Guidelines

Letters of Interest should be limited to two pages, single-spaced, 12-point font. The letter should include the following sections:

• About Your Organization: In a paragraph, describe your organization, its mission, and how the mission relates to the problem you are seeking to solve.
• Problem Statement: In a paragraph, please describe which aspect of gun violence your project will address.
• Project Description: Tell us about your project. Include goals, activities, key stakeholders, and project partners who will help with the execution of the project. Explain how the project provides a solution to the problem statement, whether your strategy differs from the previous work of your organization, and how the project will add value to firearm violence elimination efforts in Philadelphia. Please include in your project description any approaches you plan to use and list at least two realistic outcomes you will achieve within the 2-year project period.
• Emerging Leader Fellow: Indicate who will supervise the Fellow and what experience they possess related to the project focus. (Note: Stoneleigh encourages organizations to consider someone other than the Executive Director as the supervisor, due to the multitude of responsibilities these individuals typically have. We realize that in some organizations, the Executive Director may be the best option, but applicants are encouraged to use this option only if necessary). Describe the role the Emerging Leader Fellow will play in the development and execution of the project and what support the Fellow will be provided inside the organization to help ensure their success and the success of the project. Share the primary qualities you will look for in a Fellow for this project.

Access the Stoneleigh Foundation’s rubric for evaluating project summaries here.