Prove It: Evidence-Based Policymaking
Prove It: Evidence-Based Policymaking
Conference RegistrationSession Details
Date: Monday, June 30
Time: 10:30 am - 12:10 pm ET
2 CPE credits
Level: intermediate
Field of Study: Finance
Location: Room 151
Governments are under constant pressure to deliver efficient and effective programs and services with the limited resources they have available. Ideally, when legislators and executives propose new projects, decision-makers are using data, not their gut instincts, to determine what activities to support. There are different ways to obtain data to support new initiatives, including contacting other governments, running a pilot project, partnering with academic researchers, or accessing information from suppliers.
This session will show you how to find relevant information, best use it to help guide decision-making, initiate a new program, and measure its success (or failure).
Learning Objectives
- Identify where to find existing research on local government program evaluation. 
- Gain a basic understanding of how to read and interpret research findings. 
- Determine partners who can assist with performing program evaluation research. 
- Describe how to get a pilot program off the ground. 
Speakers
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                Ben DavidsonSenior Consultant, Chicago 
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                Haley KadishAssociate Director - Local Practice, Results for America, Albuquerque, New Mexico 
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              DMDay ManoliAssociate Professor, McCourt School of Public Policy, Georgetown University 
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                Zachary MarkovitsVice President & Local Practice Lead, Results for America, New York, New York 
 
                       
                      