This toolkit will provide you with a new framework for your pre-development timeline. By planning ahead and structuring the weeks and months prior to your funding applications, you will:

• Establish buy-in from a diverse set of stakeholders around a common set of goals that align this project with your organization’s mission and community’s need;
• Organize responsibilities amongst your team to ensure that success is defined and key “champions” will follow through;
• Document design decisions in architectural drawings, specifications and scope of work so that construction is not delayed by confusion and costly change orders; 
• Specify technologies, systems and materials that your operations staff can maintain based on the residency.