Program Evaluation
Program Evaluation is designed to identify how a program or policy can effectively achieve its goals. This type of research highlights what’s working and identifies what isn’t, so you can devote resources to the most effective parts of your program while improving other parts in a way that creates long-term, sustainable impact.
Every program evaluation project is designed to reflect the client’s needs. Each project starts by creating a deep understanding of your organizational goals and desired outcomes, breaking down the discrete programmatic actions that assist in achieving those outcomes, then identifying the most effective ways to measure progress towards those outcomes. The project ends by sharing findings with key stakeholders and discussing action steps/recommendations for program iterations and further evaluation.
Process
1
INQUIRE
We start by understanding your organization’s strategic priorities and goals.
PLAN
2
We create a research plan, identify effective measures of impact, and construct the tools necessary to collect data.
EXECUTE
3
We collect data using various methods defined in the research plan.
ANALYZE
4
We then analyze the data, create the report and any other deliverables.
REPORT
5
We share our findings and discuss potential action steps, recommendations, and next steps.
Deliverables
All deliverables are custom made for each project and include but are not limited to the following items.
Spanish language deliverables are available upon request.
Quarterly
Reports
Regular reports on programmatic progress.
Impact
Reports
Impact reports designed to present to your board, funders, or investors.
Recommendations Memo
Evidence based recommendations for programmatic changes.
Media Package
Graphics that summarize findings and can be used to share on social media.
Evaluation
Plans
Design of a research plan intended to evaluate an program or organization.
Data Collection
Tools
Data collection tools (e.g., surveys and questionnaires) that can be easily edited for ongoing use.
Internal Systems Design
Project management systems and protocols for tracking and for overseeing fidelity of data collection
