[open-government] New Report - A Manager’s Guide to Evaluating Citizen Participation

Tue Jan 31 21:28:19 UTC 2012

Check out:

A Manager’s Guide to Evaluating Citizen Participation
The Obama administration’s Open Government Initiative is now three years
old. But is it making a difference?
http://www.businessofgovernment.org/report/manager%E2%80%99s-guide-evaluating-citizen-participation

More from the author ...

From: Tina Nabatchi <tnabatch at maxwell.syr.edu>
Date: Tue, Jan 31, 2012 at 2:39 PM
Subject: A Manager’s Guide to Evaluating Citizen Participation

 Hello Steve ==

I am writing to let know you about a new report I authored, "A Manager’s
Guide to Evaluating Citizen Participation," which was just published by the
IBM Center for The Business of Government. I thought this report might be
of interest to you and others in your network.

The report provides a practical assessment guide for program managers so
they can assess whether their participation efforts are making a
difference.  The report lays out evaluation steps for both the
implementation and management of citizen participation initiatives as well
as how to assess the impact of a particular citizen participation
initiative.  An appendix provides helpful worksheets, as well.

Agencies in coming years will face greater fiscal pressures and they will
also face increased citizen demands for greater participation in designing
and overseeing their policies and programs. Understanding how to most
effectively engage citizens in their government will likely increase in
importance.  I hope this evaluation guide will be a useful framework for
government managers at all levels in helping them determine the value of
their citizen participation initiatives.

The report can be downloaded from the Center’s website:

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http://www.businessofgovernment.org/report/manager%E2%80%99s-guide-evaluating-citizen-participation
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If you would like to distribute hard copies of this report to others,
please e-mail or call the IBM Center at (202) 551-9342 to request free
copies.

I hope you enjoy the report!  Have a great day!

Tina

 <tnabatch at maxwell.syr.edu>

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Tina Nabatchi, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Public Administration and International
Affairs

Faculty Research Associate, PARCC

Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs

Syracuse University

Phone: (315) 443-8994      Email: tnabatch at maxwell.syr.edu

 http://faculty.maxwell.syr.edu/tnabatch/

Check out my new report "A Manager's Guide to Evaluating Citizen
Participation"
http://www.businessofgovernment.org/report/manager%E2%80%99s-guide-evaluating-citizen-participation
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