The Evidence2Success Tool Kit

Since 2012, the Evidence2Success^® frame­work has helped com­mu­ni­ty mem­bers and pub­lic sys­tems in six local­i­ties — Prov­i­dence, Rhode Island; Mobile and Sel­ma, Alaba­ma; Kearns Town­ship in Salt Lake Coun­ty, Utah; Lib­er­ty City in Mia­mi, Flori­da; and South City in Mem­phis, Ten­nessee — improve the well-being of chil­dren and youth.

With tools and sup­port from the Annie E. Casey Foun­da­tion and its part­ners, these com­mu­ni­ties have used data to under­stand how young peo­ple are doing; select­ed proven pro­grams to address chal­lenges and improve out­comes; and devel­oped financ­ing and action plans to sup­port those proven pro­grams over the long term.

This tool kit pro­vides resources to help any city or state inter­est­ed in under­stand­ing and address­ing the under­ly­ing caus­es of social prob­lems and, ulti­mate­ly, improv­ing the well-being of chil­dren, young peo­ple and families.

The tool kit starts with two assess­ments that will help deter­mine what tools lead­ers are ready to use — and that will pro­vide resources to help lead­ers pre­pare. By com­plet­ing these assess­ments and using the tools, lead­ers of com­mu­ni­ty col­lab­o­ra­tives can:

• pri­or­i­tize and address com­mu­ni­ty needs; and
• shift pub­lic funding;

Tools relat­ed to build­ing a col­lab­o­ra­tive do not require an assessment.

Pri­or­i­tize and Address Com­mu­ni­ty Needs

The Youth Expe­ri­ence Sur­vey (YES) enables young peo­ple to iden­ti­fy their strengths and needs, and com­mu­ni­ty and sys­tems lead­ers to set pri­or­i­ties for improv­ing out­comes for the chil­dren and youth they serve. (You can pre­view the Youth Expe­ri­ence Sur­vey.)

Down­load a brief on the impor­tance of col­lect­ing data from local youth

Start with the Youth Expe­ri­ence Sur­vey Readi­ness Assess­ment to see if the nec­es­sary ingre­di­ents for suc­cess with YES are in place and access sur­vey tools:

• Capac­i­ty to engage com­mu­ni­ty mem­bers to sup­port the YES
• Access to young peo­ple who would ben­e­fit from it
• Resources to obtain per­mis­sions, con­duct, ana­lyze and report on the survey

Pre­view the Youth Expe­ri­ence Sur­vey Readi­ness Assess­ment questions

Depend­ing on your answers to ques­tions, the Youth Expe­ri­ence Sur­vey Readi­ness Assess­ment will pro­vide access to some or all of the fol­low­ing tools:

• Online ver­sion of the Youth Expe­ri­ence Survey
• Using the Youth Expe­ri­ence Sur­vey: an FAQ
• Admin­is­ter­ing the Youth Expe­ri­ence Survey
• YES Item Con­struct Dictionary
• YES Dash­board

Take the Youth Expe­ri­ence Sur­vey Readi­ness Assessment

Shift Pub­lic Funding

Fund-map­ping and strate­gic financ­ing tools will help your com­mu­ni­ty or group iden­ti­fy and coor­di­nate local, state and nation­al fund­ing sources to invest in pro­grams that respond to out­comes that are impor­tant to you.

The Fund-Map­ping Readi­ness Assess­ment will help you decide if your com­mu­ni­ty is ready in the fol­low­ing areas:

• Clar­i­fy­ing focus and purpose
• Engag­ing com­mu­ni­ty and agencies
• Staffing for data col­lec­tion and analysis
• Pre­sent­ing and shar­ing data

Pre­view the Fund-Map­ping Readi­ness Assess­ment questions

Depend­ing on your answers to ques­tions, the Fund-Map­ping Readi­ness Assess­ment will pro­vide access to some or all the fol­low­ing tools:

• Online Fund-Map­ping Tool
• Strate­gic Financ­ing Tool Kit
• Fund­ing Col­lab­o­ra­tive Work
• Map­ping Funds for Chil­dren and Youth Outcomes
• Sam­ple Finance Work­group Charge

Take the Fund-Map­ping Readi­ness Assessment

Build a Collaborative

These resources facil­i­tate bet­ter engage­ment among com­mu­ni­ty mem­bers, pub­lic sys­tems and young peo­ple. No assess­ment is required to use tools for build­ing a collaborative.

A Road Map to Qual­i­ty Col­lec­tive Impact Pro­gram­ming with Fis­cal Independence”
​“Com­mu­ni­ty Takes the Wheel” From the Stan­ford Social Inno­va­tion Review
​“Com­mu­ni­ty Mat­ters Now More Than Ever” From the Stan­ford Social Inno­va­tion Review
Com­mu­ni­ty Engage­ment to Improve Youth Well-Being
The Meet­ing Checkup
Sur­vey Lan­guage for Meet­ing Checkup
The Blue­prints for Healthy Youth Devel­op­ment reg­istry of proven programs