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Evaluating

How do we know if comprehensive community development is actually improving the quality of life in neighborhoods?  There’s plenty of anecdotal evidence, but funders generally want numbers—of housing units built, job placements made, crime reduced.  Furthermore, measuring and evaluating are not just after-the-fact exercises, but real-time tools to get better here-and-now results. 

This section presents some of the most sophisticated attempts to measure comprehensive community development, as well as templates which can be used to help develop your own evaluation program.

A. Case Studies

Click the title of the case study below to access the document. Evaluating Integration in… Continue

    B. Handbooks & Manuals

    Click the title of the handbook(s) or manual(s) below to access the document.

      C. Practitioner Templates

      Sustainable Communities Qualitative Analysis Summary, LISC-Research & Assessment: Chris Walker,… Continue

        D. Articles and Reports

        A decade of comprehensive community development — lessons learned, By Patrick T. Reardon, Jun… Continue

        E. Training Materials

        How to Live with – and Benefit from – Evaluation Requirements By Elizabeth Duffrin, Sep… Continue

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