Helping Community Foundations Strengthen Grantees Effectiveness
In our last blog post, Evaluation Serving Community Foundations and Donors, we discussed the value of program evaluation to community foundations, especially as a means
Category: Evaluation
Evaluation Serving Community Foundations and Donors
The Importance of Demonstrating to Community Foundation Funders Programs’ Impacts As donors seek to strengthen and improve the lives of their communities, they are increasingly
Evaluation Workflow
Typically, we work with clients from the early stages of program development in order to understand their organization’s needs and the needs of program funders
Program Evaluation: Strengthening Schools, Not Just Holding Them Accountable
Most organizations conduct evaluations because they want to determine if they are making a difference in the lives of the people that they serve. Determining
Understanding How Programs Work: Using Logic Models to “Map” Cause and Effect
A logic model is a schematic representation of the elements of a program and the program’s resulting effects. A logic model (also known, as a
Social Entrepreneurs: How Evaluation Can Make A Difference
In recent years, “social entrepreneur” has become a prominent term in the not-for-profit, foundation, and NGO worlds. But what exactly is a “social entrepreneur?” While
Integrity and Objectivity – Critical Components of Program Evaluation
Not long ago I was meeting with a prospective client. It was our first meeting, and shortly after our initial conversation had begun—but long before
Transforming “Data” Into Knowledge
In his recent article in the New York Times, “What Data Can’t Do” (February 18, 2013, visit here ), David Brooks discusses some of the
4 Advantages of an External Evaluator
Although there are a number of perfectly good reasons that an organization may choose to create and maintain an internal program evaluation capacity, there are
Context is Critical
“Context matters,” Debra Rog, past President of the American Evaluation Association reported in her address to the 2012 meeting of ASA, and recently wrote in
Helping Community Foundations Strengthen Grantees Effectiveness
In our last blog post, Evaluation Serving Community Foundations and Donors, we discussed the value of program evaluation to community foundations, especially as a means
Evaluation Serving Community Foundations and Donors
The Importance of Demonstrating to Community Foundation Funders Programs’ Impacts As donors seek to strengthen and improve the lives of their communities, they are increasingly
Evaluation Workflow
Typically, we work with clients from the early stages of program development in order to understand their organization’s needs and the needs of program funders
Program Evaluation: Strengthening Schools, Not Just Holding Them Accountable
Most organizations conduct evaluations because they want to determine if they are making a difference in the lives of the people that they serve. Determining
Understanding How Programs Work: Using Logic Models to “Map” Cause and Effect
A logic model is a schematic representation of the elements of a program and the program’s resulting effects. A logic model (also known, as a
Social Entrepreneurs: How Evaluation Can Make A Difference
In recent years, “social entrepreneur” has become a prominent term in the not-for-profit, foundation, and NGO worlds. But what exactly is a “social entrepreneur?” While
Integrity and Objectivity – Critical Components of Program Evaluation
Not long ago I was meeting with a prospective client. It was our first meeting, and shortly after our initial conversation had begun—but long before
Transforming “Data” Into Knowledge
In his recent article in the New York Times, “What Data Can’t Do” (February 18, 2013, visit here ), David Brooks discusses some of the
4 Advantages of an External Evaluator
Although there are a number of perfectly good reasons that an organization may choose to create and maintain an internal program evaluation capacity, there are
Context is Critical
“Context matters,” Debra Rog, past President of the American Evaluation Association reported in her address to the 2012 meeting of ASA, and recently wrote in
Helping Community Foundations Strengthen Grantees Effectiveness
In our last blog post, Evaluation Serving Community Foundations and Donors, we discussed the value of program evaluation to community foundations, especially as a means
Evaluation Serving Community Foundations and Donors
The Importance of Demonstrating to Community Foundation Funders Programs’ Impacts As donors seek to strengthen and improve the lives of their communities, they are increasingly
Evaluation Workflow
Typically, we work with clients from the early stages of program development in order to understand their organization’s needs and the needs of program funders
Program Evaluation: Strengthening Schools, Not Just Holding Them Accountable
Most organizations conduct evaluations because they want to determine if they are making a difference in the lives of the people that they serve. Determining
Understanding How Programs Work: Using Logic Models to “Map” Cause and Effect
A logic model is a schematic representation of the elements of a program and the program’s resulting effects. A logic model (also known, as a
Social Entrepreneurs: How Evaluation Can Make A Difference
In recent years, “social entrepreneur” has become a prominent term in the not-for-profit, foundation, and NGO worlds. But what exactly is a “social entrepreneur?” While
Integrity and Objectivity – Critical Components of Program Evaluation
Not long ago I was meeting with a prospective client. It was our first meeting, and shortly after our initial conversation had begun—but long before
Transforming “Data” Into Knowledge
In his recent article in the New York Times, “What Data Can’t Do” (February 18, 2013, visit here ), David Brooks discusses some of the
4 Advantages of an External Evaluator
Although there are a number of perfectly good reasons that an organization may choose to create and maintain an internal program evaluation capacity, there are
Context is Critical
“Context matters,” Debra Rog, past President of the American Evaluation Association reported in her address to the 2012 meeting of ASA, and recently wrote in