Posts by Site@dmin
Continuum of Care Members – Tips for Stronger Meeting Agendas
The Continuum of Care (CoC) Agenda is a tool that supports or hinders progress being made by boards and workgroups seeking to reduce homelessness. Poorly designed agenda’s affect a group’s ability…
Read MorePoint in Time Counts and Action!
Point in Time (PIT) “reveals” are beginning to surface. Over the years I’ve heard various discussions surrounding the value of local counts. In my experience, one of the biggest difficulties…
Read MoreData Quality Again…
Recently I was discussing the importance of how performance outcomes are ultimately designed in software. My colleague commented, “And then there are all the problems with data quality.” I replied,…
Read MoreAnnouncing the PIOSA!
The Leap Ambassadors, are a private group of community leaders who believe in shifting mindsets across both social and public sectors to embrace high performance organizations. Their work is to…
Read MoreBefore You Analyze…
Have you been in meetings where you were presented reports that later you wondered how they related to the task at hand? The purpose of a review is as important as…
Read MoreCommunity Alignment Using Collaboration Tools
Do you struggle to maintain alignment of your group’s core message when speaking publicly about your work? Are your efforts to educate the public and put out a compelling call…
Read MoreData collection for BHAGs
Recently, a FaceBook friend posted a definition of “Big Hairy Audacious Goals” (BHAGs). It read something like this, “The power of a BHAG is that it gets you out of…
Read MoreReporting for CES
Recently, I’ve heard frustrations over the way Coordinated Entry Systems (CES) operate, but when I inquire in regards to “what do your reports say?” I usually get blank stares. Purely…
Read MoreData Declaration for Sonoma County's Homes For All Summit
In support of the critical homeless and housing initiatives happening in Sonoma County, Decipher has prepared a public information sheet regarding the importance of data in homeless and housing projects.…
Read MoreWe’re Stuck on the Data Culture – Here’s Why
A guiding principal our group established right at the beginning was that we would work to support a nonprofit’s culture around data right alongside our implementation services. Our collective experience…
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