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The Village Movem ent: “Aging in Com m unity” March 1 3 , 2 0 1 4

W hat Makes a “Village”

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• Grassroots Membership

Organization

• Self-Governing
• Self Supporting
• Volunteerism
• Consolidator of

Services

• Strategic Partners
• Focus on the Whole

Person

All “Villages” w ill have pieces

• f all of these elem ents
• Concierge
• Assistance of Living
• Community Building

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• Villages are consumer-driven no matter how they were

founded, funded, or staffed

• Do not reinvent the wheel
• Consolidator of Services
• One stop shopping

Villages Across the Country

• Average age of members is 75
• Individual membership cost
• Average= $428.51 (range $25-$948)
• Household membership cost
• Average= $572.93 (range $50-$1,285)
• Discounted memberships
• 67% of Villages offer discounted memberships

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Villages Across the Country

• Total Yearly Budget
• Median yearly budget = $82,643
• Minimum = $1,000 Max = $674,000
• Funding Sources
• 50% membership dues/ fees
• 24% donations
• 12% foundation or corporate grants
• 12% non-profit organization contributions
• 2% government grants

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Village Movem ent Continues to Grow

• 125 Open Villages
• 20,000+ Village members
• Activity in 39 states and 3

countries (Australia, Netherlands, Canada)

• Many more communities

in development

An Organization by Villages - for Villages

• National peer to peer network
• Joint 50/ 50 partnership – Capital Impact Partners and

Beacon Hill Village

• Mission
• To enable communities to establish and effectively manage

aging in community organizations initiated and inspired by their members.

• Objectives
• Promote the Village model for replication;
• Assist new, emerging, and established Villages to create

sustainable organizations;

• Design benefits and programs to meet the needs of

individual Villages; and,

• Research and evaluate the impact of Villages

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• Mem bership
• Currently 210

members of VtV Network

• 15 new members

since Jan 1, 2014

• 80% renewal

rate

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2 0 1 4 Mem ber Benefits Highlights

• Business and Sustainability Grants
• $65,000 awarded to 14 open Villages
• Focus on activities to strengthen Village
• perations – e.g. business plans, technology

assessment, new member ambassador program

• Tools and Resources
• Creating Strategic Alliances
• Village Better Buys – rolled out in 2012
• National Village Exchange

Mem ber Benefits Highlights

• Forum s – 470 unique threads
• Top discussions: Low income

members, communication in start up, model without paid staff

• W ebinars – webinars

hosted

• Art of Fundraising, Board

Governance series, Insurance basics - among other topics requested by members

Com m unity, Collaboration and Cooperation

• National Village Gathering
• The year of advocacy!
• September 2014
• Washington DC
• “Day on the Hill”
• Meeting prep/ training at

Webinars

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Spreading the W ord Outreach Activities

• Present at dozens of

national/ regional conferences

• Media Highlights:
• NBC Nightly News

with Brian Williams

• Washington Post
• Aljazeera

America

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August 18, 2012

It Takes a Village

Advisory Council VtV Netw ork

• Encourage and facilitate the flow
• f ideas within Village to Village

Network.

• Create a meaningful body of

information and resources.

• Advise the Board of Managers.

Advisory Council Goals & Priorities

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• 1. I m prove “Value Add” for

Mem bership. 2 . I m prove Mem ber Satisfaction & Perception of Value. 3 . I ncrease Mem bership. 4 . I ncrease Revenue & Funding. 5 . I m prove Sustainability & Effectiveness. 6 . Build the “Business Case” for Villages.

VtV Netw ork and the Future

• Create new interest and drive the

grow th of the Village m ovem ent

• Expanded Mem ber Benefits
• Village BetterBuys- new

providers/ products

• National Village Exchange- launch
• Tools to help Village thrive
• 4 webinars/ month

Changing the Landscape

• Research and Public Policy
• VtVN continue to demonstrate the efficacy,

impact, and effectiveness of Villages

• Continue collecting and analyzing Village

information from the Archstone Foundation grants

• Support Village efforts to reach out to health

insurers and providers

• Work with Villages to collect critical information

to impact policy

VtV Netw ork and the Future

• Prom ising practices
• Support new Village groups
• low/ moderate income areas
• Veterans
• LGBT
• Rural areas
• Baby boomers

Contact Us!

VtV@vtvnetwork.org 617-299-9638

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