1. The Importance of Measuring Outcomes
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2. The Importance of Measuring Outcomes
Learning Objectives
Discuss the importance of measuring outcomes
Assess the effectiveness of current data collection methods and success indicators
Identify areas of improvement
Integrate needed improvements into a program evaluation plan

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Why should we measure?
Are your programs effective?
How do you know?

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How do you know?
Define success
Collect data to validate

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Simulation Exercise:
Evaluate current program outcomes using the Outcomes Measurement Assessment tool

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The evaluation process:
Integrate your logic model
Who are the stakeholders?
What does the ideal success look like for participants and other stakeholders?
How do we measure success?
Are we effective?
If not, how can we improve? C

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Step 1:
Focus on one program at a time
Singular vs. multiple programs
Singular vs. multiple services
Step 2:
Identify ALL of the program’s stakeholders?
Clients
Staff
Partners
Funders
And others

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Step 3:
What does the IDEAL success look like for participants and other stakeholders?
What is your vision?
What are your intentions?
Outcomes
short
intermediate
long-term

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Step 4:
How do we measure the ideal success?
Quantitative and qualitative
Define SMART measures?
Specific
Measurable
Attainable
Realistic
Time-bound
Use measures to prove program efficacy
Program improvements

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Step 4 cont’d:
Success looks different for each stakeholder
Internal measures vs. external measures
Accommodate for diversity in measurement and data collection
Race
Gender
Socio-economic
Geographic
Etc.

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Step 5:
How effective is our work?
Is the ideal being achieved?
How would your rate your effectiveness?
0-100%
If not a perfect score, what are the areas of improvement?
________________________________

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Step 6:
What steps or strategies are needed to improve program outcomes?
Strategy 1
______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________
Strategy 2
Strategy 3

13. Simulation Exercise Discussion: What are your assessment results
The Importance of Measuring Outcomes
Simulation Exercise Discussion:
What are your assessment results
2. Where do we go from here?

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