CTP is applying to the Rose Foundation's West Oakland Community Fund: $100,000 for a 12-month project (starting Feb 2027) delivering remote job training, career coaching, and placement support to 40 West Oakland residents with disabilities. Deadline: Thu Oct 8, 5pm PT via the Rose Foundation portal.

• Scope-check email sent Oct 6 to [email protected] (subject “West Oakland Fund”). Reply received the same day:
  • Berkeley HQ is fine if the application explains how West Oakland residents will be served.
  • Remote delivery explicitly acceptable: the requirement is about serving West Oakland residents, not delivering services physically in West Oakland.
  • CTP's disability experience counts (no bright-line test), but a competing applicant with stronger West Oakland-specific disability experience could be weighed more favorably.
• Board list supplied and added to the application draft.

Lead: West Oakland Job Resource Center — [email protected], 510-419-0509, 1801 Adeline St 2nd Fl room 211, Oakland. West Oakland-rooted workforce nonprofit that partners with the Port of Oakland (the origin of this fund's money).

Backups: Oakland PIC West Oakland Neighborhood Career Center (510-419-0392, 1801 Adeline St Ste 209); West Oakland Health Council (700 Adeline St).

Timeline: first contact Oct 6, signed letter of support (max 2 pages) back by Wed Oct 7 EOD, submit Thu Oct 8, 5pm PT.

Subject: Partnership request by Thursday — job training and career support for West Oakland residents with disabilities

Hi [Name],

I'm Alex with Computer Technologies Program (CTP), a Berkeley nonprofit that has trained people with disabilities for tech careers since 1974. 71% of our staff are program graduates.

We're applying to the Rose Foundation's West Oakland Community Fund (deadline Thursday Oct 8, 5 PM) for a $100,000 project that would deliver our IT employment training to 40 West Oakland residents with disabilities: fully remote, with one-on-one coaching and career planning.

I'm writing because [Organization] is exactly the kind of trusted West Oakland presence that makes a project like this work. Two asks:

1. Recruitment partnership — help us reach participants through your channels and community (we'd work around whatever is easiest for your team).
2. A 2-page letter of support for the application, which I'd need back by Wednesday Oct 7 (end of day) to file on time. I've attached a draft you can review and sign — you wouldn't be starting from a blank page.

Your community gets free, proven training: 95% of participants in our most recent evaluation rated it helpful, and 89% left with clearer career goals.

Would you have 20 minutes today or tomorrow to talk it through? A quick call is the fastest path — I'm at [phone].

Thank you,
Alex
[Title], Computer Technologies Program
[phone] · ctpberk.org

• Current-year org budget and most recent fiscal-year income/expense statement
• Staff headcount and full roster with titles
• ED and board demographics answers
• Finance contact (name, email, phone)
• Two references (name, phone, email, relationship)
• BIPOC-served data
• Other funders status
• West Oakland population figure for the application

See also: Emergency Funding Plan.