFP) to select a partner organization to operate the Coordinated Intake and Referral (CIR) System.Interested organizations are encouraged to propose an innovative and comprehensive model/approach for implementing the CIR Program Full Launch in their submitted proposals. The Foundation will select the proposal it believes will achieve the CIR program objectives most effectively. After selection, we will collaborate with the chosen organization to fine-tune the implementation plan.
Please submit proposals in PDF format to innovation@dcbarfoundation.org before 5:00 p.m. EDT on December 20, 2024. Pages should be formatted with single-line spacing with 1” margins. DCBF will finalize selection of the host organization for the Full Launch of the CIR system by the week of February 3, 2025, with an anticipated project kickoff date no later than March 3, 2025. Click here to see read the full RFP.
December CIR Chat
During next month’s CIR Chat, scheduled for December 4 from 4:00 to 4:30 PM, Bridget Pooley, Partner and COO at Mission Partners, will present the findings of a survey conducted with over 400 DC residents to gather feedback on selecting a name for the CIR system. The survey overwhelmingly recommends a name, which will be announced by the DCBF team following the presentation. The presentation and name announcement will take 15 minutes, followed by a Q&A session.
Register for the CIR chat here: https://dcbarfoundation-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYrceqtrzIqEtOhzl6YMYHsMEe8BzlzUsrf#/registration
Will You Answer Our Call to Action?
The DC Bar Foundation’s annual Call to Action campaign is now underway. So far, 7 firms and corporations have generously committed $92,625, or 15% of our $612,000 goal.
Funds raised through Call to Action support training programs for legal aid lawyers, provide financial support to those same attorneys through our Loan Repayment Assistance Program, and bolster the Foundation’s operating grants, which provide critical unrestricted funding to legal aid organizations in DC. These grants help some of our grantees keep the lights on to continue offering life-saving services to residents in need.
We have once again based the campaign's giving tiers on the gift amount divided by the number of attorneys in the firm's DC office, creating a more equitable recognition system for firms of all sizes. This adjusted recognition system allows DC-area law firms to expand their generosity to more accurately reflect their footprints within the District's legal community.
Your continued support expands the Foundation’s reach in the civil legal aid community. It helps us transform DC’s civil legal aid network so that all District residents have a fair and equal legal experience.
To learn more about how your workplace can support Call to Action, please visit our website or contact Daryl Byler, Director of Development and Communications, at byler@dcbarfoundation.org.
DCBF Segment to Air on Public TV Nation-Wide
Earlier this year, Empowered with Meg Ryan filmed a segment about the DC Bar Foundation’s work. We are excited to announce that the feature will begin distribution on November 25, 2024, to over 170+ participating Public Television stations throughout the US as interstitial programming for one full year. Keep your eyes peeled for our segment, which highlights the Foundation’s work to help build a Coordinated Intake and Referral System for all areas of civil legal aid in DC! You can see a longer version of the PBS segment at this link.
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