Leadership Matters: An Evaluation of Six Family Planning and Reproductive Health Leadership Programs

Author: Pamela Putney , Kim Amman Howard , Deborah Meehan , Claire Reinelt , Cecilia Roddy
Subject: theory of change , health , guides-tools-reports , evaluation , Packard , Gates , reproductive health
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Abstract: This evaluation assesses the design, implementation and outcomes of six leadership development initiatives.
Posted Mon, 07/09/2007 - 20:49 — Elissa Perry

One Story Many Voices: The Impact of Violence Prevention Programs

Author: Deborah Meehan , Claire Reinelt , Kim Amman Howard , Jah'Shams Abdul-Mumin , Georgia Sorenson , Robert L. Williams
Subject: evaluation , health , guides-tools-reports , violence prevention
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Abstract: This report describes the impact of the Violence Prevention Initiative (VPI) on the participants and their work, contributions that VPI leadership programs have made to long-term systemic impact on re
Posted Mon, 07/09/2007 - 20:08 — Elissa Perry

Joint Meeting of Three LLC Circles on Sustaining Leadership Networks

Author: Elissa Perry , Odin Zackman , Claire Reinelt
Subject: sustaining networks , health , learning circles , social media
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Abstract: Three LLC circles (Sustaining Networks/Alumni, Social Media and Leadership, and Health Leadership) convened for a conference call and web-based meeting using the WebEx platform to discuss creating and
Posted Tue, 02/05/2008 - 15:02 — Elissa Perry

Leadership and Sustaining Breakthrough Change

Posted February 25th, 2008 by Claire Reinelt
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For anyone interested in creating and sustaining breakthrough change, you may want to read a fascinating article by Matthew Chin entitled Sustainability and the Second Law of Thermodynamics (September 2003). Matthew runs Operations Success Programs with the Primary Care Development Corporation, an organization that helps health centers and clinics form learning collaboratives to achieve and sustain transformational change in serving the poor, the uninsured, and the under-insured in New York City.

After years of implementing a highly successful organizational learning model in diverse health centers and clinics, he and his colleagues became interested in why clinics and health centers have a hard time sustaining the gains that they made. He discovered that leadership was critical to long-term success.  read more »

Momentum

Posted July 21st, 2008 by Elissa Perry
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Greetings from Momentum 2008 put on by the Tides Center. The format this year is inspired by TED and is packed with inspirational folks. Stay tuned for missives from the gathering. In the meantime, checkout the conference site and its WiserEarth page.