[YL] New Audio Conference Series: Financing and Sustaining Youth Programs and Initiatives

[Soumya Bhat]

Financing and Sustaining Youth Programs and Initiatives

Audio Conference Series

 

Beginning this May, The Finance Project introduces a new series of audio
conferences for program leaders, intermediaries, policymakers and
funders to share their valuable ideas and experiences on financing and
sustaining youth initiatives.  The dates and topics for these audio
conferences are listed below.  Please SAVE THE DATE and plan to join us
for these important information sharing sessions!  

 

May 23, 2007.  Thinking Broadly: Financing Strategies for Youth
Programs.  Sustainability is more than effective fundraising and
budgeting.  While well-established, national youth programs often have
an infrastructure that builds the capacities for sustainability into
their affiliates, smaller youth programs rarely have this support, and
struggle to sustain themselves from year to year.

 

This audio conference is intended to assist program developers and
intermediaries, community organizations and policymakers by outlining an
array of approaches to finance youth programs and initiatives.  It
presents general principles to guide the selection of financing
strategies and considerations to help state and local leaders develop
financing plans that closely align with their program goals, available
resources and the political and economic environments in which they
work.

 

Speakers:

*        Cheryl D. Hayes, Executive Director, The Finance Project will
provide an overview of financing strategies, considerations for using
these in your organizations and discuss key players that you need for
success.

*        Robin Minter, Deputy Executive Director, Heads-Up will discuss
ways in which this afterschool tutoring and mentoring program employs
creative techniques to make better use of existing resources.

*        Hillary Salmons, Director, Providence Afterschool Alliance will
discuss how this intermediary has worked to create more flexible funding
through improvements in data collection and coordination.

 

**Please click here to register: Register for May 23rd Audio Conference
<http://client.conferencingcenter.info/finance/> 

 

Resources: Thinking Broadly: Financing Strategies for Youth Programs.
Available at The Finance Project's Website at: 
http://financeproject.org/publications/Thinkingbroadly_PM.pdf
<http://financeproject.org/publications/Thinkingbroadly_PM.pdf> .

 

 

Upcoming Audio Conferences:

 

July 2007.  Public-Private Partnerships for Youth Programs.
Partnerships with key stakeholders are crucial to the long-term
sustainability of youth programs.  This audio conference provides
practical information on creating and maintaining public-private
partnerships to improve and expand youth programs and initiatives in
communities and states.  Youth programs, business and public sector
leaders will share their experiences collaborating to expand and sustain
initiatives for youth.

 

Resources: A Guide to Successful Public-Private Partnerships for Youth
Programs.  Available at The Finance Project's Website at: 
http://financeproject.org/publications/PublicPrivate_PM.pdf
<http://financeproject.org/publications/PublicPrivate_PM.pdf> .

 

September 2007.  Creating Dedicated Local and State Revenue Sources for
Youth Programs.  Finding funding to support increased demand for youth
programs and services is a continuing challenge.  This audio conference
outlines strategies for youth programs, intermediary organizations,
local policymakers and youth advocates to create dedicated local and
state revenue sources for youth programs, provides guidance and
information on the capacity, funding, and community support required for
these strategies, and profiles these strategies at work in different
states and communities.

 

Resources: Creating Dedicated Local and State Revenue Sources for Youth
Programs.  Available at The Finance Project's Website at: 
http://financeproject.org/publications/DLR_PM.pdf
<http://financeproject.org/publications/DLR_PM.pdf> .

 

November 2007.  Community Fundraising for Expanding and Sustaining Youth
Programs.  Current funding for youth programs is fragmented and
fluctuates according to the state of the economy and constantly changing
funding priorities.  Critical to the long term success of youth programs
is the ability to adapt to these changing conditions by devising
creative strategies for raising revenue.  This audio conference provides
strategies for accessing resources through a variety of fundraising
strategies.  Youth programs currently employing these strategies will
share their insights and lessons learned.

 

Resources: Community Fundraising: A Guide for Youth Programs is due to
be published in Summer 2007. 

 

For more information on the audio conference series, please visit our 
Youth Programs Resource Center
<http://www.financeproject.org/irc/yp.asp>  or contact Soumya Bhat at 
sbhat at financeproject.org <mailto:sbhat at financeproject.org> .

 

 

 

 

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