Evaluation Capacity Building: Examples and Lessons from the Field

Innovation Network developed these three introductory evaluation documents as part of Building Nonprofit Capacity to Evaluate, Learn, and Grow Impact, a workshop we presented in partnership with Grantmakers for Effective Organizations' Scaling What Works initiative.

 

Excerpt: Capacity building is a catch all term for an array of efforts a nonprofit organization may undertake to strengthen its operations or activities. In addition to evaluation, a few common areas in which nonprofits seek to improve capacity include technology, back office management (e.g., accounting and human resources), fundraising, advocacy, communications, governance, leadership development, and volunteer recruitment and development.

 

Read more: www.innonet.org/client_docs/tear_sheet_ecb-innovation_network.pdf

 

Bibliographic Details
Author	Johanna Morariu, Innovation Network, Inc.
Publisher	Innovation Network, Inc.
Publication Date	April 1, 2012
Publication City	Washington, DC, USA
Publication Work
Resource Type	Research & Reports
Resource Focus	Evaluation/Outcomes Measurement Program Evaluation Capacity Building Organizational Assessment and Development Strategic Planning/Business Planning Planning
Audience	Funders
Region	International or N/A
Keywords	scaling what works nonprofit Morariu Johanna Morariu Innovation Network InnoNet grantmakers for effective organizations grantmaker grantee geo foundation evaluation capacity building ecb capacity building build grantee capacity
Submitted to Point K	April 3, 2014 - 3:46pm