The Wilder Nonprofit Field Guide to Developing Effective Teams

Put the results into action Each step is followed by a task statement that sums up what you need to do before moving on. With Conducting Successful Focus Groups, you'll have the tools to use focus groups effectively and make better-informed plans. Judith Sharken Simon has a master's degree in organization development with a focus on organizational life cycles from the University of Minnesota and a bachelor's degree in employee relations from Michigan State University.

She has lead numerous data-gathering efforts involving focus groups, interview, and surveys. She also trains on the subjects of focus groups and life cycles. Would you like to tell us about a lower price? If you are a seller for this product, would you like to suggest updates through seller support? Practical and easy to use, Conducting Successful Focus Groups gives you the practical guidance to do focus groups using little more than staff or volunteer time and the cost of refreshments. Read more Read less.

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If you don't have a graduate level training in research, but still want the benefits of having evaluation info from focus groups, then this book will help. I've long been a big fan of the workbooks from the Wilder Foundation, and have utilized the Marketing, Collaboration and Team Building workbooks. This one, like other Wilder workbooks, is easy to follow and written in lay language so almost any staff member can quickly comprehend how to facilitate a focus group.

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