| Everyone wants to do this. And everyone in the | | | | rate of employment in the neighborhood, the average |
| evaluation business has something to say about how | | | | and mean incomes of the neigborhood's employed |
| to do it. So why not us too! | | | | adults, and the average length of employment of the |
| We believe the evaluation of results is less | | | | workforce. |
| complicated than organizations make it. Of course, we | | | | 3. What is the current benchmark of each of those |
| know from experience that often evaluating our work | | | | measures? |
| is made cumbersome by funders and regulators, but | | | | Ok. Remember, we are making these numbers up. |
| for now let's pretend they are not in the mix. | | | | Currently, only 66% of adults in the neighborhood who |
| Here is how we approach the evaluation of results. | | | | want full time work have full time work. The average |
| We start with some simple questions. | | | | family income of current full-time workers is: $25,000. |
| 1. What are you trying to accomplish for which people? | | | | The average length of full-time employment is 14 |
| 2. What are the measures that guide your work with | | | | months. |
| these people? | | | | 4. What are your goals about surpassing the |
| 3. What is the current benchmark of each of those | | | | benchmark over what period of time? |
| measures? | | | | Our goals are to achieve 85% employment (full-time), |
| 4. What are your goals about surpassing the | | | | average family income of $32,000, and average length |
| benchmark over what period of time? | | | | of employment of 30 month by 2012. |
| 5. What will indicate progress toward your goals? | | | | 5. What will indicate progress toward your goals? |
| 6. What will you do to achieve the goals (strategies | | | | Progress indicators include: numbers of adults returning |
| and actions) over what period of time? | | | | to school for their high school diploma, and numbers of |
| Example: Answering the questions | | | | adults in employment training programs. |
| To offer some clarity, let's answer the questions | | | | 6. What will you do to achieve the goals (strategies |
| above for a neighborhood-based employment | | | | and actions) over what period of time? |
| program. | | | | Here is where you develop your plans to achieve your |
| 1. What are you trying to accomplish for which people? | | | | answers to the previous five questions. |
| We are trying to help unemployed people in the | | | | Yes, we know, life is more complicated than this. But |
| neighborhood find and keep decent jobs. | | | | our six questions can help get you started on the right |
| 2. What are the measures that guide your work with | | | | course of becoming more results focused and being |
| these people? | | | | able to measure what you do. |
| The primary measures that will guide our work are the | | | | |