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services and how leaders in the field connect with one another. We look forward to continuing to gather and update “Stories from the Field.” If you have an idea, initiative, or strategy for improving the health and human service system, we would like to hear about it. We can help identify if someone else is working along the same lines so that you can work together and expand your capacity. We can also pair mentors with mentees or, perhaps, your idea can be integrated with the work of one of our affiliates. Either way, tell us your story. We want to put YOU on the map! Visit the APHSA Innovation Center page  7 and learn how to get your story online and in the hands of our policy colleagues and emerging foundation partners or contact us via email at InnovationCenter@aphsa.org. Reference Notes 1. See the Stories from the Field Interactive Map at http://ow.ly/8b8A305zhwj 2. American Public Human Services Association. The Pathways Initiative. Retrieved from www.aphsa.org/content/ APHSA/en/pathways.html

and disciplines required to achieve and sustain improvements. We rec- ognize the expertise and ability to do this work is residing in many of the leaders who serve at the helm of public agencies and their partners. Our partnerships in this endeavor are no exception. To kick off this project, the Kresge Foundation provided a two-year grant to gather experts from various fields to scope this work, gather the first group of stories, and provide assis- tance to agencies for testing new ideas. To create the interactive map, Esri provided the software platform and technical assistance throughout the process. These partners, along with contributions from our members and affiliates, provide critical assistance to the project’s success. Do You Have a Story to Share? We are excited about the momentum generated around this project. We anticipate this will be a strategic and focused effort to change how society views the field of health and human

3. American Public Human Services Association. National Collaborative: 2016 and Beyond. Retrieved from www.aphsa. org/content/APHSA/en/pathways/NWI/ ABOUT.html 4. Antonio M. Oftelie. The Pursuit of Outcomes: Leadership Lessons and Insights on Transforming Human Services, A Report from the 2011 Human Services Summit on the Campus of Harvard University . Leadership for a Networked World, 2011. Retrieved from http:// lnwprogram.org/sites/default/files/ The_Pursuit_of_Outcomes.pdf and The Human Services Value Curve: A Framework for Improved Human Services Outcomes, Value, and Legitimacy . Leadership for a Networked World. Retrieved from http:// lnwprogram.org/sites/default/files/ HSVC%20Guide.pdf 5. American Public Human Services Association. Organizational Effectiveness. Retrieved from www.aphsa.org/content/ APHSA/en/resources/OE.html 6. Moving through the Value Curve Stages. Retrieved from www.aphsa.org/content/ dam/aphsa/pdfs/Resources/Publications/ TOOLKIT_Moving%20through%20 the%20Value%20Curve%20Stages_.pdf 7. See the Innovation Center webpage at www.aphsa.org/content/APHSA/en/ pathways/INNOVATION_CENTER.html

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