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In October 2019, FRPN released a Request for Proposal inviting states to apply for small planning grants to develop long-term plans to enhance father inclusion in state programs and policies. Twenty states applied for a nine-month FRPN planning grant and in January 2019, FRPN made awards of $10,000 to 11 states: Colorado, Connecticut, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Washington, and Wyoming.  FRPN funders/researchers supported the statewide planning teams by: preparing a logic model for each planning site highlighting their proposed…

Program sustainability refers to the ability to maintain an initiative and all of its benefits over time. This NRFC brief provides an overview of eight domains of program sustainability, along with tips from seasoned practitioners and helpful resources with more information on ways to maintain the benefits of successful initiatives for fathers and their families.

The brief draws primarily on information presented in the NRFC webinar: Keeping the Doors Open: Sustainability Tips for Fatherhood Programs (September 2017), which featured presentations by Michelle Foster, Greater Kanawha…

Whether seeking federal or private funding, grant applications with well-designed evaluation proposals tell funders the program is poised to learn, grow, and improve over time. This session will provide guidance on designing an evaluation with the greatest chance of providing relevant, rigorous information to make the program stronger. The presenter will look at different research questions that are relevant for father-serving programs and suggest how an evaluation might answer them.

The presenter will provide some common evaluation terms and compare them to program terms to…

This Webinar discussed issues including: Sharing effective recruitment strategies and general lessons learned from work with couples and/or with fathers; exploring strategies to help fathers gain new insights; increase their understanding of themselves and their partners; and recognize and address key relationship issues; and, sharing ways to teach couples and individual fathers Healthy Marriage skills. (Author abstract)

This Webinar discusses strategies and lessons learned regarding working with fathers in groups, as well as the distinctions between facilitating and teaching in a group setting. Presenters include a group facilitation expert, and two grantees: a female working with a Spanish speaking fathers' group and a male working with a low-income group of fathers and mothers. (Author abstract)

This Webinar discusses funding and collaboration opportunities with the Office of Child Support Enforcement, primarily through the utilization of Access & Visitation grants. (Author abstract)

This brochure from the National Responsible Fatherhood Capacity Building Initiative discusses six strategies for expanding fund development in programs promoting responsible fatherhood. The strategies include: translate your program's mission and strategic goals into financial requirements and develop an action-oriented fund development plan; outline a set of fundraising objectives that reflect the resources necessary to reach the program goals you identified during strategic planning; devise fund development strategies that focus on building long-term relationships with donors and funders…

This brochure from the National Responsible Fatherhood Capacity Building Initiative discusses nine strategies for securing foundation funding for programs promoting responsible fatherhood. The strategies include: learn as much as possible about foundations that might fund the program, prepare a comprehensive plan for approaching foundations, get organized, recognize a foundation's culture, identify insiders, cultivate relationships with key foundation representatives, locate other nonprofit and community organizations that have been awarded grants from the target foundations in the past…

Staff coaching, sometimes referred to as ongoing staff support, is one component of professional development. Although skills needed by practitioners working in fatherhood programs can be introduced during staff training, many skills can only really be learned on the job with ongoing support and supervision provided by a "coach." The use of staff coaching has grown rapidly in the social services sector over the past decade, however, its role in apprenticeship and sound management goes back even further. This brief discusses the benefits of staff coaching and provides tips on effective…