1. Plenary Session: Early Planning For Sustainability
SWFI Convening
October 31-November 1, 2017
Washington, DC
EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION
Office of Workforce Investment, H-1B Funded Program
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

2. Facilitators:
Elizabeth Brown, Technical Assistance Coach & Researcher, Mathematica Policy Research
Jessica Harding, Ph.D., Technical Assistance Coach & Researcher, Mathematica Policy Research
Lily Roberts, Technical Assistance Coach & Program Analyst, Mathematica Policy Research
Gina Adams, Senior Fellow, Center on Labor, Human Services, and Population, Urban Institute

3. Agenda What is sustainability? Planning for program sustainability
Break out sessions
Reporting out

4. What is Sustainability?
Continuity of program goals and activities to achieve target outcomes after the SWFI grant ends
Activities may need adjustment over time to meet changing needs of workers and industry, as well as new funding opportunities
Planning for sustainability takes time, so start early!

5. Planning for Sustainability
Establish a planning process early on
Convene formal or informal work group on regular basis
Use data to inform decision making
Ensure sustainability planning is allowed within your SWFI grant
Review your program’s vision and goals
Determine whether vision and goals should change to meet future needs
Set realistic expectations for future

6. Planning for Sustainability (cont.)
Assess your program’s performance
What has worked well and should continue?
What has not worked well?
What should be scaled up or down?

7. Planning for Sustainability (cont.)
Based on future vision and goals, and assessment of performance, identify what’s needed to sustain your program:
Resources—staff, equipment, space, etc.
Partners and other stakeholders
Funding—government, foundation, private sector

8. Sustainability Strategies
Develop strategies for building partnerships and obtaining needed funding and other resources
For example, funding:
List government, foundation, and private sector funding available to support your program
Document funding amounts, deadlines, and materials needed for applications
Assign a champion and staff to develop applications
Track progress of funding awards
Pursue additional funding sources if needed

9. Sustainability Strategies (cont.)
Market sustainability plans internally and externally
Collaborate and iterate
Document and communicate success
Coming soon—sustainability planning worksheet!

10. Sustainability Planning
Collaborate
Vision
Strategy
Action
Iterate

11. Small Group Discussion Topics
Long term vision and goals
Sustainability planning process
Data-driven decision making
Strategies for long term systems change
Strategies for building organizational capacity

12. Discussion Groups Group 1 (Jess)
City of Long Beach Pacific Gateway WIN
OIC of Broward DBA OIC of South Florida
Community College of Aurora
Vermont Technical College
Rochester Rehabilitation Center 
Group 2 (Lily)
City of Phoenix
Action for Boston Community Development, Inc.
The WorkPlace
Moore Community House
Group 3 (Elizabeth)
Memphis BioWorks Foundation
Alachua Bradford Regional WB DBA Career Source
OAI, Inc.
Total Action Against Poverty in Roanoke Valley, Inc.   

13. Thank you!