National Coalition Academy Week 3

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1 Coalition Sustainability: Don t Leave Your Change to Chance 1 2 Definition of Coalition Sustainability A sustainable coalition has enough resources to intervene at the community level and can maintain these resources long enough to see community-level outcomes. 3

2 Four Things Coalitions Must Sustain: 1. Strong volunteer & membership base 2. A credible process 3. Relevance to current community concerns 4. The financial and other resources required to do the work 4 1. Strong Volunteer and Membership Base Retaining coalition members involves building longterm relationships with individuals and organizations through the 6 R s: Relationships Role Respect Recognition Rewards Results 5 Four Things Coalitions Must Sustain: 1. Strong volunteer & membership base 2. A credible process the SPF 6

3 2. Credible Coalition Process Organizational structure helps to define: Rolesfor coalition leaders and members Relationshipsamong coalition members and staff Responsibilities and duration of work groups Reportingchannels Meeting content and frequency Legal and fiscal lines of authority 7 2. Credible Coalition Process Planning and timelines help to clarify: Scheduling and timing of efforts Distribution of the work Allocation of resources Prioritization of efforts Accountability 8 Four Things Coalitions Must Sustain: 1. Strong volunteer & membership base 2. A credible process 3. Relevance to current community concerns 9

4 3. Relevance to Community Concerns Activity Identify: What other problems exist in your community? How do these problems relate to substance abuse? What organizations / initiatives are in place to address these problems? 10 Four Things Coalitions Must Sustain: 1. Strong volunteer & membership base 2. A credible process 3. Relevance to current community concerns 4. The financial and other resources required to do the work The financial and other resources required to do the work 1. Identify what must be sustained 4. Identify potential sources and donors 5. Create case statements 6. Action plan for contacts and requests 12

5 1. Identify what must be sustained: Identify the resources needed to run the coalition. Examples of resources include: Time (Staff & Volunteers Space Supplies Technology Communication Training Transportation Identify what must be sustained: Activity: Identify the total $ amount of cash and inkind resources currently available to the coalition in the current year Identify what must be sustained & inventory current resources 15

6 : Ensures all future resources needs are considered Based on a projection of future coalition operations Challenging to predict future resource needs 16 Activity: Discuss whether your coalition s future resource needs in 6 years - will be: BIGGER The Same Smaller Identify what must be sustained & inventory current resources - Share - Ask - Charge - Earn 18

7 - Share Asset Sharing In-Kind Contributions Leverage Shared Positions 19 Charge Fee For Service Fine/Penalty Revenue to Prevention Line Item in a Govt. Budget Line Item in a Nonprofit Budget Membership Dues Acquire Tax Revenue 20 Ask Grants (local, state & national) Fundraisers Individual Donors United Way/Payroll Giving Endowed Funds/Planned Giving 21

8 Earn For-Profit Business Business Planning Partial Ownership of For-Profit Enterprises 22 Develop a Diversified Funding Plan Fund Development 1.Grant Writing 2.Local Fund Raising Activities Other Grants Writing 3.Organizational Budgets Professional Fund Development Local Fund Raising 4.Fee for Services 5.Professional Fund Development Activities Fees Organizational Budgets 6.Other Identify what must be sustained & inventory current resources 4. Identify potential sources and donors 24

9 4. Identify potential sources and donors Determine which: Individuals & organizations have an interest in achieving the coalition s goals Foundations and grantors are funding coalitions and capacity? Coalition members have connections to these individuals and organizations Inventory current resources 4. Identify potential sources and donors 5. Create case statements Create case statements A written answer to key questions held by potential supporters Why is the intervention/coalition needed? How will the it make a difference? Who is involved and supporting? Is the intervention/coalition cost effective? 27

10 1. Inventory current resources 4. Identify potential sources and donors 5. Create case statements 6. Action plan for contacts and requests Action plan for contacts and requests Identify coalition members to engage: Who? Will do what? By when? Needing what resources to succeed? Who else should know? 29 Develop a Sustainability Plan 44

11 Sustainability Plan - Example 41 Sustainability Plan - Example 42 Sustainability Plan - Example 43