Sustainability Processes

CADCA Sustainability Processes

The following are some thoughts from “Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America” about sustainability. Think about the steps involved in sustainability planning for your TAACCCT project when the grant money ends.

Elements of Sustainability Planning:

1.     Clearly identify what must be sustained

2.     Clearly identify what resources are required

3.     Match the need with appropriate source and strategy

4.     Do not rely on one source or strategy

5.     Use “reverse planning” – begin with the end in mind; this allows you to let go of activities whose time as passed. It will help you be more creative about sustainability options.

Six steps in Sustainability Planning:

1.     ID what must be sustained

2.     ID what resources are required

3.     Create “case statements” for sustainability – explains why this focus area is needed in your college and community: benefits, consequences and importance. It defines what resources are required for success

4.     Determine funding strategies (share, charge, ask, and/or earn)

5.     ID potential partners

6.     Develop an action plan for contacting potential partners (both internal and external) – “identify who will do what by when requiring what resources and who should know (communication)”