State Leadership Council July 27 2016 Meeting

Welcome, Roll Call and Introductions

Agenda Welcome, Roll Call and Introductions Highly Effective State Organizations 2016 National CASA Grants’ Program Growth Plan Initiative Meeting Evaluation and Wrap Up

Agenda Welcome, Roll Call and Introductions Highly Effective State Organizations 2016 National CASA Grants’ Program Growth Plan Initiative Meeting Evaluation and Wrap Up

Highly Effective State Organizations State Leadership Council met, solicited feedback over a period of months and created profiles of highly effective state organizations Draft definition developed at June 29 SLC meeting Draft definition presented at July 11 State Directors‘ and Representatives' meeting Comment period through July 25 – no additional comments received

Highly Effective State Organizations Final definition for consideration: A highly effective state organization has an identified and accountable governing structure and a skilled staff who advance the CASA/GAL mission, inspire an environment which fosters network-wide unity, and provide required core services, innovative initiatives and a blueprint for statewide growth.

Highly Effective State Organizations Values: Embrace organizational values of integrity, transparency, trust, respect, continuous learning and improvement Engaged partnership with National CASA and local CASA/GAL programs to foster network-wide unity and excellence Funding, Legislation and Presence:  Statewide and state-level presence State funding support Sustainable, adequate, diverse financial resources Statutory authority for CASA/GAL programs and role

Highly Effective State Organizations Governance: In compliance with laws and governing documents Fulfilling responsibilities for oversight, leadership, resource development and support When Board of Directors/Advisory Board exists: Effective, engaged and understands role Comprised of quality and influential members Strives for diverse and inclusive representation  

Highly Effective State Organizations Staff: Highly qualified, skilled and experienced Providing effective leadership Operating with trust, accountability and commitment Experienced and effective relationship builders Application of personal, professional and organizational skills, expertise, relationships and resources in the service of meeting the mission

Highly Effective State Organizations Service:   Effective and efficient delivery of core services Capacity to meet local program needs in a quality manner Executes an ongoing practice of assessing need and evaluating service delivery Continuously improves the quality of services and leadership it provides

Highly Effective State Organizations Discussion, questions and comments Vote on definition

2016 National CASA Grants’ Program Categories for applications available: Capacity building Development (new and renewal) Growth (new and renewal)

2016 National CASA Grants’ Program Tentative timeline: July 29 – grant applications available August 29 – grant applications due September 16 – grant awards announced September 30 – grant terms and conditions due October 1 – grants begin

Growth Plan Initiative Growth Materials and Resources Spreadsheet to use with local programs/or state wide programs: Formulas built in Historical data Cost analysis Thank you to Texas CASA

Growth Plan Initiative Growth Materials and Resources (continued) Spreadsheet/Analysis recommendations for state organizations Impact growth will have on state organization Questions to frame your thinking Templates for the statewide growth plan

Historical Data   Children in Care 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Children 1,024 919 980 975 907 677 741 Change - (105) 61 (5) (68) (230) 64 % Change NA -10% 7% -1% -7% -25% 9% Average Change -5% Number of active volunteers each year: Volunteers 100 102 109 150 122 160 2 7 41 (28) 38 2% 38% -19% 31% 0% 10% Number of children served by program each year: 115 120 168 170 200 210 211 5 48 30 10 1 4% 40% 1% 18% 5% 11% Revenue each year Total Revenue 250,000 225,000 200,000 260,000 262,000 275,000 270,000 (25,000) 60,000 2,000 13,000 (5,000) -11% 30% -2%

Percentage of annual growth projected by program  Projections 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Percentage of annual growth projected by program Goal by % of children to serve annually: Goal by % of cases served by staff: Total # of Assigned Volunteers in FY 2015: Total # of Trained Volunteers in FY 2015: Average # of cases served per volunteer Retention Rate Average Supervisor Salary Growth: % Growth   Demographics of children served: Hispanic Afr. Am. Caucasian

Estimated Children in State Care per Year Projections 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Estimated Children in State Care per Year Estimated # of CPS Cases per Year Goal: # of CPS Children served by CASA Program Per Year Goal: Total # of Assigned Volunteers Per Year Minimum # of Supervisors required Average Salary per year # of Cases Served by CASA Staff # of Volunteers needed to replace staff # of Volunteers to Train # of Hispanic Volunteers to recruit # of African American Volunteers to recruit # of Caucasian Volunteers to recruit

Growth Plan Initiative Next Steps/SLC Review Finish draft of spreadsheet to use with local programs/statewide State organization analysis resource Templates Roll out plan/package

Reflecting on today’s call What are the take aways from today’s call? Next Steps What worked well today? How can we improve future calls? Other feedback or discussion?

Thank you for your leadership and service! A Look Ahead: Next Meeting – Wednesday, August 31 from 1-3 p.m. eastern Thank you for your leadership and service!