Leadership Lodi 2026 — Project Selection Guide
Lodi Chamber of Commerce · Leadership Lodi 2026

Nonprofit Project
Selection Guide

Use this tool to filter, score, and compare all six nonprofit proposals submitted for the Leadership Lodi 2026 class project. Each proposal is evaluated across five key dimensions.

6 Proposals
$6.5K Min Single Ask
$28.3K Max Single Ask
Mar 31 Class Retreat
1 Broad Community Reach
2 Underserved Impact
3 Leadership Lodi Uniqueness
4 Engagement Type
5 Population Served

Dimension 1: Broad Community Reach

How many Lodi residents does the specific project directly benefit? Scores reflect the scale of reach: a city-wide event touching 2,000+ residents scores highest, while a facility improvement at a single location scores lower — even if the organization itself has broad reach. Considers whether impact is one-time or sustained over years.

Dimension 2: Impact to an Underserved Population

Does the project primarily serve a population that faces systemic disadvantage — economic hardship, limited access to services, social isolation, or lack of institutional support? High scores indicate the project directly delivers resources or services to people who would otherwise go without. Low scores indicate the primary beneficiaries have other pathways to similar support.

Dimension 3: Uniqueness of Leadership Lodi's Contribution

Would this project proceed — in this form, at this scale, on this timeline — without Leadership Lodi's involvement? Scores are grounded in what each proposal's own PDF states, plus the 2026 Lodi City Council Nonprofit Fund allocations. Key signals: (1) Does the proposal explicitly say the project will proceed regardless? (2) Does it name alternative funding sources or grant pathways? (3) Is the budget written as a function of LL labor? (4) Is there a hands-on element that only a Leadership Lodi class can provide? (5) Has the City Council already allocated funds that cover part or all of the project? Projects where LL money is interchangeable with any other grant source — or where City Council funds already cover the ask — score 1–2. Projects with no stated alternative pathway, a meaningful remaining funding gap, and a LL-specific hands-on dimension score 4–5.

Dimension 4: Engagement Type

Leadership Lodi's core value is human capital — time, relationships, and civic leadership — not just fundraising. This dimension reflects how much the project uses the class's hands-on participation versus treating Leadership Lodi primarily as a grant source. "Funding + Deep Hands-On" means meaningful, sustained physical and relational engagement throughout the project arc. "Funding Only" means the class's primary role is writing a check.

Dimension 5: Primary Population Segment Served

Which community segment is the primary beneficiary of this project? Use this to filter proposals based on the populations your team most wants to prioritize. Each proposal lists both a primary and secondary segment. The segment gap analysis at right shows which Lodi populations are not represented in the current proposal pool.

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Lodi City Council Nonprofit Fund — 2026 Allocation Candidates
4 of the 6 Leadership Lodi proposals appear on this list · $100,000 total pool · Funds not yet approved
⚠ Not Yet Approved
Important: These City Council Nonprofit Fund allocations are candidates only — they have not yet been approved. The total available pool is $100,000, which is less than the combined total of all candidate requests shown below. Not all organizations will receive funding. However, the existence of these candidates is directly relevant to evaluating Leadership Lodi's unique contribution: if a project receives City Council funding, it has an alternative funding pathway that reduces how much LL's selection uniquely enables the project.
Organization Candidate Amount LL Proposal Match?
One-Eighty Programs (180 Teen Center)LL Proposal $10,000 Partial coverage (40–63% of $16K–$25K ask)
Lodi Boys & Girls ClubLL Proposal $10,000 Partial–full coverage (83–125% of $8K–$12K ask w/ LL labor)
Child Abuse Prevention Center$10,000—
Community Partnership for Families$20,750—
Grace and Mercy$20,000—
Leadership Lodi$14,000— (LL itself, not a project)
Lodi House$11,100—
Lodi Sister City$15,870—
LOEL Senior CenterLL Proposal $20,000 Exceeds full project cost (~$4K–$5K core ask) by 4–5×
Love LodiLL Proposal $20,000 Covers 80% of ~$25,000 event budget
TLE Alliance$2,000—
Women of Color on the Move$20,000—
WOW Museum$9,990—
Wrestling Booster Club of Tokay High$5,000—
Your Kidney, My Kidney, Our Kidney$10,000—
Total Requested (all candidates) $189,710
Available Pool $100,000
Funding Gap (requests exceed pool by) $89,710
★ = overlaps with a Leadership Lodi 2026 proposal. Total requested ($189,710) nearly doubles the $100,000 available pool — meaning competition for these funds is significant and approval of any individual allocation is not guaranteed. PALS Haven and Jackson 3 Foundation do not appear on this list.

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