Archives - Community First ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ University Tue, 13 Feb 2018 22:36:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.1 Developing Theories of Change CFICE /communityfirst/2013/developing-theories-of-change-cfice/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=developing-theories-of-change-cfice Wed, 28 Aug 2013 20:14:09 +0000 http://carleton.ca/communityfirst/?p=610 Challenge: Establishing an evaluation framework flexible enough to incorporate existing evaluation frameworks of community partners, that can be used at the micro, meso, and macro levels of the project, and supports project formative and summative evaluation.

The Program Committee decided to try the Theory of Change as the organizing framework.  The  principles of Developmental Evaluation are also being explored and incorporated.

Vibrant Communities Canada started us off  by sharing their experience with using the theory of change   by  Liz Weaver, Vibrant Communities Canada November 15, 2012.

Edward Jackson, Principal Investigator followed up with webinars specific to hubs that were looking for additional support in developing their Theory of Change:

— Edward Jackson, ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ University.  Presented to the Community  Food Security Hub, January 16, 2013

Chris Yordy, Phd Research Assistant, Secretariat consulted with partners and investigated the Theory of Change to provide a background paper titled

Drafts of the hub Theories of Change will be added as they become available. The CFICE Theory of Change will be developed based on the work of the hubs.

]]> Being Continued: Social Economy Research in Canada /communityfirst/2013/being-continued-social-economy-research-in-canada/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=being-continued-social-economy-research-in-canada Wed, 28 Aug 2013 19:02:15 +0000 http://carleton.ca/communityfirst/?p=622  Ted Jackson and Geri Briggs presented a webinar on the relationship of CFICE to Community Economic Development, March 15, 2013. Slides from the webinar are available at the link above.

]]> New Publication: Knowledge Synthesis, Transfer and Exchange in Agri-Food Public Health: A Handbook for Science-to-Policy Professionals /communityfirst/2013/new-publication-knowledge-synthesis-transfer-and-exchange-in-agri-food-public-health-a-handbook-for-science-to-policy-professionals/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-publication-knowledge-synthesis-transfer-and-exchange-in-agri-food-public-health-a-handbook-for-science-to-policy-professionals Fri, 02 Aug 2013 15:57:05 +0000 http://cfice.wordpress.com/?p=11 Published by University of Guelph, “, “main purpose is to assist a broad spectrum of science-to-policy professionals on how to ensure that relevant and credible research is generated and utilized to inform policy and decision-making in times of increasingly scarce resources and when the value and utility of knowledge is increasingly recognized.”

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]]> Community Food Security Posts CAFS Summary /communityfirst/2013/650/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=650 Sat, 09 Feb 2013 21:57:43 +0000 http://carleton.ca/communityfirst/?p=650 The work of the Community Food Security Hub as 2013 was highlighted in a post on Food Secure Canada’s website.

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