| In a 90 minute Roundtable session, the first
rotation uses the first 45 minutes and the second rotation uses the last 45 minutes. |
| Roundtable Rotation I:
Authentic Demand and Sustainable Community Change: Testing a Theory and Making the Case |
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Roundtable Presentation 352 to be held in Jefferson Room on Thursday, November 8, 11:15 AM to 12:45 PM
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| Presenter(s):
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| Audrey Jordan,
Annie E Casey Foundation,
ajordan@aecf.org
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| Mary Achatz,
Westat,
achatzm1@westat.com
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| Thomas Kelly,
Annie E Casey Foundation,
tkelly@aecf.org
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| Abstract:
Making Connections is a shared effort by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, residents, organizational and systems partners, employers, and others to achieve measurable and sustainable improvements in the life chances of children and families in tough neighborhoods in 10 mid-size cities. The effort began in late1999- early 2000 with a broad theory that articulated the field's best thinking about what it would take to do this. Each community, then, adapted the elements of this theory to develop and sequence strategies in ways that built on local history and context and addressed local needs and priorities. This approach is yielding an increasingly robust and testable theory of community mobilization for action and results. This roundtable will focus on what we are calling authentic demand—an emergent area of learning about how resident leadership, civic engagement, community organizing and social network strategies, individually and in combination, contribute to development of new partnerships with local government, funders, service providers, schools, and businesses that work to improve outcomes for families and children.
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| Roundtable Rotation II:
Maximizing Learning From Evaluation Findings for Diverse Stakeholders in a Community Capacity-building Initiative |
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Roundtable Presentation 352 to be held in Jefferson Room on Thursday, November 8, 11:15 AM to 12:45 PM
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| Presenter(s):
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| Liz Maker,
Alameda County Public Health Department,
liz.maker@acgov.org
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| Mia Luluquisen,
Alameda County Public Health Department,
mia.luluquisen@acgov.org
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| Tammy Lee,
Alameda County Public Health Department,
tammy.lee@acgov.org
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| Kim Gilhuly,
University of California,
inertiate@yahoo.com
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| Abstract:
Evaluators working in community capacity-building (CCB) initiatives face the challenge of meeting multiple interests of stakeholders involved in implementing these complex projects. CCB interventions strive to improve a community's health and wellbeing by strengthening residents' leadership skills and relationships with policy makers. CCB interventions also require multi-level strategies aimed at changing individual behaviors, group relationships, social environments and power structures.
When conducting evaluations in CCB initiatives, evaluators must balance the competing interests of a wide range of stakeholders, including community residents, organizers, funders and decision-makers. For example, residents and organizers may be particularly interested in “telling people's stories” about neighborhood change. Decision-makers may want to focus on measurable changes in health and social outcomes.
This Roundtable will allow for sharing experiences and lessons learned in Oakland, California, on balancing the interests of stakeholders; followed by a dialogue about maximizing learning from evaluation findings with diverse stakeholders in CCB evaluations.
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