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Beyond the Bell Tools

Tool 18: Calculation of In-Kind Contributions

In Section 3: Partnerships & Collaboration, you learned that partnerships are vitally important for afterschool and expanded learning programs. Partners contribute many things to programs that are non-monetary in nature. Capturing this information will not only allow you to calculate the true costs of your program but also allow you to determine the monetary value of each of your partnerships.

Directions: Use this tool to calculate the amount and value of in-kind contributions and services that your partners provide to your afterschool and expanded learning program. This information is useful when seeking out additional funding or making presentations about the contributions of partners to the collaborative effort. By calculating the value of these in-kind contributions, you can make a powerful statement about the community's support and the stability of the program.