Dr. Michael McAfee, Director of the Promise Neighborhoods Institute of PolicyLink, discusses the positive results that a clear, unrelenting focus on results has for children across the country thanks to usage of Results-Based Accountability™. The Success of organizations hinges on a commitment to use data as the basis for all decisions to motivate change. The [...]
Dr. Michael McAfee, Director of the Promise Neighborhoods Institute of PolicyLink, discusses how the ability to learn what works and what doesn’t work in achieving an organization’s mission is only possible through tools like the Clear Impact Scorecard and the Results-Based Accountability™ Framework. The use of the RBA Framework allows organizations to see their work [...]
Dr. Michael McAfee, Director of the Promise Neighborhoods Institute of PolicyLink, discusses how the use of Results-Based Accountability™ to create a set of results and indicators can clearly outline to funders the impact of programs developed using data collected and analyzed. McAfee shares the positive aspects of the RBA model, including a focus on results, [...]
Dr. Michael McAfee, Director of the Promise Neighborhoods Institute of PolicyLink, discusses the unique features of the Clear Impact Scorecard that make it one of the best tools on the market for data-based decision making. McAfee notes that the foundation of the Clear Impact Scorecard is grounded in science as well as the Results-Based Accountability™ [...]
Dr. Michael McAfee, Director of the Promise Neighborhoods Institute of PolicyLink, talks about the strong foundation of over 40 years of learning that were utilized to create the results framework that the Promise Neighborhoods program is based upon. The collection of results and use of indicators allows the PNI programs to quantify the return on [...]
Dr. Michael McAfee, Director of the Promise Neighborhoods Institute of PolicyLink, discusses how the use of data along with a focus on results gives the work being done in communities a purpose. McAfee iterates that a focus on results can promote community collaboration by providing a goal to motivate community members with and most importantly [...]
Dr. Michael McAfee, Director of the Promise Neighborhoods Institute of PolicyLink, points out that the use of data in decision making eliminates any bias from organization decisions. McAfee associates the decisions made by collecting, analyzing, and utilizing this data in strategic decision making to the decisions made by business leaders. He emphasizes the importance of [...]
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 [...]
This is one of ten questions that Mark Friedman personally answers from the exclusive interview conducted for Results Accountability Workshop DVD. The interview is just one of many features in understanding the Results Accountability Framework and applying it to the everyday operations.
