Download or read book Self Evaluation and Community Development Corporations written by George Nicholas Reuter and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 73 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many community development corporations are broadening their program components while seeking efficient and effective ways of measuring their impacts. Recent advances in information technology have created "cloud" database platforms that are well suited for tracking individual information, and are customizable, extensible, and have built-in reporting functionality. Are these comprehensive individual level data systems feasible for CDCs to implement, and what utility do such systems provide for program improvement? I examine these questions using case studies from Greater Boston organizations that have begun to Implement these types of systems. I find that all organizations' initial system setup required intensive staff time, as well as consulting support in a range of domains. The direct cost of setup varies substantially ($8,000 -$100,000), and depends highly on the degree to which consultants are used. Although organizations are primarily motivated by an interest in understanding and improving their programs, they also believe that funders and partners will increasingly require data-driven evidence of program impact. Overall, organizations believe their new data systems are worthwhile investments that save substantial staff time in reporting and provide a richer understanding of programs. There are several best practices or recommendations for other CDCs or community based organizations. 1) Developing a database cannot be done in isolation, and requires a team with a breadth of expertise (technical, evaluation, program knowledge). 2) Be prepared for iteration: data systems will need continued changes and refinement as programs change. Organizations should have a plan to address these changes, including adequate staffing. 3) Before developing a data system, substantial strategic planning should be completed. Without agreement on metrics, and an understanding of the activities that will lead to intended outcomes, it is easy for organizations to waste time developing a system that collects information of little value.

Download or read book Evaluating Community Development Corporations written by Harvey A. Garn and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Community Development And Planning A Complete Guide 2020 Edition written by Gerardus Blokdyk and published by 5starcooks. This book was released on 2019-09-19 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do you motivate citizens to participate? How do you do this? What engagement method or methods do you use? Do you think about the future-about what could be-rather than about what is? When you think about your skills, what three things do you think you do best? Defining, designing, creating, and implementing a process to solve a challenge or meet an objective is the most valuable role... In EVERY group, company, organization and department. Unless you are talking a one-time, single-use project, there should be a process. Whether that process is managed and implemented by humans, AI, or a combination of the two, it needs to be designed by someone with a complex enough perspective to ask the right questions. Someone capable of asking the right questions and step back and say, 'What are we really trying to accomplish here? And is there a different way to look at it?' This Self-Assessment empowers people to do just that - whether their title is entrepreneur, manager, consultant, (Vice-)President, CxO etc... - they are the people who rule the future. They are the person who asks the right questions to make Community Development And Planning investments work better. This Community Development And Planning All-Inclusive Self-Assessment enables You to be that person. All the tools you need to an in-depth Community Development And Planning Self-Assessment. Featuring 909 new and updated case-based questions, organized into seven core areas of process design, this Self-Assessment will help you identify areas in which Community Development And Planning improvements can be made. In using the questions you will be better able to: - diagnose Community Development And Planning projects, initiatives, organizations, businesses and processes using accepted diagnostic standards and practices - implement evidence-based best practice strategies aligned with overall goals - integrate recent advances in Community Development And Planning and process design strategies into practice according to best practice guidelines Using a Self-Assessment tool known as the Community Development And Planning Scorecard, you will develop a clear picture of which Community Development And Planning areas need attention. Your purchase includes access details to the Community Development And Planning self-assessment dashboard download which gives you your dynamically prioritized projects-ready tool and shows your organization exactly what to do next. You will receive the following contents with New and Updated specific criteria: - The latest quick edition of the book in PDF - The latest complete edition of the book in PDF, which criteria correspond to the criteria in... - The Self-Assessment Excel Dashboard - Example pre-filled Self-Assessment Excel Dashboard to get familiar with results generation - In-depth and specific Community Development And Planning Checklists - Project management checklists and templates to assist with implementation INCLUDES LIFETIME SELF ASSESSMENT UPDATES Every self assessment comes with Lifetime Updates and Lifetime Free Updated Books. Lifetime Updates is an industry-first feature which allows you to receive verified self assessment updates, ensuring you always have the most accurate information at your fingertips.

Download or read book Prototype Development of a Self Evaluation Tool for Corporate Community Managers written by Alexander Clauss and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Empowerment Evaluation written by David M. Fetterman and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2014-09-10 with total page 499 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Second Edition celebrates 21 years of the practice of empowerment evaluation, a term first coined by David Fetterman during his presidential address for the American Evaluation Association. Since that time, this approach has altered the landscape of evaluation and has spread to a wide range of settings in more than 16 countries. In this Second Edition of Empowerment Evaluation: Knowledge and Tools for Self-Assessment, Evaluation Capacity Building, and Accountability, an outstanding group of evaluators from academia, government, nonprofits, and foundations assess how empowerment evaluation has been used in practice since the publication of the landmark 1996 edition. The book includes 10 empowerment evaluation principles, a number of models and tools to help put empowerment evaluation into practice, reflections on the history and future of the approach, and illustrative case studies from a number of different projects in a variety of diverse settings. The Second Edition offers readers the most current insights into the practice of this stakeholder-involvement approach to evaluation. “One of the greatest evaluation innovations of the past two decades has been the development of a professional and systematic approach to self-evaluation called empowerment evaluation. This book offers you the latest, cutting-edge understanding of this powerful innovation and evaluation approach. May you be inspired and empowered as you adventure through the chapters in this outstanding volume!” —Stewart I. Donaldson, President-elect, American Evaluation Association, Claremont Graduate University “This twenty year follow-up to the original provides even better and richer stories about the versatility and utility of empowerment work in most social contexts. It expands our understanding of how empowerment evaluation is foundational to any effort to improve and measure growth in any community/social environment.” —Robert Schumer, University of Minnesota “This text brings empowerment evaluation to life, and in doing so it offers all evaluators a large body of relevant concepts and tools for designing, implementing, and assessing evaluation efforts that engage, democratize, and strengthen stakeholder’s self-determination.” —Gary J. Skolits, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Download or read book Asset Based Community Development A Complete Guide 2020 Edition written by Gerardus Blokdyk and published by 5starcooks. This book was released on 2020-03 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What are some assets or opportunities that a new employee going through program would simply have to take advantage of? Do you use the term wellness in the work of your organization? What are you a part of in your community? Where does your organizations funding come from? What is your organization to do? Defining, designing, creating, and implementing a process to solve a challenge or meet an objective is the most valuable role... In EVERY group, company, organization and department. Unless you are talking a one-time, single-use project, there should be a process. Whether that process is managed and implemented by humans, AI, or a combination of the two, it needs to be designed by someone with a complex enough perspective to ask the right questions. Someone capable of asking the right questions and step back and say, 'What are we really trying to accomplish here? And is there a different way to look at it?' This Self-Assessment empowers people to do just that - whether their title is entrepreneur, manager, consultant, (Vice-)President, CxO etc... - they are the people who rule the future. They are the person who asks the right questions to make Asset Based Community Development investments work better. This Asset Based Community Development All-Inclusive Self-Assessment enables You to be that person. All the tools you need to an in-depth Asset Based Community Development Self-Assessment. Featuring 2204 new and updated case-based questions, organized into seven core areas of process design, this Self-Assessment will help you identify areas in which Asset Based Community Development improvements can be made. In using the questions you will be better able to: - diagnose Asset Based Community Development projects, initiatives, organizations, businesses and processes using accepted diagnostic standards and practices - implement evidence-based best practice strategies aligned with overall goals - integrate recent advances in Asset Based Community Development and process design strategies into practice according to best practice guidelines Using a Self-Assessment tool known as the Asset Based Community Development Scorecard, you will develop a clear picture of which Asset Based Community Development areas need attention. Your purchase includes access details to the Asset Based Community Development self-assessment dashboard download which gives you your dynamically prioritized projects-ready tool and shows your organization exactly what to do next. You will receive the following contents with New and Updated specific criteria: - The latest quick edition of the book in PDF - The latest complete edition of the book in PDF, which criteria correspond to the criteria in... - The Self-Assessment Excel Dashboard - Example pre-filled Self-Assessment Excel Dashboard to get familiar with results generation - In-depth and specific Asset Based Community Development Checklists - Project management checklists and templates to assist with implementation INCLUDES LIFETIME SELF ASSESSMENT UPDATES Every self assessment comes with Lifetime Updates and Lifetime Free Updated Books. Lifetime Updates is an industry-first feature which allows you to receive verified self assessment updates, ensuring you always have the most accurate information at your fingertips.

Download or read book Community Development Planning Standard Requirements written by Gerardus Blokdyk and published by 5starcooks. This book was released on 2018-10-13 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who is responsible for ensuring appropriate resources (time, people and money) are allocated to Community development planning? What are your results for key measures or indicators of the accomplishment of your Community development planning strategy and action plans, including building and strengthening core competencies? Are there Community development planning Models? Can Community development planning be learned? Does Community development planning systematically track and analyze outcomes for accountability and quality improvement? Defining, designing, creating, and implementing a process to solve a challenge or meet an objective is the most valuable role... In EVERY group, company, organization and department. Unless you are talking a one-time, single-use project, there should be a process. Whether that process is managed and implemented by humans, AI, or a combination of the two, it needs to be designed by someone with a complex enough perspective to ask the right questions. Someone capable of asking the right questions and step back and say, 'What are we really trying to accomplish here? And is there a different way to look at it?' This Self-Assessment empowers people to do just that - whether their title is entrepreneur, manager, consultant, (Vice-)President, CxO etc... - they are the people who rule the future. They are the person who asks the right questions to make Community development planning investments work better. This Community development planning All-Inclusive Self-Assessment enables You to be that person. All the tools you need to an in-depth Community development planning Self-Assessment. Featuring 680 new and updated case-based questions, organized into seven core areas of process design, this Self-Assessment will help you identify areas in which Community development planning improvements can be made. In using the questions you will be better able to: - diagnose Community development planning projects, initiatives, organizations, businesses and processes using accepted diagnostic standards and practices - implement evidence-based best practice strategies aligned with overall goals - integrate recent advances in Community development planning and process design strategies into practice according to best practice guidelines Using a Self-Assessment tool known as the Community development planning Scorecard, you will develop a clear picture of which Community development planning areas need attention. Your purchase includes access details to the Community development planning self-assessment dashboard download which gives you your dynamically prioritized projects-ready tool and shows your organization exactly what to do next. You will receive the following contents with New and Updated specific criteria: - The latest quick edition of the book in PDF - The latest complete edition of the book in PDF, which criteria correspond to the criteria in... - The Self-Assessment Excel Dashboard, and... - Example pre-filled Self-Assessment Excel Dashboard to get familiar with results generation ...plus an extra, special, resource that helps you with project managing. INCLUDES LIFETIME SELF ASSESSMENT UPDATES Every self assessment comes with Lifetime Updates and Lifetime Free Updated Books. Lifetime Updates is an industry-first feature which allows you to receive verified self assessment updates, ensuring you always have the most accurate information at your fingertips.

Download or read book Asset Based Community Development Second Edition written by Gerardus Blokdyk and published by 5starcooks. This book was released on 2018-10-22 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is there a recommended audit plan for routine surveillance inspections of Asset-based community development's gains? How do you determine the key elements that affect Asset-based community development workforce satisfaction? how are these elements determined for different workforce groups and segments? What should the next improvement project be that is related to Asset-based community development? Is there a critical path to deliver Asset-based community development results? Is Asset-based community development Required? Defining, designing, creating, and implementing a process to solve a challenge or meet an objective is the most valuable role... In EVERY group, company, organization and department. Unless you are talking a one-time, single-use project, there should be a process. Whether that process is managed and implemented by humans, AI, or a combination of the two, it needs to be designed by someone with a complex enough perspective to ask the right questions. Someone capable of asking the right questions and step back and say, 'What are we really trying to accomplish here? And is there a different way to look at it?' This Self-Assessment empowers people to do just that - whether their title is entrepreneur, manager, consultant, (Vice-)President, CxO etc... - they are the people who rule the future. They are the person who asks the right questions to make Asset-based community development investments work better. This Asset-based community development All-Inclusive Self-Assessment enables You to be that person. All the tools you need to an in-depth Asset-based community development Self-Assessment. Featuring 681 new and updated case-based questions, organized into seven core areas of process design, this Self-Assessment will help you identify areas in which Asset-based community development improvements can be made. In using the questions you will be better able to: - diagnose Asset-based community development projects, initiatives, organizations, businesses and processes using accepted diagnostic standards and practices - implement evidence-based best practice strategies aligned with overall goals - integrate recent advances in Asset-based community development and process design strategies into practice according to best practice guidelines Using a Self-Assessment tool known as the Asset-based community development Scorecard, you will develop a clear picture of which Asset-based community development areas need attention. Your purchase includes access details to the Asset-based community development self-assessment dashboard download which gives you your dynamically prioritized projects-ready tool and shows your organization exactly what to do next. You will receive the following contents with New and Updated specific criteria: - The latest quick edition of the book in PDF - The latest complete edition of the book in PDF, which criteria correspond to the criteria in... - The Self-Assessment Excel Dashboard, and... - Example pre-filled Self-Assessment Excel Dashboard to get familiar with results generation ...plus an extra, special, resource that helps you with project managing. INCLUDES LIFETIME SELF ASSESSMENT UPDATES Every self assessment comes with Lifetime Updates and Lifetime Free Updated Books. Lifetime Updates is an industry-first feature which allows you to receive verified self assessment updates, ensuring you always have the most accurate information at your fingertips.

Download or read book Inter Organizational Collaboration by Design written by Jennifer Madden and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-08-15 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although difficult, complicated, and sometimes discouraging, collaboration is recognized as a viable approach for addressing uncertain, complex and wicked problems. Collaborations can attract resources, increase efficiency, and facilitate visions of mutual benefit that can ignite common desires of partners to work across and within sectors. An important question remains: How to enable successful collaboration? Inter-Organizational Collaboration by Design examines how these types of collaborations can overcome barriers to innovate and rejuvenate communities outlining the factors and antecedents that influence successful collaboration. The book proposes a theoretical perspective for collaborators to adopt design science (a solution finding approach utilizing end-user-centered research, prototyping, and collective creativity to strengthen individuals, teams, and organizations), the language of designers, and a design attitude as an empirically informed pathway for better managing the complexities inherent in collaboration. Through an integrated framework, evidence-based tools and strategies for building successful collaboration is articulated where successful collaboration performance facilitates innovation and rejuvenation. This volume will be essential reading for academics, researchers, leaders and managers in nonprofit, private, and government sectors interested in building better collaborations.

Download or read book Civic and Community Development Standard Requirements written by Gerardus Blokdyk and published by 5starcooks. This book was released on 2018-09-18 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What knowledge, skills and characteristics mark a good Civic and Community Development project manager? If substitutes have been appointed, have they been briefed on the Civic and Community Development goals and received regular communications as to the progress to date? How frequently do you track Civic and Community Development measures? Are we Assessing Civic and Community Development and Risk? Is maximizing Civic and Community Development protection the same as minimizing Civic and Community Development loss? Defining, designing, creating, and implementing a process to solve a challenge or meet an objective is the most valuable role... In EVERY group, company, organization and department. Unless you are talking a one-time, single-use project, there should be a process. Whether that process is managed and implemented by humans, AI, or a combination of the two, it needs to be designed by someone with a complex enough perspective to ask the right questions. Someone capable of asking the right questions and step back and say, 'What are we really trying to accomplish here? And is there a different way to look at it?' This Self-Assessment empowers people to do just that - whether their title is entrepreneur, manager, consultant, (Vice-)President, CxO etc... - they are the people who rule the future. They are the person who asks the right questions to make Civic and Community Development investments work better. This Civic and Community Development All-Inclusive Self-Assessment enables You to be that person. All the tools you need to an in-depth Civic and Community Development Self-Assessment. Featuring 676 new and updated case-based questions, organized into seven core areas of process design, this Self-Assessment will help you identify areas in which Civic and Community Development improvements can be made. In using the questions you will be better able to: - diagnose Civic and Community Development projects, initiatives, organizations, businesses and processes using accepted diagnostic standards and practices - implement evidence-based best practice strategies aligned with overall goals - integrate recent advances in Civic and Community Development and process design strategies into practice according to best practice guidelines Using a Self-Assessment tool known as the Civic and Community Development Scorecard, you will develop a clear picture of which Civic and Community Development areas need attention. Your purchase includes access details to the Civic and Community Development self-assessment dashboard download which gives you your dynamically prioritized projects-ready tool and shows your organization exactly what to do next. You will receive the following contents with New and Updated specific criteria: - The latest quick edition of the book in PDF - The latest complete edition of the book in PDF, which criteria correspond to the criteria in... - The Self-Assessment Excel Dashboard, and... - Example pre-filled Self-Assessment Excel Dashboard to get familiar with results generation ...plus an extra, special, resource that helps you with project managing. INCLUDES LIFETIME SELF ASSESSMENT UPDATES Every self assessment comes with Lifetime Updates and Lifetime Free Updated Books. Lifetime Updates is an industry-first feature which allows you to receive verified self assessment updates, ensuring you always have the most accurate information at your fingertips.

Download or read book A Guide to Careers in Community Development written by Paul Brophy and published by Island Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Community development -- the economic, physical, and social revitalization of a community, led by the people who live in that community -- offers a wide range of exciting and rewarding employment options. But until now, there has been no "road map" for professionals, volunteers, students, or anyone wishing to become involved in the field.A Guide to Careers in Community Development describes the many different kinds of community development jobs available, ranging from community organizing, to financing housing and new businesses, to redeveloping brownfields. It offers advice on how to break into the field along with guidance for career advancement and lateral movement.Following an introductory chapter that offers an overview and definition of community development and its history, the authors describe: different institutions in the field and how they fit together pros and cons of community development careers, with a self-assessment quiz for readers to use in analyzing their suitability for the field the work and skills involved in different kinds of positions how to prepare for and move up in a career how to land that first job Also included are detailed appendixes that provide information on job descriptions with salary ranges; universities and colleges offering community development curricula; training programs; where to look for job announcements; internet resources; internships, fellowships, and volunteer positions; and much more.A Guide to Careers in Community Development is an essential reference for anyone interested in working in the community development field, including graduate and undergraduate students, volunteers, and mid-career professionals seeking a more fulfilling line of work.

Download or read book 50 Years of Community Development Vol II written by Norman Walzer and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-05-14 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This 50th anniversary publication provides a comprehensive history of community development. Beginning in 1970 with the advent of the Community Development Society and its journal shortly thereafter, Community Development, the editors have placed the chapters in major themed areas or issues pertinent to both research and practice of community development. The evolution of community development as an area of scholarship and application, and the subsequent founding of the discipline, is vital to capture. At the 50-year mark, it is particularly relevant to revisit issues that reoccur throughout the last five decades and look at approaches to addressing them. These include issues and themes around equity and inclusion, collective impact, leadership and policy development, as well as resilience and sustainability. Community change over time has much to teach us, and this set will provide a foundation for fostering understanding of the history of community development and its focus on community change. The chapters in this book were originally published in the journal Community Development.

Download or read book Community Economic Development and Social Work written by Margaret S Sherraden and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-09-25 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Community Economic Development and Social Work, you’ll find innovative theoretical approaches to the newly emerging field of community economic development (CED). You’ll see how community leaders, residents, community organizations, social workers, city planners, local business owners, bankers, and/or investors can come together to promote successful CED. Community economic development (CED) is a strategy that addresses social and economic development goals, creates jobs, builds assets, and strengthens the social fabric of communities. In Community Economic Development and Social Work, you’ll learn how to promote community-based organizations that involve residents in articulating goals, policies, and operations and moves them beyond poverty. You’ll also gain valuable insight into: methods of evaluating a variety of CED initiatives in different geographical areas microenterprise development and the experiences of low-income entrepreneurs, including examples from Bangladesh and India and in immigrant and low-income communities in the United States home ownership as a key CED strategy in low-income neighborhoods environmental issues and sustainable CED healthcare and CED--entrepreneurial opportunities and job creation organizations, such as Community Development Corporations, that promote CED practicing CED in marginalized communities strategies for creating jobs, developing structures for savings and investment, creating access to credit, promoting land trusts, financing community infrastructure improvements, providing training and technical assistance, and developing social services Contributors to this groundbreaking volume include internationally known scholars and practitioners who examine community economic development initiatives from a variety of perspectives and locales--CED is one of the few areas of applied social science where diffusion regularly occurs from “less developed” to “developed” countries. The variety of models and case studies in Community Economic Development and Social Work gives you practical ideas for effective economic development--development that empowers residents to break the cycle of poverty and offers hope and opportunity for the future--in low-income and minority communities.

Download or read book Introduction to Community Development written by Jerry W. Robinson, Jr. and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2010-03-04 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text provides students of community and economic development with a theoretical and practical introduction to the field. Bringing together leading scholars, it provides both a conceptual background and contemporary approaches, with a progression from theory to practice. Included are case studies and supportive material to develop community service-learning activities.

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Download or read book Empowerment Evaluation written by David M. Fetterman and published by SAGE. This book was released on 1996 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This outstanding group of evaluators from academia, government, nonprofits, and foundations explores empowerment evaluation, a method for using evaluation concepts, techniques, and findings to foster improvement and self-determination. Empowerment Evaluation begins with an in-depth examination of this type of evaluation as it has been adopted in academic and foundation settings. The book then focuses on the various contexts in which empowerment evaluation is conducted, ranging from resistant environments (in which significant effort is required to move from passive-compliance orientations) to responsive environments (that already have a tradition of self-determination and community organizing). Interesting highlights concerning the role empowerment evaluation has played in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' substance abuse prevention programs are detailed throughout the book. The contributors also provide down-to-earth tools and technical assistance needed to conduct empowerment evaluation. This volume concludes with themes that emerge from the chapters and recommendations concerning next steps. This serves to strengthen the links between empowerment evaluation and community capacity building. empow