Table 3.

Planning-oriented implementation strategies present in BWF convenings

ERIC Implementation Strategy	Convening	Session Title	Session Objectives	Attendee Feedback
Make training dynamic & Promote network weaving	Every Convening	December 2020, August 2021, February 2022, September 2022, April 2023, August 2023 Multisite BWF Convenings	February 2022 Convening Objectives: (1) Strengthen relationship of recipients & share lessons on implementation of bundled interventions (Breakout Presentations) (2) Identify ways to prepare for program sustainability (Plenary) Discuss progress on the multi-site evaluation data collected to date and dissemination of products (Plenary)	“I believe this was a great mix of group time and breakouts. It allowed for cohorts to meet other teams a bit more personally, as well as learn from other cohorts that are sharing similar interventions.”
Capture and share local knowledge & Create a learning collaborative	Every Convening	Site Updates (Breakout Presentations)	(1) Participants will describe their site-specific bundled interventions (2) Participants will understand the site’s implementation plans and progress (3) Participants will enhance relationships among their cohort	“How sharing progress across the different sites can be impactful to the progression of other sites.”
Develop academic partnerships	August 2021	Utilizing a Community-Based Participatory Approach to Share Your Story with BUSSW	(1) Participants will increase knowledge related to participatory research approaches and client driven research. Participants will understand arts-based strategies for engaging clients in research and action.	“CBPR evokes a great sense of community and equality, when researchers deliberately/intentionally include community members in/at each step, or phase of the research are involved not just among within CCT, When you come here, there are no big guys, no little geezers. Everybody is together”
Promote adaptability & Tailor strategies	April 2023	Adaptations and Lessons Learned (Cohort Discussions)	(1) Participants will discuss adaptations made to their bundled interventions (2) Participants will discuss lessons learned, successes and challenges when adapting their bundled interventions	“The meaning of trauma, meeting individuals where they are and understanding the interventions and best practices” “Connection between HIV stigma and IPV, self-care needs to be put into policies and protocols…building relationships are key to successful implementation”
Conduct educational meetings	February 2022	Cultural Humility (Plenary)	(1) Participants will identify and define four cultural humility pillars that will impact service delivery. (2) Participants will gain ongoing awareness of and critique their cultural lens, biases, power, privileges, and identities on a macro and micro level. (3) Participants will recognize the provider/client relationship that occurs within the community’s context, which includes its history, politics, economics	“We should include a discussion about cultural humility during our Stigma Reduction training for providers at our implementing partner site.” “I was reminded that we should use trauma informed care as well as trauma informed engagement even with colleagues.”
Provide ongoing consultation	February 2022	Program Sustainability with Washington University Center for Public Health Systems Science (Plenary)	(1) Discuss plans and indicators for program sustainability (2) Participants will discuss the importance of sustaining their programs and engaging leadership at their organizations in the process (3) Participants will learn how to measure sustainability of their programs, i.e., Program Sustainability Assessment Tool (PSAT)	“Looking forward to taking the assessment with my team and getting more TA support from the facilitator if possible!”
	September 2022	Program Sustainability with Washington University Center for Public Health Systems Science (Plenary)	(1) Participants will be assigned to a breakout room based on PSAT results and desired focus area domain (2) Participants will learn how to use the results to indicate program sustainability (3) Participants will use the results from their individualized assessment to pull together a plan to sustain their program	“(1) Our site excels with communication, evaluation, and program adaptation; (2) Other sites are looking for funders in non-traditional spaces to sustain program components; (3) Communication across teams is important to having a sustainable program”