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BACK TO WORK 50+: WOMEN’S ECONOMIC STABILITY INITIATIVE
(WESI)
Subgrant Competition: Round 2
Program Overview
September 21, 2015
AARP Foundation
MISSION
AARP Foundation serves
vulnerable people 50+ by
creating and advancing
effective solutions that help
them secure the essentials.
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BACK TO WORK 50+: WESI Team
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• Emily Allen, VP - Income
• Marc McDonald, Director - Grants
• Joanna Wald, Compliance Manager - Grants
• Lori Strauss, Program Manager - Income
• Joscelyn Silsby, Senior Advisor - Evaluation
• Sharvell Becton, Program Manager - Income
• Peg Walton, AACC BTW 50+ Director
Older women who cannot build economic
stability in their 50s and 60s risk poverty
later in life
• Many workers age 50-64 are raising children and
helping aging parents
• Over 1 million are unemployed and under-employed
• Unemployed are unable to build the savings necessary
to secure a stable retirement
• 60% of women 65 and older have incomes insufficient
to cover basic, daily expenses
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The Intervention
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BACK TO WORK 50+: Women’s Economic
Stability Initiative (WESI) is a proactive intervention
to decrease the number of women who slip into
poverty later in life.
WESI builds a pipeline of opportunities and supports
to help women age 50-64 improve their ability to
generate income through employment, and manage
it effectively for as long as needed.
Current WESI Subgrantees
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• Austin Community College
• Austin, Texas
• Central New Mexico Community College
• Albuquerque, New Mexico
• Eastern Florida State College
• Brevard County, Florida
• Santa Fe College
• North-Central Florida
• Santa Fe Community College
• Santa Fe County, New Mexico
Social Innovation Fund Overview
SIF Mission
To find solutions that
work and make them
work for more people.
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• Implement
• Evaluate
• Sustain & Scale
Building Awareness and
Engaging Candidates
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Targeted marketing &
outreach
Toll free number, AARP
Foundation Call Center, mailed
resources
Local Information Sessions
Candidates
Selected
Core Services, Training, and
Employer Access
o Common core services
• Comprehensive
assessment
• Individual & cohort coaching
• Job search skills
development
• Supportive services
• Financial capability
• Computer skills assessment
& training
o Specific skills training for
in-demand jobs
o Employer access & work
experience opportunities
throughout
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What we have learned from BACK
TO WORK 50+ so far:
• Preliminary evidence that components of the
model are achieving the outcomes we want to see
• Job candidates need coaching and individual
assistance
• Local partnerships are essential to connecting job
candidates with employment
• Core Services reflect lessons learned
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WESI Evaluation:
Building on Preliminary Evidence
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• Implementation Evaluation Describes how the program is being implemented
• Impact Evaluation Determines whether the program is in fact increasing women’s
economic stability
• Key Stakeholders • Job candidates & students
• Social Policy Research Associates
• College IRBs
• AARP Foundation
SIF’s Evidence Framework
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Program model is supported by theoretical framework and/or previous research
Completed evaluation(s) that support causal
conclusions with large range of participants or multiple evaluations
supporting the same
conclusion
Evaluations that support causal conclusions but cannot be generalized beyond the study group
Minimum level of evidence required to receive SIF funding
All grantees must reach moderate in 3-5 years.
Preliminary Moderate Strong
Building Sustainability and Scale
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Social Innovation Fund is built upon public/private
funding model
• AARP Foundation (intermediary grantee) matches
initial SIF grant 1:1
• Community colleges (subgrantees) match subgrant 1:1
• Result is an exponential investment
By investing in and evaluating programs at the local level,
AARP Foundation and community colleges will be able to
make the case for funding from other organizations to
increase the reach of BTW 50+: WESI
Understanding the Match Requirement
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For match, colleges can use:
• Any unrestricted cash funds, as long as they didn’t come
from any federal sources
• Funds from state, local or private sources, businesses,
private philanthropic organizations
• Program income, including tuition
Match is demonstrated by expenses
funded by revenue sources above
• Staff time
• Indirect costs
• Session costs
AARP Foundation and AACC Provide
On-going Program Technical Assistance
• BACK TO WORK 50+: WESI program manager supports
each college
• AACC manages a Community of Practice with regular
meetings to share learning
• AARP Foundation Impact system enables you to track
data and we provide training and ongoing support for local
teams
• National evaluation team will design and manage
evaluations of each BTW 50+: WESI program
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Subgrantee participation and
sample budget
• Each CC hosts 8 cohort waves over 34 months
• Each CC participates in evaluation
• Sample budget for each location:
Year 1: $370k ($185k Grant/$185k Match)
Year 2: $370k ($185k Grant/$185k Match)
Year 3: $370k ($185k Grant/$185k Match) Total
Investment: $1.1 million
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Grant Award ranges from
$100,000-$200,000 per year
Who is eligible to apply?
1. Non-profit and state/county community colleges
2. Located in AL, AZ, CA, FL, GA, IL, MS, NM, NY,
NC, SC, TN, and TX
3. Serve low-income communities and want to target
resources to support older women.
4. Current BACK TO WORK 50+ community colleges
AND community colleges with interest in adapting
similar efforts to use this model
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How Do You Apply?
Step 1: Get Familiar with BACK TO
WORK 50+: WESI
Step 2: Submit a Letter of Intent
Step 3: Prepare and Apply
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www.aarpfoundation.org/sif
Timeline
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• September 25, 2015 Letter of Intent
• October 22, 2015 Proposals due
• By November 5, 2015 AARP FDN requests for clarification
• November 12, 2015 Deadline for clarification
• November 12-19, 2015 Site visits (virtual and actual) to finalists
• By December 17, 2015 Subgrantees announced and agreements emailed
• By January 15, 2016 Subgrant agreements returned to AARP FDN
• February/March, 2016 Subgrantee convening
Questions?
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BACK TO WORK 50+:
Women’s Economic Stability Initiative
www.aarpfoundation.org/sif
Send questions to:
sif@aarp.org