Creating the Sustainability Team: Mapping Exercise

Details:

• Resource Type: Tool
• Estimated time: 1 Team Meeting

Purpose:

Identify Sustainability Planning Team members responsible for guiding long-term planning and implementation.

Directions:

1. Convene the project director and representatives from key partners.
2. Ensure all meeting participants have access to the organizational charts of the grantee organization and those of key partners.
3. Review the Introduction and How to Complete the Mapping Exercise.
4. Collectively complete the mapping exercise on page 2.
5. Identify next steps for inviting members to the sustainability team and scheduling meetings.

 Reflection Questions:

1. Who are the champions of this grant?
2. How are they involved in planning?
3. How will you build collective buy-in from the sustainability team that this work is important and their role is valued)?

 Next Steps:

1. Invite additional stakeholders to join the sustainability team and set up a regular meeting schedule.
2. Plan for the team to self-assess its readiness to scale up and sustain grant work using A Comprehensive Guide to Sustainability Planning.