PolicyOptions 101
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Transcript of PolicyOptions 101
The Bonner Program:Introduction to PolicyOptions Issue Briefs
“Access to Education,
A program of:The Corella & Bertram Bonner Foundation10 Mercer Street, Princeton, NJ 08540(609) 924-6663 • (609) 683-4626 fax
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Opportunity to Serve”
Need
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Issues to Impact:Partner Survey
Direct Action (service)
Capacity Building
Convening
CBR
Policy News & Analysis
Community Info Hub
0% 25% 50% 75% 100%
88%
92%
85%
87%
89%
92%
34%
24%
25%
28%
19%
47%
Occurring Need / Highly Needn = 43 groups
Community-Based Research
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Community-Based Research:Context — Organizational Develpoment
Plan• Needs & Asset
Assessment• Issue Analysis
Decide• Model Programs• Policy Options
• Resources
Implementdirect serviceor advocacy
Evaluate• Program Evaluation
• On-Going Data Collection
PolicyOptions Issue Briefs
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PolicyOption Issue Briefs:Issue Brief Questions
• What is the nature & extent of the problem?
• What’s been tried in the past to address it?
• What’s being done now?
• What are the distinctly different approaches to addressing this issue?
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PolicyOption Issue Briefs:Issue Brief Template
• Goal Statement
• Scope of the Problem
• Past Policy
• Current Policy
• Policy Options / Program Models
• Key Organizations, Programs & People
• Glossary of Terms
• Bibliography
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PolicyOption Issue Briefs:Wiki for Collaborative Research
460 contributors
1,750 pages
2,800 visits in October
21,000 visits in last year
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PolicyOption Issue Briefs:Audiences
• Planning
- Provide access to policy options & program models to inform decision-making processes
• Issue Forums
- Provide background issue briefs to inform community dialogue
• Leadership Training
- Educate students and others who work on issues
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• 90-page Poverty Study requested by County Manager
• Public forum (80 participants)
•Working groups & PolicyOptions Issue Briefs✓ Transportation
✓ Health
✓ Housing & Water Systems
✓ Education
✓ Legal Needs of the Poor
✓ Economic Development
PolicyOption Issue Briefs:Example — Washington & Lee University
Getting Started
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PolicyOptions Issue Briefs:Getting Started
• Pick at least one community partner
• Identify question related to model programs or policy options
• Add to existing or start new issue brief on wiki site: http://policyoptions.pbworks.com
• Reference Research Guide and Intern Research Guide
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PolicyOptions Issue Briefs:Research Steps
1. Create issue overview page (if new topic)
2. Create local, state, and USA information pages (if new topic)
3. Identify Key Organizations at each level
4. Add facts on Scope of the Problem with footnotes
5. Summarize current policy & programs (follow the money)
6. Interview practitioners and other experts to identify Model Progams and Policy Options that work
PolicyOptions.org News Bureau
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PolicyOption News Bureau:Information You Can Use
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Community Based-Research Center:Staffing Model
Maintain localPolicyOptions.org website
CBR & Policy Research
Community-Based Research Director
Work Study & BonnerStudents
Students inCBR/SL Courses
Graduate School Students
Advisory/EditorialBoard
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PolicyOptions.org Network:Local Affiliates Sharing Common Platform
Lewiston, METrenton, NJ
Minnesota New Jersey
USA
Twin Cities
Maine
Community Think Tank
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ResearchLocal
PolicyOptions.orgwebsite
Community-Based
Research
PolicyOptionsIssue Briefs
Direct Service
CapacityBuilding Training & Strategic Planning
ConveningIssue Forums &
Working Groups
Action
Issue, Place, Organization
Public Education
Campus Outreach:Comprehensive & Integrated
Local CommunityThink Tank
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Local Community Think Tank:Community-Based Research & Convening
Community-Based Research• Needs & Asset Assessment, Data Collection & Analysis,
Program Evaluation
PolicyOptions | Issue Briefs• Scope of the Problem• Past & Current Policy• Model Programs & Policy Options• Key Organizations & Individuals
Convening• Host issue forums & working groups
PolicyOptions | Community News• Funding, Legislation, Regulations, Reports, etc.