1. Gender-Responsive Programming for Girls – Track II Identify system and program requirements for sustaining effective gender-responsive programming Develop and share information on fundraising, resources, and cost-benefit analysis. After completing this module, you should be able to: Module 5 Objectives 5-1 5. Strategies for Sustaining GRP

2. Gender-Responsive Programming for Girls – Track II Establishing and sustaining programs that meet defined goals requires resources. Traditional Resources Non-traditional Resources Finding Resources 5-2 5. Strategies for Sustaining GRP

3. Gender-Responsive Programming for Girls – Track II Through funding NTTAC to manage a national TTA initiative focused on grant writing and capacity building, OJJDP sought to promote the President’s vision of leveling the “playing field” for faith-based and community organizations to identify, pursue, and secure Federal grants. Responsively, NTTAC established the Accessing Resources for Community and Faith-based Organizations (ARC) TTA Program. 5-3 5. Strategies for Sustaining GRP ARC: Accessing Resources for Community and Faith-based Organizations: Program Background

4. Gender-Responsive Programming for Girls – Track II To deliver TTA on the Federal grants process to community- based, faith-based, and nonprofit organizations, thereby enhancing their capacity to: –Compete for Federal funding –Form partnerships –Ultimately transform American communities ARC: Accessing Resources for Community And Faith-based Organizations: Program Purpose 5-4 5. Strategies for Sustaining GRP

5. Gender-Responsive Programming for Girls – Track II The Federal Funding Toolkit was designed to reinforce and supplement information received during Regional Training Institutes. Distributed on CD, the toolkit contains: –A comprehensive set of tools for enhancing the journey through the Federal grants process –Web-based resources, PDF files, and recommended print resources –Eight resource domains arranged by topic area. 5-5 5. Strategies for Sustaining GRP ARC: Accessing Resources for Community and Faith-based Organizations: Toolkit

6. Gender-Responsive Programming for Girls – Track II Building/Maintaining Partnerships Establishing a 501(c) 3 Organization Evaluating Capacity to Secure Federal Funds Finding TTA Identifying Funding Opportunities Identifying/Securing Grant Writers Promising Programs and Practices Lessons Writing Winning Grants 5-6 5. Strategies for Sustaining GRP ARC: Accessing Resources for Community and Faith-based Organizations: Resource Domains

7. Gender-Responsive Programming for Girls – Track II The ARC Web page at www.nttac.org A post-training interactive toolkit designed to create a community of learning and provide ongoing TA Designed to provide opportunities for organizations to network, learn, share promising practices, and form partnerships with other nonprofit organizations 5-7 5. Strategies for Sustaining GRP ARC: Accessing Resources for Community and Faith-based Organizations: Learning Community

8. Gender-Responsive Programming for Girls – Track II 5. Strategies for Sustaining GRP Logic Model: Sustainability Planning Model based on The Sustainability Planning Workbook (www.financeproject.org) Planning for Sustainability What Do You Want to SustainHow Will You Measure Progress Vision and Desired ResultsIndicators Ultimate Indicators Interim Indicators Conditions and Causes Strategies and ActivitiesPerformance Measures 5-8

9. Gender-Responsive Programming for Girls – Track II What do you want to sustain? –Vision and Desired Results –Conditions and Causes –Strategies and Activities Planning for Sustainability 5-9 5. Strategies for Sustaining GRP

10. Gender-Responsive Programming for Girls – Track II How will you measure progress? –Ultimate Indicators –Interim Indicators –Measures of Effect –Measures of Effort Planning for Sustainability 5-10 5. Strategies for Sustaining GRP

11. Gender-Responsive Programming for Girls – Track II Each work team will use the goal and performance measures developed in the last activity to identify the following: –Conditions and causes that must change in order to achieve the desired results –Ultimate and intermediate indicators that will demonstrate progress –Strategies and activities for achieving the selected goal Participants will report out to the larger group with a focus on RESOURCE NEEDS. Activity: Planning for Sustainability 5-11 5. Strategies for Sustaining GRP

12. Gender-Responsive Programming for Girls – Track II Finding Traditional Resources Finding Non-traditional Resources Accessing Resources for Community and Faith-based Programs Training and Technical Assistance Planning for Sustainability Module Summary 5-12 5. Strategies for Sustaining GRP

13. Gender-Responsive Programming for Girls – Track II Personal Action Plan completion for Module 5 Personal Action Plan 5-13 5. Strategies for Sustaining GRP