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 Dear Friends:
Happy Spring! As flowers starts to bloom and barbeques start to heat up, I am excited to share the latest in the blossoming field related to Results-Based Accountability and the impact it is having across the globe. In this month's issue, you will find information on:
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Upcoming RBA workshops with Mark Friedman
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RBA/OBA Facebook group heats up
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2012 Vermont Non-Profit Conference: Benchmark for a Better Vermont
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Addressing Multi-System Youth: Strengthening a Connection between Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice - a new paper that highlights the benefits of RBA
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Submit an award nomination, plan to present, and register now for the Community Indicators Consortium 2012 International Conference, November 15-16, 2012, College Park, MD
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Results Leadership Group Australia launches a new website
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Results Scorecard Corner with info on the monthly trial program and new Maximizing the Results Scorecard document
As always, feel free to contact us with questions. We are here to help.
Regards,
Adam Luecking
on behalf of the Results Leadership Group
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Upcoming Events
Below is a list of planned Results-Based Accountability(TM) workshops with Mark Friedman. If you are not able to make these or are interested in bringing an RBA 101 or Training of Trainers event to your community, please contact Adam Luecking at
301-907-7541 to discuss options.
APRIL 17 - 19 : HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT
Organized by the Charter Oak Group - Register by March 31
RBA 101: April 17
RBA Training for Trainers and Coaches: April 18 - 19
Register Here
MAY 30 - JUNE 1 : SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
Organized by the Family Action Centre, University of Newcastle
RBA 101: May 30
RBA Training for Trainers and Coaches May 31 - June 1
Register Here
JUNE 5 - 7 : PERTH, AUSTRALIA
Organized by Anglicare WA
RBA 101: June 7
RBA Training for Trainers and Coaches: June 5-6
Register Here
JUNE 12 : MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA
RBA 101: June 12
Organized by the University of Melbourne
Contact: Athena Williams
JUNE 14: ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA
RBA101: June 14
Organized by Community Centres SA
Contact: Ilka Walkley
JULY 19 : MOBILE, ALABAMA
Organized by the Alabama State Department of Education
RBA 101: July 19
Contact: Susan Williamson
SEPTEMBER 24 - OCTOBER 5 UK: ENGLAND & WALES
Dates and locations in planning
Contact: Rob Hutchinson
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RBA/OBA Discussion Group
The RBA/OBA discussion group on Facebook has taken off! Click here to check it out.
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A few of the discussions currently taking
place in the group:
HOW TO RUN A BOARD MEETING USING RBA/OBA
Here is an excerpt from a recent email on this subject:
1. Take a look at the meeting agenda described on page 126 of "Trying Hard Is Not Good Enough." In essence this takes people through the turn the curve thinking process at every meeting. For a board this could be one indicator per meeting. It could take the form of a staff report structured this way or a working session of board members or some combination. If you go this way you will want to put time limits on each step of the process along the lines of the Turn the Curve exercise.
2. You want to have your most important baselines blown up and on the wall for all the meetings. The idea of "turning the curve" is the common enemy staring everyone in the face. This requires careful selection...
HOW DO THE 7 QUESTIONS TRANSLATE INTO REPORT FORMATS?
This just came up again last week. The 7 Question (Leaking Roof, Turn the Curve) thinking process is designed to get you from talk to action. But not all of the 7 questions necessarily show up in the reporting format you use. Let's take Performance Accountability as our example. (You will easily see that the same approach applies to Population Accountability.) The performance report format would have the following sections:
1. Name of program or service
2. Baseline graphs (from 4. How are we doing on the most important of these measures?)
3. Story behind the baselines (also from 4. How are we doing on the most important of these measures?)...
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Join in on these and many other RBA related discussions here!
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Vermont Nonprofit Conference 2012: Benchmarks for a Better Vermont
More than 265 nonprofit leaders from 145 organizations registered for the Vermont Nonprofit Conference 2012: Benchmarks for a Better Vermont. The full day of activities, simulcast from 11 VIT sites across the state, focused on improving organizational effectiveness with Results-Based Accountability™ (concepts derived from Mark Friedman’s seminal book, “Trying Hard is Not Good Enough”.)
For more information and to view the presentations from the conference, click here.
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Addressing the Needs of Multi-System Youth:
Strengthening the Connection between Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice
Congrats to Phil Lee for being part of this important paper and for introducing Results-Based Accountability as a
useful tool for strengthening the connection between child welfare and juvenile justice.
Co-authored by Denise Herz, PhD; Phil Lee, JD; Lorrie Lutz, MPP; Macon Stewart, MSW; John Tuell, MA; and Janet Wiig, JD, MSW. The paper was released at a symposium held at Georgetown University on March 1, 2012.
The purpose of this paper is to provide a framework for jurisdictions to utilize in their efforts to better serve youth known to both the child welfare and juvenile justice systems-commonly referred to as
crossover or dually-involved youth. These youth tend to go undetected, following a stealth-like pathway between these two systems. As a group of children and youth who suffer from the effects of childhood trauma, they are often underserved as they move from one system to another, experiencing the negative consequences of infrequent cross system coordination related to case planning and the delivery of needed services. Little was known about this population, especially the factors that impacted their system experience. Fortunately, researchers have been working to better understand the trajectory many crossover youth follow between systems and into adulthood. As a result, we now know much more about their characteristics as a population and the factors associated with their crossing
over.
It is the hope of CJJR, RFK, and the authors that the content presented in this paper will help those who read it to develop a better understanding of how to prevent youth from crossing over between systems and
ensure that all youth who are served by both the child welfare and juvenile justice systems experience them in a manner that provides for their safety, well being and permanence, while also ensuring public safety.
The paper and related materials are now available online here.
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Community Indicators Consortium 2012 International Conference
College Park, Maryland
November 15-16, 2012
The CIC IMPACT SUMMIT will be a highly interactive conference that brings together practitioners, think tank analysts, academics, funders, and data providers to share their work and ideas, explore the trends moving our communities, work to bridge the distance between facts and perceptions, and connect with colleagues new and
old.
Registration: click here
Request for Presentation Proposals: Do want to share an innovative case study, path-breaking strategy, or cutting edge technologies and methods? Can you offer
inspiration or ask the tough questions that we all should hear? Share your expertise with the indicators community! Submit proposals for panel discussions, session presentations, papers, poster sessions, "ignite" talks, or propose your own innovative format here.
Request for Award Nominations: Nominate cutting-edge, highly successful indicators projects for the Impact Award and influential colleagues for the Emerging Leaders
Award and Hall of Heroes Award. Submit your nominations here.
More Information: Visit the conference website
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RLG: AU Launches Website
The team at Results Leadership Group Australia (RLG:AU) are pleased to announce the launch of our Australian website www.resultsleadership.org.au which we are committed to keeping up to date with current research and happenings about Results Based Accountability all over the world.
Developed to provide Australasian users with local content, the website also provides a range of services that can support agencies to implement RBA. This includes the first RBA Learning group in NSW for 2012 that will provide RBA practitioners with opportunities to network and learn from each other and this website
We are RLG:AU are thrilled to be a part of the revolution that reminds us that being busy can be a waste of time, but striving for positive outcomes can fulfil the ambitions that brought us into this work in the first place....making a difference.
Please enjoy our site.
Sue Richards
Managing Director
sueri...@resultsleadership.org.au
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Results Scorecard Corner
If you haven't already seen it, please take a look at the new Maximizing the Results Scorecard document that highlights how the Results Scorecard can be used for strategic planning, community collaboration, grant management, & staff management. Click here to download
Want to try the Results Scorecard for yourself?
The Results Scorecard free trial program provides decision makers with the opportunity to try the Results Scorecard software free for 30 days prior to choosing a strategic-planning software solution. This is a no obligation opportunity to learn about the software and includes 3 free hours of training to help users make the most of it.
Register Here
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