Every quarter, Battery Powered provides grants to local (San Francisco) organizations doing important work around a certain theme. Battery Powered members receive information and education about that theme, have an opportunity to hear directly from experts in the field and leaders of organizations applying for funding, and then vote on the top organizations to receive donations. In fall 2019, Battery Powered selected the theme “Addiction & Recovery” and hired Facente Consulting to (i) provide expert advice on the framing of this theme, and (ii) develop an issue brief that would be used to educate Battery Powered members.
One of the main ways that Facente Consulting influenced this project was helping Battery Powered leadership to reframe their “Addiction & Recovery” theme around harm reduction, recognizing that addiction and recovery look very different for different people. The framing and issue brief were well received by the membership, and these materials were key factors in guiding the foundation to award more than $1.3 million to several deserving organizations.