Sustainability
In order to create a sustainable initiative, a comprehensive approach is needed with a focus on media and marketing, volunteer/leader development, collaboration, and fundraising/resource development. When used together, these four areas of focus create a powerful synergy that exceeds the value of any one component. Following are some of our most relevant resources on this topic.
- Toolkit for Program Sustainability, Capacity Building, and Volunteer Recruitment/Management
- Building Sustainability Into Your Program
- Sustainability: A Way of Being
- Stone Soup Community Development: Sustainability and AmeriCorps*VISTA Projects:
Online Course
Effective Practices
- Understanding key fundraising principles to ensure program sustainability
- Securing additional resources for sustainability
- Increasing community awareness for program sustainability
Lending Library
- Powering Social Change: Lessons on Community Wealth Generation for Nonprofit Sustainability
- 101 Tools for Sustainability
- Guide to Building Sustainable Organizations from the Inside Out
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