Metropolitan Center for Independent Living (MCIL)
About This Project
MCIL works to remove barriers and promote choices for individuals living with disabilities. A grant opportunity arose in which MCIL could propose the development of a new electronic application to digitize its core and central independent living plan. I wrote the grant to the Department of Human Services’ Disabilities Services Division and won it. I then project managed a vendor relationship with MissionBox, an organization that has created a community engagement platform that revolutionizes how services are delivered by NGOs. The product title I suggested is My Life Navigator™ and MCIL was able to trademark and own the name. The grant contract goals and objectives were successfully met and even expanded to have a WCAG 2.1 review of its accessibility standards for fully compliance.
Testimonials
Regarding the grant, project and the final report outcome, Executive Director Jesse Bethke Gomez had this to say:
“Kathleen was instrumental in the project's three-fold success. From winning the grant, to project managing the tool’s development, to writing the final report, her services exceeded, by far, my expectations!”
Client
Metropolitan Center for Independent Living
Location
St. Paul, Minnesota