Last Month, Clear Impact visited Oahu Hawaii to present the “Results-Based Accountability (RBA) Hawaii Roadshow” along with co-host Child & Family Service (CFS) Institute for Training and Evaluation. Presentations included an overview of RBA, provided by Angie Doi (Director, Institute for Training and Evaluation), and a Clear Impact Scorecard software demonstration by Justin Miklas (VP, Clear Impact). Presentations were held at a total of three venues, which included the Hawaii State Department of Health, CFS, and Aloha United Way. A total of more than 75 individuals attended the presentations at Child & Family Service and Aloha United way, after which two open enrollment sessions were held.
The goal of these events was to provide nonprofit and government leaders with information on using the Results-Based Accountability framework to improve program performance and create measurable community results, and to share Child & Family Service’s experience in implementing RBA in Hawaii.
Proving the effectiveness of their work is a priority for CFS. They began using the RBA framework in 2012 to help programs identify and measure how their services make a difference for the families served, and they shared their experiences at this event. According to a 2014 Fiscal Year Report, by the end of 2014, “Staff members have identified performance measures as well as strategies that work, and they are developing qualitative as well as quantitative data for effectiveness for each of” their more than 35 programs.
Justin Miklas presents a Clear Impact Scorecard Demo at Hawaii State Department of Health.
“It was great to be able to partner with Child & Family Services to broaden the reach of RBA in Hawaii. As a pioneer, I am thrilled they have decided to help other organizations journey to create measurable improvements,” –Adam Luecking, CEO Clear Impact.
“The feedback has been very positive in the community for those who attended. It has agencies thinking about impact and new opportunities for partnership. At our last count we had over half of our programs using the Clear Impact Scorecard.” –Angie Doi, Director, Institute for Training and Evaluation
About the hosts:
Child & Family Service:
Child & Family Service partner with Hawaii’s families to help them address serious life issues, with life-changing results. They have over 30 programs on O‘ahu, Kaua‘i, Maui, Lāna‘i, Moloka‘i and the Big Island with over 400 employees throughout. Child & Family Service is known for helping those that are most vulnerable, embracing the total family (from keiki to kūpuna), respecting people for who they are and where they are, and touching over 40,000 lives every year. With the values of integrity, quality client service, employee excellence, teamwork and communication they envision a Hawaii in which “Healthy, thriving individuals and families build strong, multi-cultural communities across the generations.”
Hawaii State Department of Health:
The mission of the Department of Health is to protect and improve the health and environment for all people in Hawai`i . Their philosophy is based on the idea that health (optimal state of physical, mental, social and environmental well-being) is a right and responsibility of all of Hawaii’s people.
Aloha United Way:
Aloha United Way is a change agent and community fundraiser that improves lives by addressing the community’s most pressing needs in early childhood education, poverty prevention and homelessness, health and human services and much more. They bring together diverse partners and invest in programs and people to advance solutions and create long-lasting change for their island community.
