A positive piece of work from a collaboration between VicHealth, Arts Victoria and Castanet: “Collaborations between artists and communities can result in extraordinary creative works and extraordinary social, educational and community strengthening outcomes.”…continue reading
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Child Abuse: What Roles Does Poverty Play?
The Child Poverty Action Group has released a report exploring the role poverty plays in child abuse and neglect. This paper explores: The impact of child maltreatment Factors that are…continue reading
Research on the Benefits of Libraries
Libraries are a central part of our communities and research has been completed both locally and internationally on their benefits. Please find below a few pieces: Cross-European survey to measure users’…continue reading
Engaging Evaluation Stakeholders
Next week I’m meeting with a group of stakeholders to begin the planning for the evaluation of an initiative. These will mostly be new working relationships for me, as I…continue reading
Degrees of Value – the Social Return of Universities
Have you ever wondered about the Social Return on Investment of universities? A paper from the New Economics Foundation shows the social returns that universities provide: “The public value generated…continue reading
Community Schools Model Shown to Offer Significant Social Return on Investment in Landmark Case Study
The Children’s Aid Society (New York) has released a Social Return on Investment Case Study and Companion Guide for measuring the social return of community schools. An article summarises the…continue reading
Parent-Skills Training in Intensive Home-Based Family Support Programs
This summary looks at the role of the practitioner when working with vulnerable families. “An important component of the worker’s role in these intensive family support programs is to assist parents…continue reading
34 Resources For Nonprofit Organizations
34 useful resources for nonprofit organisations from Philanthropy 411 blog. They are grouped under key headings: General Strategic Planning & Collaboration Core Support and Organizational Capacity Building Evaluation Communication Nonprofit…continue reading
Research: Babies’ Mothers Returning to Work Does Not Affect Their Development
Potentially controversial research has been released in the US about the effects of mothers returning to work during the first two years of their child’s life. The findings come from…continue reading
Introducing the Writer’s Toolkit resource
Starting in May 2013 Fiona Cram began contributing some hints and tips to get people writing. Below are links to the current Toolkit postings. 1. Four elements of effective storytelling…continue reading
Writer’s Toolkit #5: Getting content-ment
In the last writer’s toolkit post I talked about using a Hollywood drama writing process to draft up an abstract for a report or proposal or any other piece of…continue reading
Literacy, Not Income, Key to Improving Public Health in India – Research Shows
New research suggests public health in developing countries may be better improved by reducing illiteracy rather than raising average income. “A poor district can nonetheless enjoy relatively good public health…continue reading