| In a 90 minute Roundtable session, the first
rotation uses the first 45 minutes and the second rotation uses the last 45 minutes.
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| Roundtable Rotation I:
Evaluation as a Management and Learning Tool for Neighborhood Change |
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Roundtable Presentation 130 to be held in Suwannee 21 on Wednesday, Nov 11, 4:30 PM to 6:00 PM
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Sponsored by the Non-profit and Foundations Evaluation TIG
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| Presenter(s):
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| Della M Hughes, Brandeis University, dhughes@brandeis.edu
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| Abstract:
This presentation will focus on methods and tools used by The Skillman Foundation evaluation team to assess individual, nonprofit and community capacities during the Readiness Phase of the Detroit Works for Kids Initiative (a ten-year investment in six neighborhoods in Detroit to improve outcomes for young people). Further, we will describe the challenges and opportunities of (1) embedding evaluation in the community for continuous improvement when there are competing voices and interests, and the neighborhoods are in the formative stages of their governance development processes; (2) engaging residents and other stakeholders in defining the capacities and the short and interim indicators for the long-term youth outcomes; and (3) measuring the strength of a system of supports and opportunities for youth when clear organizational, leadership and system baselines were not established at the onset of the initiative. The discussion will also focus on development of effective capacity for learning and data-driven decision making at the neighborhood and cross-neighborhood levels.
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| Roundtable Rotation II:
Assessing Community Capacity to Develop and Implement Powerful Strategies: Tools, Methodology and the Influence of Evaluation on Practice |
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Roundtable Presentation 130 to be held in Suwannee 21 on Wednesday, Nov 11, 4:30 PM to 6:00 PM
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Sponsored by the Non-profit and Foundations Evaluation TIG
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| Presenter(s):
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| Mary Achatz, Westat, maryachatz@westat.com
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| Scott Hebert, Sustained Impact, shebert@sustainedimpact.com
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| Abstract:
A presentation of the tools and methodology that The Annie E. Casey Foundation developed and is using to assess community capacity to achieve tangible results for significant numbers of families and children in 10 communities nation-wide. The tool includes indicators of community capacity along a developmental continuum to mark progress over time, and to identify next steps. The methodology, which begins with a facilitated conversation with key stakeholders, uses a common set of questions to guide conversations across sites and to elicit concrete examples and evidence that support their assessments and that link investments in community capacity to improved outcomes for families and children. Discussion will include key decisions and processes in the development and refinement of the tool and methodology, the contributions of the assessment to continuous local learning and ongoing capacity building, and the challenges of analysis across the sites.
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