ASPI Leader Toolbox
SPI Development:
Building and Sustaining a State Pain Initiative (SPI)
Stakeholders' Meetings
In order to build and maintain a strong SPI, it is important to get input and have representation from all of the key pain stakeholders that exist in your state. It is especially important to be as inclusive as possible in your first planning meetings.
Strategic Planning
Strategic planning is also essential to building and maintaining a strong SPI-a carefully designed strategic plan will anchor you in your efforts and help you maximize on limited resources. Below are links to useful documents and/or websites that provide strategic planning information and tools:
Organizational Structure
Below are some websites with information and tools you can utilize when planning the organization and structure of your SPI (for example, whether you will seek out fiscal sponsorship or attempt to become your own 501c3, how your SPI will be managed, etc.):
Collaboration
As largely volunteer-run organizations working with limited budgets and resources, effective collaboration and coalition building with other groups and organizations is another key to maintaining a successful SPI. Below are links to websites with information on effective collaboration and partnership building:
Capacity Building & Sustainability
Once your SPI is organized and working on projects and programs, it's important to have a plan for maintaining that energy, enthusiasm, and momentum. Below are resources to help your SPI develop capacity and a sustainability plan:
