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The Economic Contributions of Healthy Food Incentives
The Economic Contributions of Healthy Food Incentives Fair Food Network | 2021 This pioneering study shows that broad expansions of healthy food incentives would provide powerful returns on that investment […]
Tags: Advocacy & Policy & Government, Anti-Poverty & Self-Sufficiency & Workforce Development, Deeper Dive, Families, Health & Wellness, Housing & Homelessness
October 28, 2022
The Economic Contributions of Healthy Food Incentives
This pioneering study shows that broad expansions of healthy food incentives would provide powerful returns on that investment – for families, grocers, and farmers, as well as more broadly among the state economies where such benefits are expanded. The findings demonstrate that state and federal policymakers would be wise to double down on their support for these programs.
Tags: Advocacy & Policy & Government, Anti-Poverty & Self-Sufficiency & Workforce Development, Deeper Dive, Evidence-based & Best Practice Resources, Families, Health & Wellness, Housing & Homelessness, Social Justice & Equity
There’s No Place Like Home
Home visiting programs, which offer in-home services to pregnant women and new families, can lead to improved maternal and child health outcomes, positive parenting, safe homes, and connections to integrated assistance. This article highlights specific home visiting programs that are currently being funded in the United States.
Tags: Anti-Poverty & Self-Sufficiency & Workforce Development, Deeper Dive, Early Childcare & Education (birth - 4), Families
October 27, 2022
Early Childhood Interventions
This document is an objective review and synthesis of current research that addresses the potential for various forms of early childhood intervention to improve outcomes for participating children and their families. The evidence base sheds light on the types of programs that have been demonstrated to be effective, the features associated with effective programs, and the potential for returns to society that exceed the resources invested in program delivery.
Tags: Children & Youth Development, Deeper Dive, Early Childcare & Education (birth - 4), Families
September 23, 2022
Using Lessons from Visual Design to Make Better Material for Students
Slide design, Bitmoji classrooms, learning management system banners, document layouts, and more can all benefit from basic design theory. Learn how to design student materials in a way that reinforces learning rather than disrupts it.
Tags: Children & Youth Development, Introduction, K-12 Education
Strategy Triage Tool
Many small and medium-sized nonprofits simply don’t have the bandwidth to do everything they want. This tool includes a worksheet and instructions for how to facilitate a group discussion to examine your resources and determine your organization’s realistic top priorities.
Tags: Evaluation Methods & Strategies, Nonprofit Metrics & Impact, Storytelling Tips & Resources, Tools and Tutorials
September 20, 2022
Doing Evaluation in Service of Racial Equity
These three guides are easy-to-use resources that help evaluators integrate racial equity principles into their daily work. Each guide includes meaningful definitions, innovative models, real-life case studies, and reflective learning exercises.
Tags: Deeper Dive, Evaluation Methods & Strategies, Evidence-based & Best Practice Resources, Social Justice & Equity
September 18, 2022
Positive Youth Development Measurement Toolkit
This toolkit provides implementers of youth programming a variety of references, resources, and tools on how to use a positive youth development (PYD) approach for evaluating youth-focused programming. A PYD approach to evaluation will measure whether youth are positively engaged in and benefiting from investments that ultimately empower them to develop in healthy and positive ways so that they can contribute to the development of their communities.
Tags: Children & Youth Development, Deeper Dive, Evidence-based & Best Practice Resources, K-12 Education
Client Success: Madison House Takes Back Their Story
This was Rose’s question for me: “How do I balance what’s good for the clients, what funders are impressed by, what potential clients’ (students and nonprofits) are impressed by, and what grants ask for when all this stuff doesn’t line up?
April 27, 2022
Collecting Data You Can Actually Use
Nonprofits often ask: So how do I collect data that helps me (a) show that people are getting better, and (b) know what adjustments need to be made to improve what I do?
January 22, 2022
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