Power Team
October 12, 2011 (Posted by Elizabeth Scott, Ann Pace)
The power of two is greater than the power of one. And the power of “more than two” is limitless. If you want to maximize your organization’s effectiveness, choosing to form a team to complete a task is the first step in the right direction. This guide will teach you how to create a “power team,” a process that includes forming the team, clarifying member roles, learning to communicate and collaborate well, and celebrating team success.
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Community Assessment
August 29, 2011 (Posted by Elizabeth Scott, Ann Pace)
A community assessment is a planning process (conducted by a group of people) to gather, analyze, and report data about the strengths and needs of a community. It is a cost-effective way to identify community strengths, needs, and opportunities; tells you whether or not your programs and services have their intended impact; and provides information to obtain support and funding for current or future programs and services. This guide will teach you how to assess a community, a process that includes creating an assessment committee; using tools such as public forums, focus groups, and surveys to gather information about the community; writing an assessment report; and implementing program improvements.
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Outcome Measurement
July 08, 2011 (Posted by Dr. Margo Bailey, Elizabeth Scott, Ann Pace)
Outcome measurement is the determination and evaluation of a program’s results, and their comparison with the intended or projected results. It can illustrate a program’s impact on participants and stakeholders; provide regular feedback to help improve program services; and identify what success in a program looks like. This guide will teach you how to create an outcome measurement system, a process that includes performing a gap analysis, writing program outcomes, collecting data, reporting measures, and leveraging results to improve performance.
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Program Evaluation
May 18, 2011 (Posted by Dr. Margo Bailey, Elizabeth Scott, Ann Pace)
Programs need a mechanism to periodically evaluate their performance. Something created once may sustain itself, but it will not grow and continually meet the needs of program participants unless it is evaluated and improved. This guide will teach you how to evaluate your organization’s programs, a process that includes writing evaluation questions, developing a data collection plan, creating a logic model, sharing evaluation results, and using program outcomes to improve performance.
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