Training
Our next training is scheduled for August 2007. If you have any suggestions for training topics please email Barbara Brody or Maureen Toomey.
Past Training
Idaho Afterschool Alliance Holds First Training
The Idaho Afterschool Alliance will hold their first statewide training conference call on April 26, 2007, Planning a Path to Sustainability. This call will take place at 10 AM MDT (9 AM PDT), and is scheduled to run for 90 minutes. If you would like to register for this call please email Camille McCashland at mccashlc@dhw.idaho.gov.
Title: "Planning a Path to Sustainability"
Description: Looking for ways to keep your program going, before the funding runs out? Join afterschool providers and staff in the Planning a Path to Sustainability training, sponsored by Idaho Afterschool Alliance.
The goal is to assist participants in thinking about the long-term success of afterschool programs. Participants will learn about:
A. Current trends related to sustainability of community-based programs, including after school programs.
B. A six-component sustainability plan
C. Online resources
D. Practical training opportunities
Presenter: Tammy Gillespie has worked for University of Missouri Extension for nine years. She has served as the director for Missouri's Children, Youth and Families at Risk (CYFAR) during this time and has written and managed numerous federal and state grants during this time. She is a firm believer that community groups can use research-based information in practical ways to plan for program and personnel survival beyond grant funding. Tammy is a proud mother of four children, ages 5-21, and she has benefited from quality afterschool programming in Missouri.
- Additional Web Links on Sustainability
- Certificate of Participation
- Idaho Afterschool Alliance Planning a Path for Sustainability
- Planning a Path to Sustainability
- Sample Memo of Agreement
- Staff Instructions for Small Group Work during “Planning for Sustainability” Workshop
- Sticky Wall Topic Headings
- Sustainability Framework Mechanisms and Process
- Sustainability Index Cards
- Sustainability Self-Assessment