Form 0920-1009 Instrument - VetoViolAss

Form Approved

OMB No. 0920-1009

Exp. Date: 3/31/2017

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VetoViolence Programmatic Assessment

Group Interview: External TA providers/partners & Grantees

Date:

Group Interviewed: _________________________Interview Completed by: __________

Hello, my name is __________. I’m an evaluation fellow in the PPTB’s Program Evaluation & Translation Team. I’m currently conducting a programmatic assessment of VetoViolence. Specifically, the focus of this assessment will be to better understand the efforts of DVP content developers to develop and disseminate violence prevention information on VetoViolence, efforts by the Communications Team to promote the site’s resources, and the extent to which the content is utilized by practitioners, such as yourselves. Information gained from this assessment will be used by division staff to inform our work and improve the way that we provide tools and resources to practitioners.

My purpose in talking with you today is to learn more about how grantees use the content on VetoViolence in conjunction with their efforts to implement violence prevention strategies. We understand that in previous annual reports, you have briefly described the tools that you’ve used in your work. Today, I’d like to further explore your use of the tools, and understand what you have found to be most useful.

If it’s ok with you, XXXX will be helping me take notes during the discussion.

The information you share with me will not be personally attributed to you in any reports that result from this assessment.

Your participation in this focus group/discussion is totally voluntary. Are you willing to answer our questions?

Do you have any questions before we begin?

1. How would you describe your introduction to VetoViolence? (Probes: By whom, tutorials)

2. To your understanding, how would you describe the overall purpose of the site?

3. From your perspective, what additional information about VV would be helpful to grantees and partners?

4. In your experience, what are some of the best sources of information, resources, and tools for grantees?

5. In your experience, how have grantees used VetoViolence tools/resources in their work? (Probes: Take Action, Strategy Selector, Understanding Evidence, online training videos; some tools more helpful during particular project phases?)

6. Could you share your sense of how well the content on VV meets the needs of VP practitioners? (Probes: Take Action, Strategy Selector, online training videos)

7. What makes the online content easy for grantees to use?

8. What are some of the barriers faced by grantees attempting to use the site’s content?

9. From your perspective, what are some additional tools and resources that should be offered on VV? In other words, what is missing from the content of the site?

10. Do you have any additional thoughts about VetoViolence that we haven’t already discussed?

Thank you for your time!