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Scaling an Intervention: Recommendations and Resources

Implementing organization

AmeriCorps Office of Research and Evaluation Commissioned Report

AmeriCorps program

AmeriCorps State and National, Social Innovation Fund,  Office of Research and Evaluation

Study types

Review or Meta-analysis

Date posted

April 19, 2021

Published

2021

Outcome category(s)

Disaster assistance provided, Financial literacy, Housing, Employment, School readiness, K-12 success, Post-secondary educational support, Energy efficiency, At-risk ecosystems, Awareness of environmental issues, Green jobs, Aging in place, Obesity and food, Access to care, Veterans and military families served, Nonprofit development, Improving AmeriCorps, Other

Evidence of Effectiveness in AmeriCorps-Funded Interventions

Implementing organization

AmeriCorps Office of Research and Evaluation Commissioned Report

AmeriCorps program

AmeriCorps State and National, Social Innovation Fund,  Office of Research and Evaluation

Study types

Review or Meta-analysis

Date posted

April 2, 2021

Published

2021

Outcome category(s)

Planned Scaling Activities of AmeriCorps-Funded Organizations

Implementing organization

Best Practice Dissemination, AmeriCorps Research Guidance to Scale Programming

AmeriCorps program

AmeriCorps State and National, Social Innovation Fund,  Office of Research and Evaluation

Study types

Review or Meta-analysis

Date posted

April 2, 2021

Published

2021

Outcome category(s)

Disaster assistance provided, Financial literacy, Housing, Employment, School readiness, Post-secondary educational support, K-12 success, Energy efficiency, At-risk ecosystems, Awareness of environmental issues, Green jobs, Aging in place, Obesity and food, Access to care, Veterans and military families served, Nonprofit development, Improving AmeriCorps, Other, Economic Opportunity

Scaling Checklists: Assessing Your Level of Evidence and Readiness (SCALER)

Implementing organization

AmeriCorps Office of Research and Evaluation Commissioned Report

AmeriCorps program

AmeriCorps State and National, Social Innovation Fund,  Office of Research and Evaluation

Study types

Review or Meta-analysis

Date posted

April 2, 2021

Published

2021

Outcome category(s)

Return on Investment Study: College Possible’s College Access Program

Implementing organization

AmeriCorps Office of Research and Evaluation Commissioned Report

AmeriCorps program

AmeriCorps State and National, Social Innovation Fund

Study types

Cost-benefit or Cost Effectiveness Study, Other

Date posted

February 25, 2021

Published

2021

Outcome category(s)

K-12 success, Post-secondary educational support, Benefit to national service members/volunteers, Nonprofit development, Improving AmeriCorps

Grantee/Intermediary(s)

College Possible

Friends of the Children: Social Innovation Fund (SIF) Program Evaluation Final Report

Implementing organization

Affiliates - FOTC Seattle, FOTC Boston, FOTC Austin, FOTC San Francisco, FOTC Central Oregon, FOTC Thompson Family Focus, FOTC Los Angeles

AmeriCorps program

Social Innovation Fund

Study types

Outcomes, Implementation

Date posted

February 25, 2021

Published

2020

Outcome category(s)

K-12 success

Grantee/Intermediary(s)

Friends of the Children

Return on Investment Study: AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent Program and Senior Companion Program

Implementing organization

AmeriCorps Office of Research and Evaluation Commissioned Report

AmeriCorps program

AmeriCorps Seniors 

Study types

Cost-benefit or Cost Effectiveness Study, Other

Date posted

February 25, 2021

Published

2021

Outcome category(s)

Aging in place, Benefit to national service members/volunteers, Nonprofit development, Improving AmeriCorps

Return on Investment Study: Community Technology Empowerment Project

Implementing organization

AmeriCorps Office of Research and Evaluation Commissioned Report

AmeriCorps program

AmeriCorps State and National, Social Innovation Fund

Study types

Cost-benefit or Cost Effectiveness Study, Other

Date posted

February 25, 2021

Published

2021

Outcome category(s)

Financial literacy, Employment, Post-secondary educational support, Benefit to national service members/volunteers, Nonprofit development, Improving AmeriCorps

Grantee/Intermediary(s)

Saint Paul Neighborhood Network (SPNN)

United Way of Central Indiana: Great Families 2020 Final Report

Implementing organization

John Boner Neighborhood Ctr, E. 10th United Methodist Children & Youth Ctr, Englewood Christian Church, Edna Martin Christian Ctr, MLK Jr Community Ctr, Hawthorne Social Service Assn, Marion CTY Commission on Youth, Community Alliance of the Far Eastside

AmeriCorps program

Social Innovation Fund

Study types

Outcomes, Implementation

Date posted

January 29, 2021

Published

2020

Outcome category(s)

Financial literacy, School readiness, K-12 success, Nonprofit development, Employment

Grantee/Intermediary(s)

United Way of Central Indiana

Lessons From the Social Innovation Fund: A Tested Evaluation Technical Assistance Approach to Strengthening Evaluation Practice and Building a Body of Evidence

Implementing organization

Office of Research and Evaluation

AmeriCorps program

Social Innovation Fund,  Office of Research and Evaluation

Study types

Published Articles

Date posted

January 28, 2021

Published

2020

Outcome category(s)

Financial literacy, Economic Opportunity , Housing, Employment, K-12 success, Education , Post-secondary educational support, School readiness, Obesity and food, Healthy Futures , Access to care, Disaster assistance provided, Disaster Services , Nonprofit development, Improving AmeriCorps

Grantee/Intermediary(s)

None