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Introduction to Program Evaluation This course is designed for people new to the field of program evaluation and is based on CDC’s Framework for Program Evaluation.
Program evaluation is an essential component of all TB control programs. Evaluation enables us to improve and enhance our programs and
better meet our goals for TB elimination. It provides evidence to make good decisions about a program or an initiative and also helps us be accountable to funders – including the CDC, other agencies and organizations.Author: Anne Powers, PhD Type: Presentation Slides Date: Nov 14, 2005 Be the first to review this resource! Web Link
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Journal of MultiDisciplinary Evaluation The Evaluation Center, Western Michigan University, journal for news and thinking of the profession and discipline of evaluation in the world, for the world. Author: Michael Schriven (Ed.), E. Jane Davidson (Ed.), Chris L.S. Coryn (Ed.) Type: Research & Reports Date: May 28, 2008 Be the first to review this resource! Web Link
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Juvenile Justice Evaluation Center - Program Evaluation Briefing Series This Program Evaluation Briefing Series includes several documents:
Author: Justice Research and Statistics Association Type: Websites & Online Tools Date: Dec 31, 2004 Be the first to review this resource! Web Link
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Key Questions for Developing Your Objectives Advocacy Institute offers four questions that advocates or organizations should ask themselves before developing strategic objectives:
- Who are we?
- What is the problem?
- What is our vision of change?
- What objectives--or piece of our vision--are we focusing on?
Author: Advocacy Institute Type: Websites & Online Tools Date: Jan 1, 2004 Be the first to review this resource! Web Link
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Keystone's Feedback App This free and easy web-based tool from Keystone Accountability is a simple way of getting anonymous feedback from your partners on what they really think about your work. The application starts by asking you to choose from a standard list of questions, such as "How strongly would you recommend [your organization] to a colleague or friend?" Answers are on a scale of 1 to 10 or open-ended. You can also add questions. Next, you provide a list of respondents to receive the short survey. Keystone keeps data anonymous and confidential. Author: Keystone Accountability Type: Websites & Online Tools Date: Oct 31, 2009 Point K Pick
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Leap of Reason Leap of Reason is the product of decades of management insights from philanthropist Mario Morino, McKinsey & Company, and more than a dozen experts and practitioners. With more than 40,000 copies in circulation, the book is helping nonprofit and public-sector leaders achieve more for those they serve, even in the midst of this era of scarcity.
Author: Mario Morino Type: Research & Reports Date: Jan 1, 2011
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Learning As We Go: Making Evaluation Work for Everyone This "briefing paper for funders and nonprofits" provides a detailed answer to the question, "Why evaluate?" It offers an overview of the importance of evaluative thinking, use of a logic model, and the range of perceptions about evaluation. Author: York, Peter J. Type: Workbooks & Guides Date: Jun 1, 2003 Be the first to review this resource! Web Link
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Learning to Love Your Logic Model In this recorded webinar, Tom Chapel, Chief Evaluation Officer of the CDC, provides an overview of the purpose of logic models, how to use them, and common logic model components.
Summary from the CDC website:
It’s fun to make fun of logic models. While some of the criticism is justified, much is directed at a caricature of logic models that no model fan would recognize. In this webinar we’ll remind you:
Author: Thomas J. Chapel, Chief Evaluation Officer, CDC Type: Websites & Online Tools Date: Jan 1, 2017 Point K Pick
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LearnPhilanthropy LearnPhilanthropy's Knowledge Library is a resource for people who are new to grantmaking or those seeking new ideas and tools to improve their grantmaking practice. Here you will find essential learning and new research on a range of common issues and key challenges in philanthropy. Working with leading organizations across the field, LearnPhilanthropy regularly updates this centralized library with reports, tools, and other resources. Author: LearnPhilanthropy Type: Websites & Online Tools Date: Sep 23, 2014 Point K Pick
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Lessons in Evaluating Communications Campaigns: Five Case Studies This publication is the fourth report from the Communications Consortium Media Center's Media Evaluation Project. The author presents five case studies of completed campaign evaluations. The case studies represent an array of campaign types and evaluation approaches, and offer specific examples of evaluation responding to challenges. The five case studies are: S
Author: Coffman, Julia Type: Research & Reports Date: Jun 1, 2003 Be the first to review this resource! Download (212.52 KB)
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Library of Sample Dashboard Indicators For anyone creating a logic model, it can be confusing to distinguish the difference betwene an outcome, and an outcome indicator. An outcome is a short-, medium-, or long-term goal that the logic model creator wants to achieve. An outcome indicator is the quantitative measure of whether or not that outcome is reached. To further clarify the different, here is a great list of examples showing what exactly an "outcome indicator" could be. Author: Compass Point Type: Tipsheets & Paper Tools Date: Jan 1, 2013 Be the first to review this resource! Download (74.48 KB)
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Linking the Levels? The Organisation of UK Development NGO’s Advocacy Dr. Hudson researched the advocacy experiences of United Kingdom-based NGOs working with the UK Department for International Development. He discusses his research findings and their implications for policy and practice, including specific findings in regard to evaluation of advocacy efforts. Though written specifically about UK-based development and advocacy NGOs, the report's findings and recommendations may be applicable to any NGO engaged in advocacy. Author: Hudson, Alan Type: Research & Reports Date: Jun 1, 2002 Be the first to review this resource! Download (207.29 KB)
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LITERATURE REVIEW ON EFFECTIVENESS OF THE USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA This report examines the broader utility of social media for the adoption of health promoting and protective behaviours.
Author: Rebecca Schein, Kumanan Wilson, Jennifer Keelan Type: Research & Reports Date: Jan 1, 2011 Be the first to review this resource! Download (1023.3 KB)
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Logic Model & Evaluation Plan Templates This handout accompanied an evaluation session for the Young Nonprofit Professionals Network (YNPN), which was held in June 2014 in Washington, DC. The front page of the handout is a logic model template and the back page is an evaluation plan template. Author: Johanna Morariu, Innovation Network, Inc. Type: Templates & Samples Date: Jun 2, 2014 Be the first to review this resource! Download (120.48 KB)
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Logic Model Development Guide A clear and concise discussion of the use of logic models and their importance for program and evaluation planning. Author: W.K. Kellogg Foundation Type: Workbooks & Guides Date: Jan 1, 2004
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Logic Model Workbook (.doc) Innovation Network's own workbook (revised in late 2010), which offers an introduction to the processes and concepts of the logic model. This workbook can be used alone or in conjunction with the Logic Model Builder at the Point K Learning Center. Also available in .pdf format. Author: Innovation Network, Inc. Type: Workbooks & Guides Date: Dec 31, 2010 Point K Pick
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Logic Model Workbook (.pdf) Innovation Network's own workbook (revised in 2010), offering an introduction to the processes and concepts of the logic model. This workbook can be used alone or in conjunction with the Logic Model Builder at the Point K Learning Center. Author: Innovation Network, Inc. Type: Workbooks & Guides Date: Dec 31, 2010 Point K Pick
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Logic Models in Participatory Evaluation Slides providing a basic introduction to the use of Logic Models inParticipatory Evaluaiton
Author: Douglas Bruce Type: Presentation Slides Date: Sep 1, 2011 Be the first to review this resource! Download (725.48 KB)
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Looking Through the Right End of the Telescope An evolving dialogue has emerged over the past few years between advocates, evaluation professionals, and funders concerned with evaluating advocacy. An earlier focus on questions regarding whether it is possible to evaluate advocacy has given rise more recently to a concern with producing innovations aimed at responding to the real and perceived unique challenges to evaluating advocacy.
Author: Jim Coe & Rhonda Schlangen Type: Research & Reports Date: Jun 1, 2011 Be the first to review this resource! Download (102.56 KB)
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Lori Wingate and Daniela Schroeter on Introducing the Evaluation Questions Checklist for Program Evaluation - See more at: http: A checklist for identifying criteras for creating effective and appropriate evaluation questions. Author: Lori Wingate and Daniela Schroeter Type: Tipsheets & Paper Tools Date: Jan 16, 2016 Be the first to review this resource! Web Link
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Make a Difference for Your Cause: Strategies for Nonprofit Engagement in Legislative Advocacy CLPI developed this resource and discussion guide to motivate 501(c)(3) nonprofits in the U.S. to include legislative advocacy as a part of their core activities. Author: Center for Lobbying in the Public Interest ("CLPI") Type: Workbooks & Guides Date: Jan 1, 2006 Be the first to review this resource! Download (2.66 MB)
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Making an Impact: Impact Measurement among Charities and Social Enterprises in the UK Ten years ago, critics dismissed impact measurement as too difficult, misleading, or simply not important. Today, 75% of UK charities measure some or all of their work, and nearly three-quarters have invested more in measuring results over the last five years. Making an impact offers the first representative picture of the charity sector’s response to the challenge of impact measurement.
NPC surveyed 1,000 charities in the UK with incomes over £10,000 to understand what has changed in charities’ impact measurement practices, the drivers behind measuring impact, and the benefits and challenges that it brings.Author: Eibhlín Ní Ógáin, Tris Lumley, David Pritchard Type: Research & Reports Date: Oct 1, 2012 Be the first to review this resource! Download (726.51 KB)
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Making Change Happen This conference report discusses overall themes and topics from a November 2001 meeting of the same name, attended by forty-nine people engaged in international advocacy and citizen participation efforts. In its final chapter, "How to Assess Success," the publication discusses many of the tensions and issues in evaluating advocacy efforts, as well as the need to perform evaluations in order to further learning. Author: Clark, Cindy Type: Research & Reports Date: Nov 1, 2001 Be the first to review this resource! Download (796.03 KB)
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Making Your Evaluation Inclusive: A Practical Guide for Evaluation Research with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people are included - but often invisible - in many evaluations. In light of increased federal attention at home and abroad to LGBT-specific data collection and the growing awareness of disparities faced by this population, evaluators must be prepared to consider how programs and policies affect LGBTQ people. Author: Efrain Gutierrez Type: Research & Reports Date: Nov 17, 2015 Be the first to review this resource! Web Link
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Measuring Impact in Practice: A Case Study of The Humane Society of the United States The Humane Society of the United States (The HSUS) is the nation’s largest animal protection organization. Just like all nonprofits, The HSUS is accountable—to the thousands of animals it helps or protects each year, and to the thousands of individual, corporate, and foundation donors who enable The HSUS to fulfill its mission of celebrating animals and confronting cruelty.
Author: Beth Rosen Cohen Type: Research & Reports Date: Aug 1, 2010 Be the first to review this resource! Download (97.59 KB)