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PMLC Overview
In 2011 the Central New York Community Foundation created the Performance Management Learning Community.  The goal of the performance management program is to help strengthen local organizations’ ability to gather and utilize data for planning, adapting, and improving programs and services. Ultimately, these skills can improve the precision and confidence with which organizations tell the stories of their impact on the community. Furthermore, this opportunity is intended to build capacity to compete for funding opportunities that require evidence with respect to program outcomes and community impact

The Performance Management Learning Community has three learning networks tailored to benefit the skillset and needs of the participants: PMLC Prep, PMLC Intermediate, and PMLC Pro.



PMLC Prep, PMLC Intermediate, and PMLC Pro.
Which learning community do you feel would be the best fit for your organization at this time? (Your perspective is important for our assessment as we work to find the best fit for each organization.)
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Name of Organization Applying (please also include name of fiscal sponsor if you have one)
Name of Grant Applicant Primary Contact
Primary Contact Phone Number
Address of the Organization Applying
Project Name (briefly indicate the purpose of this grant)
Summary: What do you plan to focus on with this grant and learning community participation?
What is the amount requested?
Budget Narrative (What costs do you foresee in having staff participate in the learning community, collect data, plan action based on what they learn, and evaluate the impact of those actions?)
Why is this type of grant important for your organization?
Please describe your organization’s current capacity to evaluate outcomes and community impact.
Are you required to increase your performance management capacity due to present funding or to be competitive for future funding opportunities? Please explain.
How do you propose to sustain your performance management efforts in the future should you receive this grant?
What current expertise in your organization and beyond do you plan to utilize to assist with evaluating your community impact?
If applicable, how does this proposal impact literacy levels, lead poisoning, or poverty in our community?
During the Performance Management Learning Community, participants will be expected to survey at least 100 clients using the Community Needs Assessment Survey (see below) – with 100 surveys completed as part of the learning community. Does your proposal specifically focus on any of the items listed in the needs assessment below?  In addition, organizations are expected to supplement this survey with three questions of their own creation specific to the community of focus.
Life Needs Assessment Questions
1. Do you Have Long Term Housing that you can Afford?
2. Do you feel safe?
3. Do you have enough food?
4. Do you have dependable and safe transportation when you need it?
5. Do you have clothes that are okay for work, school, and for the local weather?
6. Do you have enough money to meet your needs and pay bills on time?
7. Do you have public or private health insurance for you and your family?
8. Do you know how to get help if someone in your family needs mental or emotional health care?
9. Do your family members ever make you feel unsafe?
10. Do you have access to good quality childcare if you need it?
11. Do you know how to get legal help if you need it?
12. Do you have the skills you need to get the kind of jobs you want?
13. Do you have a high school diploma or an equivalency diploma (such as a GED)?
14. Do you know how to get more education if you want it?
15. Can you say that you had no problems with addiction in the last year?
16. Has your home or child been tested for lead?
17. Do you know how to get help if you or someone in your family has a learning need?
18. Do you save some money for future needs?
19. Do you have a stable full-time job?
20. Do you have sufficient internet and technology access to meet your needs for school, work, and other responsibilities?
21. What is your Race or Ethnicity?
22. What is your gender?
23. What is your annual income?
24. What is your age?
25. Do you, or any members of your household, have a disability?

Use the Assessment Rubric below to answer the following questions:
Where is your organization in terms of: Performance Measurement-Comparing ourselves over time
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Where is your organization in terms of: Performance analysis and program adjustments-Comparing ourselves with others
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Where is your organization in terms of: Incorporating data into decision making & practice
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Other questions that would pertain if you are requesting technology or IT equipment as a part of your grant:
Can you provide a long-term (3-year plus) technology plan including plans for upgrade cycles and training?  Have you considered the associated costs (such as training, upgrades, maintenance, lost staff time in training, etc.)?  At what point will these costs be balanced by increased productivities?
Can you clarify how the mission of the organization will be furthered through the use of this technology?  For example, how might improved efficiencies lead to more outputs?  How do those outputs (increased numbers) lead to mission-related outcomes?  How will this progress be monitored and evaluated in a systematic and substantive way?
What methodology has been used to determine your IT strategy?  Comparative quotations?  Technical consultation?  Is this a planned upgrade or a change in IT strategy?  Has this been discussed with the Board of Directors?  If so, what was their collective input?
A copy of your responses will be emailed to the address you provided.
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