4Culture & City of Seattle RFQ
4Culture and the City of Seattle Office of Planning and Community Development have opened a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for coaches, mentors, consultants, and technical assistance providers.
For 4Culture, its new program, the Network of Support, brings skilled individuals and organizations to provide as-needed services to cultural organizations in King County, including those undergoing operational crisis and moments of tremendous organizational transformation as well as those undertaking facilities and real estate project development.
The City of Seattle’s Equitable Development Initiative (EDI) is soliciting consultants for a program specific roster to support and develop awardees’ organizational capacity and provide project specific technical assistance.
4Culture and the City of Seattle Equitable Development Initiative have chosen to require similar application materials and hold a joint selection process to strengthen each program’s efforts and minimize duplicate efforts for applicants.
If you want to be considered for the 4Culture RFQ or the City of Seattle Equitable Development Initiative RFQ, you must complete each application process separately. Applications submitted to 4Culture will be considered for selection only by 4Culture. Applications submitted to the City of Seattle will be considered for selection only by the City of Seattle.
Applications will be reviewed under the same criteria by a joint selection panel. If applicants have applied to both the City of Seattle Equitable Development Initiative and 4Culture, selection can be made by both programs.
Who should apply?
We recognize that diverse perspectives, ideas, cultures, and life experiences of all are critical to our success. We strongly encourage people from historically under-invested communities and community-based individuals and organizations to apply. This application includes three areas:
· Coaches and mentors support leadership development and help assess needs and goals, for organizational success and sustainability or for community and cultural facilities project development.
· Consulting services strengthen internal processes and capacities in areas, such as: accessibility (language, ADA, facilities, mobility); board/board relations; communications, marketing, and branding; community and cultural facilities, including real estate project development; diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion; financial emergency planning; financial planning and/or strategy; fundraising/development; human resources; interpretive planning; leadership and board optimization; legal services; organizational design and management; and strategic planning.
· Technical assistance providers support grant preparation for 4Culture’s Launch and Building for Equity grant programs as well as applicants to EDI funding applications.
How to Apply for 4Culture
Follow this link to download and read the guidelines and submit through 4Culture’s application portal.
How to Apply for EDI
Interested consultants must apply through the Seattle Open Gov Portal. https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/seattle/projects/138696
Helping You Succeed: We are providing Drop-in Hour sessions to answer your questions and work on your application:
4Culture Session 1: March 20, 4:30-6:00 pm, Centro Cultural Mexicano, 16300 Redmond Way, Suite 100, Redmond, WA 98052
4Culture Session 2: March 29, 9:30-11:30 am, Zoom
4Culture Session 3: April 1, 5:30-7:30 pm, Zoom
City of Seattle Pre-Submittal Conference 1: March 19, at 2:00 pm , Microsoft Teams
City of Seattle Pre-Submittal Conference 2: March 26, at 5:00 pm , Microsoft Teams
As you prepare to apply, keep the application deadline of April 10, 2025 at 5:00 pm PDT in mind!
Questions:
For the City of Seattle EDI, contact Giulia Pasciuto, EDI Funding Manager, at Giulia.pasciuto@seattle.gov
For 4Culture, contact Cassie Chinn, Cultural Services Liaison, at cassie.chinn@4culture.org.
The guidelines and application are in English. If this is a barrier that stops you from understanding the RFQ or applying, please contact hello@4culture.org or call 206-296-7580 or TTY 711, and we will make sure you get the support you need.