Lynn Eakin

What can an Agency do to Prepare?

Know your core vision and values -

The board and staff must understand themselves in context of other services and be very clear about the organizations bottom lines. Only then will they be prepared to negotiate and plan with other organizations.

Put your organization in order-

The cost of services and quality control will be increasingly important. Agencies will need to ensure they are efficient in service delivery, have quality control processes, and be able to demonstrate results for their services.

Develop the flexibility to adapt to changing service funding-

Agencies will likely have to bid on contracts, funding may be received only upon completion of service, etc. Agencies should ensure they have the development money to make transitions to new methods of service delivery.

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Preparing for Competition from the Private Sector