Allowable Activities

Leadership Development

• Create a volunteer management plan

• Create a volunteer recruitment plan

• Create board policies

• Create executive succession plan

• Engage executive coach

• Implement a volunteer management plan

• Provide management/leadership training to staff

• Provide training/written information for board of directors

• Recruit board members

• Recruit volunteers (non-board)

Organizational Development

• Create a staff performance review process

• Create a strategic plan

• Create financial management procedures/ improve internal controls

• Create job descriptions

• Create marketing materials

• Create/revise organizational identity

• Create/update an annual report

• Implement a new accounting system

• Implement a new budgeting process

• Implement a staff performance review process

• Implement new financial management procedures

• Incorporate as a legally recognized organization

• Install IT infrastructure

• Obtain 501(c) (3) status with the IRS

• Create a revenue development plan

• Identify potential funding sources

• Implement donor tracking software

• Provide revenue development training to staff

Program Development

• Analyze outcome data /evaluate effectiveness of current services

• Collect information related to service recipient outcomes

• Collect information related to service recipient satisfaction

• Create an outcome measurement plan

• Implement systems to keep information related to client needs, referral sources, and services provided

• Implement systems to keep records on service recipient satisfaction and/or service recipient outcomes

• Obtain program related equipment and durable supplies

• Research and develop new programs or services

• Take steps to expand current services to new geographic area

• Take steps to increase the effectiveness of existing services

• Take steps to increase the number of clients served in existing geographic area

• Take steps to increase the number or scope of services

• Take steps to reach an underserved population in existing geographic area

Community Engagement

• Assess effectiveness of existing collaborative efforts

• Conduct assessment of community needs

• Create a map/inventory of community assets

• Create action plan for coordinating/collaborating

• Create or update a brochure

• Create or update a Web site

• Create processes for collaborating with partners

• Develop new strategic partnerships

• Establish partnership agreements

• Make presentations to community groups