Identifying and Promoting Best Practices
Glossary
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for Identifying Existing Best Practices
Identifying and Promoting Best Practices Flow Chart
Task #1:
Identify Best Practice Needs among FBCOs
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Field Tested Best Practice
A field tested best practice is a program, activity or strategy that has been shown to work effectively and produce successful outcomes and is supported to some degree by subjective and objective data sources. |
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Research Validated Best Practice
A research validated best practice is a program, activity or strategy that has the highest degree of proven effectiveness supported by objective and comprehensive research and evaluation.
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Task #2:
Identify Existing Best Practices That Meet Identified Needs
- Conduct research to identify best practices
- Ensure criteria and selection process is valid
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Task #3:
Identify & Validate New Best Practices
- Find potential best practices
- Describe and document the practice
- Validate the practice
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Result
A number of existing & newly validated field tested best practices that meet the needs of the FBCOs served by the intermediary.
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Task #4:
Promote and Foster Best Practices
- Through peer-to-peer network and communication systems.
- Through direct training and technical assistance.
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Result
Increased capacity for organizational and programmatic effectiveness among FBCOs and intermediary organizations.
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Glossary
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