Key topics addressed: Understand how to build buy-in for evaluation and address staff resistance and make a realistic program evaluation planCreate measurable outcomes for both grant applications and to guide program improvementDevelop an impact and/or logic model that visually communicates what your program does and the difference it makesCreate useful surveys that measure what mattersUnderstand the choices in how to manage your data - spreadsheets v. database solutionsBasic data analysis and reporting to make meaning of your data
This book provides an excellent blueprint for nonprofits to follow as Smith outlines all the necessary steps to get from the idea phase of evaluation to creating reports and communicating the data in a way that shows impact of your program(s) that stakeholders, community members and funders will all understand and appreciate. Jean Hansen, Vice President - School Partnerships and Youth Outreach