Monitoring & evaluating the impact of local governments on their communities

The NSW Government requires all councils to have a 10 year strategic plan to identify community priorities and set out strategies for achieving these goals. The challenge is being able to measure the impact of councils on their communities and determine which KPIs to use.

This introductory workshop provides a framework, results-based accountability (RBA), for measuring the impact local governments have on their communities. The workshop covers:

• why evaluate: accountability v program improvement
• program logic, theories of change and the quadruple aim
• population indicators v program measures.

THE PRESENTERS

The workshop will be led by Greg Masters and Nathan Pratt.

Greg is the director of Nexus, which he established in 1996 following roles in service planning. Greg has extensive experience in the design of monitoring and evaluation frameworks in the local government sector and has conducted strategic planning for numerous local councils. He has designed and delivered numerous interactive workshops on program logic, evaluation and RBA and is an engaging, energetic facilitator.

Nathan Pratt is an experienced economic developer and has led economic development at City of Sydney, City of Paramatta, City of Ryde and Strathfield council. During his career he has prepared and implemented economic development strategies, evaluation frameworks, feasibility studies, business consultation projects and an affordable housing policy.

Due to limited numbers, this workshop is only for local government staff.