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Identifying and Promoting Best Practices

Checklist for Identifying Existing Best Practices | Footnotes

Potential Programmatic and Organizational Arenas for Best Practice Identification and Incorporation

Programmatic Best Practice Arenas

  • Needs assessment
  • Program design
  • Research and testing
  • Work plan
  • Project management
  • Information or reporting systems
  • Community organizing
  • Volunteer recruitment
  • Volunteer management
  • Evaluation

Organizational Best Practice Arenas

  • Governance
  • Human resources management
  • Financial management
  • Grant acquisition
  • Grant management
  • Strategic planning
  • Partnerships and collaborations
  • Private sector fund development
  • Outcomes and quality improvement
  • Informational technology management
  • Fundraising
  • Marketing

Checklist for Identifying Existing Best Practices | Footnotes