Certified Sustainable
Certified Sustainable is a training program designed to build organizational capacity and make Sacramento County’s nonprofit sector more effective, powerful and impactful. It is a 10-month cohort program with 12 months of technical assistance and access to training. Graduation is comprised of a written sustainability plan for each participating organization.
Impact Foundry lead staff and key faculty members will facilitate topic-specific training on the Four Pillars of: Revenue Structure; Operational Framework; Community Engagement and Brand; and Governance.
- A learning journey for everyone involved
- Generate awareness, discussion, innovation and planning toward sustainability
- Broaden and mobilize the sustainability team within each organization
- Create meaningful and living sustainability plans
- Provide targeted and useful training and capacity building
PLAN COMPONENTS
Click the + signs below to see the four pillars of our certified sustainable program.
Measures of financial health including funding diversity, innovation in generating resources, cash on hand, and income risk calculation. Diversified revenue structures better allow organizations to weather economic downturns and build resources for un-/under-funded mission critical work.
Financial management, operational infrastructure and investment, including data, along with clear policies and procedures help organizations align resources to ensure success and growth. These strengths ensure the technical capacity to implement programmatic and organizational strategies.
Being sustainable with our brand means it attracts supporters and collaborative opportunities. In order to achieve these outcomes, organizations need to develop, implement and maintain a marketing and external communications plan that articulates impact, engages volunteers and community partners, and ensures the Board of Directors provide meaningful leadership and support.
Governance – Being adaptive includes the ability to notice and respond to internal and external changes; and leadership means we can sustain a vision, make decisions, inspire others, and innovate to fulfill our mission.
