August 23, 2024: Sustainability 101: How to Build Sustainable Respite Services and Systems
Sustainability 101: How to Build Sustainable Respite Services and Systems Learning Collaborative participants reviewed the basic concepts for sustainability planning. The meeting focused on the challenges and strategies of sustainability…
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Sustainability 101: How to Build Sustainable Respite Services and Systems Learning collaborative participants met to plan a webinar series over the next 12 months that would help share the sustainability…
Read MoreMarch 22, 2024 – A Systems Focus for Infrastructure and Sustainability
A Systems Focus for Infrastructure and Sustainability The group discussed the importance of understanding sustainability of Lifespan Respite Care program activities in terms of systems building goals of the Lifespan…
Read MoreJanuary 26, 2024 – Experienced Mentors Help others Build and Sustain their Lifespan Respite Systems
Experienced Mentors Help others Build and Sustain their Lifespan Respite Systems Learning Collaborative participants discussed the future content and format for the Learning Collaborative. Experienced Lifespan Respite grantees from AL,…
Read MoreOctober 27, 2023 – Documenting Systems Change and Collective Impact
Documenting Systems Change and Collective Impact This session focused on describing what a system is, how systems change occurs, and how to use data to measure incremental systems change. This…
Read MoreSeptember 22, 2023 – Exploring Strategies to Address the Uncertainty of Sustained Funding
Exploring Strategies to Address the Uncertainty of Sustained Funding Participants met and discussed the questions: How do you deal with the uncertainty of funding streams? Do you have alternative financing…
Read MoreAugust 25, 2023 – Key Factors for Sustainability
Key Factors for Sustainability of Respite Program, Respite Coalition or Lifespan Respite Systems Group members shared and discussed the top factors that have influenced their sustainability successes at the respite…
Read MoreJuly 28, 2023 – Sustainability Requirements for State Discretionary Mini-Grantees
Sustainability Requirements for State Discretionary Mini-Grantees Learning collaborative participants provided updates on their sustainability planning efforts. A discussion about whether or not the state Lifespan Respite program requires or requests…
Read MoreJune 23, 2023 – Coalition Structure and the Impact on Sustainabilty
Coalition Structure and the Impact on Sustainability Resources were shared to describe various respite coalition structures and the group discussed the pros and cons for each in impacting sustainability. Susan…
Read MoreMay 26, 2023 – Advocacy Tools
Advocacy Tools The collaborative focused on gathering and learning about advocacy tools, strategies and other resources that could assist them in legislative and administrative advocacy ins support of respite care…
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