- Black males often have distinct needs that reflect the particular challenges they face; therefore, collecting appropriate data on black males is essential to assessing and responding to their needs.
- Voices of residents, youth, and community-based organizations add value to data by explaining the story behind the numbers and raising issues that may have been overlooked.
- Using performance management systems can enhance capacity to evaluate impact; most Promise Neighborhoods use Social Solutions' Efforts to Outcomes software to manage individual-level data and the Results Leadership Group's Promise Scorecard software to monitor aggregate-level data.
- A results-based accountability framework begins with identifying a desired result, then selecting the corresponding indicator to measure progress towards that result, and implementing targeted strategies for turning the curve on that indicator.
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