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Dimensions Of Change: A Model For Community Change Efforts, Jara Dean-Coffey, Nicole Farkouh, Amy Reisch
Dimensions Of Change: A Model For Community Change Efforts, Jara Dean-Coffey, Nicole Farkouh, Amy Reisch
The Foundation Review
· The Dimension of Change Model (DOCM), developed by the authors, is offered as a potentially useful tool for foundations, government, bodies, consultants, coalitions, and even individual organizations that are initiating or engaged in substantive efforts to bring about community change.
· The dimensions contained in the model - structure, parameters, intention, approach, and people - offer a frame for addressing key aspects that emerge from the literature as fundamental to all change efforts. The model is offered as a way to design, implement, adapt, and evaluate change initiatives.
· The work of First 5 Marin Children and Families Commission …
Building The Capacity Of Networks To Achieve Systems Change, Douglas Easterling
Building The Capacity Of Networks To Achieve Systems Change, Douglas Easterling
The Foundation Review
· Networks have historically played an essential role in promoting progress in areas such as social justice, political reform, environmental protection, and public health.
· Foundations are increasingly recognizing the power of networks and looking for strategies to help networks achieve their potential.
· The most common strategies are: a) convene a new network around a mission in line with the foundation’s interests, or b) make grants to an existing network whose interests align with the foundation’s. Each strategy has practical limitations.
· This paper analyzes an alternative strategy developed by the Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation (MRBF). In addition to …