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Program Evaluation Resources

Program evaluation is important not only for ensuring that your services are the best they can be, but our program evaluation resources help you keep funding resources you have and acquire additional resources. Evaluation is fundamental to demonstrating the need for additional funds by validating your success.

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Our program evaluation resources are designed to make your evaluation efforts easier. This is a small sampling of resources. Become a member to have access to a huge and growing collection of additional print, audio, and video evaluation resources.

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External Evaluation

  • Selecting an External Evaluator: Know Your ABC’s – This article provides some concrete tips for selecting a good external evaluator to help you with your program evaluation.
  • Questions to Ask During an Evaluator Interview – Asking the right questions during an interview can make all the difference in selecting the right evaluator. Here is a list of interview questions that can help.
  • Writing and Signing the Contract – While your agency may already have some boilerplate language for your contract for services, here are some specific issues you need to consider when developing a contract for external evaluation services.
  • Ethics – Most non-profit and school administrators just assume that professionals will behave ethically, but sometimes it is unclear what acceptable practice in the field is and what is unethical. You are probably already clear on the black and white areas of ethics: this article will help you navigate the gray areas.

Data Collection and Analysis

  • How to Conduct a Focus Group – Conducting a focus group interview can be a great way to gather evaluation information about the strengths and needs of your organization or program. Here are a few tips to help.
  • Tips for Developing a Survey – Keeping a few important things in mind as you develop your evaluation survey can make the whole process much easier and increase the likelihood that the information you gather will be useful for you.
  • Disaggregated Data Analysis – Looking at your evaluation data in different ways can help you make the most of your data. Here are a few suggestions for disaggregated data analysis.
  • Using Qualitative Data – Everybody knows that quantitative data collection is important in evaluations, but qualitative data can be just as important. In fact, sometimes the qualitative data is more useful for program improvement. Here are some ideas for qualitative data collection.
  • Conducting a Useful Strengths and Needs Assessment – Almost every grant you apply for will require that you present some information documenting your organizations needs. Conducting a good strengths and needs assessment is the cornerstone of a good grant planning process. Here are some suggestions to get you started.

Webinars

We have developed a series of FREE webinars on grant writing and program evaluation topics that are also available for your review. Some of our evaluation-related webinars include the Basics of Program Evaluation (Parts 1 and 2), Tips for Collaborating with School Districts on Program Evaluation (designed for non-profit administrators), and Selecting Assessment Instruments (designed for administrators of youth programs).

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Program Evaluation Guidance

Here are some resources to help you learn more about program evaluation.

Resources for Developing Logic Models

Logic models are not just for grant development. They also play an important role in guiding program implementation and evaluation. Here are some resources to help you with logic model development.