Just added these two “old” pieces to the publications list (under Things Not So Easily Categorized). A Complete Course in Supervision. The world is suffering from an epidemic of bad supervision. Here are some tips, gleaned from practical experience, that supervisors new and old could use. The Collaboration Game is a useful tool for groups learning how to work together. …
Collective Impact Using RBA
Collective Impact and RBA Impact Collectif et R.A.R. Collective Impact and RBA are a perfect fit. The idea of working together to produce community “impact” is at the heart of both bodies of work. And RBA compliments Collective Impact in other ways. Collective Impact literature sets out conditions for the success of community change efforts, and RBA provides specific methods …
Achieving Collective Impact with Results-Based Accountability
Community organizations nationwide are in search of methods that help them achieve measurable results for the children and families they serve. Sometimes these organizations seek like-minded partners in order to reach common goals. Partnerships are formed. Meetings are held. But to what end? Too often, these meetings are held without a clear, common, and measurable result in mind. Over time …
Diana Urban named 1 of 7 Public Officials of the Year by Governing Magazine
Cites RBA as key to her work on budget reform in Connecticut. And check out the election story in The Day: “Urban, accountability are both winners.” Whenever Diana Urban drives to work, she’s listening to her local NPR station. And anytime talk turns to the state budget, the Connecticut representative calls in to chat. “The hosts now say, ‘OK, it’s …
RBA recognized in Victoria State award
Congratulations to the Inner East Community Health Service and Melbourne Citymission for their award from the State of Victoria for Innovation in the Nonprofit / Community Sector. Both agencies have been using Results-Based Accountability™ (RBA) to develop outcomes frameworks for their respective services. This award is due to recognition of the importance of RBA in challenging the traditional assumptions of …
Results-Based Accountability (RBA) Self-Assessment
The Results Leadership Group has released an excellent poster sized implementation checklist. Click on this link f more information. Thanks to Justin Miklas. Check it out here.
United Way Testimonials about RBA
Many United Ways in the US and Canada are finding RBA to be a powerful way to organize community impact work, strategic planning and grantee performance accountability. Read comments from leading United Way senior staff. Check out the testimonials here.
Redefining the Role of United Ways with Results-Based Accountability and Asset-Based Community Development
This paper by Dan Duncan, Senior Vice President, United Way of Tucson and Southern Arizona shows the powerful ways in which RBA and Asset Based Community Development (ABCD) methods can be used together. ABCD is one of many other bodies of work that fit well with RBA/OBA. Another example is the work of Jim Collins in “Good to Great.” Check …
Over 100 RBA practitioners from across the State gathered in Hartford to share experiences implementing RBA
Over 100 RBA practitioners from across the State gathered in Hartford to share experiences implementing RBA. The conference was sponsored by the Annie E. Casey Foundation and The Charter Oak Group, LLC and attracted participants from state agencies, communities, and philanthropies. Mark Friedman gave the keynote address, and a panel of four legislative leaders talked about how the legislature’s five-year …
Montgomery County, Ohio releases it’s 10 Year Progress Report
The Montgomery County Family and Children First Council (FCFC) has released its 14th Annual Progress Report on Community Outcomes, Indicators and Strategies. The FCFC began this well recognized work in 1998 and released its first version of the report, “Turning the Curve” in February 1999. The FCFC provides this report each year to update the community on the status of …
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