The Toxics Use Reduction Networking TURN Grant Program

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• The Toxics Use Reduction Networking (TURN) Grant
  Program
• Pre-Grant Information Session
• July, 2005

Eileen Gunn, Community Program Manager 978-934-434
3 Eileen_Gunn_at_uml.edu
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Designing a Community Project

• Elaine Major
• Westford Water Department
• Environmental Compliance Manager

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How to Start

• Identify a need
• Brainstorm
• Identify what you want to accomplish
• Identify your target audience
• Set specific goals
• Create a project outline

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Who to Contact for Support

• Other groups with similar interests
• Businesses who may also benefit
• Promote ways that both parties benefit
• Local residents with a similar interest
• Be innovative!

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Writing Your Proposal

• Identify your group and mission
• Follow the proposal guidelines
• Start with an outline and expand it
• Develop attainable goals
• Describe the benefits to your community(s)
• Research to estimate costs

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Writing Your Proposal (cont.)

• Develop a timeline that you can keep
• Develop a way to evaluate your success
• Provide distinct project deliverables
• Describe how deliverables will be distributed
• Identify a clear and concise message and repeat
  it using different methods

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Examples of Deliverables
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Keep Your Project Focused

• Brainstorm ways to address your need or purpose
• Remember limited time resources
• Be specific about what each partner will do

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Steps to Accomplish Goals

• Stay on task short project duration
• Partner with other local efforts
• Keep your message clear and simple
• Get the word out try a multi-media approach
• Keep your timeline in mind

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Stay Organized!

• Keep files by subject
• Ex. press releases, proposal, expenses
• Communicate clearly and keep notes
• Keep separate files on technical documents
• Schedule routine meetings with partners to stay
  on track and make adjustments

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Tips for Success

• Develop a logo and use it on everything
• Take a class to increase your technical knowledge
• Network! Network! Network!
• Note contacts for future projects
• Get acquainted with the press

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Lessons Learned

• Keep goal in focus at all times
• Build project folder as materials come in
• Keep a spread sheet to track expenses
• Make sure partners are committed
• Identify roles up front
• Be flexible to accommodate new ideas/directions
• Posters can be too big!

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Enjoy Designing Your Project!
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Proposal Criteria

• Ability of Project to Raise Awareness or
  Incorporate TUR 40pts
• Feasibility 20pts
• Level of Collaboration 20pts
• Transferability 10pts
• Measures of success 10pt
  100points

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Community TUR Planning Process

• Gain Top Level Support
• Develop the TUR Team
• Set Goals and Objectives
• Analyze current use of toxic
• Identify TUR Options
• Evaluate Options
• Implement TUR Option
• Measure Progress

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Community TUR Planning Process

• Gain Top Management Support
• Who can ensure full adoption of the project
• Develop the TUR Team
• Who will your partners be?
• Set Goals and Objectives
• What chemicals will you be targeting? What are
  your reduction targets? How will you go about
  this?
• Analyze current practices, processes
• What information will you need? Where will you
  get it? How will you interpret and display it?
  Who will you present it to?

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Community TUR Planning Process

• Id. TUR options
• What alternatives exist? Are they less toxic?Are
  they feasible? Available? Cost Effective?
  Evaluate Options
• Implement TUR Option
• Measure Progress
• Develop Indicators of Success, C/B Analysis

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Project Development Exercise

• What toxic chemical, business sector or practice
  will you focus on?
• What do you want to get done?
• Who are your key partners?
• How will you work together?
• What will success look like?

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Green Building Projects
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Janitorial Cleaning Projects

• WasteCap of Mass.
• Partnered with BOMA to
• pilot green cleaners to Boston office
• building Cleaning companies
• Environmental Science Toxics Use Reduction
  Program Dracut School System

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Janitorial Cleaning Projects

• MassCOSH and Boston Urban Asthma Coalition
• Boston Public Schools Healthy Schools Initiative
• Introduced and piloted green cleaners in 4
  schools
• Trained janitorial staff
• Draft Policy
• Adoption for all Boston Public Schools

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Pesticide Use Reduction Projects

• Newton IPM Program
• Marblehead Organic Lawn Demo and Policy
• Wellesley Regional Pesticide Awareness Campaign
• Toxics Action Center School IPM
• Manomet Ctr. For Conservation OP Pesticide Report

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Healthy Hair Campaign, Roxbury

• Alternatives for Communities and Environment
• Community Mapping
• Asthma Concern
• Survey of Salons
• Search for Alternatives
• Healthy Hair Show
• Tool Kit

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Vocational Cosmetology Curriculum

• Lynn Rose and Western MassCOSH developing and
  piloting HS Curriculum in Vocational Cosmetology
• Specific Modules for Perming, Coloring,
  Bleaching, Artificial Nails, General Hazard
  Mapping
• Presented at State Vocational School Training
• Awareness Training on Nail Salon Hazards for
  Health Agents Statewide

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Healthy Cosmetology Committee

• Collaboration of state and local health
  officials, worker safety advocates and researches
• Goal is to promote awareness statewide
• Work with Board of Cosmetology
• Advance Safety Curriculum
• Healthy Cosmo Website
• Continue Health Agent Trainings

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Model Vocational Salon

• 2005 Springfield Lower Pioneer Valley Education
  Collaborative
• Model setup, products and practices
• New Chapter 74 Health and Safety Curriculum for
  Vocational classes- TUR as first step
• Advanced training for salon professionals

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Incentives you can promote

• Toxicological Effects of current
  products/processes
• Reduced Risk to public, workers, environment
• Potential Cost Savings
• Reduced Liability from hazardous chemicals

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Incentives you can promote

• Public Image - Green Operation, care about
  environment and workers
• Marketing Advantage
• Improved workplace environment
• Part of bigger statewide effort/Model for other
  Communities
• Others?

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Potential Barriers

• Fear of being put out of business
• Lack of information on product constituents and
  chemical effects
• Lack of viable alternatives
• Quality concerns
• General Resistance to Change
• If it aint broken.
• Belief that current methods are not harmful-
  Environmental risks not tangible
• Fear of Reproach
• Dont want to be told how to do their job

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Challenges for Municipal Officials

• TUR is non-regulatory
• Community education/organizing may be a major
  departure from their normal jobs.
• Need to promote collaboration and broad citizen
  involvement
• Transition from Leader to Facilitator
• Work as inclusive rather than exclusive
• Shared decision making power

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Elements of Less Successful TURN Applications

• Lone Star
• Unclear objectives (how they will meet their
  goals)
• Deliverables not defined
• Lack of communication plan (how they will
  disseminate the information)
• No knowledge of or coordination with existing
  work
• Project Not Feasible
• Budget on staff of consultant only

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Elements of Successful TURN Applications

• Reasonable Scope
• Clear Goals and Objectives
• Strong Commitment from Key Partners
• Clear Roles for Partners
• Reasonable Timeline
• Coordination or use of pre-existing materials
• Transferable/Replicable

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• Good Luck!

Eileen Gunn, Community Program Manager 978-934-434
3 Eileen_Gunn_at_uml.edu