Identifying and Documenting Evidence-Based Programming Across Cooperative Extension
The Extension Foundation (EXF) helps Cooperative Extension (CE) professionals make a more innovative, visible, and measurable impact on local issues. We challenge the teams we support to use intentional program design that fosters innovation, collaboration, strategic partnerships, user engagement, and continual evaluation for iteration and validation of programming efforts. Our Impact Collaborative methodology is a driver for establishing and validating programming approaches.
EXF has been asked by Extension directors, administrators, and CE professionals for ways to identify existing, effective CE programs that can be replicated in communities. One way EXF has responded has been to create the National Registry of Cooperative Extension Programs and Assets (NRCEPA). EXF is also responding by developing processes to identify and document what works, what we call “evidence-based programming.”
Evidence-based programming enables CE professionals to use and enhance programs that have already proven effective, saving time and effort. Communities directly benefit from the accelerated adoption of proven programs demonstrating the potential for measurable local impact.
How Can You Engage?
EXF is convening interested stakeholders to explore what evidence-based programming means to CE professionals and to determine how Extension can refer to these efforts. If you are interested in joining the conversation, we invite you to opt-in to receive information about upcoming focus groups to frame this important work. JOIN THE CONVERSATION HERE
Goals of our convenings:
- Explore questions and gather ideas to inform and shape this work
- Define what is an evidence-based program
- Identify the language for naming evidence-based programs
- Build a taxonomy of programming models
- Define the ways evidence-based programs can be communicated
- Establish an advisory committee
Tentative convening timeline:
Bi-monthly on Mondays at 12ET/11CT/10MT/9PT starting in January 2022. Each meeting may last up to 90 minutes.
- January 24, 2022 -REGISTER HERE
- February 7, 2022
- February 21, 2022
- March 7, 2022
- March 21, 2022
This subgroup will serve as a way to organize and build a community of practice, and as a place to have conversations. You are most welcome here and we look forward to engaging with you!
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