Abstract:
The SWFC partnered with the Ecosystem Workforce Program (EWP) at the University of Oregon to develop assessment tools to help inform their ongoing work. Using a number of existing collaborative assessments as examples, EWP created two assessment tools crafted to the needs and goals of the SWFC: 1) a self assessment of the collaborative overall, including processes, membership, functions, and 2) a project-specific assessment that SWFC members can administer themselves before or after individual projects. This working paper outlines the tool developed to assess the participation, process, and structure of collaborative and reports on the results of the assessment for the SWFC.