CityMatCH Expedition 2004 Building Relationships with Foundations and Funders.

CityCityMMatatCHCH Expedition 2004Expedition 2004

Building Relationships Building Relationships with Foundations and with Foundations and

FundersFunders

Learning as We GoLearning as We Go

Building Effective Building Effective CommunicationsCommunications

Introductions and GoalsIntroductions and Goals

Introductions Introductions Thomas AschenbrenerThomas Aschenbrener Mary Lou HennrichMary Lou Hennrich

Expectations Expectations Learning ObjectivesLearning Objectives

Learning ObjectivesLearning Objectives

To improve the communication To improve the communication between funders and Maternal and between funders and Maternal and Child Health program staff Child Health program staff

To identify ways to increase the To identify ways to increase the likelihood of success for MCH likelihood of success for MCH organizations seeking funding from organizations seeking funding from Foundations Foundations

Learning Objectives, cont.Learning Objectives, cont.

To review community To review community collaborations; what they collaborations; what they mean and what worksmean and what works


To understand what Foundations To understand what Foundations mean when they talk about mean when they talk about evidence based practices or evidence based practices or promising practices promising practices


To explore program evaluation, for To explore program evaluation, for MCH programs; why it must be part MCH programs; why it must be part of your workof your work


To explore what Foundations expect To explore what Foundations expect in the use of program planning, in the use of program planning, strategic planning and business strategic planning and business plan development for plan development for governmental-based programsgovernmental-based programs


To explore building community To explore building community based advocacy for your programs based advocacy for your programs to assure a stable funding baseto assure a stable funding base


““You cannot build a Strong Nation—You cannot build a Strong Nation— a nation that isa nation that is

strong economically, strong economically, strong militarily, strong militarily, strong socially, and strong socially, and strong spiritually— strong spiritually— on the backs of sick people”on the backs of sick people”

Senator Mark O. Hatfield Chairman, Senator Mark O. Hatfield Chairman, Northwest Health FoundationNorthwest Health Foundation

Myths Myths (some)(some) MCH MCH Applicants have about Applicants have about FundersFunders

Funders understand the importance Funders understand the importance of maternal and child healthof maternal and child health

Funders understand how your work Funders understand how your work will improve the health of the will improve the health of the communitycommunity

Funders believe you are the best Funders believe you are the best organization to provide that serviceorganization to provide that service

Understanding Understanding FoundationsFoundations

Where did the assets come from?Where did the assets come from? History of fundingHistory of funding Operating vs. non-operating Operating vs. non-operating

FoundationsFoundations When their mission and purpose (both When their mission and purpose (both

stated and unstated) is not yoursstated and unstated) is not yours

Myths Myths (some)(some) Foundations hold about Foundations hold about MCH Programs MCH Programs ….and why ….and why they seem reluctant to fund MCH they seem reluctant to fund MCH ProgramsPrograms

““Why do our local officials Why do our local officials not not accept immunization records from accept immunization records from countries which have better countries which have better immunization rates than the US?”immunization rates than the US?”

Myths cont.Myths cont.

““Parents have a duty and Parents have a duty and responsibility to take care of their responsibility to take care of their children, both born and unborn; why children, both born and unborn; why should they be allowed to pass this should they be allowed to pass this responsibility on to the government?responsibility on to the government?

““Why should we waste our assets to Why should we waste our assets to help people who won’t help help people who won’t help themselves?”themselves?”


““Most of THOSE people are just Most of THOSE people are just coming to the United States to get coming to the United States to get services; if we do not offer them services; if we do not offer them health services or support them health services or support them then THEY will not come here and then THEY will not come here and deplete the resources for our own deplete the resources for our own people.”people.”


““Why should we fund city Why should we fund city government programs; that’s what government programs; that’s what taxes are for. If the broad taxes are for. If the broad community is not willing to pay community is not willing to pay taxes for these programs the taxes for these programs the burden should not fall to burden should not fall to foundations to support them!”foundations to support them!”


““Foundations fund sort term Foundations fund sort term projects for new or expanded projects for new or expanded services; these MCH initiatives are services; these MCH initiatives are existing programs. We do not fund existing programs. We do not fund on-going operations.”on-going operations.”

Funding StrategiesFunding Strategies

Grants Grants Contracts Contracts Small GrantsSmall Grants Cooperative AgreementsCooperative Agreements Solicited ProposalsSolicited Proposals

Fundraising StrategiesFundraising Strategies

Getting Internal permissionGetting Internal permission How will you make a difference?How will you make a difference? What programs will be dropped?What programs will be dropped?

Capturing Foundation Capturing Foundation InterestInterest

Role of Foundation staffRole of Foundation staff Role of Grant ReviewersRole of Grant Reviewers Role of BoardRole of Board Getting Proposals RightGetting Proposals Right

Effective CollaborationEffective CollaborationNWHF Collaboration PhilosophyNWHF Collaboration Philosophy

““Collaboration is the Collaboration is the willingness to enhance willingness to enhance the capacity of another the capacity of another for a common purpose”for a common purpose”

Arthur HimmelmanNWHF Conference on June 28-30, 2004Improving the Health of Our Communities Through Collaborative Research

Effective CollaborationEffective Collaboration

Can you move the agenda in your Can you move the agenda in your agency?agency?

Managing Power with community Managing Power with community organizationsorganizations

Can you get to scale in your community?Can you get to scale in your community? Collaboration is the willingness to Collaboration is the willingness to

enhance the capacity of another for a enhance the capacity of another for a common purposecommon purpose

Cultural DiversityCultural Diversity

NWHF believes that it takes more than a NWHF believes that it takes more than a person of color to create diversity. person of color to create diversity. Especially in our commitment to Especially in our commitment to community, we know that the right community, we know that the right person is one who has “paid their dues” person is one who has “paid their dues” and has the trust of the people. and has the trust of the people.

Simply put, the success of your project is Simply put, the success of your project is dependant on having the right staff to dependant on having the right staff to work with the community, not just the work with the community, not just the available staff.available staff.

Brian Gibbs, MDHarvard School of Public HealthNWHF Conference on June 28-30, 2004Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care

NWHF Evaluation NWHF Evaluation Philosophy Philosophy

The purpose of evaluation is The purpose of evaluation is primarily internal learning, not primarily internal learning, not external accountability external accountability

Evaluation should involve key Evaluation should involve key stakeholders, be collaboratively stakeholders, be collaboratively designed, and be ongoingdesigned, and be ongoing

NWHF Evaluation NWHF Evaluation PhilosophyPhilosophy

Evaluation starts in the planning Evaluation starts in the planning phase of program development and phase of program development and should flow from program contextshould flow from program context

Evaluation should answer the Evaluation should answer the question "How will we know that our question "How will we know that our work made a difference?" work made a difference?"

Why Should MCH Why Should MCH Programs Want to do Programs Want to do Evaluation?Evaluation?

Define program strengthsDefine program strengths Validate existing knowledgeValidate existing knowledge Provide body of evidenceProvide body of evidence Identify opportunities for Identify opportunities for

improvementsimprovements Reallocate resourcesReallocate resources Recognize excellence, assist to Recognize excellence, assist to

remedy deficienciesremedy deficiencies

Building Advocacy Building Advocacy

Should governmental agencies Should governmental agencies organize advocacy programs?organize advocacy programs?

Concluding ThoughtsConcluding Thoughts

CityMatCH Expedition 2004 Building Relationships with Foundations and Funders.

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