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Best Practices and Models

STRATEGIC MATRIX TO GUIDE GRANTMAKING

3 Priority Consumer Communities for grantmaking:

  • Rural and Remote Areas
  • Urban Disadvantaged Neighborhoods
  • People with Disabilities

Overall Best Practices

  • Strategies and elements based on sound research.
  • Program designs established from successful, promising pilots and demonstration projects.
  • Programs incorporated with best practices for the program-specific application.
  • Outcomes enhanced by technology investment specific to the program application.
    Technology investments not made iin isolation of other improvement efforts.
  • Communities transformed by comprehensive technology investments and
    coherent integrated program strategies.
  • Programs managed by individuals and organizations respected by the community being served.
  • Accountability and management discipline focused on outcomes for implementation
    with monitoring, evaluation and regular progress reports.
  • Synergies identified with other initiatives and sponsoring organizations by program managers
    seeking opportunities to collaborate.
  • Sustainability achieved through entrepreneurial revenue generation and/or dedicated revenue stream.
  • Regularly scheduled learning communities and program manager peer review
    improves performance and increases impact
Hands holding the globe

Prospective Program Applications, Best Practices and Strategic Approach to Address Priority Consumer Communities