Uplift Coalition Committee Nominations

Nominations for the Vision Committee will close 4/6 at 5 pm.
Nominations for Regional Steering Committees remain open and have been extended until April 30th, 5 pm.

The Governance Structure for the Uplift Coalition balances decision making of all critical constituencies outlined in the California Economic Resilience Fund (CERF) process with an emphasis on centering the voices of historically underserved and disinvested communities. All governance groups will seek to integrate and balance gender, racial, and geographic diversity.

The roles of the governance structure are as follows: 

  • Vision Committee  (6-12 people)
  • Regional Steering Committees (Broken into two tri-county Subregional Steering Committees) (24 people, 12 each)
  • Issue Roundtables (selected by steering committees as needed)

Vision Committee (by nomination): 

The role of the Uplift Vision Committee is to advise the Uplift Coalition and the Steering Committees on stakeholder integration, projects, and programs to ensure alignment to CERF objectives through a lens of racial equity and social justice and overall accountability and integrity. The responsibilities of the Uplift Vision Committee include recommending Steering Committee makeup, project review and recommendations to Steering Committees, quality control for alignment to vision and guiding principles/north star planning objectives. The Uplift Vision Committee will be made up of representatives from each of the six counties, and they cannot serve on the Steering Committees. The collective makeup of the Uplift Vision Committee will include deep expertise in the guiding principles of equity, sustainability, and economic opportunity. The Uplift Vision Committee will meet virtually as needed, up to once per month through Dec 2024. Members will be selected from nominees by the Uplift Coalition Project Management Team. 

Steering Committees (by nomination):

The Regional Steering Committee and Subregional groups will be responsible for guiding the overall CERF planning process, including an array of responsibilities such as: approval of processes; criteria and metrics; setting priorities, work streams and issue roundtables; stakeholder engagement strategies; implementation projects for funding recommendation and/or inclusion in the final Regional Plan. They will also be responsible for all final decision making, including the final approval and adoption of the final Regional Plan and recommendations for support for implementation funding. 

The Subregional Steering Committees will seek to have balanced geographic representation from each of the tri-counties represented. The makeup of each of the steering committees will include 1 individual from each of the following constituency groups: Labor organizations, Employers, Businesses and business associations, Grassroots and community-based organizations, Community organizers and community members, Government agencies, Economic development agencies, Philanthropic organizations, Education and training providers, Workforce entities, Environmental justice organizations, Worker centers, Disinvested communities and California Native American Tribes.  The Subregional Steering Committees will meet up to monthly through Dec 2024, The Subregional Committees will meet quarterly all together as a Regional Steering Committee. Each Steering Committee member will have an equal vote. 

Issue Roundtables (ad hoc):

Issue roundtables will be issue-specific planning tables that will be selected and integrated by the Steering Committees. The makeup of these roundtables will be informed by data and regional priorities throughout the life of the planning process ultimately developing a strategy for advancing solutions. This structure allows flexibility for the planning process to evolve based on what is learned throughout the project while also ensuring that the cross section of leaders are empowered to design the process, not just fit into a prescribed process. 

Inclusivity Fund 

All stakeholder engagement activities will be supported through a focus on inclusion and accessibility aiming to overcome barriers to participation from historically excluded populations. An Inclusivity Fund is being established to provide committee members and stakeholders with resources to participate in the planning process, ensuring the inclusive engagement of essential partners and prioritization for under-capitalized and under-resourced individuals and organizations. Participation funds will be available to participants through a simple request process. 

Details

  • Nominations for Vision Committee will close 4/6
  • Nominations for steering Committees have been extended through 4/30
  • Nominees will be notified via email of committee appointment
  • You may submit multiple nominations, one nominee per form
  • The same person may be nominated for multiple committees, but committee members may only serve on one committee
  • All committee meetings will be virtual with option for occasional in-person gathering decided by full committee
  • Vision Committee Meetings will be held during business hours. Steering Committee meetings will be held during a weekday lunch hour. Roundtables will be vary based on community needs
  • Questions to: info@upliftcentralcoast.org
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