Lucy Bernholz via the Stanford Social Innovation Review has an interesting blog post on what the next ten years will hold for nonprofits. The author looks in to her crystal ball and predicts that philanthropists will be interested in data analysis over the next ten years, similar to how evaluation was added as a strong …
I am honored to have been recently named to two boards. One is the Center for Violence Prevention and Community Safety’s (CVPCS) Advisory Board at Arizona State University. CVPCS is committed to improving public safety and well-being through evaluation of causes of violence and working towards violence prevention. Secondly, I was named to the Lodestar …
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FirstEval sponsored the No Women Left Behind bike group’s running team for the inaugural Scottsdale Women’s Half Marathon this past weekend. I am so happy FirstEval is a part of promoting this team – what a bunch of amazing women! Congrats to all the runners and teams.
A recent book by Peter Frumkin and Joanne Jastreb, Serving Country and Community, examines national service programs in America. In particular, it examines the efficacy of programs such as Americorps, or, rather, the lack of evidence, evaluation, and measurement that we have of such efficacy, according to Chris Jarvis’s review here. These authors are experts …
Two interesting news items to note: 1. The National Education Policy Center (NEPC) has released a book claiming that the Obama administration has not backed up their education policy agenda with research. In this age of evidence-based policy-making, this is quite a claim. They state that the administration’s research summaries are too biased and simplified, …
In 2005 Maricopa County, AZ opened the Human Services Campus – a one-stop shop for human service provision. I had the privilege of touring the campus this past Thursday. The HSC is home to CASS (Central Arizona Shelter Services), Maricopa County Healthcare for the Homeless, NOVA Safe Haven, St. Joseph the Worker, St. Vincent de …
I recently was interviewed for a project at the University of Arizona on program evaluation. I link here to a video of my interview – warning – it is over 20 minutes long and requires Real Player.
Bruce Sievers recently wrote a very convincing piece in the Stanford Social Innovation Review calling for philanthropists to fund, support, and address a declining civil society in the U.S. He argues that by buttressing our civil institutions, increasing civility, and reversing a decline of the news media (a pillar of civil society) we can easier …
Dan Shea and I filtered down our civility survey results to relate to youth respondents. http://civicyouth.org/
I recently got a smart phone. I can now check my email and websites without my laptop, opening up a whole new level of connectivity to me. My new favorite app is called “Congress,” and tells me the latest bills introduced and passed, and can map my location and tell me who my elected officials …
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