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Part 2: Thinking About Program Sustainability

Reader’s Guide to Part 2 (Chapters 5 – 6)

Reader’s Guide to Part 2 (Chapters 5 and 6)Who should read Part 2?

  • Someone in a Big Brothers Big Sisters agency who is interested in starting a Boys and Girls Club
  • Someone in a Boys and Girls Club who is interested in starting a Big Brothers Big Sisters Program
  • Someone in a community who is interested in starting a Big Brothers Big Sisters program, Boys and Girls Club or other service for children and youth
  • Someone in an existing Big Brothers Big Sisters agency or Boys and Girls Club who is concerned about program sustainability issues
What is Part 2 about?
  • The elements that are critical for creating a Big Brothers Big Sisters program or Boys and Girls Club that will endure and remain excellent over time
  • The types of organizational homes in which a Big Brothers Big Sisters program or Boys and Girls Club may be situated
Why read Part 2?
  • To ensure that your Big Brothers Big Sisters program or Boys and Girls Club contains the building blocks of a sustainable program (Chapter 5)
  • To consider which organizational home would be most suitable for your Big Brothers Big Sisters program or Boys and Girls Club (Chapter 6)
  • To be inspired by some real-life stories of Big Brothers Big Sisters programs and Boys and Girls clubs that have enhanced their sustainability through alternative organizational approaches (Stories following Chapter 6)

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Part 2: Thinking About Program Sustainability


Chapter 5: Planning For Program Sustainability
> Introduction
> Funds
> People
> Marketing
> Standards, Membership Requirements & Best Practices
> Risks
> Program Evaluation & On-going Learning
> Collaborative Relationships
Preface

An Outline Of The Workbook
Part 1
Thinking About New Programs

Chapter 1: Getting Started With A Dream

Chapter 2: Developing Big Brothers Big Sisters And Boys And Girls Clubs Programs

Chapter 3: Taking A Deeper Community Approach

Chapter 4: Key Considerations For Big Brothers Big Sisters Programs And Boys And Girls Clubs Working Together
Part 2
Thinking About Program Sustainability

Chapter 5: Planning For Program Sustainability

Chapter 6: Planning For An Organizational Home
Part 3
Thinking About Organizational Sustainability


Chapter 7: Organizational Sustainability
Part 4
Thinking About Partnering And Merging

Chapter 8: Working Together

Chapter 9: Deep Partnering And Merger Processes
Appendixes
This project is funded in whole by the Government of Canada