Implementation, Management and Evaluation
Given today’s economic environment, it is essential to “do it right the first time.” Let PSC help you get your project off the ground the right way by providing skilled support that is thoughtful, caring and open. With over fifty years combined experience, PSC can help your organization, department, program or project “hit the ground running” by training your board, staff and volunteers, helping you set up and track a realistic budget, deal with the media, address community and public relations, evaluate your program’s effectiveness or by helping you to draft policies and procedures manuals. No task is too big or too small – we have the right team. Our services include:
- Board, Staff and Volunteer Training
- Budgeting
- Community and Public Relations Services
- Community Outreach
- Development of Policies, Operations and Program Manuals
- Event, Meeting and Conference Planning
- Facilitation Services
- Focus Groups and Opinion Research
- Marketing Collateral Production
- Media Relations
- Meeting Facilitation
- Program Evaluation
- Project Implementation Management
Program Evaluation
Most recently, PSC teamed with the LFA Group to conduct an evaluation for the San Francisco Sheriff’s Department’s No Violence Alliance (NoVA) Project. Because this individualized case management-focused approach to community reentry and violence prevention is a unique model, the evaluation research answered key questions about the effects of the NoVA Project on participant outcomes and community safety (outcomes evaluation), and assessed the functioning of the partnership among case managers, service providers, and the Sheriff’s Department (process evaluation). The evaluation results informed and assisted in the process of program and fund development thereby allowing continuation and expansion of Community Re-entry and Violence Prevention Programs.
Meeting Facilitation
PSC provides skilled facilitation that helps groups design and run highly effective meetings. Using proven methodologies such as Future Search, PSC can help your meetings and retreats run smoother, stay on track as well as achieve the desired results. Over the past five years PSC has facilitated:
- Annual board retreats
- Staff retreats
- Collaborative meetings between multiple organizations
- Strategic planning sessions
- Fund development planning sessions
Grant Writing
PSC grant writers have over 20 years experience in writing federal, state, and foundation grants for nonprofit organizations and public entities. In addition to grant writing, we will review grant applications that you have
written and suggest or make appropriate chances to enhance your chances of winning an award. Once you’ve been a client, expect to receive emails alerting you of any new funding opportunities that may fit your needs.
Funded Grants List
Grantee
|
Year
|
Award
|
Funding Source
|
Description
|
| City of East Palo Alto Police Department |
2009 |
$400,000 |
U.S. Department of Justice |
Anti-Gang Initiative |
| San Francisco YMCA – Bayview Hunters Point |
2009 |
$690,196 |
First 5 San Francisco; SF Dept. of Children, Youth & their Families; SF Human Service Agency |
Family Resource Center |
| City of East Palo Alto Police Department |
2008 |
$178,600 |
U.S. Department of Justice |
After-School Programs for At-Risk Youth |
| San Francisco YMCA – Bayview Hunters Point |
2008 |
$300,000 |
SF Department of Human Services |
Family Resource Center |
| San Francisco YMCA – Bayview Hunters Point |
2008 |
$250,000 |
SF Dept. of Children, Youth & their Families Anchor Institutions Initiative |
Family Resource Center |
| San Francisco YMCA – Buchanan |
2008 |
$25,000 |
Taproot Foundation |
Technical Assistance |
| City of East Palo Alto Police Department |
2007 |
Official Recognition |
U.S. Department of Justice |
East Palo Alto Weed and Seed Initiative |
| Westside Community Services |
2007 |
$400,000 |
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Ryan White, Part A |
HIV Prevention |
| Samaritan House |
2007 |
$74,500 |
FEMA |
Emergency Food and Shelter Program |
| Take Wings Foundation |
2007 |
$50,000 |
California Endowment |
Capacity Building – Strategic Planning |
| City of Oakland Dept. of Human Services |
2006 |
$250,000 |
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services |
Community Capacity Building |
| Alameda Associated Community Action Program (AACAP) |
2005 |
$1,272,409 |
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Administration for Children and Families |
Assets for Independence Demonstration Program |
| Ella Hill Hutch Community Center |
2005 |
$236,371 |
San Francisco Mayor’s Office of Community Development |
Capital Improvements |
| Ella Hill Hutch Community Center |
2005 |
$125,000 |
San Francisco Mayor’s Office of Community Development |
Youth Truancy Program |
| Jones Memorial Foundation JUMP PREP |
2005 |
$10,000 |
San Francisco Foundation |
Capacity Building |
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Implementation, Management and Evaluation