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Funding and Sustainability Planning for Second Chance Act
Mentoring Grantees
September 12, 2013
Brought to you by the Na.onal Reentry Resource Center, a project of the Council of State Governments Jus.ce Center
With support from the Bureau of Jus.ce Assistance, U.S.
Department of Jus.ce
© 2013 Council of State Governments Jus.ce Center
Speakers • Nicole JarreI, Ph.D. (moderator)
Senior Policy Analyst, CSG Jus.ce Center • Janet Forbush Consultant, Mentoring Program Development & Evalua.on The Na.onal Reentry Resource Center
• Joann Helferich, JD
Execu.ve Director AUercare for Indiana through Mentoring, Inc.
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2009 2010 2011 2012
In Millions
Adults
Juveniles
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Funding Awarded to SCA Mentoring Grantees
SCA Mentoring Grantees, 2009-‐2012
Overview
q Sustainability Planning Process = Ongoing Effort
q Asset Mapping q Value of Collaboration q Planning Your Next Steps
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Poll ques.on #1:
To what extent have you begun implemen.ng your program’s plan to sustain mentoring services aUer the grant closes? (check one)
o There is no formal sustainability plan o Not implemented, but planned o Par.ally implemented o Fully implemented
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Resource Planning
• Reassess Program Goals and Objec.ves • Assess results and share findings – # youth and or adults served – Housing – Recidivism – Job training/placement – Educa.on
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Resource Planning
• Review Program Needs – Prepare Ac.on Plan • Set Priori.es and Create Budget: – Staff and consultants – Volunteers and advisory board members – Opera.onal support – data management system, marke.ng, web development, insurance, transporta.on
– Volunteer and par.cipant trainings, ac.vi.es, materials
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Using Evalua.on and Performance Results Crea.vely
• Include both process and outcome findings • Process findings describe how the program is working (e.g. who is receiving services, when, and ‘dosage’ of mentoring)
• Outcomes highlight the effects of program interven7on on par7cipants…how is the mentoring rela7onship func7oning?
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Using Evalua.on and Performance Results Crea.vely
• Evalua.on and performance measure reports should be transparent.
• Work closely with your external evaluator if you have one.
• Prepare an execu.ve summary to use with poten.al funders.
• Reports should be required reading for staff and stakeholders to improve program opera.ons.
• Post summary and highlights on your website…include anecdotal informa.on about a par.cipant and his/her mentor.
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Asset Mapping
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Asset Mapping
• Your current partners…who they are…what they contribute
• Partners can be individuals, organiza.ons, funders • Need a global mix, e.g., community, city, county, state, and na.onal en..es
• Partners support the mission of your program • What partners are ‘missing in ac.on’ from your effort? Need to make changes?
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Assessing Opportuni.es • 2012 Opportunity NATION ini.a.ve • Diverse partnership of na.onal and local organiza.ons with
common purpose:
“enhancing opportunities for youth and families, creating pathways upward and building strong communities.”
• Use Opportunity Index to show how your community is performing on three dimensions of opportunity: – Jobs & Local Economy – Educa.on & Community Health – Civic Life hIp://opportunityindex.org
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Finding New Funding Opportuni.es
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Poll ques.on #2
• Where does your agency get most of its funding? (check one) o Private Sector (Corporate Giving) o Private/Public founda.ons o Fundraising/Dona.ons o United Way o Federal/State/Local Government o Other
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Poll ques.on #3
What percentage of your organiza.on’s funding comes from your Second Chance Act grant? (check one)
o 1 -‐ 9% o 10 -‐ 24% o 25 -‐ 49% o 50 -‐ 74% o 75-‐100%
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Finding New Funding Opportuni.es
• The Founda.on Center • United Way • Local and regional corporate giving bodies • Mentoring “friendly” founda.ons
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Other Funding Opportuni.es
• Embrace concept of diverse funding • Corporate support • Government funding, e.g., federal, state, and local (jus.ce, labor, educa.on, housing, agriculture)
• Philanthropic community • Founda.on support for local collabora.ons
• Your alumni
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Understanding and Engaging Community Collabora.on
• Inten7onal way for organiza.ons to work together • Organiza.ons retain separate iden77es • Each organiza.on has a special func7on, service, level of power
• Collabora.on is mutually beneficial, well-‐defined, and intended to achieve results
• Worth exploring in difficult economic .mes
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Are You Ready to Collaborate?
• What will it take to move from coopera7on or coordina7on to collabora1on?
• A collabora1on brings organiza1ons into a new structure with commitment to common mission
• Resources are pooled and jointly secured to share results and rewards
• Bring higher risk with greater poten.al for long-‐term impact on the community
Source: Collabora7on Handbook: Crea7ng, Sustaining, and Enjoying the Journey (Winer & Ray, Fieldstone Alliance, 10th prin7ng, May 2008)
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Collabora.on = Investment
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Compe=ng to building
Consensus
Transforma.ve
• Working as single agency
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Turns into group effort of addi.onal
organiza.ons
Greater Impact
Greater Results
Results
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“A person working alone has all the power of social dust.”
Saul Alinsky (1909-‐1972)
Results
• Enables larger strategies to achieve greater results
• ShiUs from short-‐term to long-‐term results • Collabora.ons extend power to impact comprehensive needs of your reentry youth and adult clients
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Strive Partnership Cincinna., OH & Northern Kentucky
• Problem: Students leaving high school unprepared for college or careers
• Results: 10% increase in gradua.on rates in Cincinna. since 2003; 16% increase in college enrollment rate in Covington, KY since 2004 – Engages systemic interven.ons – Lead Organiza.on: The Strive Partnership – Funding: Knowledge Works, Greater Cincinna. Founda.on, United Way of Greater Cincinna.
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Alterna.ves to Collabora.on • Strengthen exis.ng board by adding/enhancing development
exper.se • Establish advisory board • Consider using outside grant writer if this hasn’t been tried • Disseminate posi.ve program results to demonstrate impact on
youth and adults in your community • Join state associa.on of non-‐profits and Chamber of Commerce • Thank current funders and contributors…keep them apprised of
your plans for con=nued service to the community!
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Other Tips for Sustaining Your Effort
• Celebrate accomplishments of your team! • Modify and adapt to respond to challenges…reenergize
• Find new friends, advocates, and funders through con.nuous community asset mapping
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Resources • Making the Most of Youth Mentoring: A Guide for Funders
(Carla Herrera, Public/Private Ventures, July 2012)
• The White House Council for Community Solu.ons (www.serve.gov/council_resources.asp)
• Using Data in Mul.-‐Agency Collabora.ons: Guiding Performance to Ensure Accountability and Improve Programs (Walker, et. al., Public/Private Ventures, July 2012)
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AUercare for Indiana Through Mentoring, Inc.
founded in 1996
Joann Helferich, JD Execu.ve Director
Second Chance Act Mentoring Grantee (2010-‐2013)
Contact: [email protected]
(877) 332-‐1719 csgjusticecenter.org/nrrc
This presenta.on was prepared by the Council of State Governments Jus.ce Center. Presenta.ons are not externally reviewed for form or content. The statements reflect the views of the authors and should not be considered the official posi.on of the CSG Jus.ce Center, the members of the Council of State Governments, or the U.S. Department of Jus.ce. 32
