Summary of White House Evidence Forums

The White House and the Policy Lab at Brown University

This summary provides illustrative guidance on how to get started on such a partnership, this Evidence Forum showcased a variety of successful partnership models and dove into specific areas where researcher help was needed. 

Mid-Atlantic StatNet Meeting – A Decade of Learning Together

Barrett & Greene

Twice a year, county, city, and state performance officers from about 20 jurisdictions across the mid-Atlantic region gather to share similar challenges, experiences, and promising practices through a group called the Mid-Atlantic StatNet, a reference to a popular style of performance management in use across the U.S. since the mid-1990s.

Three Types of Performance Measure Relationships

Stacey Barr’s Blog

By understanding how measures are related to one another, we increase their power to help us understand and diagnose performance, and thus how we can report those measures together to facilitate a more holistic response to performance improvement.

Resource of the Week:  Rethinking Budgeting Initiative

Government Finance Officers Association

GFOA and its partners are working to better understand the municipal budgeting landscape and identify ways local governments can leverage best practices to build a modern, transparent and efficient budget process.  A recent survey helps prioritize areas for action.