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The Community Needs Assessment Workbook
Rodney A. Wambeam
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Description for The Community Needs Assessment Workbook
Paperback. Num Pages: 243 pages. BIC Classification: JKSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
In planning community and social services, perceptions of need come from many sources-from the local news to political interest groups-but the first step in conducting efficient and effective community interventions is to look beyond perceptions and identify the actual needs based on available evidence. Creating a comprehensive needs assessment is essential for securing funding and designing programs in governmental agencies and nonprofit organizations. This workbook helps community groups, social service organizations, and government agencies collect, analyze, prioritize, and present local data in a way that will ensure that a community's needs are understood and met. Employing a learn-by-doing approach, ... Read more
In planning community and social services, perceptions of need come from many sources-from the local news to political interest groups-but the first step in conducting efficient and effective community interventions is to look beyond perceptions and identify the actual needs based on available evidence. Creating a comprehensive needs assessment is essential for securing funding and designing programs in governmental agencies and nonprofit organizations. This workbook helps community groups, social service organizations, and government agencies collect, analyze, prioritize, and present local data in a way that will ensure that a community's needs are understood and met. Employing a learn-by-doing approach, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
243
Condition
New
Number of Pages
243
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780190615505
SKU
V9780190615505
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99-99
About Rodney A. Wambeam
Rodney A. Wambeam (PhD, University of Nebraska)is a senior research scientist at the Wyoming Survey and Analysis Center and adjunct professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Wyoming. He has served as health and human services advisor to the governor of Nebraska, on numerous councils and coalitions, and as technical assistance provider to states and communities ... Read more
Reviews for The Community Needs Assessment Workbook
This is a well written, easy to read, and friendly text. It is well organized and follows a logical progression with a wide variety of easy-to-understand examples ranging from health and human services needs assessments to those for broad community betterment." - Gary Bess, University of Southern California, Chico Compared with other texts, this workbook is practical, easy to understand, ... Read more