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Enhancing the Sustainability of Ryan White-Funded Organizations

This issue brief describes important changes occurring in the U.S. health care system that are improving access to health care for thousands of people living with HIV (PLWH) in the U.S. It describes the fiscal state of AIDS service organizations (ASOs), and the need for ASOs and community-based organizations (CBOs) to fundamentally restructure the way they do business in order to better serve their clients and adapt to changes in HIV funding, policy, and research. The brief then presents a Sector Transformation model which describes an evolution of ASOs/CBOs across the U.S. for several years. It describes changes in mindset that are a prerequisite to successful change in how ASOs and CBOs provide services and operate as successful businesses. We describe some options available to ASOs/CBOs to respond to a changing environment. We address success factors prior to, during, and after restructuring, as well as potential barriers to success in this endeavor. We conclude with recommendations for ASOs and CBOs based on the experience of dozens of ASOs and CBOs across the country that have successfully navigated this sector transformation.

This resource was produced by the National Center for Innovation in HIV Care, a partnership between The Fenway Institute, AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin, and AIDS United.