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A Scan of Reproductive Health Resources in California [more info]

The Leadership Learning Community (LLC) was invited to conduct a scan of California based reproductive health leadership development resources for the David and Lucile Packard Foundation. The foundation, through its "Domestic Reproductive Rights" portfolio, invests in both policy and community leadership development. The foundation is especially interested in engaging "...young people and diverse constituencies, at to foster leadership that can speak to these groups."

Authors: Deborah Meehan, Claire Reinelt, Bella Celnik

Subjects: california, leadership development, scan, reproductive health

01/06/2009 - 13:21 - 0 comments - 0 attachments - Posted by bcelnik

A Scan of Leadership Development Efforts in the Greater Washington Region PDF file [download] [more info]

The production of this scan is an outgrowth of meetings of Greater Washington region grantmakers to explore opportunities for working together to accelerate positive changes in the region. The funders group identified the need to build the leadership capacity in the region and collectively decided to commission a scan to better understand the leadership needs and the strengths and limitations of local leadership and capacity building efforts. They partnered with the Nonprofit Roundtable of Greater Washington, an organization committed to building the strength, visibility, and influence of the nonprofit sector. The Roundtable invited the Leadership Learning Community (LLC) to conduct the scan.

Authors: Deborah Meehan, Leadership Learning Community, Claire Reinelt, Raquel Gutierrez

Subjects: leadership development, funders, washingtondc, scan, collaboration

05/26/2005 - 22:00 - 0 comments - 1 attachment - Posted by Elissa Perry

Leadership Learning Community and Northern California Grantmakers Program on Leadership Development PDF file [download] [more info]

On March 19, 2003, members of the Leadership Learning Community (LLC) and Northern California Grantmakers (NCG) came together to explore a mutual interest in leadership development. Participants were Foundation staff and trustees, staff of local leadership development programs, and a few independent professionals working in the field of leadership. They brought to the session a diversity of perspectives on--and experiences with--the work of leadership. Objectives of the half day program were to enhance participants' understanding of important leadership capacities and skills; to explore a variety of approaches to strengthening leadership development through grantmaking; and to provide an opportunity for funders and practitioners to connect and think together about how to strengthen leadership development and social change in the nonprofit sector. Download (pdf) the synthesis of learning below.

Authors: Bella Celnik

Subjects: bay area, leadership development, cross program

03/26/2003 - 23:00 - 0 comments - 1 attachment - Posted by Elissa Perry

Leadership Outcomes Across Programs PDF file [download] [more info]

This piece documents LLC's early attempts to learn more about the leadership outcomes that programs are seeking for individuals, organizations, and communities; and the tools and methods programs are using to evaluate these outcomes. This document reflects and honors some of the important work that the Community completed as of April 2001, and provides a point of departure for the learning thereafter.

Authors: Deborah Meehan

Subjects: evaluation, leadership development, cross program, guides-tools-reports

04/15/2001 - 22:00 - 0 comments - 1 attachment - Posted by Elissa Perry

Four Quadrant Tool for Continuous Evaluation and Assessement PDF file [download] [more info]

The Leadership Learning Community working session on evaluation, through examining current questions and constructions of leadership development, created a model that begins to address challenges unique to evaluating such programs. The model is generated from a theory base that takes into account the self-organizing nature of systems. It also attempts to recognize the diverse perspectives that concurrently influence the leadership development process.

Authors: Zachary Green

Subjects: evaluation, leadership development, guides-tools-reports

04/15/2000 - 22:00 - 0 comments - 1 attachment - Posted by Elissa Perry

Guide to Leadership Development Evaluation Resources Microsoft Word file [download] [more info]

A collection of individual leadership assessment resources and tools

Authors: Claire Reinelt

Subjects: evaluation, leadership development, guides-tools-reports

05/15/2001 - 22:00 - 0 comments - 1 attachment - Posted by Elissa Perry

Leadership Development Theory of Change PDF file [download] [more info]

Excerpted from the Guide to Evaluating Leadership Development Programs prepared by the Evaluation Forum (based on their work with six international Reproductive Health/Family Planning (RH/FP) Leadership Programs).

Authors: Evaluation Forum

Subjects: evaluation, leadership development, guides-tools-reports, theory of change

07/16/2007 - 13:23 - 0 comments - 1 attachment - Posted by Elissa Perry

Accelerating Learning about Leadership Development: A Learning Community Approach PDF file [download] [more info]

In this chapter we discuss our personal experiences with the creation of a leadership development evaluation learning community. We describe the use of collective learning methodologies and share stories about how our work individually and collectively has benefitted.

Authors: Deborah Meehan, Claire Reinelt

Subjects: evaluation, leadership development, learning community, guides-tools-reports

08/28/2006 - 22:00 - 0 comments - 1 attachment - Posted by admin

Handbook of Leadership Development Evaluation External website [view] [more info]

This book provides broad and practical information about how to conduct leadership development evaluations using a variety of approaches, many of which have been recently developed. We have intentionally sought authors from a variety of sectors (nonprofit, academic, for-profit, and governmental agencies) to increase the diversity of perspectives, expertise, and experiences represented in these pages. The target populations and program designs covered in this handbook are also diverse; we believe this book represents a powerful opportunity for cross-program and cross-sector learning. In the rich online companion to the book we offer brief summaries of each of the chapters along with resources for each chapter and links to the resources where possible. This information is available by clicking on the book's section titles or chapter headings. To learn more about the content or ordering the book, visit the companion site now (click on the link below to access the companion site).

Authors: Kelly Hannum, Jennifer W. Martineau, Claire Reinelt

Subjects: leadership development, handbook, guide, evaluation

11/28/2006 - 23:00 - 0 comments - 0 attachments - Posted by Elissa Perry

Leadership Development: Investing in Individuals PDF file [download] [more info]

Grant makers invest in leadership development for many different reasons. There are three broad categories of goals and benefits that grant makers are interested in when they support this work: Stronger and more effective leaders and organizations; Social change in a community, region, or field; and, Benefits for the grant maker’s own organization.

Authors: Deborah Meehan, Ellen Arrick

Subjects: leadership development, funders, grantcraft, guide, guides-tools-reports

09/27/2003 - 22:00 - 0 comments - 1 attachment - Posted by Elissa Perry