In the early 2000s, NeighborWorks America wanted to help its network organizations measure and understand the community-level results of their work. That’s when staff members became aware of Success Measures, an evaluation initiative created by the former Development Leadership Network and McAuley Institute, two organizations active in the 1990s and early 2000s.
“We were interested in Success Measures’ new outcome measurement tools and innovative evaluation approaches designed for housing and community development efforts,” said Brooke Finn, senior vice president, Evaluation, Leadership & Peer Learning. “We thought the tools, expertise and participatory methods would fit into NeighborWorks’ vision to support our network organizations and understand community impact more deeply, and they did.”
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