Explore materials shared at the 2026 HMRF Grantee Conference and National Fatherhood Summit. These resources include (1) presentations on using data and nFORM to monitor program performance, strengthen program operations, and support continuous quality improvement, and (2) posters highlighting findings from the 2020 Responsible Fatherhood cohort. The posters summarize program participation, client characteristics and outcomes, and program operations for Responsible Fatherhood programs serving community fathers and reentering fathers.
Monitoring improvement
During this session, the Data Capacity and CQI TTA team focused on how programs can develop SMART goals to measure the success of an improvement strategy. This session builds on the August 25 CQI office hours, which covered how programs can use nFORM and other data to identify and address challenges.
During this session, the Data Capacity and CQI TTA team discussed how programs can use their nFORM and other data to identify and prioritize challenges. We also reviewed how CQI teams can use human-centered design (HCD) activities to drill down on the root causes of challenges.
During this session, the Data Capacity and CQI TTA team reviewed each tab of the nFORM query tool in detail and discussed when and how to use the query tool to support program operations, monitoring, and improvement.
The nFORM team hosts a panel discussion with guest speakers from Bethany Christian Services of Georgia and Utah State University who share their approaches to using Excel and similar platforms to analyze nFORM data.
This tip sheet provides detailed steps on how program staff can use nFORM tools to monitor and address potential data quality issues.
The nFORM and CQI team host a panel discussion with guest speakers from Family Service Agency of Santa Barbara and University of Miami.
The nFORM Team provides a review of how to use nFORM 2.0 data tools and reports to answer grantee questions.
The nFORM Team provides a continued review of the nFORM Operational Reports during the November 2022 office hours. This tutorial focuses on a deep dive into the remaining reports and discusses upcoming nFORM enhancements.
Webinar covered considerations for monitoring improvement following the implementation of a strategy. It covers the three types of measures that are helpful for assessing the success of a strategy, and introduces run charts as a useful visualization tool for monitoring improvement.