>>> sara@cfed.org 10/23/01 10:27AM
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Hello,
I would greatly appreciate any feedback on the
following:
We are working on a project at the Corporation for Enterprise
Development
(CFED) benchmarking outcomes and policies at the state level that
are
promoting asset building and asset protection for state residents.
Within
this "Assets Report Card" we are including state policies that
promote
business capital as one set of asset building strategies.
Within business
capital, one of our measures evaluates employee
ownership programs at the
state level.
In this measure, we want to
make sure that the program meets a certain
threshold, so that we aren't
praising a state that has an EO program that
isn't good, or
effective.
From reading John Logue's recent article, I picked these out
as requirements
for a quality EO state program:
-disseminates
info
-provides assistance with succession planning
-encourages employee
participation
Do you think this is a decent standard, or do you have any
suggestions on
what we should or should not consider in determining a
threshold for a
quality EO program? The difficulty here is that we want
to define a
standard for a quality program, yet we don't want to overwhelm
state policymakers with requirements that seem impossible for
state
officials to consider.
The end result of our project will
be a set of criteria, where we can
"check" or give credit to a state for
having these elements in their EO
program.
Suggestions on what you
consider essential for an effective EO program at
the state level would be
greatly appreciated.
Sincerely,
Sara Lawrence
Sara
Lawrence
Corporation for Enterprise Development
123 West Main Street, 3rd
Floor
Durham NC 27701
919.688.6444
http://www.cfed.org