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Using Civic Engagement And Collaboration To Create Community Change: Lessons From Charlotte, N.C., Joanne G. Carman, Rebecca A. Hefner
Using Civic Engagement And Collaboration To Create Community Change: Lessons From Charlotte, N.C., Joanne G. Carman, Rebecca A. Hefner
The Foundation Review
· The city of Charlotte, N.C. undertook a deliberative democracy process using the AmericaSpeaks “21st Century Town Meeting” process.
· The University of North Carolina-Charlotte performed a retrospective, process evaluation of the initiative examining the initiative’s components, coverage, participant feedback, short-term outcomes, and lessons learned.
· Early planning and implementation was done by volunteers, which ultimately was not sustainable. A new center, housed within an existing organization, was created to implement the recommendations.
· The initiative achieved a number of early successes, such as increasing the number of school nurses, expansion of an early childhood development program and an increase …
Evaluation For Models And Adaptive Initiatives, Heather Britt, Julia Coffman
Evaluation For Models And Adaptive Initiatives, Heather Britt, Julia Coffman
The Foundation Review
· Although there has been a growing emphasis on use of experimental designs in evaluation, there is also increasing agreement that evaluation designs should be situation specific.
· The nature of the program is one of the key factors to consider in evaluation design.
· Two types of programs – models, which provide replicable or semi-standardized solutions, adaptive initiatives, which are flexible programming strategies used to address problems that require unique, context-based solutions – require different evaluation designs.
· Evaluation of models requires understanding the stage of development of the model program, with summative evaluation done only when the model …
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 …