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Online Evaluation Resources

Below are some links we've found helpful about evaluation. If you have suggestions on resources that might benefit others, please let us know.

"Guidelines for Developing An Evaluation Plan"

http://www.first5santabarbaracounty.org/docs/evaluationguide.pdf

Information, worksheets, and instructions for planning, developing, and implementing evaluation activities for applications for direct services funding.

"The Program Manager's Guide to Evaluation"

http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/opre/other_resrch/pm_guide_eval/reports...

Developed by the Administration on Children, Youth, and Families (ACYF), this guide explains program evaluation - what it is, how to understand it, and how to do it - from a program manager's perspective.

"Basic Guide to Program Evaluation" – Management Assistance Program for Nonprofits

http://www.mapnp.org/library/evaluatn/fnl_eval.htm

This document provides guidance toward planning and implementing an evaluation process for for-profit or nonprofit programs. Link to other information including "Designing Your Program Evaluation Plans" online.

Basic Guide to Program Evaluation for Nonprofit Organizations with Very Limited Resources

http://www.mapnp.org/library/evaluatn/outcomes.htm

Provides guidance toward basic planning and implementation of an outcomes-based evaluation process, particularly to small nonprofits with very limited resources

W.K. Kellogg Foundation Evaluation Handbook

http://www.wkkf.org/Pubs/Tools/Evaluation/Pub770.pdf

A comprehensive guide to decisions involved in the evaluation process.

Pathways Mapping Initiative

http://www.pathwaystooutcomes.org/

For early childhood, a great site which gives an interactive demonstration of applied evaluation logic models.

"Evaluation Assistance" - Project Star

http://www.projectstar.org/star/AmeriCorps/ea_home.htm

Assistance with identifying objectives, designing evaluation plans, data collection, data analysis and reporting.

"Taking Stock – A Practical Guide to Evaluating Your Own Programs" – Horizon Research, Inc.

http://www.horizon-research.com/publications/stock.pdf

Provides an overview of four steps in evaluation: framing the evaluation, defining goals, and objectives, finding evidence, making sense of the evidence.

Outcome Measurement Resource Network – United Way

http://national.unitedway.org/outcomes/

Resources about outcome measurement

"Evaluating Collaboratives: Reaching the Potential"

http://www.sedl.org/pubs/fam95/173.html

This manual provides readers with a compendium of ideas and research to use when evaluating collaboratives and collaborative programs.

Targeting Outcomes of Programs (TOP)

http://citnews.unl.edu/TOP/english/

TOP is based on a hierarchy that integrates program evaluation within the program development process.

Children, Youth and Family Education and Research Network

http://www.cyfernet.org/evaluation.html

Links to evaluation and other resources for nonprofit organizations.