Organization & Management

Questions to consider

1. Are there any special considerations to succeed in this community?

2. Will other community groups or organizations be involved?

3. Who will...?

• hire and train staff?

• register students?

• instruct the programs?

• administer the program?

• handle logistics, such as securing permission and release forms, ordering supplies, providing snacks, finding guest speakers, securing field trip sites and transportation, organizing volunteers?

• coordinate and communicate with participating families, schools, and community partners?

• collect feedback?

Our experience

• Audubon and Wingspan Arts separated duties according to each organization’s specialties. For example, Audubon handled materials and guest speakers, and Wingspan Arts handled release forms, permission slips, and insurance needs.

• Procedures for approvals of purchases need to be agreed to in the beginning.