Flexible Financial Assistance Implementation Guide and Community Toolkit

The Flexible Financial Assistance Implementation Guide and Community Toolkit is designed to support domestic violence/sexual assault agencies, organizations, and service providers in planning, implementing, and sustaining a flexible financial assistance program that is survivor-driven, equitable, and compliant with nonprofit requirements. It can be used in multiple ways depending on your organization’s goals and readiness.

This toolkit is designed to help your organization:

• Learn more about flexible financial assistance programs (what they are, how they work, and how they differ from traditional assistance models)
• Explore whether a flexible funding approach is a good fit for your organization or community
• Support the design, implementation, evaluation, or refinement of a new or existing program
• Understand the need for culturally specific programming and flexible funding initiatives

Whether your organization is in an early learning phase or actively operating a flexible funding program, this toolkit offers guidance, tools, and considerations to support you at each stage.

Who Is This Toolkit For?

• Domestic violence and sexual assault service providers
• Victim and housing advocates
• Case managers
• Program managers and nonprofit leadership
• Anyone interested in learning more about flexible funding principles and strategies