• Sustainability

    Resources for building lasting programs, partnerships, and funding.

  • Sustainability

    Resources for building lasting programs, partnerships, and funding.

Sustainability Planning with IPS

IPS’ Pillars of Sustainability provide an intuitive framework for integrating sustainability into community-based programs to ensure impact is lasting. IPS offers training and technical assistance on sustainability, collaborating to develop a customized sustainability plan that takes clients’ communities, coalitions, partners, and local resources into account.

For more information on partnering with IPS to develop an effective sustainability plan, please contact us.

Sustainability Webinar

IPS’ free webinar series provides learned programmatic insights on successful sustainability strategies.

Making Impact Last: A Framework for Sustainability in Community-Based Projects

ABOUT: Sustaining the impact of upstream prevention projects…
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IPS’ Pillars of Sustainability

Centered around Social Infrastructure, Community Conditions, and Resource Development, IPS’ Pillars of Sustainability provide a proven framework for building sustainability strategies into your community-based programs.

IPS’ Roadmap to Sustainability

A closer look at IPS’ Pillars of Sustainability.
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Sample Tool: Social Infrastructure Pillar

A thorough coalition assessment tool, exploring factors including cohesiveness and resource gaps, to assist in creating effective community-based coalitions.
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Sample Tool: Community Conditions Pillar

A template for the creation of a strategic media advocacy campaign that can significantly raise the visibility of community change projects, supporting healthier, more sustainable community conditions.
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Sample Tool: Resource Development Pillar

A sample MOU. MOUs support sustainability efforts by ‘braiding’ together community resources and securing commitments that result in a greater depth and duration of community-based work.
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