planning for growth and sustainability
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Planning for Growth and Sustainability. Annette Leeland Executive Director California 4-H Foundation. 4-H Youth are uniquely prepared to step up to the challenges of a rapidly changing world. How do we insure that this is true for every child participating in a 4-H program? - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
PLANNING FOR GROWTH AND SUSTAINABILITY
Annette LeelandExecutive Director
California 4-H Foundation
4-H Youth are uniquely prepared to step up to the challenges of a rapidly changing world.
How do we insure that this is true for every child participating in a 4-H program?
How do we make this true for more young people?
“If you don’t know where you are going- any road will get you there.”
”Most great plans aren't. They are just nice, high-level ideas.“
Why plan?
• To know where we are going (vision)
• How we will get there (strategy)
• What will be the impact (outcome measures)
Benefits of Planning:• A pathway to programmatic growth and
sustainable funding• System-wide buy-in to the “Big Picture” • Consistent messaging• Essential Tools for Fundraising• “Culture of Philanthropy” system-wide
Culture of PhilanthropyEveryone understands, embraces, believes in, and acts on their roles and responsibilities for philanthropy in a collaborative and donor-centric manner
Are You Ready for Planning?
• Readiness Assessment• Leadership• Collaborative• Committed• Fundraising Body
You Need a Vision and a Plan
• Tangible• Understandable• Beginning, Middle, End
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Three Essential Tools
1. One Page Business Plan
2. Comprehensive Budget
3. Funding Plan
The One Page Business Plan
A Simple and Elegant Tool to
• Describe and Inspire
• Guide
• Measure Impact
• Share
Key Components
• Purpose statement• Big Hairy Audacious Goal (5 year)• Summary Vision• Strategy• Action Plan (1 year)• Objectives/Outcomes
Steps to Creating a Business Plan
• Readiness Assessment• Key Leader Planning Meeting with the
Foundation• Assemble Ad Hoc Committee• 3 planning meetings• Formal Adoption by leadership and
management
Comprehensive BudgetIncludes
• Revenue from all sources
• Expenses from all programs
• Includes staff salaries and administrative costs
• Makes sense to funders
Sustainable Funding Plan
Multi-Year- Diversified Sources
Sets Specific Goals by Activity
Rooted in the Engagement Model
Creates a Culture of Philanthropy
Culture of PhilanthropyEveryone understands, embraces, believes in, and acts on their roles and responsibilities for philanthropy in a collaborative and donor-centric manner
Counties Currently Engaged in this Planning Process
• Santa Barbara
• Merced
• Sacramento
• Sonoma
4-H Youth are uniquely prepared to step up to the challenges of a rapidly changing world.
…..for the next 100 years!
Questions????