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Rep. Diana Urban (CT) Joins RLG: We
are excited to announce that Diana Urban has joined RLG as
a Senior Consultant. Urban plans to share her expertise in RBA,
through her lens as a state legislator, with federal, state and local
government in the U.S. and internationally. We also want to
congratulate her on being elected to her fifth term just last week.
- Take the
RBA (UK: OBA) Practicioner Survey
- View the
video clip of RLG President, Phil Lee, giving an overview of RBA at
a sustainable indicators workshop
- Find our
more information on the Australia/New Zealand RBA Community of
Practice Group
Upcoming 2008-09 Workshops,
Webinars and International Conference: We
are excited to announce a dynamic and full calendar of events for the
rest of 2008 and 2009. They are meant to keep the Results
Accountability community up to date on the latest in thought leadership.
Please also make sure to save the date for the October 5-7, 2009
International Results Based Accountability Conference.
Feel free to contact us
at 301-907-7541 with any questions. We also invite you to
share items to be included in this newsletter that you think would be of
interest to other RBA practicioners and consultants.
--The Results Leadership Group & The Fiscal Policy
Studies Institute
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Diana Urban Joins RLG
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 Rep. Diana
Urban (CT), Senior Consultant, Results Leadership Group
Professional
Highlights:
- Legislator, Connecticut General Assembly: Chair of
the RBA Subcommittee of Appropriations, recognized by Governing
Magazine as a National Leader in High Performance Government for her
work on RBA and recently the National Conference of State
Legislatures (NCSL) awarded Connecticut the "Con Hogan
Award" for the Appropriation Committee's RBA Work on Innovation
in Government.
- Economics and Political Science Professor: Over
20 years experience at several community and state colleges
- B.A., Long Island University (Magna Cum Laude); MPA,
SUNY at Stonybrook
- Kennedy School, Harvard University, Fannie Mae
Fellow, Senior Executive Leadership Program
Expertise in Results
Accountability:
- Results Based Budgeting for state and local
governments
- Coaching state or local legislators and legislative
staff working to implement Results Accountability
- Helping agencies align performance measures with
community indicators
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Take the RBA (UK: OBA) Practioner Survey
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As a means of beginning to create an international
inventory of what individuals, organizations and
communities using RBA and in what manner, we have set up the survey
linked below. It will only take a few minutes
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Montgomery County (MD) Healthy and Sustainable Communities
Video Overview and Final Report
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RLG President, Phil Lee, gave an overview applying Results
Based Accountability principles to the facilitated facilitated break-out
sessions at the Montgomery County (MD) Healthy and Sustainable
Communities workshop on June 26, 2008. In the facilitated break-out
sessions, participants from all sectors had a beginning dialogue about
the results, indicators, analysis and action strategy for the various
aspects of a healthy and sustainable community. To see the 15
minute video clip and view the final report, click on the link
below.
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Australia/New Zealand RBA Community of Practice Group
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The first meeting of a new RBA Community of Practice Group
was held in Sydney in late October. This was the outcome of a meeting in
June to gauge interest in the establishment of a RBA Network that has
already seen well over 50 agencies and individuals from around Australia
and New Zealand indicating their interest in participating in an
Australasian Network. A core group will meet quarterly to pursue the
group's goals and will consult regularly with group members. For more
information you can contact: mikesheargold@nswfamilyservices.asn.au
or brian@lcsa.org.au.
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Upcoming 2008-09 Workshops and Webinars
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Below
is a list of currently scheduled Results Leadership Group open enrollment
webinars and workshops for the next three months. Please click on the
links for more information, as well as already scheduled events for the
rest of 2009. More may be scheduled as demand increases. Stay
tuned!
Location: Sydney, Australia
Date: December 10 & 11, 2008
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Results Accountability Workshop DVD
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This
internationally acclaimed video workshop by Mark Friedman introduces the
Results Accountability framework.
The DVD
also illustrates the applicability of Results Accountability to both
cross-community quality-of-life improvements and the management of
programs, agencies and service systems.
The
three-hour DVD, which can be watched in its entirety or in
chapters, highlights a full presentation of the framework, including
how to:
- establish results and
indicators of community well-being
- use results to drive
decision making and budgeting
- identify performance measures for
programs, agencies and service systems
- use performance measures to
improve performance
- link program
accountability to cross community efforts
Learn
to move from talk to action quickly and apply the Results Accountability
concepts to real work in highly interactive, hands-on, "Turn the
Curve" exercises. Also enjoy
the question and answer section with Mark.
Price: $ 79.95 (Free
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Trying Hard is Not Good Enough
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179 pages; quality trade paperback (softcover); catalogue
#05-1308; ISBN 1-4120-6397-3
With over 10,000 copies sold, this book shows
how to make a difference in the lives of customers and communities. It
has been used by managers and decision makers in over 40 states and seven
countries. Its plain language talk-to-action methods produce results.
Price: $ 19.95 (Free
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