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© 2012 The Finance Project
Finding Funding and Planning for Sustainability of
Community Tennis Programs
May 5, 20122012 Community Development Workshop
Lori Connors-Tadros, Ph.D.Vice President, Children and Family Services
The Finance Project
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GOALS FOR SESSION
Increase awareness of resources and tools to find funding and plan for sustainability.
Spur new thinking, share new ideas and lessons learned with colleagues on how to grow and sustain community tennis programs.
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Introductions
Describe the results of your program (in 2-3 sentences).
What 1 characteristic helps ensure that your program has “staying power?”
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The Challenge of Maintaining Quality Programming
• Expense challenges:– Reduce existing costs– Manage new costs to expand
services– Plan for unintended or
unexpected costs
• Revenue challenges:– Finding adequate funding– Finding flexible funding– Coordinating and leveraging
funds
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Long Term Approach: Planning for Sustainability
1. Vision
2. Results orientation
3. Strategic financing orientation
4. Adaptability to changing conditions
5. Broad base of community support
6. Key champions
7. Strong internal systems
8. Sustainability plan
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1. Vision
Know what you want to sustain Know how your initiative fits within
the larger community Know what you mean by
sustainability Scope of activities Scale of operation Timeline
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2. Results Orientation
Adopt a results framework Be clear about the results you want
to achieve for children and youth as well as the systems that serve them
Use indicators and performance measures to track progress and improve your work Outputs– X # of tennis programs Outcomes– X% of children improved
tennis skills from fall to spring
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3. Strategic Financing Orientation
1. What do you want to finance?2. How much does it cost?3. How much do you have?4. What is the gap?5. What funding sources and financing
strategies can you implement?
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Mapping Current Resources and Assessing the Gaps
Major Strategies or Activities
(in priority order)Funds Needed
Available Resources
Source of Funding or In-Kind Contribution
AmountRestrictions on Use of Funding
Expected Timeframe Funding Is Available
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Decision Matrix: What to Fund, Scale Back or Cut?
Question Response
1. Is the activity a core service that is critical to the organization’s mission?
Yes X X
No X X
2. Do revenues generated by the service / activity cover the costs?
Yes X X
No X X
Decision: FUND Seek funding or scale
back
Seek funding or scale
back
CUT
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Finding Federal Funding
http://www.financeproject.org/fedfund_search.cfm
• Database of over 400 federal funding sources • Searchable by agency, use of funds, who can apply, and other criteria
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“Best Bet” Funding Announcements
State Afterschool Networks America’s Promise Alliance
Youth Service America National Clearinghouse on Youth and
Families The Foundation Center, Philanthropy
News Digest Sports Grants Funding FindYouthInfo.gov
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Who Helps You Get $, Keep $, and Use Them Well!
4. Adaptability to changing conditions
5. Broad base of community support
6. Key champions
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FindYouthInfo.gov
Identify potential partners and collaborators at Map My Community
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7. Strong Internal Systems
Know and involve the people you need to carry out your mission: staff, board(s), volunteers, etc.
Develop strong fiscal and performance management systems
Use those systems to review strategies, document outcomes, track costs, and make changes as needed
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ELEMENT FOUR: Broad-Based Community Support
The initiative’s leaders take steps to involve the community in their work and gain community support based on the initiative’s positive impact on families’ lives.
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A. The initiative has a plan to establish a desired identity and reputation within the community.
B. The initiative’s leaders involve recipients of their services in their work to improve service design and delivery and to build ownership and support.
C. In addition to service recipients, the initiative’s leaders involve a diverse set of stakeholders in their work (such as community-based organizations, government agencies, and private businesses) to improve service design and delivery and to build ownership and support.
D. The initiative’s leaders and community partners understand and communicate the work’s value for families in its community.
E. The initiative’s leaders collect quantitative and qualitative data to show the value of their work for families.
F. The initiative’s leaders package those data in user-friendly formats and communicate them regularly to the community, key stakeholders, media, potential funders, and others.
G. The initiative’s leaders recognize and reward people who are instrumental in helping achieve sustainability for the work.
Where do you stand?: Sustainability Self-Assessment
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Thank You!
Lori Connors-Tadros, [email protected]
The Finance Project1401 New York Avenue, Suite 800
Washington DC, 20005(202) 628-4200
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