Co-Founder and Consultant
Resume:
William H. Wubbenhorst
Annapolis, MD 21409
**********@*****.***
RECENT WORK EXPERIENCE
Co-Founder, Harvest Home Institute, LLC (2015 to 2017, 2019 to Present)
Recently completed a survey of faith-based childcare providers in Massachusetts and Georgia in partnership with the Center for Public Justice, with funding from the Fetzer Institute.
Co-authored soon-to-be-published textbook entitled The Faith Factor and Social Problems: Rethinking Evidence, Practice and Policy, through Baylor University Press.
Co-authored and published 28 case studies highlighting government/faith-based organizations (FBOs) collaborations addressing a wide variety of social issues. Case studies are published through Baylor University’s Institute for Studies of Religion and Program on Prosocial Behavior (Case Studies Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion Baylor University (baylorisr.org).
Provide consultation on developing data and program evaluation capacity for a variety of faith-based ministries.
PREVIOUS WORK EXPERIENCE
Associate Commissioner, Family Youth Services Bureau (2017 to 2019)
Developed a Social Capital/Community Engagement Supplemental Grant Initiative to assist runaway and homeless youth grantees in transitioning homeless youth from transitional housing to long-term stability in the community.
Introduction of logic modelling to federal agency planning and resource allocation as a means of succinctly communicating program activities and increasing emphasis on program outcomes rather than program outputs.
Directed newly established Sexual Risk Avoidance Education (SRAE) initiative, including: SRAE National Evaluation, Evaluation Technical Assistance, and Data Collection Capacity Building among SRAE grantees.
Developed and implemented ten regional listening sessions for the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) by local programs serving youth and families experiencing homelessness to improve collaboration with ACF programs and services for greater impact.
Served as ACF lead and Subject Matter Expert on the application of Pay for Success/Pay for Performance funding strategies to improve outcomes on programs in connection with the Social Impact Partnership to Pay for Results Act (SIPPRA), passed by Congress.
Directed efforts to improve and enhance the role of Runaway and Homeless Youth programs as ‘first responders’ for youth victimized by, or at risk of, Human Trafficking.
Co-Founder, Social Capital Valuations, LLC (2013 to 2017)
Mr. Wubbenhorst has been involved in many program evaluations, technical assistance, and Social ROI (Return-On-Investment) projects, including:
Designed and implemented a three-year quasi-experimental design for comparing student outcomes, as measured by GPA, attendance, and behavioral incidents for students receiving mentoring services through CNE’s Violence-Free Zone Initiative with those not receiving those services.
Program evaluation and ROI analysis of Healthy Marriage programs in Ohio and Texas, demonstrating the cost-benefits attributable to getting married, maintaining a healthy marriage, and youth relationship education programs[1]. Also co-authored a published, peer-reviewed ROI analysis on Health Marriage programs based on national program data.
Program evaluation and ROI analysis for a prisoner re-entry/relationship education program in Ohio, Indiana, and Texas, showing the cost-benefits to lower recidivism rates, higher child support payments, higher employment, and reduced reliance on public assistance programs[2];
Program evaluation, technical assistance, and ROI analysis for Sexual Risk Avoidance programs in Ohio, Florida, and Colorado.
ROI analysis of adoption and foster care programs in Colorado and Florida in collaboration with the Christian Alliance for Orphans.
Previous projects also include:
ROI analysis of 56 School-Based Health Centers from the New Mexico Alliance for School-Based Health.
Program Evaluation and ROI analysis of a Faith-based intermediary in Dallas, TX.
ROI and Recidivism analysis of the Prison Entrepreneurship Program in Houston, TX.
Pre-conference training workshop for the Association for Community Health Improvement (ACHI) and the National Association of Relationship and Marriage Educators (NARME)
ICF Macro, Technical Director, 2000—2013
Directed a $8 million Pathways out of Poverty grant funded by the US Department of Labor (USDOL). Mr. Wubbenhorst coordinated project staff at four local sites throughout the country to track client services, job training, job development/placement, and retention of program participants from disadvantaged populations into career-track green job positions.
Mr. Wubbenhorst developed and implemented training on creating cost-benefit measures for grantees funded through the Family Youth Services Bureau and the Office of Family Assistance, both within the Federal Department of Health and Human Services’ Administration for Children and Families (ACF).
Mr. Wubbenhorst also served as Project Director for Training and Technical Assistance to the 98 National Responsible Fatherhood Grantees funded through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Administration for Children and Families (HHS/ACF).
Mr. Wubbenhorst also recently worked as senior researcher on a contract with ACF to identify best practices associated with abstinence education initiatives provided by non-profit FBCOs to high-risk populations throughout the United States. Mr. Wubbenhorst recently completed a companion project for ACF that involved a review of 300–400 abstinence education curricula to ensure their adherence to legislative intent for federal funding of abstinence-until-marriage projects.
Mr. Wubbenhorst has also assisted the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) and the Corporation for National and Community Service’s AmeriCorps*VISTA program on projects related to their faith-based and community initiatives. For USDOL, Mr. Wubbenhorst supported the Department’s efforts to develop local partnerships between workforce development boards and FBCOs to serve hard-to-reach populations with training and employment services. The work for AmeriCorps*VISTA also involved an evaluation of the number and types of FBCO partners, along with selected profiles of model programs, particularly in mentoring children of prisoners.
Management Decision and Research Center, Project Manager
Mr. Wubbenhorst served as project director for the Management Decision and Research Center on a 3-year national study of clinical service lines for the Veterans Health Administration’s (VHA’s) 22 regional health networks and 140 medical centers.
Center for Public Justice, Senior Researcher
Mr. Wubbenhorst served as an independent researcher on behalf of the Center for Public Justice about partnerships between government and faith-based organizations (FBOs), a key component of federal welfare reform. His publications on the subject include a report on government-FBO partnerships in Massachusetts.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Senior Health Policy Analyst
Mr. Wubbenhorst has also worked in various capacities within the state government of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. As Special Assistant to the Secretary for Administration and Finance, he participated in numerous government reform efforts, including the implementation of Program Budgeting, Privatization, and Health Care.
Other Relevant Experience
Mr. Wubbenhorst also managed a national study of tax-exempt hospitals, funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. As an independent consultant, he has conducted many best practices case studies and reports on subjects such as: Implementation of Electronic Transaction Standards in Health Care, Physician Implementation of MIS, and Implementation of Satellite Community Health Centers in rural areas.
EDUCATION
M.B.A., Public and Nonprofit Management, Boston University
B.A., Intercultural Studies, Trinity College
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
Publications/Case Studies
The Inside Out Network: A Platform for Facilitating Success for Returning Citizens
Fall of 2023 (Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion)
Addressing Social Isolation and Other Social Determinants of Health. The MetroHealth-Open Table Collaboration
Spring of 2023 (Baylor Program on Prosocial Behavior)
The Economic Benefits of Marriage and Family Strengthening Programs.
September 2018 (Journal of Family and Economic Issues).
Incorporating Faith & Works Within a Healthcare Network. Baylor Scott and White’s Office of Mission and Ministry; July 10, 2017 (Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion).
Assessing the Faith-Based Response to Homelessness in America: Findings from Eleven Cities
February 1, 2017 (Baylor ISR);
What Keeps Them From Coming Back? The Indiana Faith and Character Training Initiative
May 15, 2017 (Baylor ISR);
The Ohio Adolescent Health Centers: A Collaborative Model for Sexual Risk Avoidance Education
December 2016 (Baylor University Program on Prosocial Behavior);
Multi-State Mentoring Research: The Center for Neighborhood Enterprise’s Violence Free Zone (VFZ) Initiative, March 2015 (Baylor University Program on Prosocial Behavior);
Stronger Families, Stronger Society: An Analysis of The RIDGE Project, Inc.
A Case Study of The RIDGE Project April, 2014 (Baylor University Program on Prosocial Behavior);
Recidivism Reduction and Return on Investment: An Empirical Assessment of the Prison
Entrepreneurship - A Case Study of Prison Entrepreneurship
Program, 2013 (Baylor ISR)
Community Transformation in West Dallas: A Sustained Collective Among Churches, Faith-based Organizations, and Government - A Case Study of Serve West Dallas
September 2013 (Baylor ISR)
Our Best Hope for Persistent Prisoner Transformation: A Case Study of Out4Life –
Baylor University ISR – July 2011
Co-author, Demonstrating the Value of Social Service Programs: A Simplified Approach to Calculating Return on Investment -- a peer-reviewed article, Foundation Journal, September 2010
Co-authored Articles/Reports
Baum Herbert M. et al, Demonstrating the Value of Social Service Programs: A Simplified Approach to Calculating Return on Investment, The Foundation Review; pp. 24-39 (Volume 2, Issue 3)
Kane, Nancy M. and Wubbenhorst, William, Alternative Funding Policies for the Uninsured: Exploring the Value of Hospital Tax Exemption, The Millbank Quarterly; pp. 185-212 (Volume 2, 2000).
Charns, Martin et al, Implementing Quality Improvement in Hospitals: The Role of Leadership and Culture, American Journal of Medical Quality; pp 64-69 (March 1999).
Charns, Martin et al, Clinical Service Lines in Integrated Health Care Delivery Systems, prepared for the Industry Advisory Board’s Center for Health Management Research (April 1998).
[1] This work was through a partnership with Melanie Ginn and Associates, LLC.
[2] This work was through the Baylor University Program on Pro-Social Behavior.
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