August, 2007
The National Conference of State
Legislatures (NCSL) gives the 1st Con Hogan Award to Connecticut for their use of RBA
to reform the state budget process.
Articles from:
The NY Times,
The London Guardian,
Children Now and more
The University of Newcastle Family Action Centre (FAC) in New South
Wales, Australia is partnering with FPSI on training events in Australia.
FAC will also be the best Australian source for books and DVD's.
New
Performance measurement examples:for: Family
Counseling, Post Separation Services, Dispute Resolution/Mediation, Adult
Services: In-home aide services, Home Care Services
New Mexico's Early Childhood Children's Budget
prepared by the New Mexico's Early Childhood Action Network (ECAN),
with support from the Lt. Governor's Office (April 12, 2007)This complements the
NM Children's Report Card and Children's Budget released in March.
Connecticut Budget Examples: Take a look at the examples of population
and performance presentations from the 2007 Legislative Session.
Check out Amazon's
"Concordance"
Includes amazing facts, like Trying Hard Is Not Good Enough
provides
4,181 words per ounce,
making it one of the best books per pound.
2.
Turning the curve on Positive Youth Shelter
Discharges from the Spectrum Youth and
Family Services Homeless Shelter in Burlington,
Vermont: Trine Bech, authored this paper
summarizing the exceptional work of the shelter
staff and residents using Results Accountability
methods to turn a declining trend in rate of
positive exits for young people from the
shelter. A key to their success was involvement
of the youth themselves.
3.
to 7.
Turning Curves, Achieving Results:
Five Annie E. Casey Foundation Fellows
(Craig Levine, Molly McGrath, Brenda Donald,
Dennis Campa and Yolie Flores Aguilar) describe
their successes using Results Accountability to
measurably improve the well-being of children
and families in Essex County, NJ, Chicago, IL,
Washington, DC, San Antonio TX, and Los Angeles
County, CA. Don't miss the inspiring
introduction by Molly McGrath.
The Results Accountability 101 DVD
This is the official video of Mark
Friedman's acclaimed Results Accountability 101 workshop. Special
features include a Q&A session with Mark and instructions on how to set
up and run the population and performance Turn the Curve Exercises.
View a clip and order the video at
ResultsLeadership.org/sales
July, 2007
The UK Workshops Page: Outcome-Based
Accountability
A complete set of
materials specially adapted for use in the UK. Included are both the
workshop workbook handout as well as two versions of the OBA 101
Powerpoint presentation. October, 2007
Results Accountability
ranks better
than Logic
Model, Balanced Scorecard and Six Sigma on complexity of language and readability. It is hard to find objective evidence that one management,
planning or budgeting framework is easier to use than another. Most of what's
out there is anecdotal at best and usually pure self promotion. In the interest
of honesty, this site is about promoting Results Accountability as the best
available framework. The attached analysis shows that the Results Accountability book,
Trying Hard Is Not Good Enough, is significantly better than
leading books on Logic Model and Balanced Scorecard, and Six Sigma, when it comes to
complexity of
language and readability. The field needs a serious comparison of frameworks by a Consumer
Reports type organization. But in the mean time, this comparison sheds
light on some of what you need to know to make an informed choice.
March, 2007
When government-delivered services are contracted out to
for-profit and/or nonprofit providers, it is called “privatization.” While this
method has been part of the government landscape for many years, elected
officials and government managers often don’t know the basics of when
privatization is appropriate and how to make it work. This short paper gives you
a candid summary of what you need to know. February, 2007
3.
to 7.
Turning Curves, Achieving Results:
Five Annie E. Casey Foundation Fellows
(Craig Levine, Molly McGrath, Brenda Donald,
Dennis Campa and Yolie Flores Aguilar) describe
their successes using Results Accountability to
measurably improve the well-being of children
and families in Essex County, NJ, Chicago, IL,
Washington, DC, San Antonio TX, and Los Angeles
County, CA. Don't miss the inspiring
introduction by Molly McGrath.