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FAML 430 Week 10

  Gugerty & Karlan (2018) Ten Reasons Not to Measure Impact—and What to Do Instead Links to an external site. Optional Readings and Resources If you desire to expand your understanding of program evaluation, you might explore the following resources: National Resource Center—Measuring Outcomes Links to an external site. Milstein and Wetterhall, A Framework for Program Evaluation: A Gateway to Tools Links to an external site. [Chapter 36, Sections 1] ATSDR—Principles of Community Engagement, Chapter 7. Program Evaluation [Evaluation Methods] Links to an external site. Better Evaluation—Evaluation Sampling Links to an external site. Program Evaluation Tip Sheet: Constructing Survey Questions Links to an external site. Data Collection Methods for Program Evaluation: Observation Links to an external site.

FAML 430 Resources

Rosie Nelson:  I wanted to share with you this information I hope that will be helpful as you move forward. It is non-profit associations in your states. Wonderful aid and helps on their websites. As well as ALICE website. I hope you enjoy! I look forward to tomorrows discussion.  Networker/Connecter – Shared information Directory Business Directory - Utah Nonprofits Association Links to an external site. 6.7%  -Percentage of Utahns employed by nonprofits 115,000  - Number of Utahns employed by nonprofits   https://www.idahononprofits.org Links to an external site. Educate. Advocate. Collaborate. Idaho runs on nonprofits. Over 9,000   https://calnonprofits.org Links to an external site. stronger together Together, we thrive.   https://www.alabamanonprofits.org Links to an external site.  THE BACKBONE  Core Values Learning, Leadership, Advocacy, and Collaboration   Home - Nonprofit Association of Oregon Links to an external site. 1243 res...

FAML 430 Week 9

  Perron (2019) The Impact of Visual Storytelling in Nonprofit Marketing Links to an external site. 11 Infographics About Infographics Links to an external site.  (scan only) The 16 best infographic makers in 2021 Links to an external site.  (scan only) https://www.psychologicalscience.org/publications/visual-data-communication.html Empathy Over the last few weeks, the topic of empathy has come up in your readings, exam responses, and many of your group discussions as we have learned about the importance of truly understanding the people that we are trying to serve in our community. Empathy is a common term used in the mental health field.  When describing this to my clients, I describe empathy as the ability to see and understand another person’s world or experience without getting lost in it.  An important step in both couples and family therapy is helping each individual to understand and express empathy when communicating. There are a variety of intervention...

FAML 430 Week 7

  Doherty (1997) The Intentional Family: How To Build Family Ties In Our Modern World [Chapter1] Links to an external site. Resilience Is Family: 40 Ideas for New Family Traditions Links to an external site. Wolf & Rozance (2013) #006600 Cities: Good Health Links to an external site. Why are family and community patterns important to community health? Generations United (2017) I Need You, You Need Me: The Young, the Old, and What We Can Achieve Together Links to an external site.  [spend 5 minutes scanning the report] What are the benefits of intergenerational interactions in a community? Draw Create a plat of your “ideal” community.  As you do so, consider the following questions: What are the physical characteristics of a healthy community? Population density and characteristics; noise; arrangement and type of houses; play setting; city services; homogeneous or heterogeneous neighborhoods; hospitals, low-density neighborhoods, parks, playfields, common spaces, effec...

FAML 430

  “People can’t hear the message unless they have their perspective acknowledged.” — Emily Alison Wicked Problems Links to an external site. Brown & Wyatt (2010) Design Thinking for Innovation Links to an external site. IDEO.org’s (2015) Field Guide to Human-Centered Design Download IDEO.org’s (2015) Field Guide to Human-Centered Design Read the Introduction, p. 9–14. Good questioners for future reference and exploration: https://www.authentichappiness.sas.upenn.edu/testcenter

FAML 430 Week 4

  Optional Readings and Resources If you desire to expand your understanding of tolerance and diversity, you might explore the following resources: Church’s Doctrine on Chastity Will Never Change, Says Elder Christofferson Links to an external site. Dallin H. Oaks “ Weightier Matters Links to an external site. ” BYU Devotional Address February 9, 1999. Ann Madsen, “ Ducks are Different Links to an external site. ,”  New Era , October 1983. Optional Readings and Resources If you desire to expand your understanding of gender and racial inequality, you might explore the following resources: A global history of women’s rights, in 3 minutes Links to an external site. Meeting the Enemy: A feminist comes to terms with the Men's Rights movement Links to an external site.  | Cassie Jaye | TEDxMarin Significantly more girls in sports Links to an external site.  (01:04 mins,  "More Girls in Sports" Transcript) Links to an external site. John Stossel’s Anti-racist Racists L...

FAML 430 Week 2

  Perhaps the first step in building community is getting to know one another as fellow passengers on the sojourn of life. Then the stranger and foreigner will become familiar. Then our shared beliefs and experience will surface and become a building block for both our sense of community and our tolerance and appreciation of our differences. Optional Readings and Resources If you desire to expand your understanding of Bronfenbrenner's Bioecological Model, you might explore the following articles: Bronfenbrenner & Morris (2007) The Bioecological Model of Human Development Links to an external site. The Vision of Urie Bronfenbrenner: Adults Who are Crazy About Kids Links to an external site.