Civic-Franchising
Replicate your cause ... or learn how to replicate one.
NICE asks, "Why reinvent the wheel when someone else has already paid the price and gone through the trial and error period of testing what has proven to work?" In many cases, civic-franchising doesn't always mean exact replication or a big expense. Most civic-franchises modify an idea to fit their community since every neighborhood and location is somewhat different. However, a proven model saves a start-up both precious time and resources.
NICE's mission is to help those who've successfully created an initiative in their community bring visibility to it and help broadcast it far and wide. Our purpose is to help reduce the ramp-up time that it typically takes a nonprofit founder to build and sustain a new cause. It can take ten years or even longer to do so. The process of replication allows new nonprofit start-up founders time to focus more attention on delivering services to their clients, fundraising, and program expansion. NICE feels that communicating what's working also helps reduce redundancy in the nonprofit sector and utilizes human energy more efficiently.
Depending upon the intiative, the complexity of replicating a solution, or the amount of information to be shared, assistance can range from over-the-phone help to hands-on mentoring. Start-up costs for onsite help varies by initiative and may simply mean paying for their travel expenses or for staff to provide on-site assistance. NICE does not set these costs nor cover these costs. That is an agreement between initiatives. Each initiative determines their staff availability, method of assistance, and their cost of materials. Whether a cause decides to offer resources to replicate their solution is also up to them and their board. NICE's job is to simply researches successful initiatives, decide whether a cause is worthy of recommending, and offers contact information for anyone interested in learning more. See the Innovators section of this website for NICE recommended replicatable models or contact us directly.
For more information on the types of civic-franchising being practiced by nonprofits, download this free copy of "Civic-Franchising" by Debra J. Berg. The article is based on research conducted for her book, The Power of One.
NICE's mission is to help those who've successfully created an initiative in their community bring visibility to it and help broadcast it far and wide. Our purpose is to help reduce the ramp-up time that it typically takes a nonprofit founder to build and sustain a new cause. It can take ten years or even longer to do so. The process of replication allows new nonprofit start-up founders time to focus more attention on delivering services to their clients, fundraising, and program expansion. NICE feels that communicating what's working also helps reduce redundancy in the nonprofit sector and utilizes human energy more efficiently.
Depending upon the intiative, the complexity of replicating a solution, or the amount of information to be shared, assistance can range from over-the-phone help to hands-on mentoring. Start-up costs for onsite help varies by initiative and may simply mean paying for their travel expenses or for staff to provide on-site assistance. NICE does not set these costs nor cover these costs. That is an agreement between initiatives. Each initiative determines their staff availability, method of assistance, and their cost of materials. Whether a cause decides to offer resources to replicate their solution is also up to them and their board. NICE's job is to simply researches successful initiatives, decide whether a cause is worthy of recommending, and offers contact information for anyone interested in learning more. See the Innovators section of this website for NICE recommended replicatable models or contact us directly.
For more information on the types of civic-franchising being practiced by nonprofits, download this free copy of "Civic-Franchising" by Debra J. Berg. The article is based on research conducted for her book, The Power of One.
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