Sustainability
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Understanding the State of Knowledge of Youth Engagement Financing and Sustainability |
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http://www.financeproject.org/publications/YouthEngagementReport.pdf |
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This
document, prepared by the Finance Project
(http://www.financeproject.org), lays out a strategy funders can
consider in their efforts to build programs’ capacity and
promote continued development of the field. |
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Sustainability Planning Information Resource Center |
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http://www.financeproject.org/index.cfm?page=28 |
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The
Finance Project's Sustainability Planning Information Resource Center
connects initiatives engaged in sustainability planning to helpful
resources for completing each step of the process. Resources are
organized by The Finance Project’s elements of sustainability:
Vision ~ Defining goals and understanding your niche
Results Orientation ~ Evaluating outcomes and demonstrating effectiveness
Strategic Financing ~ Using current funds efficiently and marshalling new funding sources
Broad-Based Community Support ~ Communicating and collaborating with a range of stakeholders
Key Champions ~ Cultivating and engaging leadership
Adaptability to Changing Conditions ~ Monitoring trends and influencing changes
Strong Internal Systems ~ Ensuring efficiency and accountability through effective management |
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Investing in the Sustainability of Youth Programs: An Assessment Tool for Funders |
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http://www.financeproject.org/Publications/Funders_Tool_PM.pdf |
Description: |
This brief assessment tool, developed by the Finance Project, is intended to help foundation leaders address the challenges
of sustainability. The brief begins with a framework for thinking about sustainability, introduces
an assessment tool funders can use in a variety of ways to support sustainability in their grantmaking,
and concludes with guidance on how to use and adapt this tool for
particular purposes. While written for funders, this tool is valuable
for grantees to determain areas that they should focus on for
sustainability. |
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Clearinghouse on Expanding and Sustaining Youth Programs and Policies |
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http://www.financeproject.org/index.cfm?page=30 |
Description: |
The
Finance Project's Clearinghouse on Expanding and Sustaining Youth
Programs and Policies contains information and resources for supporting
and sustaining youth programs and initiatives. The clearinghouse is
designed to meet the needs of program developers and managers,
intermediaries, funders and policymakers. |
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Getting Started with Program Sustainability |
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Link: |
http://www.edmentoring.org/pubs/factsheet5.pdf |
Description: |
This
document, developed by the Mentor Resource Center, U.S. Department of
Education, gives an overview of sustainability and resource development.
Tips about planning include:
1. Form a resource development team.
2. Review your resources and environment.
3. Create a formal resource development plan.
4. Update the plan as needed.
The document also includes tips on sustainability and where to find
funding streams. While written for Department of Education grantees, the
tips offered are applicable to other youth mentoring programs as well. |
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Sustaining Grassroots Community-Based Programs |
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http://download.ncadi.samhsa.gov/prevline/pdfs/SMA08-4340.pdf |
Description: |
This
toolkit is designed to help grassroots community-and faith-based
organizations develop sustainable organizations and program services.
The toolkit provides helpful information to guide sustainability
planning efforts, samples of tools, and actual fill-in the blank
"planning templates" and worksheets. The toolkit is organized in six,
stand-alone, how to components:
• Introduction
• Organization Assessment and Readiness
• Effective Marketing Strategies
• Financial Management
• Sustainability Strategies: Fund Development and Fund Raising
• Results-Oriented Evaluations
Each component provides strategic, practical, and useful information to begin the sustainability planning process.
HHS Publication No. (SMA) 08-4340. |
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The Foundation Center |
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http://foundationcenter.org/ |
Description: |
The
Foundation Center’s mission is to strengthen the nonprofit sector by
advancing knowledge about United States philanthropy by educating
grantseekers, grantmakers, researchers, policymakers, the
media, and the general public. To achieve its mission, the Foundation
Center:
– Collects, organizes, and communicates information on United States philanthropy;
– Conducts and facilitates research on trends in the
philanthropic field;
– Provides education and training on the grantseeking process; and
– Ensures public access to information and services through its Web
site, print and electronic publications, five learning centers, and a
national network of Cooperating Collections.
Contact Information:
The Foundation Center
79 Fifth Avenue/16th Street
New York, NY 10003-3076
Phone: (212) 620-4230 or
(800) 424-9836
Fax: (212) 807-3677 |
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Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance |
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Link: |
https://www.cfda.gov/ |
Description: |
The
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) provides a full listing
of all Federal programs available to state and local governments;
federally-recognized Indian tribal governments; U.S. territories;
domestic public, quasi- public, and private profit and nonprofit
organizations and institutions; specialized groups; and individuals. |
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Fiscal Sponsor Directory |
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http://www.fiscalsponsordirectory.org/index.php |
Description: |
Fiscalsponsordirectory.org
is a tool created by the San Francisco Study Center to help connect
community projects with fiscal sponsors; it is also a forum for
fostering understanding of that relationship and its impact on the
nonprofit sector. |
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CharityChannel |
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http://www.charitychannel.com/ |
Description: |
CharityChannel
is a resource that connects you to your nonprofit colleagues around the
corner and around the world. Their purpose is to foster a place where
nonprofit professionals can learn from each other, share information and
work together to advance the cause of philanthropy.
The CharityChannel community is comprised of nonprofit-sector
professionals from around the world who volunteer their time, advice,
information, tips and articles for the benefit of the community.
CharityChannel is a leading source of original articles and book reviews
that are down-to-earth, practical, and relevant to the day-to-day
challenges of in-the-trenches nonprofit professionals. |
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Nonprofit Collaboration Database |
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Link: |
http://foundationcenter.org/gainknowledge/collaboration/ |
Description: |
This
database is a resource for everyone seeking real-life examples of how
nonprofits are working together. Find information from more than 250
nonprofit collaborations drawn from the 2009 Collaboration Prize,
created by the Lodestar Foundation.
Resources include videos, books and articles, and audiocasts. Examples include:
Video:
Beyond Survival: Collaboration, Partnerships and Sustainability
Books/Articles:
Peer networking and community change : measuring impact
The new future of governance
Groups are getting together on the Web
Facts about terminating or merging your exempt organization
Why not partner with local government? Nonprofit managerial perceptions of collaborative disadvantage
Audiocasts:
Philanthropy Chat: David La Piana Discusses How Nonprofits Should Approach Strategic Restructuring
Business of Change: A Resource Guide for Corporate-Nonprofit Collaboration
Passion & Purpose: Restructuring, Repositioning and Reinventing: Crisis in the Massachusetts |
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The Six Stories You Need to Know How to Tell |
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http://www.storytellingfoundation.net/resources/articles/simmons.htm |
Description: |
This
excerpt is from from Annette Simmons’ book, The Story Factor:
Inspiration, Influence, and Persausion Through Storytelling. The article
describes six types of stories, critical to the art of storytelling:
I. Who I Am Stories
II. Why I Am Here Stories
III. My Vision Story
IV. Teaching Stories
V. Values in Action Stories
VI. "I Know what you are Thinking" Stories.
Author and business consultant Annette Simmons captures the essence
of the power of storytelling in business in this hard-hitting,
information-packed chapter from her book. The excerpt is posted on the
International Storytelling Center's Web site. |
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Title: |
Strategic Doing |
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Link: |
http://www.workforce3one.org/view/3000932470693937558/info |
Description: |
Strategic
Doing is not the same as Strategic Planning. Strategic Doing starts
when a core group of people decide to conduct their planning and
implementation work in a new way from conception through communications,
process development, evaluation, learning and sharing, all leading up
to a flexible and responsive Strategic Action Plan.
Join Ed Morrison, the developer of Strategic Doing, and Mike Mortell
from Southeastern Wisconsin, a region that is using Strategic Doing to
execute its own strategy, plus regional strategy expert Linda Fowler, to
learn how this innovative approach can make your planning processes
fast, flexible and (surprisingly) fun!
Note: you must create a (free)Workforce3 account to view the training videos. |
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