Fostering Lasting Impact:
How Funders Can Build Capacity for Program Sustainability 

As a funder and grantmaker, do you ever wonder about:
  • The sustainability of the programs you fund? 
  • What happens when the funding ends? (And it ALWAYS ends.) 
  • How  you can foster program sustainability among your grantees? 
Description

Nonprofit and program sustainability is not just about funding, it's the product of a proactive, step-by-step process. Join us March 5th for an interactive and engaging webinar specifically tailored to funders that covers which organizational factors are associated with greater sustainability in the research, and the steps to developing a formal sustainability action plan.  Leave with practical tools for building the sustainability capacity of your grantees so their innovations can have a lasting impact. 

"Kylie has worked with several very different groups of our grantees on program sustainability with rave reviews. Her approach, and the tools she has developed are practical and engaging, regardless of where an organization is developmentally. So much so that we have brought her back multiple times to work with some of the same grantees to support them going forward."
Kim Leonard, Senior Research Officer, Oregon Community Foundation



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Learning Outcomes
At the end of this webinar you will be able to:
  • Explain the importance of program sustainability from a funders' perspective. 
  • State the factors associated with greater program sustainability.
  • List the steps in developing a formal sustainability action plan.
  • Employ two tools to help grantees develop their own sustainability plans.
Who This Session is For
This session will appeal to foundations, grant makers, and other funders in all sectors. If your grants are time-limited, sustainability is an issue for your grantees. 

When
March 5, 2019, 10:00 - 11:30 am Pacific Time

Cost
$100 USD/$130 CDN (includes GST)

Presenter
Kylie Hutchinson is an independent consultant to nonprofits and Principal of  Community Solutions Planning & Evaluation . She has been training nonprofits across the US and Canada on program sustainability planning for fifteen years.  Kylie's passion is developing practical and timely resources for nonprofits and evaluators. She is the author of three books on program planning and evaluation:  Survive and Thrive: Three Steps to Securing Your Program's Sustainability ,   A Short Primer on Innovative Evaluation Reporting , and  Evaluation Failures: 22 Tales of Mistakes Made and Lessons Learned .  
Past Participants Have Said
 
"Kylie's an engaging presenter who has really mastered the webinar. She keeps you engaged, pace is on target and info is excellent!"

"The fact that so many people participated when you invited feedback speaks to the comfortable learning environment you established."
 
"The way you held the session's space was terrific. I am an independent consultant usually working at my kitchen table, but I honestly felt like I was in a room full of colleagues, learning something exciting and useful."
 
"It was FANTASTIC and most of all, inspiring in a very practical and do-able way. I'd love to participate in more of these."
 
"I enjoyed myself a lot and appreciated all the very detailed and thoughtful information that was shared."
 
"Definitely the most engaging and interesting webinar I've been on."
 
"The content was very useful. Lots of well thought out stuff - supported by good examples."
 
"Terrific job! There was a nice blend of interaction and presentation, great practical tips and resources shared."

"Fantastic webinar - thank you. Engaging, interactive and comfortable. You are an excellent teacher and facilitator. I felt that you covered the topic thoroughly."

"The presenter makes all the difference, and I think you do an incredible job of keeping people engaged."

"By far one of the best webinars I have seen! Great ideas and also validated some of the things I am doing right now!"

"I really appreciated how she paid attention to the comments and questions coming in, so we didn't feel powerless in the webinar, as sometimes happens."

"I liked the fact that you were able to keep the experienced interested and not leave the learners behind."

"Excellent webinar! I've taken others and found this to be much more useful and applicable to my work."

"I hope you will be putting on more webinars. I find them to be excellent refreshers and quick."

"More courses please. I pay for the courses myself and I like how affordable they are."

"The presentation of information is very engaging and easy to follow. It is one of the best presented online trainings I have seen."

"Absolutely LOVED the interactive nature of the webinar. The polls make you feel involved and as if your opinion matters. The best webinar I have ever done! The sense of informality was really nice. Can't wait for more webinars!"


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Community Solutions Planning & Evaluation               
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kylieh@communitysolutions.ca              
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