Win $25,000 for the Racial Equity Initiative of Your Choice in Clear Impact’s Racial Equity Turn the Curve Poster Contest

About the Contest

If you’re attending Measurable Equity 2021: Funding Racial Progress, you are invited to enter Clear Impact’s “Racial Equity Turn the Curve Plan Poster Contest.” The winner (an individual or group) will receive $25,000 for the racial equity initiative of their choice.

Contestants will create a Racial Equity Turn the Curve Plan that best addresses quality-of-life population indicators or internal DEI efforts. 

Beyond the donation’s intended impact, this contest seeks to help agencies learn how to effectively use “Turn the Curve” thinking to address racial equity issues. Creating Turn the Curve Plans will also help Measurable Equity 2021 attendees apply learnings to their work outside the conference.

What is Turn the Curve Thinking and a Turn the Curve Plan?

Turn the Curve Thinking is the core process of Results-Based Accountability, and it provides a step-by-step process for improving complex social problems. 

A Turn the Curve Plan is usually a 1-2 page document that includes:

A trendline or trendlines of disaggregated data by race (usually either an indicator or performance measure)

A story behind the curve (contributing and limiting factors that affect the state of the data)

A list of partners and their roles (answering who has a role to play in turning the data in the right direction)

The best thinking on what works (evidence-based and/or new ideas on what has worked or what might work)

An action plan for improvement (a specific plan that answers who, what, when, where, and how the work will get done).

Interested individuals can view a sample Turn the Curve Plan created in Clear Impact Scorecard.

How to Enter

1. Register for Measurable Equity 2021.

If you’re interested in entering the Racial Equity Turn the Curve Plan Poster Contest, you must first register for the conference on November 9th +10th. You can find the registration link below.

2. Sign up for the contest.

**Submissions for the Racial Equity Turn the Curve Poster Contest are now CLOSED**

3. Set up your Scorecard account.

This contest will require the use of the Clear Impact Scorecard software to complete the Turn the Curve Plan. If you are not a user, you can sign up for a FREE account here

4. Create your Turn the Curve Action Plan in Scorecard and submit.

If you already entered the contest, please submit your plan for grading ASAP. You should have received a personalized submission link.

The rubric against which Clear Impact will judge contestants’ plans is available here.

Finalists and Voting

After October 22th, Clear Impact will review the submissions and select 4 finalists.

Each finalist must commit to presenting their Turn the Curve Action Plan at the Measurable Equity 2021 Conference on November 9th. Finalists will be notified by Clear Impact of their status and will receive further instructions and guidelines for presenting their plans.

After the presentations, conference attendees will be able to vote (1 person = 1 vote) for their favorite presentation from the four finalists.

Once the votes are tallied, Clear Impact will announce the winner at the conclusion of the conference.

For information on how the prize will be distributed, please contact us at the email below.

Helpful Links and Resources

Racial Equity TTC Plan Scoring Rubric

Event Registry and Submission Portal

Turn The Curve Thinking Guide

Create a Free Scorecard Account