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Re-Examining Volunteer Florida ’ s STATEWIDE EVALUATION

Re-Examining Volunteer Florida ’ s STATEWIDE EVALUATION. Of Florida ’ s AmeriCorps Programs. DID YOU KNOW…….??.

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Re-Examining Volunteer Florida ’ s STATEWIDE EVALUATION

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  1. Re-Examining Volunteer Florida’s STATEWIDE EVALUATION Of Florida’s AmeriCorps Programs

  2. DID YOU KNOW…….?? • Volunteer Florida designed the Statewide Evaluation to be cost-effective for AmeriCorps and painless for programs (you don’t have to hire your own Evaluator unless your funding exceeds $500,000 annually). • FSU owns the survey and administers it, but it was designed by a small group of Florida AmeriCorps program directors who piloted and refined it for FSU.

  3. Evaluation vs. Performance Measures:Why do we need both? Evaluation • Uses scientific/rigorous research methods • Long-term focus: covers more than one year • Answers questions about causality and “Value Added” to the community served Performance Measures • Gives annual snapshot of programs’ progress • Used for on-going monitoring of outputs and outcomes • Short-term accountability to show if a program is “on track”

  4. AmeriCorps programs MUST identify and involve 3 Community Partners to respond to survey twice a year THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO STRENGTHEN YOUR PARTNERSHIPS!

  5. IT’S REQUIRED! • FLORIDA AMERICORPS PROGRAMS must participate in the Statewide Evaluation of AmeriCorps programs to be considered for re-compete funding. Our response rate from program directors must be 100%!

  6. WE NEED YOUR HELP! Each time FSU conducts the survey (Spring and Fall), Volunteer Florida needs your help: • Alert your partners the survey is underway; • Remind your partners to complete the survey; • Insure the survey is being sent to the person who will be completing the survey; • Notify FSU if a partner/contact person changes.

  7. Statewide Evaluation:Value to Your Program • Provides program-specific reports; • Serves as a basis for technical assistance or needed program improvement; • Provides evidence of community impact -“what is the valueadded to my community?” • Shows change over time (Spring vs. Fall and year to year); • Required for CNCS re-compete applications.

  8. Sample 2012 Program Data • In the last year, AmeriCorps St. Lucie/Indian River Reads! has submitted funding proposals with all of their surveyed community partners. • 100% of the surveyed partners said that their partnership with AmeriCorps St. Lucie/Indian River Reads!improves their visibility in the community. • In the last year, AmeriCorps St. Lucie/Indian River Reads! has co-sponsored an event with all of the their community partners. • AmeriCorps St. Lucie/Indian River Reads! has completed a Memorandum of Understanding with all of their surveyed community partners.

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