Watch these online tutorials to learn about the performance measurement basics, work plans, and reporting. These tutorials require a computer with a speaker or headphones that can play audio. A high-speed internet connection is also recommended.

• Introduction to Performance Measurement
• Three Types of Work Plans
• Performance Measurement Work Plans
• Progress Report Overview
• Completing the Work Plan Section of the Progress Report

These tutorials are intended to help orient you to the kind of thinking you will have to do to complete the work plan section of your Senior Corps application. These tutorials are intended to provide you with helpful background information. However, relying on this information cannot guarantee an award and these tutorials should not be referred to in your application.

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Introduction to Performance Measurement

Recorded 9/10/07 - View the streaming video (16 minutes) in your browser, or download the file (38.6 MB) to your desktop and double-click to view.

Topics covered include:

• Performance measurement defined
• Uses of performance measurement
• Requirements for impact work plans
• Work plan overview
• Defining results: output, intermediate outcome, end outcome
• Examples of results for RSVP, FGP, SCP
• Additional resources

Companion materials:

Transcript (DOC)

PowerPoint Slides (PPT)

Three Types of Work Plans

Recorded 7/10/07 – View the streaming video (11 minutes) in your browser, or download the file (27.7 MB) to your desktop and double-click to view.

This tutorial explains the three types of work plans for Senior Corps and how many volunteers must be covered by impact work plans.

Companion materials:

Non-impact Work Plan (PDF)*

Impact Work Plan (PDF)

Performance Measurement Work Plan (PDF)

Transcript (DOC)

Performance Measurement Work Plans

Recorded 9/8/06 – View the streaming video (15 minutes) in your browser, or download the file (18.6 MB) to your desktop and double-click to view.

This tutorial demonstrates the steps to enter a performance measurement work plan in eGrants.

Companion material:

Entering Work Plans into eGrants (DOC)
Use this word processor document as a guide to develop your work plan in the eGrants format.

Progress Report Overview - Developed by eGrants Coaching Unit

Recorded 8/11/06 - View the streaming video (15 minutes) in your browser, or download the file (17 MB) to your desktop and double-click to view.

This tutorial demonstrates how to create a progress report and complete all sections except work plans. See the tutorial below for instructions for work plan reporting.

Completing the Work Plan Section of the Progress Report

Recorded 3/19/07 - View the streaming video (12 minutes) in your browser, or download the file (25.5 MB) to your desktop and double-click to view.

This tutorial demonstrates how to report results for the performance measurement work plan in eGrants.

Companion materials:

Guiding Questions and Sample Report for Work Plan (DOC)
Use this document as a guide to report on work plans in eGrants.

Transcript (DOC)

Reporting Checklist

For assistance with the content of work plans and progress reports, contact Project STAR, 800-548-3656.

For general technical assistance with eGrants, contact the eGrants Help Desk, 888-677-7849.

Getting the Most Out of Your Tutorial Experience

Basic System Requirements. You will need a computer with a speaker (to play audio), and a high-speed internet connection, to watch these tutorials. If you experience trouble viewing these tutorials, please call Centra Tech Support at 888-617-7499.

Centra does not support Windows 98 or Apple Computers.

For assistance with eGrants, contact the eGrants Help Desk, 888-677-7849.

For assistance with the content of project plans and progress reports, email Project STAR, or call 800-548-3656.

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