Joy Bonaguro

Have you ever wondered how Federal Agencies optimize their shared service operations? Federal agencies use #revolvingfunds, a “no-year” funding mechanism, that drives transparency and accountability, while promoting greater autonomy, authority, and agility for an agency’s programs. Ultimately, this type of fund promotes confidence across the agency and increases visibility into its governance practices, pricing, and service delivery. Our analysis reveals that out of the top 20 Federal Agencies in terms of annual Budget Authority, 18 of them (90%) use a form of a revolving fund. But why is it that predominantly larger organizations adopt this approach? The answer lies in the challenges that come with operationalizing the revolving fund: ℹ Limited access to needed information 💵 Lack of formal structure for fund operation  ⏳ Time and resource constraints However, these challenges can be overcome even for smaller organizations with proper planning, processes, tools, and dedicated management. Investments in a revolving fund can lead to long-term positive returns for operational flexibility, transparency, and accountability. If you're interested in learning more about incorporating revolving funds at your agency, reach out to Jackie Norell, Geoffrey Goldberg, or Claire Green. #GovernmentFinance #FederalGovernment #GPS

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"Robust impact evaluation frameworks will also be needed to measure the societal and economic contributions of mission-driven, international and interdisciplinary research, to ensure accountability and continuous improvement." When the Tri-agency engagement "What we heard" report say’s it, you know its finally made the #Zeitgeist. This is a pivotal moment for #ResearchImpact and #ResearchEvaluation in Canada. A chance to build on some of our #WorldClass expertise and systems, and to make use of the myriad of #MadeInCanada #ResearchImpact work underway across the country. I for one see this as a hopeful first step to really embedding #ResearchImpact in the science of Canada. https://lnkd.in/gCSaZ_AW

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#climatechange is a #health #equity issue. With support from the American Public Health Association, The The Kresge Foundation and the California Department of Public Health, the Center for Climate Change and Environmental Health (3CEH) #developed the #ClimateChange, #HealthandEquity: A #Guide for #Local #HealthDepartments, #designed to help local #publichealth units #integrate climate change and health equity into #practice. The guide #includes #overviews of climate #science, health #impacts of climate change and how health equity fits into the #equation. It discusses what #localhealth departments can do to #include climate change and health equity into #assessment and #monitoring, #intersectoral #collaboration, #communityengagement and #education, #climateandhealth #communications, #preparedness and more. Link: https://lnkd.in/dcH9um5Y thanks to Luis Angel Moya Ruano

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I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about civic science lately and so I was thrilled to see this recent, award-winning article from Andrea Isabel López, MPH and Mónica Feliú-Mójer, Ph.D. about the need to change models of funding (and evaluation) for civic science projects. https://lnkd.in/d6Ht8j_V They note that civic science is based on relationships, and then argue that (1) funding models should include the time needed for relationships to be nurtured and grow, and (2) funders should change expectations for evaluation to focus on relationship building itself as an outcome.   Yes please, and let's go!!! At Catalyst, we’ve been encouraging thought partners to set goals related to deep relationship building, and then to collect stories of that work, including the trials and tribulations as part of their evaluation. We’ve also been encouraging folks to work with the story-holders themselves to figure out ways to gather and share stories that don't feel extractive. Here’s the thing. We’ve talked about this a lot, and we haven’t implemented it yet. So here’s an ask and a call to action. I suspect some of you are probably doing this work already. If you are, please share what you have been up to so that we can be inspired by you as we think about how to deepen evaluation practice to support civic science efforts. And if you’re not doing this kind of work yet, join us – jump into this work to help shift evaluation practice. We don't need to wait for funders to require this shift. Let's just do it!! #civicscience #evaluation #STEMevaluation #relationshipbuilding https://lnkd.in/dYh6Gi4u

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Urban Institute #Brief #27June2024 : #Current #Approaches #to #Measuring #Disability #Status #in #Federal #Surveys #May #Limit #Understanding #of #Economic #and #Health #Disparities "Specifically, the researchers find that the #six #standard #questions used in the federal #American #Community #Survey (#ACS6) #do #not #identify #a #meaningful #share #of #adults #with #disabilities. Both adults reporting disabilities based on the ACS-6 and those with disabilities that are not captured by the ACS-6 experience #high #rates #of #fair #or #poor #health, #material #hardship, and #unfair #treatment #in #health #care #settings. These findings suggest reliance on standard measures alone #underrepresents the #experiences #of #many #disabled #people and #hinders #accurate #measurement #of #disparities #in #health #and #well-#being." "Read the report to learn more and please email me if you have questions or would like to connect with the research team. Sincerely, Amy Elsbree Associate VP for Strategic Communications and Outreach 202-261-5513 [email protected]" #From Urban Institute #newsletter #July8

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Climate Change Will Affect Us All But Will Likely Have a Disproportionate Impact on Marginalized Populations ICF is doing incredible things with data and technology that illustrate that. My colleagues just released a groundbreaking report that leverages data and technology to project future extreme heat exposure in disadvantaged communities. Read the report to learn more and what to do about it: https://lnkd.in/eXSxj4S9

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