In 2009, two Hamilton multi-sector collaborations – the Hamilton Roundtable for Poverty Reduction (HRPR) and the Jobs Prosperity Collaborative (JPC) undertook an evaluation process. The evaluation surfaced a number of lessons and questions.

Please read the evaluation report here.

Drawing from the evaluation report the HRPR and JPC have produced the short working tool.

Five key lessons are highlighted here.

Evaluating Collaboratives of Community Change

Principal Organization: Hamilton Roundtable for Poverty Reduction

Partner Organization: Jobs Prosperity Collaborative

Author: Dr. Arnold Love

Participants: Community of Hamilton

Research Methods: documents and reports review, interviews, survey

5 Key Lessons on Collaboration

Learning from Hamilton’s Poverty Roundtable and Jobs Initiative

Author: Nancy F. Johnson