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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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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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Contact  

Janet  Forbush  janeyorbush@gmail.com    

:301-­‐493-­‐2578  :301-­‐980-­‐6745  

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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:  joann.helferich@aimmentoring.org  

(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