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Innovations in Effective Compassion:

Compendium of Research Papers
Presented at the
Faith-Based and Community Initiatives Conference
on Research, Outcomes, and Evaluation

Prepared for:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
The Center for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives

Edited by:
Pamela Joshi, PhD, Stephanie Hawkins, PhD, and Jeffrey Novey, MPH
RTI International

June 2008

This report is available on the Internet at:
http://aspe.hhs.gov/fbci/comp08/

Printer Friendly version in PDF format  (285 pages)

The views presented in these papers are those of the authors and do not necessarily
represent the official position of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

How to Obtain a Printed Copy

Contents

Acknowledgments  (in PDF format - 3 pages)

Introduction  (in PDF Format - 16 pages)

Papers

  1. Not By Government Nor Faith Alone:  Rethinking Prisoner Reentry
    Byron Johnson  (in PDF format - 22 pages)
  2. Improving Organizational Capacity of Faith-Based and Community-Based Domestic Violence Service Providers
    Mitchell Brown  (in PDF format - 22 pages)
  3. Partnerships That Work:  Preliminary Findings from the TANF Faith-Based Community Organization Initiative
    Courtney J. Barthle, Rebecca M. Makar and Jeanette M. Hercik  (in PDF format - 18 pages)
  4. Accessibility and Stability of Nonprofit Service Providers:  Faith-Based and Community-Based Organizations in Urban and Rural America
    Scott W. Allard  (in PDF format - 24 pages)
  5. The Emerging Role of Faith-Based Organizations in the Low-Income Housing Market
    Richard Hula, Cynthia Jackson-Elmoore and Laura Reese  (in PDF format - 44 pages)
  6. Opening the Black Box of Faith-Based Services:  Measuring Program Components and Treatment Dose
    Fred J. De Jong and Claudia Horn  (in PDF format - 31 pages)
  7. In God We Trust, All Others Bring Data:  Assessing the State of Outcomes Measurement for Faith-Based and Community-Based Programming
    Robert L. Fischer  (in PDF format - 33 pages)
  8. Faith-Based Institutions as Project Implementers:  An Innovative Economic Empowerment Intervention for Care and Support of AIDS-Orphaned and Vulnerable Children in Rural Uganda  (in PDF format - 23 pages)
    Fred M. Ssewamala and Leyla Ismayilova
  9. Evaluating the Potential of Faith-Based Correctional Models:  A Case Study of Florida’s Faith-Based and Character-Based Institutions
    Diana Brazzell and Nancy La Vigne  (in PDF format - 25 pages)
  10. Constitutional Change and Responsibilities of Governance Pertaining to the Faith-Based and Community Initiative
    Ira C. Lupu and Robert W. Tuttle  (in PDF format - 20 pages)

About the Contributors  (in PDF format - 3 pages)

Appendix: The FBCI Research Compendium Paper Selection Process  (in PDF format - 2 pages)


Acknowledgments

The editors would like to thank the individuals at the universities, professional associations, think tanks, and federal agencies who distributed the calls for paper abstracts as the first step in identifying research papers to commission for this compendium. We also wish to acknowledge the helpful guidance of the Expert Panel members who reviewed numerous abstracts and recommended papers to invite.

Many individuals reviewed the papers for this research volume and we would like to thank our colleagues at RTI International who reviewed papers in their areas of expertise. In addition, staff members at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation and the Center for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives, and at the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives, reviewed the papers and provided helpful feedback.

Finally, we would like to acknowledge the contribution of the RTI editorial and production staff, including Justin Faerber and Valerie Garner.

The Compendium of Research Papers for the Faith-Based and Community Initiatives Conference was produced by RTI International(*) under Department of Health and Human Services contract No. 233020090.

Additional information about this project can be obtained from Alana Landey, the Federal Project Officer, who can be reached at alana.landey@hhs.gov or (202) 401-6636.

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* RTI International is a trade name of Research Triangle Institute.


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Last updated:  06/25/2008