introduction to results based accountability

Introduction to

Results Based

Accountability

A lifelong connection to a caring, nurturing family

The Annie E. Casey Foundation

What difference are we making?

Is anyone better off?

don’t know what works

effective change agent

data-driven

results-focused

everyday worklong-term changes

Results Based Accountability

What are we doing?

How well are we doing it?

What difference are we making?

“Letters of Agreement”

“Foundation Investment Summaries”

“Annual Progress Reports”

Results Workgroup = fellow Casey staff

results culture

Plan, collect, use information

Choose a New Strategy

What difference did I make?

RBA is…

…a way of thinking and taking action that starts with ends and works backwards to means.

Population Results

Population Level Indicators

Strategies

Casey’s Role

Population Level

Performance LevelGrants AECF Units

Performance Measures

Population Results

Population Level Indicators

Strategies

Casey’s Role

Population Level

Population level result:

All kids in the U.S. have access to fresh, healthy foods.

Population Results

Population Level Indicators

Strategies

Casey’s Role

Population Level

Performance LevelGrants AECF Units

Performance Measures

Population level result:

All kids in the U.S. have access to fresh, healthy foods.

Population Results

Population Level Indicators

Strategies

Casey’s Role

Population Level

Population Indicator:

% of school aged kids in the US that are at a healthy weight.

Population Results

Population Level Indicators

Strategies

Casey’s Role

Population Level

Strategies:

Fund community gardens

Improve school lunch options

Educate parents on creating healthy meals

Provide access to grocery stores in Casey Communities

Population Results

Population Level Indicators

Strategies

Casey’s Role

Population Level

Casey’s Role:

to fund community garden projects within Casey sites

Population Results

Population Level Indicators

Strategies

Casey’s Role

Population Level

Performance LevelGrants AECF Units

Performance Measures

Performance LevelGrants AECF Units

Performance Measures

What did we do? How well did we do it? What difference did we make?

Performance LevelGrants AECF Units

Performance Measures

What did we do? How well did we do it? What difference did we make?

Performance level: What did we do?

number of hours we spend planning and planting the garden.

number of community gardens created.

Performance LevelGrants AECF Units

Performance Measures

What did we do? How well did we do it? What difference did we make?

Performance: How well did we do it?

# of community gardens producing healthy, fresh produce.

Performance LevelGrants AECF Units

Performance Measures

What did we do? How well did we do it? What difference did we make?

Performance: What difference did we make?

% of kids with access to healthy, fresh foods.

The Annie E. Casey Foundation

Casey: What did we do?

# of phone calls/emails from partners or colleagues we’ve returned.

quantity of paperwork processed.

Casey: How well did we do it?

% of questions from partners and/or colleagues that we’ve answered within two business days

% of people who felt satisfied with the timeliness of our response.

Casey: What difference did we make?

% of your colleagues that have the information they need from you to do their work.

% of grantee partners able to effectively implement their programs

RBA Coaches

Staff RBA Capacity Building Sessions

Knowledge Management Site

everyday worklong-term changes

RBA