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Beyond the Finish Line:
Planning for Sustainability September 18, 2013 • 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF)
Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB) Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Division
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Today’s Presenters
Stephanie Guinosso Program Manager
ETR Associates
Jill Elnicki Senior Program Specialist
ETR Associates
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Learning Objectives
By the end of today’s Webinar, participants will be able to:
1. Explain the concept of sustainability and why it is important
2. State the factors that promote project sustainability
3. Develop concrete strategies for increasing their project’s sustainability
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Ways to Participate
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Questions and Comments
Use question box tool
Other Tools
Polls
Hand raising
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What Is Sustainability?
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Some Definitions of Sustainability
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The capacity of an organization to achieve long-term success and stability and to serve its clients and consumers without the threat of losing financial support or quality of services (Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, n.d.)
The ability to continue services after a funding period is over and to ensure that the organization becomes a permanent part of community resources (Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, 2008)
The institutionalization of a project as an integral part of an organization (Goodman et al., 1993)
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Levels of Sustainability
Continuation Institutionalization Dissemination
(Sources: Savaya and Spiro, 2012; Scheirer, 2005, Wolff, 2010)
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Why Is Sustainability Important?
Ensures a need is met in the community
Makes use of valuable investments
Maintains trust
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Let’s Take a Poll
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Sustainability Factors
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Sustainability Factors
Internal Factors
External Factors
Sustainability
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Internal Factors
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Clear vision and leadership
Strong internal systems/organizational capacity
Results orientation/program evaluation
Adaptability
Communications
Strategic financing/diversified funding
Sustainability plan
(Sources: Hayes, 2002; Savaya and Spiro, 2011; Scheirer, 2005; Schell et al., 2013) 1
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External Factors
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Political support
Broad base of community support/partnerships
Key champions
(Sources: Hayes, 2002; Savaya and Spiro, 2011; Scheirer, 2005; Schell et al., 2013)
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Pause for Questions
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Planning Steps
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Let’s Take a Poll
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Planning Steps
1. Assemble your team
2. Envision your future
3. Assess sustainability capacity
4. Prioritize what to sustain
5. Identify sustainability strategies
6. Develop an action plan
7. Implement the action plan
8. Evaluate your efforts
(Source: Washington University, 2013a)
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Step 1: Assemble Your Team
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Step 2: Envision Your Future
Picture what the sustainable project would look like
Determine your project’s niche
Involve project leaders and key stakeholders
Engage a broad range of community partners
Articulate the vision to other stakeholders
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Step 3: Assess Sustainability Capacity
Washington University Center for Public Health Systems Science
https://sustaintool.org/
Center for Civic Partnerships
http://www.civicpartnerships.org/docs/services/NHC-Sustainability.htm
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Step 4: Prioritize What to Sustain
Project Components
Maintain within Your
Organization
Transfer to Another
Organization
Discontinue Undetermined
Train agencies on evidence- X based programs
Maintain a cadre of trainers X
Implement evidence-based X programs
Implement programs for foster parents
X X
(Sources: Hutchinson, n.d.; Washington University, 2013a)
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Refer to Handout for Step 4
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Step 5: Identify Sustainability Strategies
Approach 1
Which areas are the most urgent?
Which areas result in the best payoff?
Which areas require the fewest resources?
Which areas are the most feasible?
How would you prioritize the areas based on available time and resources?
(Source: Washington University, 2013a)
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Step 5: Identify Sustainability Strategies
Approach 2 Project Components Resources Strategies
List essential project List specific List possible sources List possible strategies foractivities resources needed to of resources securing resources
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Train agencies on Space to host the Agencies with Seek partnerships with in-evidence-based training training space kind donors programs Materials ($2,000) Make green Develop key champions
to support fee for service Food Food donations Fundraising Trainer time/salary Charge fee
(Sources: Center for Civic Partnerships, 2011; Hutchinson, n.d.)
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Refer to Handout for Step 5
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Step 6: Develop an Action Plan
Sustainability Strategy: Seek partnerships with in-kind donors
Action Steps Person Responsible Timeline
Make a list of all resources needed that could come from in-kind
Youth interns September 1, 2013
donations
Make a list of all potential partners with in-kind resources to give who would be sympathetic to our cause
Marv September 7, 2013
Develop a pitch that shares project vision as well as what partners may stand to gain
Zoa and Marv
September 14, 2013
Contact partners and make the ask Zoa October 1, 2013
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Steps 7 & 8: Implement the Action Plan and Evaluate Your Efforts
Sustainability planning is ongoing:
Monitor progress toward each step
Discuss progress with stakeholders
Reassess your sustainability capacity yearly
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Sharing Sustainability Successes
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Homework
1. Complete a sustainability assessment
2. Develop a sustainability plan
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Further Assistance
Request technical assistance via your FYSB Project Officer Visit the Communities of Practice Website
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One important point from today’s Webinar that I want to remember is
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Citations and Other Resources
Advocates for Youth. (2008). The seven components of organizational sustainability: A guide for state teen pregnancy prevention organizations. Available at: http://www.advocatesforyouth.org/storage/advfy/documents/components.pdf.
Center for Civic Partnerships. (2011). Network for Healthy California sustainability assessment tool and companion guide. Available at: http://www.civicpartnerships.org/docs/services/NHC-Sustainability.htm.
Center for Substance Abuse Treatment. (n.d.). Preparing for the future: Strategies for program sustainability. Available at: http://www.uclaisap.org/Affordable-Care-Act/assets/documents/health care reform/Financing/Preparing for the Future- Strategies for Program Sustainability (CSAT TA Package).pdf.
Center for Substance Abuse Treatment. (2008). Sustaining grassroots community-based programs: A toolkit for community- and faith-based service providers. Available at: http://www.nami.org/Content/NavigationMenu/NAMILand/EXCSMA08-4340SAMSHAToolkit.pdf.
Goodman, R. M., McLeroy, K. R., Seckler, A. B., & Hoyle, R. H. (1993). Development of level of institutionalization scales for health promotion programs. Health Education Quarterly, 20, 161–178.
Hayes, C. D. (2002). Sustaining comprehensive community initiatives: Key elements for success. Washington, DC: The Finance Project. Available at: http://www.financeproject.org/publications/sustaining.pdf.
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Citations and Other Resources
Hutchinson, K. (n.d.). Sustainability planning: Increasing the long-term viability of your programs. Community Solutions Planning and Evaluation.
National Center for Community Education. (n.d.). The road to sustainability: Sustainability workbook. Washington, DC: Afterschool Alliance. Available at: http://www.afterschoolalliance.org/documents/Toolbox/RoadtoSustainability.pdf.
Savaya, R., & Spiro, S.E. (2012). Predictors of sustainability of social programs. American Journal of Evaluation, 33(1), 26–43.
Scheirer, M. A. (2005). Is sustainability possible? A review and commentary on empirical studies of program sustainability. American Journal of Evaluation, 26(3), 320–347.
Schell S. F., Luke, D. A., Schooley, M. W., Elliot, M. B., Herbers, S. H., Mueller, N. B., & Bunger, A. C. (2013). Public health program capacity for sustainability: A new framework. Implementation Science, 8, 15.
Washington University. (2013a). Program sustainability assessment tool (online version). Available at: https://sustaintool.org.
Washington University. (2013b). Sustainability framework and assessment tool. Available at: http://cphss.wustl.edu/Projects/Pages/Sustainability-Framework-and-Assessment-Tool.aspx.
Wolff, T. (2010). Tools for sustainability. Global Journal of Community Psychology Practice, 1(1), 40–57.
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for your participation