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Integrating Project Design and Project Logic Into Democracy Assistance Grantmaking
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| Rebekah Usatin,
National Endowment for Democracy,
rebekahu@ned.org
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Democracy assistance presents a particular set of difficulties to the field of evaluation at both the macro and micro levels. By their very nature, these types of projects and programs are extremely difficult to evaluate and attributing causality is virtually impossible. Nonetheless, both donors and implementers of democracy assistance make considerable attempts to utilize qualitative and quantitative data to determine what difference their projects and programs are making. Without clear project design and project logic, the task of measurement is made even more difficult. There is a noticeable lack of literature pertaining to the evaluation practices of democracy assistance. This paper examines the case of one donor’s experience of integrating the concepts of project logic and project design into its grantmaking.
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Evaluating the Sussex Child Health Promotion Coalition: A Case Study
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| Gregory Benjamin,
Nemours Health and Prevention Services,
gbenjami@nemours.org
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| Michele Lempa,
OMG Consulting,
michele@omgcenter.org
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| Marina Kaplan,
Nemours Health and Prevention Services,
makaplan@nemours.org
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In September, 2006 Nemours Health & Prevention Services (NHPS) partnered with several key stakeholders and local organizations to create a community-based coalition, whose aim was to address the health and well-being of children living in Sussex County, Delaware. This coalition, the Sussex Child Health Promotion Coalition has grown to include over 140 community partners. In order to evaluate the development and functioning of the coalition, a series of key informant interviews (n=14) were conducted with members of the Coalition. In addition, a web-based survey was sent to all (n=138), which yielded a response rate of almost 40%. Baseline results will be presented. From these results, not only is the Coalition able to learn from the rich data provided, but also, researchers can gain insight into implementing and evaluating this type of Coalition in a rural, low-income location, such as Sussex County, DE.
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Creating a Results Framework for Child-Centered Community Development
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| Marjorie Willeke,
Educational Service Unit 18,
marj.willeke@gmail.com
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| Barbara Bartle,
Foundation for Lincoln Public Schools,
bbartle@lps.org
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| Jeff Cole,
Nebraska Children and Families Foundation,
jcole@nebraskachildren.org
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The Foundation for Lincoln Public Schools, supported by visionary leadership, places the child in the center of community development efforts. A Community Interest Assessment affirmed the need to pilot Community Learning Centers (CLCs). The Lincoln CLC Initiative is an innovative approach that links the whole community with neighborhoods, schools, and people of all ages. The core value is that lifelong learning is a civic responsibility.
Unique partnerships address a myriad of issues such as safe, affordable housing, accessible health care, quality child care, and youth development. The evaluator has been at the table throughout the process, working in collaboration with the foundation and many community partners. Challenges in evaluating CLCs (including multiple funders with multiple expectations, growth in the CLC Initiative, and a small evaluation staff) are discussed. The paper concludes with the role of program evaluation in community development work.
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