Catherine Brown, Interim Executive Director, Center for New Community

Why evaluate your organization’s programs? If your first answer is, “because funders require it,” then you need to attend this session. Program evaluation is an essential tool for improving your organization’s effectiveness and impact, whether or not any of your funders ever asks you for evaluation data again! Along with strategic planning and a flexible communications strategy, program evaluation should be one of the essential pillars of your organization’s development and growth. This workshop is intended for executive directors, program managers, and others with responsibility for program design and implementation. We’ll use real-world examples to discuss Logic Models and Theories of Change; participants will leave the session with several optional evaluation frameworks, and a step-by-step guide to launching their own work.