Subject Line: The program that didn't survive—and the one that did
The examples in this newsletter are drawn from real partnership experiences. Names and identifying details have been altered to protect privacy.
Who's This For
I'm writing this for workforce professionals who know the uncomfortable truth: most workforce programs depend entirely on grant funding, and most workforce programs end when grants end.
You've probably seen it happen. A program launches with fanfare. Three years later, the grant closes and the program disappears. The participants served during the grant period benefited, but the institutional capacity evaporates. The relationships fade. The expertise disperses.
This issue is about designing programs that survive—not because they keep getting funded, but because they become embedded in institutional, employer, and community structures that sustain them.