Veena PankajKat AthanasiadesAnn EmeryJohanna Morariu
Assessing the Capacity of Community Coalitions to Advocate for Change
Advocacy Evaluation Breakfast SeriesHosted by the Aspen Institute
Washington, DCMay 22, 2013
Veena PankajDirector [email protected]
Kat AthanasiadesAssociate [email protected]
Ann EmeryAssociate [email protected]
Johanna MorariuDirector [email protected]
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About Us
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Let’s Connect
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What’s the first thing to come to mind when you hear
advocacy evaluation?
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What’s the first thing to come to mind when you hear
coalition assessment?
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How does this session relate toyour work and interests?
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Agenda
1 Background
2 Development & Implementation
3 Reporting to Stakeholders
4 Strengths & Challenges
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Agenda
12 Development & Implementation
3 Reporting to Stakeholders
4 Strengths & Challenges
5 Summary & Applications
Background
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Agenda
12 Development & Implementation
3 Reporting to Stakeholders
4 Strengths & Challenges
5 Summary & Applications
Background
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Snapshots
DevelopedImplemented
Report
Aug 2012
Sept2012
Jan 2013
Development & Implementation2
Oct2012
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Seven categories of CATBasic Functioning and Structure
Ability to Cultivate and Develop Champions
Coalition Leadership
Ability to Develop Allies and Partnerships
Development & Implementation2
Reputation and Visibility
Ability to Learn from the Community
Sustainability
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Vetting processKansas Health Foundation staff
GEO Place-Based Community of Practice
Kansas Advisory Committee
Development & Implementation2
Healthy Communities Initiative Technical Assistance
team
Coalition members
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Development & Implementation2
56 coalition members
12 TA providers
68 total responses
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Agenda
12 Development & Implementation
3 Reporting to Stakeholders
4 Strengths & Challenges
5 Summary & Applications
Background
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Reporting to Stakeholders3
Report SnapshotsMemos
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Overall Scores
Reporting to Stakeholders3
Community 6Community 4Community 9Community 8Community 2
Community 11Community 7
Community 12Community 3Community 5
Community 10Community 1
29%
40%
55%
64%
66%
68%
69%
70%
77%
79%
80%
81%
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Reporting to Stakeholders3
1-page Community Snapshots
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Reporting to Stakeholders3
Memos
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Reporting to Stakeholders3
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Series3
52%
Basic Functioning and Structure
Allies and Partnerships
Champions
Reputation and Visibility
Learn from Community
Coalition Leadership
Sustainability
Overall
Community Members
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0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Basic Functioning and Structure
Allies and Partnerships
Champions
Reputation and Visibility
Learn from Community
Coalition Leadership
Sustainability
Overall
TA Providers
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Reporting to Stakeholders3
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Series3Basic Functioning and Structure
Allies and Partnerships
Champions
Reputation and Visibility
Learn from Community
Coalition Leadership
Sustainability
Overall
Community Members
TA Providers
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Reporting to Stakeholders3
Report
Region?Time in coalition?Time in community?Engagement?Number of members?Number of new members?
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Reporting to Stakeholders3
More time in coalition
More coalition members
Higher scores
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Agenda
12 Development & Implementation
3 Reporting to Stakeholders
4 Strengths & Challenges
5 Summary & Applications
Background
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This survey is too long for busy people.
—Coalition member
Strengths & Challenges4
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I hadn’t thought about us collecting feedback on whether the community is satisfied with our work because we are so busy doing the work… Very interesting question.
—Coalition member
Strengths & Challenges4
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The initial mission, vision, and values are defined but under development.
—Coalition member
Strengths & Challenges4
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Our monetary resources are limited to the planning grant monies.
—Coalition member
Strengths & Challenges4
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These questions… are good questions for us to have as a guide for our work.
—Coalition member
Strengths & Challenges4
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Realistically, many of these points cannot be accomplished within a year, but it is a goal to strive towards.
—Coalition member
Strengths & Challenges4
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a. Integrate multiple perspectivesb. Show change over timec. Contextual data about policy changesd. Aggregate and community-level datae. Tool & evaluation = intervention
Strengths4
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a. Integrate multiple perspectivesb. Show change over timec. Contextual data about policy changesd. Aggregate and community-level datae. Tool & evaluation = intervention
Strengths4
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a. Integrate multiple perspectivesb. Show change over timec. Contextual data about policy changesd. Aggregate and community-level datae. Tool & evaluation = intervention
Strengths4
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a. Integrate multiple perspectivesb. Show change over timec. Contextual data about policy changesd. Aggregate and community-level datae. Tool & evaluation = intervention
Strengths4
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a. Integrate multiple perspectivesb. Show change over timec. Contextual data about policy changesd. Aggregate and community-level datae. Tool & evaluation = intervention
Strengths4
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a. Ratings are opinionsb. Self-awareness low at firstc. Languaged. Focus changes over time
Challenges4
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a. Ratings are opinionsb. Self-awareness low at firstc. Languaged. Focus changes over time
Challenges4
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a. Ratings are opinionsb. Self-awareness low at firstc. Languaged. Focus changes over time
Challenges4
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a. Ratings are opinionsb. Self-awareness low at firstc. Languaged. Focus might change over time
Challenges4
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Agenda
12 Development & Implementation
3 Reporting to Stakeholders
4 Strengths & Challenges
5 Summary & Applications
Background
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Materials
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Where We’ve Been
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Assessing the Capacity of Community Coalitions to Advocate for Change
Thank You!
Veena PankajDirector [email protected]
Kat AthanasiadesAssociate [email protected]
Ann EmeryAssociate [email protected]
Johanna MorariuDirector [email protected]
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