In 2005, the Harvard Family Research Project’s Evaluation Exchange (Volume XI, No. 2, Summer, 2005) provided an overview of eight outcome models. Of these outcome models, only four (Logic Model, Outcome Funding Framework, RBA and Targeting Outcomes of Programs) were appropriate for program planning and management. RBA was the only model found to be well-suited [...]
By Phil Lee, as published by the Local Community Services Association, NSW Australia. Logic models are diagrams that explain how a program is supposed to work. A simple one page logic model can sometimes be a useful planning and communication tool. But many programs today are required to produce long complex logic models that explain [...]
by: Rep. Diana Urban (CT), Sr. Consultant, Clear Impact To download the complete whitepaper click here. Glossary of RBA Terms Used in Connecticut The Language of Accountability The most common problem in Results Based Accountability or any similar work is the problem of language. People come to the table from many different disciplines and many [...]
By Karen Finn, Senior Consultant To download the complete slidedeck click here. It is the year 2015 and your organization has just been awarded the “Community Program of the Year Award” by the National Human Services Assembly because of of the significant impact your organization has made on the lives of the people and community [...]
By Angela Glover Blackwell Founder & CEO, Policy Link Originally posted on the Promise Neighborhoods Institute website All across the country, we are seeing examples of communities working hard to improve conditions for their children. From Detroit to Brooklyn to Hayward, California, they’re building Promise Neighborhoods, communities of opportunity centered around strong schools, and they [...]
Ready by 21: Results Based Planning for Communities Using Ready by 21 Standards and Strategies This slide deck resource applies the Ready by 21 Assertions to RBA planning for communities. Readiness for and success in college, work and life are determined by more than academic success in high school. Therefore: Investments in readiness should start before birth and continue into the mid‐twenties. Indicators of readiness should include not only measures of academic success and risky behaviors and circumstances, but also measures of developmental competencies.. Improvements in readiness require improvements in the Settings and systems where young people spend their time. The capacity for improvement rests within the community’s leaders – individuals from youth and family members to volunteers to elected officials who regularly take the initiative to spark change. Download the complete presentation here.
By Phil Lee, President, Clear Impact To download the complete whitepaper click here. Each of the following provisions, for a contract or grant, incorporates a principle from Results-Based Accountability™. Provision 1: Focus on the most important performance measures. Specify the most important 3 to 5 measures (a combination of measures of (a) how well services [...]
