1. EXPANDING YOURSENIORCENTER
PROGRAMMING ~ Part 1
The Pennsylvania
Association of
Area Agencies on
Aging
welcomes you to the
TOOLS FOR THE TRADE
Webinar Series.
Aging
Positively
Rennie Cohen
Presented by Mary Catherine Dabrowski
2. “It is not
necessary
to change.
Survival
is not
mandatory.”
~ W. Edwards Deming
Deming was an
American statistician,
educator, & consultant .
8. “If you do what you've always done, you'll get
~ Tony
Robbins
what
you’ve
always
gotten.”
From Awaken the Giant Within: How to Take Immediate Control of Your
Mental, Emotional, Physical and Financial Destiny! by Anthony Robbins,
American self-help author & motivational speaker.
11. Bring others into this process—staff,
volunteers & members
Recognize
INTERESTS
Ask what is most important to your
center’s purpose & programming.
29. “When it's time to change,
we must look for bright spots
–the first signs that things are
working, the first precious As
and Bs on our report card. We
need to ask ourselves a
question that sounds simple
but is, in fact, deeply unnatural:
What's working
and how can we do more of it?”
31. • Bring other voices
into the
conversation.
Your TO-DO List
START NOW!
• Make your space
more usable—more
inviting—more
awesome!
• Look around your
space with new eyes.
• Find ways to cover
costs of new
programming
33. Charge Fees for Programs?
• Keep free programming.
• Charge $1 or all NEW programs
led or directed by a Volunteer.
• There are costs to every
activity in your center.
34. Charge Fees for Programs?
• Class fees collected should
cover your Instructor’s fee.
• More $ = more New Programs
• Actually, fees should cover the
Instructor’s fee + 10%.
35. “I am not discouraged,
because
every wrong
attempt
discarded
is another
step forward.”
~ Thomas Edison
The story goes that Thomas Edison failed more than 1,000 times when trying
to create the light bulb.
36.
37. Thank you to P4A for this Tools for the Trade Webinar!
Aging
Positively
Rennie Cohen
renniec@mac.com
610-724-0903
IMPROVING YOUR CENTER’S BOTTOM LINE
GROWING A MEMBER SUPPORT TEAM
ASKING FOR MONEY IS EASIER THAN YOU THINK!
THE ROLE OF ARTS &
CREATIVITY IN YOUR
SENIOR CENTER
EXPANDING YOUR SENIOR
CENTER PROGRAMMING
~ Part 2
This presentation, EXPANDING YOUR SENIOR CENTER
PROGRAMMING ~ Part 1, and the following
will be archived on the P4A website.
38. Photo Credits
• Question by tj scenes
• Dinosaur by ianturton
• Seniors Talking to Seniors Kick-Off Events by Barack Obama
• Line Dance Show and Picnic by Old Shoe Woman
• Lunch at Senior Center by MikeJamieson(1950)
• Pinochle by RiverRatt3
• Foxwoods High Stakes Bingo Card by mas90guru
• Beans Lots of Beans by Caro Wallis
• one is the loneliest number by horizontal.integration
• Social Media Club Mid-Columbia meeting by Matt McGee
• number 2 by Leo Reynolds
• West Chester, PA, USA by 350.org
• number 3 by Leo Reynolds
• Smithfield Senior Citizens 001 By dalancarter
• Senior Centers by Neighborhood Centers
• YMCA Phase II Facility Expansion Grand Opening by eagle102.net
• Library by ellen forsyth
• 4th Street Yoga by inky
• arts center sign by tango.mceffrie
• 4 by mag3737
• changed priorities by hockadilly
• Building Blocks by libertygrace0
• classroom by evmaiden
• School Supplies Pencils Erasers August 07, 20103 by stevendepolo timeclock by brian hefele
• 5 by svenwerk
• awesome to-do list by Kyle Steed
• Money, Mississippi by davebarger
• Light Bulb by jnpoulos
• Questions? by Rajiv Patel (Rajiv’s View)
Editor's Notes
Imagine what programs might achieve your goals.
One program might fulfill more than one goal.
Can you begin with available or easily obtained resources?
If not can smaller parts be tackled one at a time?
Imagine what programs might achieve your goals.
One program might fulfill more than one goal.
Can you begin with available or easily obtained resources?
If not can smaller parts be tackled one at a time?
Look at the community you mean to serve. Be specific.
Find out what programs are available to this community.
Ask other people who might be aware of programs that haven’t caught your attention.
Attend events to learn both what is being done and how.
Identify areas where what is being offered overlaps with what you want to offer.
Refine your goals & consider potential partnerships.
Identify what needs to be done.
Look at the community you mean to serve. Be specific.
Find out what programs are available to this community.
Ask other people who might be aware of programs that haven’t caught your attention.
Attend events to learn both what is being done and how.
Identify areas where what is being offered overlaps with what you want to offer.
Refine your goals & consider potential partnerships.
Identify what needs to be done.
Build partnerships.
Don’t cultivate relationships based only on money - Think about money after you know what other resources you have.
Look for shared values & passion.
What will they gain?
What can they offer?
Remember—your partners won’t do all the work.
How do you distribute the work among staff & volunteers?
Look for both physical resources (e.g. space & sound equipment) & less tangible resources (such as expertise).
Build partnerships.
Don’t cultivate relationships based only on money - Think about money after you know what other resources you have.
Look for shared values & passion.
What will they gain?
What can they offer?
Remember—your partners won’t do all the work.
How do you distribute the work among staff & volunteers?
Look for both physical resources (e.g. space & sound equipment) & less tangible resources (such as expertise).
Build partnerships.
Don’t cultivate relationships based only on money - Think about money after you know what other resources you have.
Look for shared values & passion.
What will they gain?
What can they offer?
Remember—your partners won’t do all the work.
How do you distribute the work among staff & volunteers?
Look for both physical resources (e.g. space & sound equipment) & less tangible resources (such as expertise).
Build partnerships.
Don’t cultivate relationships based only on money - Think about money after you know what other resources you have.
Look for shared values & passion.
What will they gain?
What can they offer?
Remember—your partners won’t do all the work.
How do you distribute the work among staff & volunteers?
Look for both physical resources (e.g. space & sound equipment) & less tangible resources (such as expertise).
Edison allegedly said, “I have not failed 1,000 times. I have successfully discovered 1,000 ways to NOT make a light bulb.”
