In August 2002, the Kansas Community Action Network launched the KanDo! project to develop and implement an outcomes‐based system. The primary strategy to achieve this project’s goal was the formation of the KanDo! Taskforce, a statewide taskforce comprised of members from the eight Kansas Community Action Agencies, the Kansas Association of Community Action Programs (KACAP) and the Kansas Housing Resource Corporation (KHRC).

KANDO! VISION, MISSION & GOALS

To provide direction to the KanDo! Project and the work undertaken by the KanDo! Taskforce, the following Vision, Mission and Goals will be used.

VISION

Kansas is a progressive example of Community Action at its best where people, communities and agencies actively and successfully partner to eliminate poverty.

MISSION

The KanDo! Taskforce’s mission is to develop and implement an outcomes‐based system that would enable the Network to demonstrate community action’s effectiveness and fiscal accountability to the people of Kansas, community partners, funding sources, staff, Boards of Directors and policy makers.

GOALS

•    The Kansas Network has an outcomes‐based system that, at a minimum, meets all federal and state regulatory standards;

•    The Kansas Network is knowledgeable about the outcomes‐based system;

•    The Kansas Network has an information management process that will enable outcome data to be captured and comparatively aggregated; and

•    The Kansas Network fully integrates a results‐oriented and accountable system in all processes including planning, organizing, directing and evaluation.

THE KANDO! PLAN

The KanDo! Plan is a fluid document that will be revised as needed to ensure that the Kansas Network remains not only current with all national and state requirements, but is also in‐line with the Network’s vision of being progressive. Download the current version, which includes the following, here:

•    KANDO! PROJECT GUIDING PRINCIPLES: A list of statements that define the Kansas Network’s philosophical approach to the outcomes‐based system;

•    KANDO! PROJECT GUIDING DEFINITIONS: A list of key terms that are often used in an outcomes‐based system;

•    KANDO! OUTCOMES AND INDICATORS: A catalog of the six community action goals, outcome and indicators that will be used to measure and report the positive impact that the Network has on Kansas families, communities and agencies; and

•    KANDO! ROMA REPORT: The report that will be used to document the National Performance Indicators and consumer demographic information.