1. Assessment/Evaluation 1) Determine Desired Outcomes 2) Determine Activities to achieve outcome 3) Determine Indicators to measure whether you are making progress

2. Assessment/Evaluation Outcomes 1) Reasonable and Realistic for period of grant funding 2) Not overly idealistic 3) Foundation for future programs

3. Assessment/Evaluation Activities 1) Interventions you will provide 2) Service or Information 3) Clearly Defined

4. Assessment/Evaluation Indicators 1) Process Indicators – The quantity and quality of activities you are delivering 2) Outcome Indicators – The outcomes that your program is delivering 3) Must clearly define both 4) Want to avoid grantmaker asking the question – “So What?”

5. Assessment/Evaluation Indicators 1) Process Indicators – The quantity and quality of activities you are delivering a. Provide important feedback before you can expect to see evidence that outcomes are being achieved

6. Assessment/Evaluation Indicators 1) Outcome Indicators – The outcomes that your program is delivering a. Clear quantitative and qualitative measures of outcomes/impact b. Quantitative measures c. Qualitative Narratives

7. Assessment/Evaluation Exercise Methods: Quantitative Data: 1) Number of people served 2) Percentage change in outcome Qualitative Data 1) Survey/Interview of staff 2) Survey/Interview of participants 3) Observation of process Once you are relatively certain that group consensus has been reached, you should record your program outcomes, activities, and indicators in the form of a spreadsheet.

8. Assessment/Evaluation Exercise Divide Back Into Groups Address Following Discussion Questions: 1) What are the DESIRED OUTCOMES of the program? What are the goals? What are we trying to accomplish within the next month/quarter/year(s)? 2) How will we get there? What ACTIVITIES will enable us to reach our outcomes? 3) What will INDICATE to us that we are making progress toward the desired outcomes?

9. Assessment/Evaluation Project Activities IndicatorsData Collection Tools Person(s) Responsible for Documentation OUTCOME 1:

10. Assessment/Evaluation The value of assessment/evaluation discussion: 1. Empowers program stakeholders and enables them to come to consensus on: a. The most important program outcomes b. key activities c. realistic indicators. 2. When done with integrity the discussion will have a dual effect: a. it will clarify the central purpose of the initiative and its corresponding outcomes, activities and indicators b. it will foster collaboration among stakeholders. (See Gajda (2004)