Requirements & Selection Criteria

The following is a summary of the principal criteria for eligibility and selection: - Applicant must be a 501(c)(3) organization or a public entity. - Experience in delivering credit building and other financial empowerment-related services, policy and advocacy work, or other related activities. - Experience managing or leading a cross-sector partnership. - Commit to dedicating one full-time program director to manage BBC. - Organizational commitment to economic equity and justice. - The organization centers community voice from BBC focus communities. - The organization has a positive community reputation. - Boston, MA presence or Boston based. Note: an existing partnership in BBC is not required. Applicants who are new to BBC or who have had previous engagement with BBC may also apply. FOCUS POPULATION & GEOGRAPHY BBC’s focus is to serve residents of the city of Boston, MA. Applicants must reside in Boston and/or its services and activities must be targeted to benefit residents of Boston. Services and activities that focus on low-to-moderate income residents who reside in the Boston neighborhoods with the highest concentration of poverty: Dorchester, East Boston, Hyde Park, Mattapan, Roxbury.