Modeling Trajectories in Social Program Outcomes for Performance Accountability

Gordon, Rachel A.; Heinrich, Carolyn J.

doi:10.1177/109821400402500203

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“…During the last thirty years, nonprofit organizations have begun to recognize the value and importance of using different evaluation tools to improve their effectiveness and measure their performance, including: conducting needs assessments (Sankofa, 2021), using theories of change and logic models (DuBow & Litzler, 2019;Yampolskaya et al, 2004), tracking inputs, outputs, and outcomes, and other performance measures (Bagnoli & Megali, 2011;Lee & Clerkin, 2017;Lee & Nowell, 2015); and adopting managerial standards of practice or seeking accreditation (Eckerd & Moulton, 2011;Hao & Neely, 2019). Some nonprofit organizations have also begun to recognize the value and importance of using evidence-based practices, statistical modeling, and more rigorous evaluation designs to assess and measure their impact (Gordon & Heinrich, 2004;Schweigert, 2006;Weitzman et al, 2009;Zandniapour & Deterding, 2018).…”

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Using Self-Assessments to Improve Board Performance and Build Nonprofit Capacity

Carman

Millesen²

2023

J. Public Nonprof Aff.

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This paper presents the nonprofit board self-assessment tool as a valuable, formative addition to the toolkit of nonprofit stakeholders, including evaluators, who are focused on improving both board and organizational performance. Using self-assessment data from a study of 156 nonprofits, the study tested five hypotheses about the effectiveness of five nonprofit governance best practices: strategic planning, reducing ambiguity on the board, board giving, strong internal controls, and evaluating the chief executive officer. The study finds that some nonprofit management best practices are more effective than others when it comes to assessing board performance. Moreover, consistent with previous research, board members and CEOs occasionally view performance differently. The paper concludes with a discussion about how nonprofit organizations, evaluators, and others can use these findings, as well as self-assessment tools, to improve nonprofit board governance and strengthen organizational capacity.

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Using Self-Assessments to Improve Board Performance and Build Nonprofit Capacity

Carman

Millesen²

2023

J. Public Nonprof Aff.

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“…Several reasons made multilevel growth modeling an appropriate approach to assess the relationship. First, compared with conventional nonexperimental econometric models, such as the first difference and the difference-in-difference methods, empirical research shows that modeling outcome trajectories using multilevel modeling can capture more complex trajectories and produce a more accurate account of the intervention effects (Gordon and Heinrich 2004).…”

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Does State Unemployment Insurance Modernization Explain the Trajectories of Economic Security Among Working Households? Longitudinal Evidence from the 2008 Survey of Income and Program Participation

Chang

2020

J Fam Econ Iss

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While research has paid substantial attention to the impact of the Great Recession on the economic well-being of working households and the uneven economic recovery among different sociodemographic groups, limited research is available on the association between state-level Unemployment Insurance (UI) protection and household-level economic recovery during the postrecessionary years. Using nationally representative panel data from the 2008 Survey of Income and Program Participation, this study examined the relationship between state UI modernization and the growth trajectory of economic security among American working households. After controlling for state-level and household-level covariates, the results of the multilevel growth modeling showed that, on average, the state enactment of UI modernization provisions was associated with a faster improvement rate of household economic security over a five-and-a-half-year period. The findings have implications for future studies concerning UI provisions and household economic security.

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“…(See Singer and Willett [2003] and Gordon and Heinrich [2004] for a more thorough discussion of multilevel models and their interpretation. )…”

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Temporary Help Employment in Recession and Recovery

Houseman¹,

Heinrich²

2015

SSRN Journal

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The temporary help industry, although small, plays a significant role in the macro economy, reflecting employers' growing reliance on temporary help agencies to provide flexibility in meeting staffing needs. Drawing on detailed temporary-help order data between 2007 and 2011 from a large, nationally representative staffing company, we provide insights into the characteristics of temporary help work, employers' use of temporary agencies to screen workers for permanent positions, and the industry's role in labor market adjustment over the business cycle. We estimate that the temporary help industry accounted for a large share of gross job losses and job gains over this period, as well as for a sizable share of net separations and hires. Nearly a third of assignments were observed to end prematurely due to worker performance problems (largely soft skills deficiencies) or quits, and hire rates of workers in temp-to-hire contracts were low. Although most temporary help assignments are short-lived, during the recession, companies lengthened temporary help assignments and reduced hiring from their pool of temps, possibly in response to economic uncertainty. Nominal wage growth among new temporary hires was weak over the five-year period and failed to keep pace with inflation.

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Modeling Trajectories in Social Program Outcomes for Performance Accountability

Cited by 13 publications

References 31 publications

Using Self-Assessments to Improve Board Performance and Build Nonprofit Capacity

Using Self-Assessments to Improve Board Performance and Build Nonprofit Capacity

Does State Unemployment Insurance Modernization Explain the Trajectories of Economic Security Among Working Households? Longitudinal Evidence from the 2008 Survey of Income and Program Participation

Temporary Help Employment in Recession and Recovery

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