Proving Foundation Impact on Public Policy Empirically: The Case of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Consumer Choice for Adults With Developmental Disabilities

Author: Breihan, Ann Whitney

Source: The Foundation Review, Volume 1, Number 3, 2009 , pp. 14-25(12)

Publisher: Johnson Center for Philanthropy at Grand Valley State University

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Abstract:

This paper describes how funders' impact on policy nationally can be assessed. Using data from a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation initiative to encourage states in to allow adults with developmental disabilities to choose their own service providers, the study uses statistical modeling to identify the impact of the initiative. Results indicate that funders can have an impact by targeting funding within geographic regions, in places where the local government has already committed resources, and to units of local government.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4087/FOUNDATIONREVIEW-D-09-00026.1

Publication date: 2009-01-01

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