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FASTEN Toolkits

• Government-FBO Collaboration

• Mentoring Programs Toolkit: Equipping Your Organization for Effective Outreach

• Outcome-Based Evaluation: A Training Toolkit for Programs of Faith

• Practical Equipment for Effective Volunteer Management  

• Teen Vocational Development

• Tutoring Toolkit: Tools to Strengthen Your Tutoring Program

• Youth Entrepreneurship Toolkit

• People of Faith Mentoring Children of Promise: A Model Partnership Based on Service and Community

• Resource Kit for Hispanic Faith Leaders

• Building Effective Cross-Sector Collaborations: A Learning Module

• Youth Leadership Development Toolkit

Special Features

1. Fast Research Facts

2. Best Practices Checklists

3. Ask a Specialist

4. FASTEN Forum

Content Areas

5.     Effective Organizations - Do more within your organization to improve your efficiency and service delivery.

• Organizational Start-up
• Management/Leadership
  • Board Development
  • Strategic Planning
  • Nonprofit Management
• Volunteers
• Program Evaluation
  

6.     Effective Relationships - Work better through effective interactions with: FBOs, Public/Private Funders and Public Administrators.

• Orientation to Faith-Based Social Services
• FBO- Gov’t Collaboration
• General Collaboration
• Public/Private
  • Workforce Development Collaborations
• Faith-Philanthropy Collaboration
  

7.     Effective Programs - Devoted to searching out and presenting innovative program models that have made positive impacts in U.S. communities.

• Youth Entrepreneurship
• Jobs
  • Job Training and Placement
  • Welfare to Work
• Youth
  • Tutoring        
  • Teen Vocational Development
  • Resources for Urban Youth Workers
  • Youth Leadership Development
  • Youth Discipleship
  • Youth Life Skills Development
  • Additional Resources
• Mentoring
  • Adult/Family Mentoring
  • Youth Mentoring
  • Mentoring Children of Prisoners
• IDA’s and Financial Literacy
• Criminal Justice
• Assets & Needs Assessments
• Substance Abuse (Currently in process)
  • Orientation and Intervention
  • Prevention
  • Resources for Recovery Programs
  • 12 Step Programs and Curricula
• [FUTURE TOPIC: Human Trafficking]     
• [FUTURE TOPIC: Ex-Offender Re-entry]

8.     Effective Fundraising - Helps you strategize targeted funds development from private and public sources.

• Grant Writing
• Fundraising Basics
• Public Grants
• Major Gifts

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