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How Can Social Programs
Become Evidence-Based?
5 Practical Steps.
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Tracy Allison Altman, PhD
Founder, Ugly Research
Creator, PepperSlice
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Links and discussion @
EvidenceSoup.com blog:
5 practical ways to build an evidence-based
social program [Wed, Oct 21]
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Data-driven is mandatory
New rules for funders, funded:
 Rigorous methods  modeled
after evidence-based medicine
 Standardized evaluation
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Example: Social Innovation Fund
 3 evidence levels: preliminary,
moderate, strong
 Standardized evaluation
 Cookie cutter decision-making?
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Simplifying or bewildering?
Evidence: The SIF way
 More examples of evidence-based
innovations @ end of slide deck
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Evidence-based decision = ?
Current, best evidence:
 Internal, external sources
 High-quality methods
 Feedback loop
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Whats a good decision?
 Good process: Transparent.
Follows evidence in repeatable
way.
 Good outcome? Not always.
Judge quality of a decision
process separately from results.
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Emerging evidence marketplaces
Supply & demand for evidence of
program success
Report by Social Innovation
Research Center
 Social Innovation Funds Early Results are
Promising. Patrick Lester, 30-June-2015
 http://www.socialinnovationcenter.org/?p=1413
Page 27
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Communication still a free-for-all
Knowledge dissemination, findings,
insights arent standardized:
 Traditional papers & reports
 PowerPoint / free-form slides
 Email / online posts
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5 practical ways to become
evidence-based
1. Focus on what deciders need
2. Use insider vocabulary
3. Live better through OPE
4. Manage and exchange
5. Share systematically
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How will the decision be made?
What evidence do they want?
Example: Social Impact Bonds
 Specify desired outcomes and
explicit success measures
Step #1: Focus on what
deciders need
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Step #2: Use insider vocabulary
Data collection:
 Randomized trial, case study,
survey, quasi-experimental design?
Data analysis:
 Simple statistics? Complex model?
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Use Other Peoples Evidence.
Gather research:
 Peer organizations
 Academia
 Agencies
 NGOs
Step #3: Live better with OPE
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Step #4: Manage and exchange
Get more value from findings:
- Once insights are discovered,
manage purposefully
- Trade/exchange with others
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Follow a method for exchanging
evidence-based insights:
 Recognize evidence categories
 Common vocabulary
 Common presentation format
Step #5: Share systematically
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Example: Nurse-Family Partnership
Home visits by nurses for
first-time mothers
Rigorous, randomized trials
to evaluate outcomes
http://www.nursefamilypartnership.org/
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Example: Insights marketplace
PepperSlice is a place to exchange
evidence-based insights:
 Create insights (Slices) in simple
format
 Pin onto boards
 Sell or share your insights
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PepperSlice example: Medicine
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PepperSlice example: NFP
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Join the nonprofit beta
Sign up at PepperSlice.com
Email tracy@pepperslice.com
Schedule a learning session
Give us your feedback & make
an impact.
Tracy Allison Altman
email: tracy@uglyresearch.com
Twitter: @UglyResearch
Blog: EvidenceSoup.com
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Example: What Works Cities?
Use evidence to improve results
for residents
http://whatworkscities.bloomberg.org/
Define works
- Which stakeholder? Values?
- Achieves stated goal
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Example: Urban Institute PFSI
Pay for Success Initiative
http://www.urban.org/features/understanding-social-
impact-bonds-and-pay-success
 Services for jurisdictions
 Standardized pricing, defined
program models
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Example: Alliance for Useful
Evidence
Case studies on how UK charities
use research evidence:
 Handbook forthcoming
 Take the survey
http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/2226076/bab12906
0657
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Example: BCURE
Building Capacity to Use
Research Evidence
http://epod.cid.harvard.edu/bcure9
Join PepperSlice
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insights
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5 practical ways to build an evidence-based social program.

Editor's Notes

  • #2: Latest developments for evidence-based decision making in nonprofit sector. And practical ways to exchange evidence-based insights.
  • #3: Under Engineering and Computer Science. PhD Policy Analysis. Emphasis on decision science and simple, standardized ways to present evidence. Founder of Ugly Research.
  • #4: Evidence Soup blog will have detailed references, notes, and links. Wednesday October 21.
  • #5: Its not an option.
  • #6: SIF attempts to make social programs evidence-based.
  • #7: 72 evaluation designs yikes!
  • #11: Standardized evidence is happening, but standardized dissemination of findings is not.
  • #12: Standardized evidence is happening, but standardized dissemination of findings is not.
  • #13: SIBs or Pay for Success Bonds
  • #18: Follow the structure and requirements. If dossier format or specific journal article
  • #20: Want a little Ooh, shiny! But not too much.
  • #21: Want a little Ooh, shiny! But not too much.
  • #26: Follow the structure and requirements. If dossier format or specific journal article
  • #27: Follow the structure and requirements. If dossier format or specific journal article
  • #29: Tweet using #data4good hashtag. How nonprofits and social programs can use PepperSlice to exchange evidence-based insights, make decisions, and grow revenue.