News Release for Immediate Release February 3, 2005 Office of Partnerships and Grants Development Issues Call for Nonprofit Coaches The Mayor's Office of Partnerships and Grants Development (OPGD) is recruiting leaders from the nonprofit, business, foundation and government sectors to volunteer as coaches for nonprofit leaders participating in its 2005 Strengthening Partners Initiative (SPI) class. SPI is a year-long capacity-building program that helps emerging nonprofit and faith-based organizations strengthen their organization through capacity building and leadership training. Participants in the program are selected through a competitive application process. Executive directors from organizations located and providing direct services in the District of Columbia are eligible to apply. Coaches are an important part of the SPI program. Each participating nonprofit executive is matched with a coach, who provides mentoring and strategic assistance in areas of interest such as management, fundraising, board development, and policy development. This is a great opportunity for interested individuals to share their expertise. With your help, SPI participants will improve the capacity of our community's smaller nonprofit organizations. For more information, contact Pat Henry at (202) 727-8900 or pat.henry@dc.gov.