Planning for Sustainability for Your Faith in Action Program

1. Planning for Sustainabilityfor Your Faith in Action Program

2. Characteristics of a Sustainable Program • Secure a diversity of funds to meet reasonable program budget. • Maintain paid program director for at least 20 hours each week. • Remain active in volunteer recruitment and training. • Match volunteers in caregiving services with neighbors in need. • Inform community of services provided and seek to reach new neighbors in need. • Enlist support from coalition member congregations and board or advisory committee members.

3. It’s not easy…but, it is achievable with 1, 2, 3 Planning

4. 1 3 2 • Vision • Resources • Leadership

5. Planning Blocks Sustainable Program Ensuring Interfaith Volunteer Caregiving Services for Neighbors in Need Vision Resources Volunteers Funding Board of Directors/ Advisory Board Community Coalition Program Director Leadership

6. 1 Vision Ensuring Interfaith Volunteer Caregiving Services for Neighbors in Need • What defines success for your volunteer caregiving program? • What impact are you wanting to make on neighbors in the community? • Which neighbors in need are you seeking to serve and how?

7. 2 Resources Volunteers Funding Build a strong volunteer pool Quantify with number and with timeline Build a solid funding base Quantify with amount and with timeline

8. 2 Resources Volunteers Funding • What resources do you need to successfully achieve your vision? • How many volunteers are needed for services and office support? • What level of funding will ensure services are provided? • What growth in resources is required to meet the needs of neighbors in the community?

9. Leadership Board of Directors/ Advisory Committee Community Coalition Program Director • Experience in Volunteer Caregiving, Training and Supervision • Meets at least quarterly and is involved in fund raising • Grows to 16+ congregation members • Assists with volunteer recruitment and referrals

10. 3 Leadership • What strategies can help you secure the resources needed? • Who will be responsible for implementing these strategies? • What is the role of the program director, the board of directors or advisory board and community coalition?

11. Building Your Volunteer Pool Quarterly Supervision Retention 50% Annually Program Director Experience with Training/ Supervision Program Survival Requires Pre-Training Recruitment 15 New Volunteers Annually Coalition Helps with Recruitment Program Director Experience with Volunteer Caregiving Provides 2+ Services Uses Team Matching

12. Leadership Strategiesfor Building Your Volunteer Pool • Provide supervision quarterly • Require pre-training • Utilize team matches • Engage coalition in volunteer recruitment and program publicity • Offer two or more caregiving services • Provide program director appropriate training to gain skills

13. Benchmarks for Building Your Volunteer Pool • Retain at least 50% of volunteers annually • Recruit at least 15 new volunteers each year

14. Program Director Experience with Faith Community Coalition Has 16+ Congregation Members Coalition Raises Funds 3+ Funding Sources Program Survival Board Meets Quarterly Board Raises Funds Provides 2+ Services Building Your Funding Base

15. SampleIncome Budget

16. Leadership Strategies for Building Your Funding Base • Grow coalition to reach at least 16 congregation members • Engage coalition members in fund raising • Offer at least 2 or more caregiving services • Ensure board meets quarterly and participates in fund-raising efforts • Distribute newsletter at least quarterly • Build an individual donor base

17. Benchmarks for Building Your Funding Base • Secure funding from at least 3 separate funding sources • Maintain a low unit cost

18. Unit Cost Total Cash Budget ________________ = Cost per Service Hour Total # of Service Hours $50,000 = $5.56 9,000 hours

19. Strategies for Lowering Your Unit Cost • Ensure program director has experience in volunteer caregiving and focuses exclusively on Faith in Action program • Grow coalition to include at least 16 congregation members • Recruit large number of volunteers from congregations • Retain volunteers

20. Ways You Can Use this Information • Engage the program board • Deepen and expand coalition membership • Revisit or establish strategic plan • Assess volunteer management practices • Inform fund-raising strategies