Indiana’s Early Learning Advisory Committee (ELAC) just released its 2018 Annual Report—the fifth since ELAC’s inception in 2013. Annually, ELAC completes a needs assessment for the state’s early learning system and recommends solutions. The goal is to baseline where...
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How to Avoid Program Complacency
It can be rewarding to provide a program or service meeting an important community need! Part of providing your program or service is meeting the contractual and grant obligations laid out, but how do you go beyond that and ensure you keep things fresh? This is...
4 Steps to Form an Early Childhood Coalition
You may have heard the term “coalition” and wondered what does that mean. A coalition is simply when a group of people gather to address an issue that is bigger than what one person or organization can solve on their own. In Indiana, about thirty communities (cities,...
How to Gain Media Attention with a Compelling Press Release
At Transform Consulting Group, we are honored to serve many clients who are working hard to make a difference in the lives of children, families and their communities. While we partner with them on behind the scenes work (see our services here), we also want to help...
Using a Needs Assessment Process to Plan a New Program
When a business plans to open a new store or restaurant, the business first conducts market research to ensure a good fit and a successful venture. In the public sector, we call this a “needs assessment”. Whether your organization is a non-profit, hospital, school or...
New Report on the Status of Young Children in Indiana in Early Learning
Indiana’s Early Learning Advisory Committee (ELAC) has submitted its 2015 report of findings to Governor Mike Pence and the state’s Legislative Council. As previously discussed (in this blog post), ELAC was created in the 2013 legislative session with a mandate to...
May is Foster Care Awareness Month
May is National Foster Care Month and provides an opportunity to celebrate the heroes that are foster and adoptive parents as well as share critical information about the number of children and families who are impacted. There are approximately 400,000 children and...
Client Spotlight: Boys & Girls Clubs of America
This summer, Transform Consulting Group has had the opportunity to work with Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA) in the development of their federal grant applications for the U.S. Department of Education’s Investing in Innovation Validation (i3) program...
Early Learning Advisory Council (ELAC) 2014 Report to the Governor and Legislative Council
On June 30, 2014, Indiana’s Early Learning Advisory Committee (ELAC) released its initial report to the Governor and Legislative Council. ELAC was created as part of legislation passed during the 2013 session. ELAC’s vision is to ensure that children ages...
3 Ways for Nonprofits to Refresh Their Annual Report
Annual reports are a good thing and an opportunity for organizations to communicate important information to stakeholders. The challenge is making annual reports compelling enough for your donors and stakeholders to read, so that they see the value of their...