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Creative Partnerships or…. How to Work Smarter….Not Harder. The Story of Cribs for Kids® ‘Five Ladies and a Forklift’ Judy Bannon, Founder Cribs for Kids ®. ‘Cribs for Kids ® ’. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Creative Partnerships or….
How to Work Smarter….Not Harder
The Story of Cribs for Kids®‘Five Ladies and a Forklift’
Judy Bannon, FounderCribs for Kids®
‘Cribs for Kids®’
• Originated in Pittsburgh in Nov. 1998 through the combined efforts of DistrictAttorney Stephen Zappala, Mayor Bob
O’Connor, Cmdr. Gwen Elliott, and Judy Bannon (SIDS of PA)
• Steering committee consisting of public health, political and business leaders and child death review teamswas formed
• Supplied Safe Sleep Education and the intervention of a crib to low income families
What we knew….We knew!
A non-profit organization could not exist without a clear sense of its mission,
purpose and goals…..its vision!
Core Purpose
BHAG*
Values
To reduce the number of infant deaths due to SIDS and/or accidental suffocation
by 50% from 2005 to 2015
• Deliver on our promise• Value all applicants, participants, affiliations, volunteers and staff• Behave in an ethical manner• Creative,flexible & adaptable • Operate effectively
and efficiently ….it’s for the babies.
To reduce infant deaths by providing
an appropriate sleep environment through education
and safe cribs
We established our vision….
*Big, Hairy, Audacious Goal
We created our image
• Slogan and logo told it all
• Developed a successful look
We developed our resources
People Power!!! In-Kind Donations
The Simple Secret to Success:
The Story of ‘Five Ladies and a Forklift’
Our Champions:• D.A. Stephen Zappala• Mayor Bob O’Connor• Senator Rick Santorum• Howard Heckes• Art Swotzer• Mike Tarquinio• Chuck Hammel• Chuck Sullivan
Our Champions:D.A. Stephen ZappalaMayor Bob O’Connor
BOARD MEMBERSHIP!FUNDING!
People Power & In-Kind Donations!
The Story of ‘Five Ladies and a Forklift’
Our Champions:
• Senator Rick Santorum• Howard Heckes, President Graco Children’s Products
The Story of ‘Five Ladies and a Forklift’
Discounted Pricing!
In-Kind Donation
The Story of ‘Five Ladies and a Forklift’
Our Champions:• Art Swotzer Owns properties throughout the
Pittsburgh region• Mike Tarquinio Owns the office building in
which we are housed
In-Kind Donation
The Story of ‘Five Ladies and a Forklift’
Our Champions:
Chuck Hammel President and Owner Pitt-Ohio Express Trucking Company
FREE SHIPPING!!!!
The Story of ‘Five Ladies and a Forklift’
Chuck Hammel, President Cribs for Kids Champion!
Free Shipping In-Kind Donation
The Story of ‘Five Ladies and a Forklift’
Champion: Chuck Sullivan, Director
Renewal, Inc. Allegheny County Work Release Program
VOLUNTEER WAREHOUSE STAFF!!!
People Power!!!
The Story of ‘Five Ladies and a Forklift’
180,000 Safe Sleep Survival Kits and counting!!!
The Story of ‘Five Ladies and a Forklift’
Allegheny County Hospital Initiative
All 6 birthing hospital participating;
Every mother is required to watch our Safe Sleep for your Baby – Right from the Start and sign an Acknowledgement form;
First year educated over 10,000 new mothers and distributed 748 cribs to low income families
PEOPLE POWER!!!
Managed Care Insurance Companies
Incentive Programs Encourage good pre-natal care
Is a win-win for everyone involved: - Cribs for Kids® - The new mother - The Insurance Company
People Power + Inkind Donations!!!
First Responders: Our eyes and ears in the community
• King County (WA) Sherriff’s Department
• Allegheny County EMS
People Power!!!!
Our Network of Cribs for Kids Partners
262 Partners in 47 StatesIN JUST 4 YEARS!!!!
Our greatest source of people power!!
People Power + In-Kind Donations =
How we grew our budgetfrom $13,000/year to $2.1
Million Dollars withoutFederal, State or localgovernment funding!!
The Story of ‘Five Ladies and a Forklift’
Thank You for being a part of our
winning team!
The Story of ‘Five Ladies and a Forklift’
“To save the world, you must startby saving a child.”
− Chinese Proverb