Newsletter
EBDM: Philanthropy Learning Community
The Colorado Lab is working with Philanthropy Colorado and state philanthropic leaders to determine how funders can best support their nonprofit grantee partners in collecting and learning from data.
The Colorado Lab is working with Philanthropy Colorado and state philanthropic leaders to determine how funders can best support their nonprofit grantee partners in collecting and learning from data.
Earlier this month, the Plans of Safe Care Pilot Team met with SLV community-based providers, health care teams, and child welfare directors.
The Colorado Lab has launched a Workforce Development Evidence-Building Hub. The aim is to learn more about support and training impacts on learner outcomes related to employment, earnings, and equity.
The Office of Respondent Parents’ Counsel (ORPC) issued a press release sharing findings of an independent evaluation conducted by the Colorado Lab. The evaluation shows that using an interdisciplinary team to serve parents with complex needs leads to greater success in their child welfare case.
New terms have been added to the Evidence-Based Decision Making (EBDM) Glossary. This resource provides terms that promote a shared understanding of key EBDM concepts.
Our partners at the Colorado Department of Early Childhood recently joined us for a workshop on simplifying language provided by Lee Shainis.
The final report on the Colorado Lab-led randomized controlled trial of Fostering Opportunities shows the groundbreaking program helped students in foster care to be successful in school and earn timely high school credentials.
Stigma about addiction and fears about child welfare involvement mean many pregnant individuals are reluctant to seek treatment and support. Stigma about addiction and fears about child welfare involvement mean many pregnant individuals are reluctant to seek treatment and support.
The newly-released Family First Annual Evidence-Building Strategy Report provides ongoing guidance to the Colorado Department of Human Services and Family First implementation partners to ensure strategic investments in evidence-building for programs/services positioned to meet the needs of children, youth, and families.
In October, Drs. Courtney Everson and Kristin Klopfenstein presented on the development and initial implementation of the Evidence-Based Decision-Making (EBDM) approach in Colorado to state legislators, budget officers, and impact officers from 10 states.