about Measuring Community Success and Sustainability how do vital communities spell success? performance based measurement and community building planning for action an introduction to measuring outcomes and measurements outcome 1 outcome 2 outcome 3 indicator 1 indicator 2 indicator 3 indicator 4 case study measurement plan year-end assessment outcome 4 outcome 5 afterword comments measuring links NCRCRD home page for more information about this website, contact khetland@iastate.edu		Indicator 2. Building on Local Resources measure sources method 2.A. Number and diversity of volunteers participating in actions related to the community's vision or plan. Community development depends on active, voluntary participation of a large cross-section of stakeholders. When a small number of people who are very similar to one another do everything in a community, they get burned out and, as a result, the community may lack alternative ways of reaching community goals. Community organizations and local government bodies Documentation review, survey, interviews 2.B. Dollar value of in-kind services invested by community organizations, government bodies, and business groups in a community action. Reported as a range. <$5,000 $5,000-$10,000 $10,000-$20,000 $20,000-$50,000 >$50,000 (or the amounts can be greater if the size of the population is greater) The degree to which a community invests in itself is critical. Self-investment comes from the public and private sectors, and includes labor, money, land, machinery and even food for community events. Investments of staff time and equipment toward a community action show that groups and individuals take responsibility for their local development. Community organizations and local government bodies Documentation review, survey, interviews
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