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Sustainability of Adult Treatment Court Collaborative (ATCC) Grantee Meeting February 28, 2012 Pamela F. Rodriguez, MA President, TASC Chicago, IL Prodriguez@tasc-il.org 312-573-8238. Define Sustainability. . For service expansion and enhancement . For collaborative
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Sustainability of Adult Treatment Court Collaborative (ATCC) Grantee Meeting February 28, 2012 Pamela F. Rodriguez, MA President, TASC Chicago, IL Prodriguez@tasc-il.org 312-573-8238
Define Sustainability . For service expansion and enhancement . For collaborative . Not just about funding www.gainscenter.samhsa.gov 800.311.4246
Barriers to Sustainability . Poor program performance . Inadequate evidence of performance . Lack of conflict resolution . Changes in leadership . Lack of identity . Lack of structure to sustain . Lack of funding www.gainscenter.samhsa.gov 800.311.4246
Poor Program Performance . Good intentions does not equal good performance . Maintaining employment is not a justification to continue . Polish does not equal performance . Fearless moral inventory . Just because we are doing it now, not a reason to continue investment www.gainscenter.samhsa.gov 800.311.4246
How Does Quality Performance Contribute to Sustainability? . Saves money . Saves lives . Reduces recidivism . Increases recovery . Demonstrates value www.gainscenter.samhsa.gov 800.311.4246
Inadequate Evidence of Impact . Service stats and descriptions does not equal quality performance . Good PR does not equal demonstration of performance . Small numbers . Individual testimony . Even delivering program just as proposed is not evidence of impact (evidence of fidelity to plan) www.gainscenter.samhsa.gov 800.311.4246
How Does Quality Evidence Contribute to Sustainability? . Transparency . Regular research reports . Continual improvement . Share information across all partners . Demonstrate return on investment—address both cost and impact . Develop competency in partners to discuss . Build expectation in public for that kind of accountability www.gainscenter.samhsa.gov 800.311.4246
Lack of Conflict Resolution . All relationships, projects and especially collaborations have conflict . Competing ideas and visions and goals . Changes in roles and responsibilities . Language confusion . Unless involved – no real collaboration www.gainscenter.samhsa.gov 800.311.4246
How Does Conflict Resolution Contribute to Sustainability? . Keeps people at the table . Improves communication . Deepens relationships . Models safety for others . Resolves problems in system www.gainscenter.samhsa.gov 800.311.4246
Changes in Leadership . Original leadership developed collaborative and shaped vision . Judges rotate, prosecutors are elected, providers come and go . Challenge to sustain voices of consumers/clients/families in process . Lose vision, lose continuity . Initiative identified with original cohort www.gainscenter.samhsa.gov 800.311.4246
How Does Quality Leadership Contribute to Sustainability? . Shares vision and increases buy-in, repeatedly, long term view of project/initiative . Ensures project is not only identified with current team . Plans for leadership changes and transitions . Plans and supports membership changes . Supports communication among and between participants www.gainscenter.samhsa.gov 800.311.4246
Lack of Identity . Who are you? How are you different from current initiatives? . Why you? . Are you your leadership team? Are you the collaborative? Another specialty court? . How are you different? Unique? . Who will notice/care if you go away? . Who knows about you? . Who should know about you? . Do you have a website, Facebook, Twitter, and other social media outlets? www.gainscenter.samhsa.gov 800.311.4246
How Does Clear Identity Contribute to Sustainability? . Answers question about “why you?” Make public/funders care and trust you . People want to join/support a winner—are you a winner? (not whiner) . Distinguishes you among competitors for funding, volunteers, treatment resources, etc. . Creating identity: research reports, events, spokespeople, impact, effectiveness, cost saving, . Who are your competitors for funding? For media space? For services/impact? For time? . What can you learn from them? www.gainscenter.samhsa.gov 800.311.4246
Lack of Structure to Sustain . Are you relying on personality? . Are new staff and collaborative members trained as well as initial participants? . Are there clear procedures and protocols for integration and collaboration? . Is communication routine and expected? . Are you collecting data, enough, the right data, and sharing it? . Do administrative rules or laws need to be changed? . Without structure you are relying on the effort and good will of a few champions? www.gainscenter.samhsa.gov 800.311.4246
How Does Structure Contribute to Sustainability? . Invest in infrastructure: staff support; IT for communications, data collection and evaluation; PR, training, recruitment of new champions, a good CFO/finance person, and ongoing development activities . Change administrative rules and laws ASAP . Clear protocols, standards, on-going training and supervision . Consider independent 501(c)3 . Board development www.gainscenter.samhsa.gov 800.311.4246
Lack of Funding . Cuts in federal and state spending . More competition for foundation grants . More clients in poverty . Lack of understanding of where money comes from and how things are funded www.gainscenter.samhsa.gov 800.311.4246
Where to Find Funding? . Get to know who controls federal and state funding . Funding for services—mix of program specific grant enhancements and state and county funding streams . Funding for collaborative work (infrastructure)—foundations and state funding streams, research grants, tech grants, indirect/overhead from development activities . ACA:2014, get ready now . Partner with local foundations . Fundraising . Client co-pay www.gainscenter.samhsa.gov 800.311.4246
How Do These Answers Contribute to Sustainability? . Quality performance . Quality evidence . Conflict resolution . Quality leadership . Clear identity . Structure/Infrastructure . Funding/Plan and Diversify www.gainscenter.samhsa.gov 800.311.4246