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You have a dream of starting a Big Brothers Big Sisters program or a Boys and Girls Club in your community. You have written your dream down. You have considered your dream in a little more depth. You have shared your dream with several key people in your community. And, based on this initial exploration, you have decided that there is an interest in and a need for a Big Brothers Big Sisters program or a Boys and Girls Club in your community. Your dream is worth pursuing!
So now what?
The truth is you need more than a dream and good intentions to get a reliable, high quality, sustainable Big Brothers Big Sisters program or Boys and Girls Club up and running. There are many stories of people, with good intentions, starting programs for children and young people in communities across Canada, only to have their programs die, and their efforts go to waste, for lack of attention to solid preparation. It will take research, planning, fundraising, relationship building, and promoting.
This chapter will guide you through some of the important questions you will need to ask, issues you must consider, and activities you will have to undertake in order to get your dream off the ground.
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