| 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:
We Actually Did It, and You Can Too: Creating a Culture of Learning and Evaluation in a Multi-service Nonprofit |
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Roundtable Presentation 560 to be held in Conference Room 12 on Friday, Nov 4, 8:00 AM to 9:30 AM
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Sponsored by the Non-profit and Foundations Evaluation TIG
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| Presenter(s):
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| Isaac Castillo, Latin American Youth Center, isaac@layc-dc.org
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| Leah Galvin, Omni Institute, lgalvin@omni.org
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| Ann Emery, Latin American Youth Center, anne@layc-dc.org
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| Abstract:
Creating a culture where nonprofit staff actually utilizes outcomes measurement and evaluation techniques on a regular basis is extremely challenging. The Latin American Youth Center (LAYC), a multi-service nonprofit in Washington, DC is an example of a nonprofit that has achieved this culture change. This roundtable will allow LAYC's Learning and Evaluation Division, the internal program evaluation group at LAYC, to share some of the lessons learned, challenges encountered, and techniques used during this multi-year process. We will discuss the initial steps we took to convince staff to embrace evaluation concepts, growth of evaluation capacity within the organization, maintenance of the culture over time, and unexpected challenges.
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| Roundtable Rotation II:
Evaluating the Development of Community in Communities of Practice |
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Roundtable Presentation 560 to be held in Conference Room 12 on Friday, Nov 4, 8:00 AM to 9:30 AM
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Sponsored by the Non-profit and Foundations Evaluation TIG
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| Presenter(s):
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| Ruth Mohr, Mohr Program Evaluation & Planning LLC, rmohr@pasty.com
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| Abstract:
There is growing interest in many sectors to use a community of practice approach for improving how work around a shared concern is done. Etienne Wenger, co-originator of the term, defines these communities as 'groups of people who share a concern or a passion for something they do and learn how to do it better as they interact regularly.' Such communities can benefit from attention to factors that can affect collective learning over time. This roundtable will explore potential criteria for assessing development of the community element of this approach for the purpose of improving the community's ability to support learning. Discussion starting points will be: member participation (e.g., self-management of knowledge needs, agreement on style of working together, learning orientation, and concern about quality of relationships), leadership (e.g., making working together as a community possible), and tools/processes that support the work (e.g., for communication, relationship building, and task completion).
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