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BEST START LA SUSTAINABILITY
REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS
INFORMATION MEETINGS
HOW TO APPLY
IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS
CONTACT US BEST START LA SUSTAINABILITY
Throughout the development of Best Start LA, the Commission has acknowledged sustainability as core to the success of the Best Start LA model. The Commission understands the need to invest in a holistic approach to sustain its investments, spread effective strategic innovations across LA County, and leverage resources to ensure lasting improvements to systems of care and support that impact the health and well-being of young children and their families. Implementation of a sustainability strategy should begin during the earliest phases of program planning and continue to be deepened and refined throughout the duration of Best Start LA funding and beyond. A review of best practices highlights the positive impact sustainability planning can offer Best Start LA and partnering communities. Sustainability planning should result in stronger partnerships, better long term impact of activities, diversification of funding, and greater certainty of serving children of this generation and beyond. The selected applicant will be expected to assess the current situation and assets, develop a sustainability plan and implementation process plan to achieve the targeted goals for Best Start LA Sustainability. The targeted goals are to: 1. Identify and prioritize activities for leveraging fiscal and non-fiscal resources in support of Best Start LA objectives.
2. Build and nurture a shared, community-wide ownership of and participation in the Best Start LA sustainability vision, developing partnerships with individuals and entities working to achieve similar results.
3. Identify and implement strategies to build the capacity of grantee and non-grantee organizations, individuals and champions to participate in sustaining county-wide the Best Start LA investment.
4. In partnership with demonstration community staff, identify the feasibility of securing specific sources of new and increased fiscal (government, corporate, foundation, individual) support for Best Start LA priorities. These approaches will also identify ways that communities beyond the Best Start LA demonstration communities can be funded over the long-term.
5. Build upon and ensure the coordination of stakeholder engagement and leveraging strategies within Best Start LA including existing organizational efforts currently underway that support the sustainability of Best Start LA objectives such as First 5 LA capacity building activities, Policy Agenda, and place based evaluation efforts. REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS
First 5 LA is pleased to announce the release of a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to select a team of experts that are qualified to facilitate a comprehensive sustainability and implementation plan, and process for the purpose of sustaining the Best Start LA strategies and results. First 5 LA is seeking an experienced team of experts with demonstrated success in sustainability planning and implementation to ensure long term success of Best Start LA outcomes. Applicants must have experience with diversification of funding, leveraging fiscal and non fiscal resources, and communications. In addition, the applicant should demonstrate success in organizational planning, convening, facilitating and building consensus among a diverse group of stakeholders, and galvanizing individuals, groups, and communities to build a shared vision. Up to $750,000 has been allocated to fund Best Start LA Sustainability over an 18 month period.
INFORMATION MEETING
An Information Session for consultant teams interested in submitting an application for the Best Start LA Sustainability RFQ was held on November 17, 2008. Attendance at the Information Meeting was mandatory. You may contact Varisa Patraporn, Program Officer, at (213) 482-7558 with any additional questions. To view the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) click here.
HOW TO APPLY
In response to this RFQ, applicants are requested to submit a complete application to First 5 LA no later than 5:00p.m.on Thursday, December 18, 2008. Following a review of all submitted applications, selected Applicants will be invited for an interview on January 13, 2009. The interview will involve a presentation by the Applicant(s) illustrating the Applicants’ vision, capacity and proposed plan for implementation of Best Start LA Sustainability. Please note these dates are subject to change at First 5 LA’s sole discretion. CONTACT US You may contact Varisa Patraporn, Program Officer, at (213) 482-7558 or at bslasustainability@first5la.org with any additional questions. |
