constructing a bsk capacity building team · investing early. 50% of levy investments. sustaining...

Constructing a BSK Capacity Building team

December 12, 2018 | 10:00 am | Skype

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Webinar Agenda

• Introductions• Brief overview of Best Starts for Kids• What do we mean by capacity building • How does the Capacity Building Team fit into

Best Starts for Kids• What we are looking for • Criteria overview• Questions and Answers

What is Best Starts?

Vision

Happy, healthy, safe, & thriving

We want to see babies born healthy, kids thrive, and young people grow up to be happy, healthy adults.

How do we do it?

Promotion Prevention Early Intervention Policy & Systems Change

Underlying Principles

• Equity

• Community

• Resilience, Protective Factors, Social and Emotional Wellbeing

• Multigenerational Approach

• Transparency and Accountability

Best Starts’ structure

1% of Investing Early and Sustaining the Gain set aside

for TA/Capacity Building

Investing Early

50% of levy investments

Sustaining the Gain

35% of levy investments

Data & Evaluation

5% of levy investments

Healthy Communities

10% of levy investments

Investing Early

50% of levy investments

Sustaining the Gain

35% of levy investments

Data & Evaluation

5% of levy investments

Healthy Communities

10% of levy investments

• Passed by voters November 2015• 14¢/$1000 assessed value • ~$65 million annually• 6 year levy (Jan 2016 - Dec 2021)

• Implementation Plan and budget approved late fall 2016

Levy Details

Equity is an ardent journey toward well-being as defined by the affected.

- CYAB Equity Statement

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Building Capacity

Definitions and Approach

Capacity building is a process through which individuals, programs, organizations, and systems obtain resources and/or strengthen assets and capabilities to effectively and equitably provide services to children, youth, families and communities.

Capacity Building Support is the provision and co-creation of information, tools, and resources on best practices along with the individualized, responsive, and ongoing coaching and support to strengthen programs, organizations, and systems capabilities.

Funding Specifics

• Annual investment of $2 million/year

• Contracts will be one year with the option to extend

• Contracts will be tailored to the work of the individual work of the capacity builder

TimelineRFP Release Date November 27, 2018

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December 12, 2018 10:00-11:00 am

Final Day to Ask Questions via Zoomgrants January 3, 2019Application Due January 7, 2019Interviews with Applicants (if necessary) (Interviews can also occur after

responses are rated and reviewed)

Responses Rated and Reviewed January 11 -18, 2019Notice of Selected and Non-Selected Applications

February 1, 2019

Selected RFP List Published February 15, 2019

Rating Criteria/ Process

• Experience providing capacity building

• Experience working collaboratively with community based organizations

• Ability to meet the organizations needs (linguistically, geographically etc)

• Experience implementing needs assessments

Questions! Answers!