Independent, third-party evaluations are conducted for each competition to help the teams and the Boston Fed learn how initiatives are progressing and see if the model can better support their work. These evaluations help the team document progress and understand the challenges and opportunities at the beginning, middle, and end of the initiative’s implementation. The evaluations give the Boston Fed and the communities a tool to understand how they can adapt and evolve to best use the Working Communities Challenge model and, ultimately, get the best results.

Independent, third-party evaluations are conducted for each competition to help the teams and the Boston Fed learn how initiatives are progressing and see if the model can better support their work. These evaluations help the team document progress and understand the challenges and opportunities at the beginning, middle, and end of the initiative’s implementation. The evaluations give the Boston Fed and the communities a tool to understand how they can adapt and evolve to best use the Working Communities Challenge model and, ultimately, get the best results.