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Results-Based Accountability (RBA). What is Results-Based Accountability?. A disciplined way of thinking and taking action that can be used to improve the quality of life in communities, cities, countries, states and nations, as well as to improve the performance of programs. Mark Friedman.
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What is Results-Based Accountability? • A disciplined way of thinking and taking action that can be used to improve the quality of life in communities, cities, countries, states and nations, as well as to improve the performance of programs.
Mark Friedman • Book: Trying Hard is Not Good Enough – How to Produce Measurable Improvements for Customers and Communities • http://youtu.be/RtBC89F3Xi4
Basic Ideas of RBA • Starts with and ends backward. • Plain language. • Common sense methods. • Inclusive process. • Data driven. • Clear outcomes. Talk Action
2 Components of RBA • Accountability • Population • Performance
Opportunities • Stakeholder involvement. • Results driven (Data). • Builds confidence in program. • Shift to more holistic program approaches.
Challenges • Emphasis on results. • Faulty data. • Limited resources. • Political involvement.
Organizations Using RBA • January 2010 • Comprehensive strategic planning effort with Board of Directors. • 5-year strategic investment plan that served to focus and prioritize The Children’s Trust’s work.
Organizations Using RBA • Report details the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s four-year effort to develop a Results-Based Accountability approach to its K-12 education portfolio. • In January 2002, the Casey Foundation’s leaders thought about how results-based accountability could help Casey better achieve its mission.
Friedman’s Results Measurement Approach Four Types of Performance Measures Is Anyone Better Off? Most Important
Value of RBA - Annie Casey Foundation • Benefits for the foundation and its grantees: • Refined the strategic focus of the education program. • Guided selection of investments. • Helped grantees sharpen their focus. • Evaluated specific investments. • Evaluate program as a whole. • Approach made it easier to report results across multiple grants.
Sources: • http://www.sde.ct.gov/sde/cwp/view.asp?a=2711&Q=322618 • http://www.nliah.com/portal/microsites/Uploads/Resources/ivwqQtvm9.pdf • http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/41/18/43718454.pdf • http://www.raguide.org/index.shtml • http://www.hfrp.org/publications-resources/browse-our-publications/overview-of-results-based-accountability-components-of-rba • http://www.aecf.org/upload/publicationfiles/road.to.results.pdf • http://www.thechildrenstrust.org/best-practice-curricula/898 • http://www.hfrp.org/evaluation/the-evaluation-exchange/issue-archive/results-based-accountability-1/results-based-accountability-systems-opportunities-and-challenges • http://www.cssp.org/publications/public-policy/top-five/5_the-case-for-shifting-to-results-based-accountability.pdf • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtBC89F3Xi4