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A Case Study of the Implementation of Outcomes‐Based Funding Within a Local United Way System: Some Implications for Practicing Community Psychology
Author(s) -
Julian David A.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
american journal of community psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.113
H-Index - 112
eISSN - 1573-2770
pISSN - 0091-0562
DOI - 10.1023/a:1012963415118
Subject(s) - health psychology , stakeholder , community psychology , population , political science , public administration , public health , public relations , psychology , environmental health , social psychology , medicine , nursing
This case study provides an overview of significant organizational change within the United Way system in Franklin County/Columbus, Ohio. Franklin County is a major urban center with a population approaching 1 million. The implementation of outcomes‐based funding proved to be a critical factor that served to promote change within the local United Way system. Adoption of outcomes‐based funding principles resulted in significant shifts in United Way funding and major policy changes. A chronology of events and stakeholder reactions over a multiyear period are reviewed. The implications of this effort to initiate major, system‐level change for the practice of community psychology are discussed.