1. Online Certificate in Grandfamilies Program Leadership Jennifer Crittenden, MSW Assistant, Director, UMaine Center on Aging

2. Overview Partnership with Brookdale 7-month online certificate program Organized into modules Covers core competencies

3. Audiences Administrative Staff Volunteers/Lay leaders Front line staff

4. Potential Topics Volunteer management Fundraising/grantswriting Legal/ethics Policy and legislative tools and techniques Program Administration

5. Potential Topics (cont’d) Models of community and program leadership Fostering leadership in others Leadership and learning styles Leadership Development

6. Potential Topics (cont’d) Program models Support group facilitation Program evaluation Program Design

7. Program Development Timeline DesignDeployment Sustainabilit y

8. Curriculum Design Phase Oct 2014-June 2015 Online survey Focus groups/Brainstorm Scan of existing resources

9. Curriculum Deployment July 2015-June 2016 Market program Launch 1 st cohort Gather feedback

10. Questions?