What assistance does P/PV provide for fundraising?
The overall financial goal is to have Plain Talk supported with public funds, such as Title V MCHB, Title X Family Planning and Medicaid. P/PV is conducting policy research to identify the most reliable and effective mechanisms for tapping into these funds. P/PV also is documenting lessons learned from several funding prototypes, such as Medicaid leverage and will post lessons on this website. Currently, most replication sites are funded by a combination of public and private resources. For sites that are approaching private funders, P/PV staff will assist with proposal development to ensure that the Plain Talk model and evaluation results integrate the most current data. We encourage sites to submit their proposal to P/PV staff for review prior to submitting it to private funders so that we can add relevant information, such as the level of technical assistance and training available to ensure quality results and Casey’s level of investment. As appropriate, P/PV staff is available to