Public Private Ventures has produced a white paper on evaluation that presents some ideas that would help smaller nonprofits, who are usually not well enough funded or staffed to conduct rigorous evaluations, as reported in their news release.
An excerpt.
“In this white paper, P/PV proposes a comprehensive and bold re-thinking of how nonprofits are evaluated. Rejecting a rigid, one-size-fits-all model that focuses narrowly on determining a program's success or failure, Priorities for a New Decade proposes an approach that fully engages nonprofit practitioners as partners in evaluation efforts, reflects a deep understanding of local circumstances and constraints, and suggests guidelines for evaluation and scaling that actually support on-the-ground program quality and performance.
“In the coming months, we will advance these ideas through a number of new endeavors focused on improving the on-the-ground quality and effectiveness of social programs, including:
• Reflecting on and synthesizing our learning in key areas, creating a solid foundation for future initiatives.
• Developing several initiatives that advance the creative, practical use of research and evaluation to improve program effectiveness.
• Launching several new research and demonstration projects in our core areas of workforce development, youth development and criminal justice.”
About
- David H. Lukenbill
- I am a California native, married, we have one daughter and live close to the American River with two cats and all the wild critters we can feed. I am a management consultant to nonprofit organizations and have an Associates of Arts degree in Administration of Justice from Sacramento City College, a Bachelor of Science degree in Organizational Behavior from the University of San Francisco and a Master of Public Administration degree, also from the University of San Francisco.