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Toolkit for Program Sustainability, Capacity Building, and Volunteer Recruitment/Management
This toolkit is intended to help either a current or
potential AmeriCorps grantee develop a program that is sustainable,
builds organizational and local capacity, has the full involvement of
community volunteers, and produces outcomes beyond those accomplished
by AmeriCorps members alone. It will lead you through the processes for
developing a sustainability and capacity building plan and applying a
variety of methods, approaches, and strategies to carry out that plan.
The toolkit contains the following sections:
Section 1 Overview of Corporation Requirements: Explanation of program sustainability,
capacity building, and CNCS requirements
Section 2 Strategies for Capacity Building Activities: Discussion
of four key strategies for developing a plan, with suggested activities
and examples from AmeriCorps programs
Section 3 Nine Steps to Develop a Program Sustainability Plan: Step-by-step guide
to developing a plan
Section 4 Sample Sustainability Plan: Example of a complete plan using the strategies
presented in this toolkit
Section 5 Directory of Website Resources: Additional Internet resources for developing
your plan Download the Toolkit for Program Sustainability, Capacity Building, and Volunteer Recruitment/Management
In entirety:
Toolkit for Program Sustainability, Capacity Building, and Volunteer Recruitment/Management
(PDF, 1056 KB)
In sections:
Section 1 Overview of Corporation Requirements (PDF, 127 KB)
Section 2 Strategies for Capacity Building Activities (PDF, 336 KB)
Section 3 Nine Steps to Develop a Program Sustainability Plan (PDF, 61 KB)
Section 4 Sample Sustainability Plan (PDF, 201 KB)
Section 5 Directory of Website Resources (PDF, 349 KB)
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Note: This toolkit was developed from material provided by
Campaign Consultation, Inc., with assistance from Aguirre
International. It is intended to provide useful tools and information
to both potential and current AmeriCorps programs and help orient them
to the thinking required to develop a program that demonstrates
sustainability, capacity building, and the involvement of volunteers.
However, relying on this information cannot guarantee an award, and the
toolkit should not be referred to by program applicants in their
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