Is Your Workforce Development Data Tracking System Useful? There are a multitude of programs that help unemployed and underemployed workers find jobs and provide the proper training to build skills and knowledge. These programs, many of which are supported by federal and state funding, have their own data systems to track enrollment and services [...]
By Dan Duncan, Senior Consultant, Clear Impact Our United Way system is embarking on a bold journey to transform communities across the country (and now the world) by setting goals that are focused on education, income and health; the building blocks of a good life. To be successful, this journey requires local United Ways [...]
Automate for Greater Impact It’s time to rethink our approach to the traditional CHA/CHIP. It’s time to automate! By automating these plans, you will engage in better decision making, improve communication, increase transparency and accountability, and simplify the entire planning process. The following e-book will outline 4 important benefits of automating your CHA or [...]
Set the Foundation for PHAB Accreditation Seeking PHAB accreditation without a clear accountability framework is like building an engine without a blueprint. This E-book contains a simple framework – an accountability blueprint – you can implement in 4 simple steps to guide your population health work and performance management: Separate population accountability from performance accountability [...]
Simplify Your Path to PHAB Accreditation You’re the lead on achieving PHAB accreditation for your agency or department. Congratulations! And, after you’ve pulled up the 261-page PHAB Standards & Measures (with 32 standards and many more measures), condolences! Where to start? We suggest taking a look at the PHAB tagline: “Advancing Public Health Performance.” They’re not kidding. Organize [...]
Is Your CHIP Designed for Impact? While Community/Neighborhood/State/Tribal Health Improvement Plans (CHIP) are great tools for outlining and communicating strategies to important stakeholders, how can we be sure our efforts will achieve measurable impact? The guidelines provided in this new (and free!) e-book, The 6 Components of an Effective CHIP, will help you write a simpler, [...]
According to a new policy report released by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, “having a parent incarcerated is a stressful, traumatic experience of the same magnitude as abuse, domestic violence, and divorce.” Furthermore, the report reveals that neighborhoods struggling with high rates of incarcerated parents often lack the supports needed by [...]
In “The Four Components of Effective Collective Impact,” author and Clear Impact Senior Consultant, Dan Duncan, highlights and describes what he believes to be the four critical components needed to implement a successful Collective Impact initiative, and more importantly, to improve the well-being of communities around the world. These include: A clear, [...]
“High-performance organization” is a moniker most organizations—private, public, or nonprofit—would love to earn. And yet who can say what “high performance” really means for mission-based nonprofits? More important, how do executives, boards, and funders get there from here? The Leap Ambassadors Community, a network of more than 50 nonprofit executives, has spent the past year [...]
As the RBA Africa Summit 2014 approaches, we thought it would be fun to share this 165 page gem from 2006. Read the full report here: 2006 RBA Conference Report Conference Overview The conference was held on the University of Maryland campus and was hosted by the University of Maryland Results Leadership Program and the [...]
