It Takes a Village Analysis Kickoff

Introduction

The It Takes a Village Toolkit is an adaptable set of tools for practical use in planning and managing sustainability.

The ITAV Analysis Kickoff is designed to help determine a program's sustainability status, priorities, and capacity, to then be able to decide which of the activities in the Toolkit would be most helpful to complete.

The ITAV Analysis Kickoff Planning and Facilitator Guide provides all the materials needed for your program to plan and carry out a successful ITAV Analysis Kickoff. After reading through the Planning Guide and getting a better feel for the Kickoff Activity and your program’s needs, you are free to modify the process to work best for your program. Some potential routes include:

• Carry out the Kickoff Activity as designed, using the samples and templates linked in this planning Guide.
  • Optional: Identify Kickoff Activities that can be completed asynchronously to accommodate programs with stakeholders who may find it difficult to meet for extended periods, reserving synchronous meeting time for discussions and decision-making.
• Identify a specific Facet your program would like to focus on and shorten the Kickoff to complete only the Core Data Activity and Analysis Checklist for that specific Facet.
• Determine that the level of planning described in this document and by the Kickoff Activity is not needed and move directly to the table of contents for each Toolkit Facet and choose Activities “a la carte.”

The Kickoff Planning and Facilitator guide can be downloaded as a DOC or PDF in its entirety, or you may review each section below and download only those sections you need.