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Community Development Evaluation Storymap and Legend [PDF, 3.5 MB]
(June 2006) For more information.

Success Measures Data System Resources
(June 2005)

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>> Success Measures Program Overview [PDF, 888 KB] An introduction of the Success Measures program including a description of training and technical assistance, the Success Measures Data System, a listing of indicators and supporters and partners. 

>> Success Measures Data System [PDF, 157 KB] A detailed list of the indicators and tools.

Resources from Symposium Notebook
(2003)

>> Organizational Assessment: A Proven System for Building Healthy Communities [Microsoft PowerPoint, 194 KB] by Ron Johnston, NeighborWorks® America.

>> Program Review Process [PDF, 156 KB] by NeighborWorks America, Organizational Assessment Division.

>> Performance Measurement Terms [PDF, 117 KB] by The Enterprise Foundation.

>> Getting at Impact by Paul Clements.

>> Risky Business [PDF, 209 KB] by Ron Johnston.

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NeighborWorks Training Institute Courses

If you're interested in learning more about outcome measurement and evaluation, there are several courses that you may find useful. Please check to see if these courses will be offered at the next NeighborWorks Training Institute you plan to attend!

• ML293 Proving the Results and Impact of Your Community Development Work Learn the critical concepts in the field of assessment, as well as practical skills and strategies for designing an assessment strategy for your organization and community.

• ML135 Program Evaluation for Senior Managers
  Gain an understanding of how evaluation can be used as a management tool in strategic and business planning, program development, and organizational capacity building.

• ML295 "Success Measures" Approaches and Tools: Using Participatory Evaluation to Demonstrate Your Organization's Results
  Explore how to use Success Measures approaches and tools to evaluate your organization's impact in your community. The participatory evaluation approaches and tools that you will be introduced to are part of the Success Measures Project initiated by the Development Leadership Network and developed in partnership with McAuley Institute and community-based organizations.

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Winning Strategies

Search our Winning Strategies database to learn about the innovative approaches to measuring success used in the NeighborWorks network. Under "keywords," choose the letter "S" and the category "success measures." Then click on "find selected." Here are some of the case studies currently available in the database:

• Utica NHS NeighborWorks HomeOwnership Center Measuring Economic Impact and Market Share  
  
• Vallejo Neighborhood Housing Services Homeownership Pilot Funds to Address Crime Prevention

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