Reader’s Guide to Part 3 (Chapter 7)

Who should read Part 3?

• Someone in an existing Big Brothers Big Sisters agency or Boys and Girls Club who is concerned about organizational sustainability issues
• May also be informative to someone interested in starting a new Big Brothers Big Sisters program or Boys and Girls Club

What is Part 3 about?

• Strategies for enhancing the sustainability of the organization in which a Big Brothers Big Sisters program or Boys and Girls Club is situated
• Diverse organizational models that might arise from these sustainability strategies
• Pro’s and con’s of these alternative organizational approaches, and strategies for success in implementing them

Why read Part 3?

• To learn a variety of ways by which your organization may strengthen its sustainability
• To consider several ways in which your agency might alter its organizational model to become more sustainable