The Project Team must have a
Project Leader, an Alternate Project Leader, Report Coordinator,
Partner/Volunteer Coordinator, Historian and two additional team members for
a total of seven volunteers. All Project Team members are required to attend
the MNMG orientation session conducted by the Office of Neighborhood &
Community Affairs, so it is important to ensure that project team members
are committed to the success of the project. Since volunteer hours from the
neighborhood organization are mandatory for the matching purposes of this
grant and are valued at $18.00 per hour, the Volunteer Hours Pledge Form is
required to document volunteer time commitments, and must be submitted with
the application. In addition, project team members must reside in the
neighborhood in which the project occurs.
Project Team Roles
Project Leader: serves as
the chairman of the team, is the primary contact with Office of Neighborhood
& Community Affairs and cannot serve in other positions on the project team.
The Project Leader is responsible for meeting all terms of the MNMG
agreement, including submitting quarterly project reports and a final report
to the Office of Neighborhood & Community Affairs.
Alternate Project Leader:
an active project team member who is willing and capable of taking over
Project Leader responsibilities, in the event that the current Project
Leader is not able to fulfill their role and responsibilities
Report Coordinator:
compiles information, completes and submits quarterly and final reports to
the Project Leader for signature.
Partner/Volunteer
Coordinator: invites partners to project activities, keeps track of
partner cash contributions and in-kind services for quarterly reports, sends
the completed project plan and timeline to the partners, and records project
volunteer hours for quarterly reports.
Historian: responsible
for keeping photographs and/or video documenting the MNMG project from
beginning to end.
It is important to match the
skills, expertise, and interests of each project team member’s role with the
appropriate individual. Therefore, it is valuable for the Project Leader to
solicit a diverse group of individuals who can contribute to the success of
the project. There can be no more than two family members on the project
team at any time, nor can they occupy the top levels of project leadership
at the same time (i.e. project leader and alternate project leader). Project
team members may be changed or replaced at any time during project
implementation.
