Verve Foundation
The Verve Foundation is a brand new community based organization located in Las Vegas, NV. Currently, the Foundation team is involved in a process known as Needs Assessment. This is an organized process of interviews and surveys that enable us to discover the greatest unmet needs in the community. As social innovators, this research provides us with necessary tools and support for emerging community networks and a community based organization that understands local needs and assets leading to community cooperation and effective service. By developing insight into the needs and assets of the city and its community members, we equip ourselves and other change agents to create shared solutions to community challenges.
About Las Vegas
Nevada's largest city, Las Vegas has experienced explosive growth. In the past two-and-a-half decades, the Las Vegas Valley has grown from 200 thousand people to 2 million. Though primarily known on the outside for gaming and an assortment of other things, the true identity of Vegas and its residence is not so easy to identify... even from the inside. This great city is still full of great potential..
Robb Overholt, Director 702.994.1504 email: thevervefoundation@gmail.com web: http://www.thevervefoundation.org
Elements
Community Surveys
By talking directly to community members needs and priorities become apparent.
Key Informant Interviews
The insights gained through careful stakeholder and key informant interviews sharpens the focus.
Data Analysis
The combination of inquiry methods produces key data to inform and guide the needs assessment.
What is Needs Assessment?
Community Needs Assessment is a organized investigation into the needs and priorities of the community through a serious of interviews and surveys. The approach advocated by CCIR is a team based approach that combines the best of participatory and qualitative research leading to a planned action response.
“ The responsible first step for new community organizations is a well designed needs assessment that compliments and brings clearer focus to the existing needs survey data and secondary data already available in the community. ”
