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We lc o me to the NRF C We b ina r Ke e ping the Door s Ope n: Sustainability T ips for F athe r hood Pr ogr ams 12:30 2:00 p.m. E DT | Se pte mb e r 20, 2017 All audio fr om todays se ssion will be br oadc ast thr ough

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We lc o me to the NRF C We b ina r

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National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse

  • National resource to support

fathers and families.

  • Funded by U.S

. Department of Health and Human S ervices, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Family Assistance.

  • Resources are available for

fatherhood practitioners, dads, researchers, and policy makers.

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National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse

Visit us: www.fatherhood.gov

www.fatherhood.gov/ toolkit for Responsible Fat herhood Toolkit . www.fatherhood.gov/ webinars for archives of all our webinars.

Contact: info@ fatherhood.gov Encourage fathers or practitioners to contact our Helpline toll-free at: 1-877-4DAD411 (877-432-3411) Engage with us via social media: Facebook - / Fatherhoodgov Twitter - @ Fatherhoodgov

John Allen, Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) for NRFC

  • j ohn.allen@

acf.hhs.gov Kenneth Braswell, NRFC Proj ect Director

  • kenneth.braswell@

gmail.com Patrick Patterson, NRFC Proj ect Manager

  • patrick.patterson@

icf.com

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Today’s Webinar Will Provide

 Overview of the NRFC and its resources related to sustainability for fatherhood

programs.

 Information and tips from:

 Michelle Foster – President and CEO

Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation, Charleston, WV .

 Andrew Freeberg – Director of Community Programs

The F ATHER Proj ect, Goodwill-Easter S eals Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.

 Kathy Lambert – Co-Founder and CEO

Connections to S uccess, S

  • t. Charles, MO.

 List of helpful resources available for download during the webinar.  “ Question and Answer” session with the presenters at the end of the webinar.

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Questions for the Presenters

Please enter any questions in the Q&A box at the bottom-right of your screen.

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Keeping the Doors Open: S ustainability Tips for Fatherhood Programs

Michelle Foster, Ph.D.

President and CEO The Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation September 20, 2017

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Definition of Sustainability

S ustainability is the ability to maintain an initiative and its benefits over time.

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Contact Information

Michelle Foster, Ph.D.

President and CEO Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation mfoster@ tgkvf.org

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Keeping the Doors Open: S ustainability Tips for Fatherhood Programs

Kathy Lambert

CEO, Co-Founder Connections to Success September 20, 2017

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VISION

Be the leader in empowering individuals in their transformation to economic independence

MISSION

We inspire individuals to realize their dreams and achieve economic independence by providing hope, resources and a plan.

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Our History

  • 1998: Dress for S

uccess

  • 1999: Wheels for S

uccess

  • 2001: Pathways to S

uccess Model

  • 2003: Expanded to Kansas City, MO
  • 2011: Responsible Fatherhood
  • Kansas City, MO.
  • 2013: Replication – Work For S

uccess

  • 2015: Healthy Marriage/ Relationship
  • S
  • t. Louis, MO.
  • 2016: Data-Driven S

trategic Plan

  • 2017: Digital Platform, Program to S

cale

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Pathways

Workforce Readiness Cognitive S kill Development Education & S kills Training Employment Coaching Mentoring

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Our Participants

  • Low-income, non-custodial dads who need:
  • Economic S

tability – Employment

  • Responsible Parenting S

kills

  • Healthy Relationship S

kills

  • Putting one dad to work for one year:
  • Creates $1,500 in new federal income tax
  • Creates $500 in new state income tax
  • S

aves $3,060 in incarceration costs

  • Pays $4,700 in child support*

* ROI S tudy by S aint Wall S treet – www.saintwallstreet.com

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The Path to Sustainability

  • Capacity Building
  • Core Capacity Assessment Tool (CCAT)
  • Data Driven
  • Return on Investment (ROI)
  • Replication of Model
  • S

trategic Partnerships

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Capacity Building:

Core Capacity Assessment Tool (CCAT)*

*TCC Group - www.tccCCAT .com

  • Comprehensive assessment of an organization’s

strengths and areas that need improvement.

  • Used to create and implement a capacity

building plan that highlights selected top priorities for improving an organization’s effectiveness.

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Capacity Building:

Gathering and Using Data

“ Organizations that collect and use high-quality data from program evaluation and gather stakeholder input for planning and strategy implementation efforts are significantly more sustainable than those that do not.”

  • S

teve McLaughlin

Data Driven Nonprofits http:/ / www.datadrivennonprofits.com/

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Data Driven:

Culture of Data

  • Data are an asset, not a requirement.
  • Resources are allocated to data collection and analysis.
  • Data are available for everyone to use.
  • Data analysis is used to produce insights.
  • Insights inform decisions and change within the
  • rganization.
  • Data are used to communicate rationale behind

decisions.

  • Data are used to tell a story.
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Capacity Building:

Return on Investment (ROI)

  • Connections to S

uccess Return on Investment

  • Benefits exceed costs of

services by 315% *

*ROI S tudy by S aint Wall S treet – www.saintwallstreet.com

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Replication of Model

  • S

caling Impact Exponentially to Grow the Organization.

  • Partnering with “ Like-Minded” Organizations to
  • ffer Training and Technical Assistance.
  • Current S

tatus – Kansas and Other Opportunities (e.g., California, Arkansas, New Jersey).

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Strategic Partnerships

  • Two-Generation Approach and Partnerships
  • S
  • uthern Illinois University Edwardsville (S

IUE) East S

  • t. Louis Center (siue.edu/ eslc) provides

Head S tart and other services.

  • Capacity Building Partnerships
  • Local Foundations
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Additional Resources

  • TCC Group – www.tccCCAT

.com

  • S

aint Wall S treet - www.saint wallstreet.com (ROI)

  • Ascend at the Aspen Institute
  • Two Generation approach -

www.ascend.aspeninst it ute.org

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“ Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world: Indeed it’s the only thing that ever has.”

  • Margaret Head
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Contact Information

Kathy Lambert

CEO, Co-Founder Connections to S uccess klambert@ connectionstosuccess.org

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Keeping the Doors Open: S ustainability Tips for Fatherhood Programs

Andrew Freeberg

Director of Community Programs Goodwill-Easter Seals Minnesota September 20, 2017

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FATHER Project

Helping low-income, non-custodial fathers achieve economic stability and build parenting skills to positively impact their children, families, and communities

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FATHER Project History

Keeping the doors open for 18 years (and counting)

  • Partners for Fragile Families: Ford Foundation, Office of Child

S upport Enforcement, Department of Labor (1999 – 2003)

  • Downsized (2003)
  • Merger with Goodwill-Easter S

eals MN (2004)

  • Responsible Fatherhood: Office of Family Assistance (OF

A) (2006 – 2011)

  • Pathways to Responsible Fatherhood: OF

A, Mathematica (2011 – 2015)

  • Downsized (2015)
  • City of Minneapolis Public Health (2016 to present)
  • Minnesota S

tate Appropriation (2017 to present)

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Keeping the Fatherhood Doors Open:

Some Basics

  • Quality Programming!
  • Engage relevant, quality partners
  • Achieve high impact outcomes in parenting and

workforce development services

  • Fatherhood awareness and program exposure
  • Utilize different tools
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Keeping the Fatherhood Doors Open

Utilize tools to:

  • Continuously improve
  • Align with trends
  • S

tate your case

  • Tell your story
  • Diversify funding
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Continuous Improvement:

Logic Models & Evaluation

FATHER Project Activities & Impact

Activities

Case Management S ervices Parent ing classes Job Placement and Employment S ervices Child S upport S ervices Education S ervices Family Law S ervices

Short-term Impact

Improved parent ing at t it udes and knowledge Improved parent ing skills Increased commit ment t o fat herhood Increased cont act wit h children Improved j ob search skills Increased earnings: Job placement, Ret ent ion, and Advancement Increase t ime spent wit h children Increase quality of parenting involvement wit h children Increase earnings and career advancement Increase lengt h of j ob ret ent ion Increase in pat ernit y est ablishment s and child support payments

Long-term Impact

Improved well-being of children and Families S t rong, st able, and healt hy men, support ing t heir families and st rengt hening t heir communit ies for t he long t erm Increased communit y involvement , leadership, and volunt eerism If you click on t he t ext description of each out come in t he chart t hat is above, you can wat ch a video of a F ATHER Proj ect part icipant describing t he impact of t he program in t hat impact area. If you click on t he chart images ( ), you can see graphs of preliminary qualit ative measures of t his out come. Y

  • u may also download t his more ext ensive logic model for t he program.
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Align with Trends:

Workforce Development Example

GOAL: Help dads get training, secure jobs, and build career pathways.

  • Labor market need
  • Business and community partnerships
  • Training and education pathways
  • Industry recognized credentials
  • Placement and advancement services
  • S

tudent supports

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State your Case:

FATHER Project ROI & Case Statement

  • Wilder Research: Return on Investment S

tudy

  • S

aint Wall S treet: Program Return on Investment

  • Participant Impact S

tory

  • Raise awareness and create urgency
  • Describe services (brief)
  • Highlight successes
  • Describe impact
  • Provide cost/ benefit analysis
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Tell Your Story:

Videos, Social Media, & Presentations

  • Check out our Y
  • uTube

channel to see the impact

  • f our services and

programs!

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Tell Your Story:

Develop Leaders and Engage Alumni

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Diversify Your Funding:

Legislative Strategy and Action

F ATHER Proj ect received State Appropriation in Minnesota by:

  • Raising Awareness
  • Building Key Relationships (e.g., Jobs Committee)
  • Testifying (Leadership, Key S

taff, Partners)

  • Taking Bipartisan approach
  • Developing Concise materials
  • Using S
  • cial Media for Legislative Action
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Diversify Funding:

Other FATHER Project Funding Sources

  • City of Minneapolis
  • Public Health Department
  • Home Visiting
  • County Funds
  • Individual Donors
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Contact Information

Andrew Freeberg, Ph.D.

Director of Community Programs Goodwill-Easter S eals Minnesota afreeberg@ goodwilleasterseals.org

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Q & A

Please enter any questions in the Q&A box at the bottom-right of your screen.

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Contact Us

  • NRFC: info@

fatherhood.gov

  • Comments, questions, suggestions for future webinar

topics, information or resources that you recommend.

  • Today's presenters:
  • Michelle Foster: mfoster@

tgkvf.org

  • Andrew Freeberg: afreeberg@

gesmn.org

  • Kathy Lambert: klambert@

connectionstosuccess.org