Flint and Genesee Literacy Network

Results Based Accountability (RBA) Training

July 27-28, 2015
Outcomes:
As a result of the workshops, participants will:
(Day 1)

Identify success factors for large-scale, place-based change (collective impact) initiatives
Have an broad knowledge of Results Based Accountability methodology in helping community members and partner
organizations to:
o Agree quality of life outcomes/results and related progress indicators
o Align community strategies and programs to improve these agreed indicators
o Develop or refine robust performance measures for partner programs
o Collect, analyze, act and report on data about progress on both community indicators and individual program
performance
Identify further learning and resource needs and brainstorm next steps

(Day 2)

Identify the opportunities and challenges in developing a shared measurement system for FGLN partners
Be able to describe the key features of the Results Scorecard in supporting FGLN partners to make progress on family literacy
and youth literacy
Produce a Results Scorecard with results, indicators, aligned programs and related performance measures
Identify/agree data sources for family literacy and youth literacy in Flint and Genesee
Agree initial actions to engage partners in using the Scorecard to plan, share and track progress in improving family literacy and
youth literacy

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Session Plan
Day 1

Time

Topic

Activity

9am

Introduction

Scene-setting
Individual introductions
warm up activity
Confirm expectations and
agenda

9.30am

What causes large-scale,

place based change efforts
to succeed. . .or fail?

Group work to brainstorm key

success factors for FGLN
initiative

10.00am

What is possible?

Demonstration of Results
Based Accountability in
helping a community achieve
Collective Impact

10.30am
10.45am

BREAK
Key concepts of Results
Based Accountability and
collective impact

11.45am

Presentation
whole group work to identify
results and indicators

small group work to identify

initial strategies and programs
individual reflection

12.45pm

LUNCH

1.30pm

Continue activity, agree

next steps

Group discussion, document

outcomes and brainstorm next
steps

2.15 - 2.30pm

Reflection and check out

Individual and whole group activity

Session Plan
Day 2
Time

Topic

Activity

9am

Introduction

Scene-setting
Individual introductions
warm up activity
Confirm expectations and
agenda
Review/share outcomes of Day
1

9.45am

Why shared measurement?

Group discussion
Identify opportunities and
challenges

10.15am

Shared measurement with

Results Based
Accountability

Presentation re-cap RBA

10.45am

BREAK

11am

Introducing the Results

Scorecard

Demonstration:
key features
developing and inputting
results, indicators, programs
and program performance
measures
good practice Scorecards

11.45am

Build your own Scorecard

12.30pm

Individual activity to build own

Scorecard with Result,
Indicator, program and
program performance measure
Share
LUNCH

1.15pm

Build FGLN Scorecard

3.00pm

Next steps

Group activity brainstorm

structure of FGLN Scorecard/s
Small group activity in
two groups, develop
demonstration scorecard for 1.
Family literacy and 2. Youth
Literacy
Group discussion on next steps to
complete Results Scorecard with
partners