Writing and Research
Samples of my writing and research projects. All documents are in PDF format.
Website Articles
- Recruiting and Managing Volunteers
- Grantwriting Resources
- State-Nonprofit Partnerships: Working For Texas: Web Introduction and Full Article
Advocacy
- Testimony to the House Committee on Human Services regarding child protective services
- Advocacy Toolkit: Building Relationships with Legislators and Legislative Committee Hearings
- The 78th Texas Legislature: Did They Help Children? (co-author, editor)
Research Projects
- The Children's Campaign For The Decade Report (lead author, researcher, editor)
- Draft Sustainability Self-Assessment for Nonprofit Organizations (researcher, lead author)
- Evaluation of Mobile Loaves and Fishes: Volunteer Input (survey coding and analysis, section author)
- Statewide directory of Texas progressive political blogs (web research, ongoing maintenance): linked from the front page of Burnt Orange Report, one of the biggest Texas political blogs, as the "complete directory" of Texas progressive blogs
Academic Writing
- Child Support Enforcement: Results, Challenges, and Policy Issues (PDF), published in the Fall 2002 issue of the LBJ Journal of Public Affairs
- HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis C in the Texas State Prison System: Policy and Practice: