Evaluation answers critical question for the org and the funder such as Was program successful Did it accomplish what it was meant to do What did the org lean from this experience Why did it not work and why Essential for org to plan how it will evaluate what it proposes to do Impact Leverage multiplier effect The change an org creates as a result of its program activities A method of grantmaking practiced by some founders when they give a small amount of money to attract funding from other sources Purpose of the evaluation component o Evaluation program Return of Investment ROI Process that determines the impact effectiveness and efficiency of the o Must be determined prior to the implementation of the program The amount of benefit return based on the amount of resources funds hours of work used to produce it The Virties of Evaluation 1 Good evaluation component strengthens the proposal from the funder s perspective 2 Orgs will learn about the program s strengths and areas of weakness 3 The impact on the public a The org has the obligation to ensure its programs are having a positive impact on the community or the target audience Internal or External Evaluation o Some foundations allow orgs to use a certain amount of money for evaluations others do not o Some orgs will conduct evaluations with confidence it will be done objectively by the staff and expertise o Others will hire an outside evaluator bc b Lack expertise among staff c Has the staff expertise but lack staff time to dedicate to evaluation d Wants the eval to be deemed as objective as possible Content of the Evaluation Component o To design eval one needs to consider what the org deems as successful o Must have a clear understanding of how the activities in the proposal will lead to the expected outcomes o Identify the aspects of the program that can be assessed on how well they worked and why they did or didn t work o Quantitative methods measure or count data Org collects data that can be analyzed statistically And hep org quantify how much it did Ex how many people did it train o Qualitative methods Based on direct contact with the people involved with a program Consists of interviews observation and personal stories told in writing and in photos or videos Public Funding Evaluation o Vary widely depending on the funding sources type of program being funded and other o Public funding evaluation section should be developed and or reviews by someone with o Be sure that it ties directly to the goals and obj and is represented in the logic model factors expertise in the program eval workplans and or timeline M9 Knowledge and Learning Development