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SUSTAINABILITY PLANNING. Ensuring the Long-Term Growth and Vitality of Your Ministry. How Would You Answer?. Provide a plan for continuing/sustaining the Program after grant funding ends. Include specific steps that will be taken to find/provide the necessary resource base for your program. .
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SUSTAINABILITY PLANNING Ensuring the Long-Term Growth and Vitality of Your Ministry First Steps Training & Development, Inc. (800) 211-0871 www.FirstStepsTraining.com
How Would You Answer? • Provide a plan for continuing/sustaining the Program after grant funding ends. Include specific steps that will be taken to find/provide the necessary resource base for your program. First Steps Training & Development, Inc. (800) 211-0871 www.FirstStepsTraining.com
Guiding Principles • Bottom Line Focus • Results Focus • Systems Focus • God wants you to succeed First Steps Training & Development, Inc. (800) 211-0871 www.FirstStepsTraining.com
Definitions sus·tain (s-stn) tr.v. sus·tained, sus·tain·ing, sus·tains • To keep in existence; maintain • To supply with necessities or nourishment; provide for. • To support from below; keep from falling or sinking; prop. • To support the spirits, vitality, or resolution of; encourage. [Middle English sustenen, from Old French sustenir, from Latin sustinre : sub-, from below; see sub- + tenre, to hold; see ten- in Indo-European Roots.] - sus·taina·bili·ty n. / sus·taina·ble adj. / sus·tainer n. / sus·tainment n. First Steps Training & Development, Inc. (800) 211-0871 www.FirstStepsTraining.com
Definitions II Sustainability Plan • A clear, sensible, convincing plan for assembling and connecting the key elements necessary for long-term growth and organizational excellence. First Steps Training & Development, Inc. (800) 211-0871 www.FirstStepsTraining.com
Sustainability: Key Elements • Compelling Vision • Strong (Internal) Leadership • (External) Champions and Decision-Makers • Effective Internal Systems • Results Orientation First Steps Training & Development, Inc. (800) 211-0871 www.FirstStepsTraining.com
Sustainability: Key Elements • Broad Base of Community Support • Diverse, Multiple Funding Sources • Fiscal Stewardship • Adaptability First Steps Training & Development, Inc. (800) 211-0871 www.FirstStepsTraining.com
Process: Preparation • Organization Assessment • Internal Documentation • Board / Staff Survey and Interviews • Client Input Sessions • External Assessment • Community Needs • Community Assets • Sector Trends • Best Practices • Current “Forces” First Steps Training & Development, Inc. (800) 211-0871 www.FirstStepsTraining.com
Process: Analysis Current State of the Organization • Key Strengths • Key Opportunities for Improvement (OFI) • Strategic Challenges First Steps Training & Development, Inc. (800) 211-0871 www.FirstStepsTraining.com
Process: Planning • Vision, Or “Where do we want to be?” • Strategic Directions, Or “How will we get there?” • Gap Analysis/Capability Review, Or “Do we have what we need to accomplish the strategies? If not, how will we access it?” • Action Timelines, Or “Who will do what, when?” • Benchmarks and Feedback Loops, Or “How will we know if we are making progress?” First Steps Training & Development, Inc. (800) 211-0871 www.FirstStepsTraining.com
Implementation • Working Your Plan • Feedback Loops/Internal Accountability • Plan Revision (On the Fly) • Outside Assistance • Monitoring • Coaching • Measurable Results First Steps Training & Development, Inc. (800) 211-0871 www.FirstStepsTraining.com
Additional Resources • CTC Sustainability Toolkit http://www.americaconnects.net/research/LTC_ToolKit/index.shtml • Sustaining Comprehensive Community Initiatives (The Finance Project)http://www.financeproject.org/Sustaining.pdf • The Afterschool Alliance’s Sustainability Workbookhttp://www.afterschoolalliance.org/sustain.pdf • The Mississippi Quality Awardshttp://www.sbcjc.cc.ms.us/mqa.html First Steps Training & Development, Inc. (800) 211-0871 www.FirstStepsTraining.com
