Quiz Final Flashcards
Why inform people about your findings?
To let the public to know you exist
• To let the public know what you’ve been doing to help your community
• To stir public interest • To expose the issue and encourage the public to take action
Three tips for making sure your findings aren’t ignored:
Give your information to the right people! • Address issues which those people think are important • Be sure the information is presented in time to be useful and in a
way that’s clearly understood
Possible avenues of getting the word out about your evaluation results:
• Word of mouth / Public meeting • Presentations • Newspapers and newsletters • Radio • Television coverage • Professional journals • Internet
Possible goals of your presentation
Money and resources • Influence in changing a program, policy, or practice • Input to make the initiative more responsive • Overcoming resistance to the initiative • Ideas on how the initiative can become more effective
Sustainability
the active process of establishing your
initiative - not merely continuing your program, but developing relationships, practices, and procedures that become a lasting part of the community.
Approaches to sustainability
- Institutionalize your program – make it a permanent part of the
community - Focus on financial sustainability – fundraising 3. Get others to adopt the program’s mission & objectives 4. Share responsibility for specific parts of the program 5. Market the program
Institutionalization
The active process of developing practices, relationships, and procedures that become a lasting part of the community
Why plan for institutionalization?
It gives the time necessary to solve the problem
• It helps gain the structure and legitimacy needed for future years of service
• It makes efforts more efficient and effective • It is cost-effective
Strategies for Financial Sustainability
FEMA (Fundraisers, Endowments, Membership fees and dues, Make a business plan)
Personnel Resources
VICS (Volunteers, Internships, College work-study positions, Staff-on-loan)
4 P’s of marketing
Product; Price; Place; Promotion
What is marketing
Exchanging something of value for something you need. • It includes:
• Image-building • Friend-raising • Membership development • Community relations • Political activities • Citizen education • Fundraising