Recent questions - CGR In the Public Interest Q&A

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Tried a Virtual Stock Exchange and got an idea...

asked 2 months ago by anonymous

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I’d like to hear from CGR and The Children’s Institute on how to factor in trust and care in developing an effective program and measuring effectiveness.

asked 1 year ago by CGR (900 points)

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Institutional foster care has been proven to be ineffective for most kids and is the costliest line item in the county at $100,000 per child, yet alternatives exist that are proven and much less costly. How do we change behaviors to proven programs?

asked 1 year ago by CGR (900 points)

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Most of the programs in our community are not “evidence-based,” do we have to stop doing them?

asked 1 year ago by CGR (900 points)

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What standard of evaluation is “good enough” to warrant community funding of human services agencies in Rochester?

asked 1 year ago by CGR (900 points)

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When you find out you’re not as good as you think you are how do you convince funders that you’ll use the results to become more effective?

asked 1 year ago by CGR (900 points)

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Are there examples of successful small 501c’s that use evidence based programming? How do they do it and could there be specialized training assistance for them?

asked 1 year ago by CGR (900 points)

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Assuming that one exists, what does it take to find the right evidence-based program for a local agency to implement?

asked 1 year ago by CGR (900 points)

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Is there evidence-based programming for civic engagement or social interaction?

asked 1 year ago by CGR (900 points)

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The Institution of Medicine (IOM) and American Academy of Medicine issued a report exploring and promoting the diversity of professionals (service providers) toward more effective service outcomes. What are your thoughts, strategies, and commitment here? Consider the diversity in this room and that of your consumers.

asked 1 year ago by CGR (900 points)

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Given the frustrations of smaller, crisis-oriented agencies to conduct evidence-based programming, are there collaborative efforts between similar agencies who share clients to evaluate their network of services vs. individual agency efforts?

asked 1 year ago by CGR (900 points)

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For funders, how hard is it to measure return on investment (ROI) over the long-term?

asked 1 year ago by CGR (900 points)

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Funding opportunities often create competition – how to we make some of these changes together without losing organizational identity?

asked 1 year ago by CGR (900 points)

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Will there be a “problem solving team” to address the conflicts raised with the growing requirement for evidence-based programs that may or may not meet the real needs of customers?

asked 1 year ago by CGR (900 points)

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Many funders do not fund research or evaluation – it seems unfair to make providers prove their work without support and funds?

asked 1 year ago by CGR (900 points)

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Translation of research into effective practice – are there leaders in this?

asked 1 year ago by CGR (900 points)

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We have heard a couple times that the evidence-based programs are very expensive. Can someone speak to the idea that some programs are actually proven less costly than those which are not proven/promising? Is this not true? This is just a fiscal benefit question, not discounting the need for a wide array of programs in this community.

asked 1 year ago by CGR (900 points)

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What is the role of government, foundations, and programs in funding “solid” appropriate evaluations, especially experimental (control group) studies?

asked 1 year ago by CGR (900 points)

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How can students of policy analysis and program evaluation (such as at RIT) efficiently plug in to human service evaluation efforts here in Rochester?

asked 1 year ago by CGR (900 points)

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How do you reconcile the concept of cultural competence with evidence-based practice? (i.e. one size shoe simply cannot fit all – diverse populations need differing approaches)

asked 1 year ago by CGR (900 points)