Category: Evaluation

FSG and the Aspen Institute Forum for Community Solutions are inviting you to join the Collective Impact Forum – the place for those interested in collective impact — from nonprofits, to funders, to people in government, to business leaders, and others — to come together to share challenges, problem-solve, and learn from each other. Some of you may… Read more »

Is your organization interested in commissioning some evaluation work? There are many factors to consider when you decide whether to hire an external evaluator. To help guide your through this process. Jo Baulderstone has created a useful checklist for anyone commissioning an evaluation in the public sector, but is also useful for those working in other sectors. Check… Read more »

How can you help your organization develop a comprehensive evaluation strategy? Join nonprofit consulting firm, FSG for Connecting Strategy, Evaluation, and Learning in Your Organization, a one-hour webinar that will help your organization find out how to take a more strategic approach to evaluation and learning, and provide you with a deeper understanding of what it means… Read more »

In 2013, activist and fundraiser Dan Pallotta gave a Ted Talk that described a new way to judge non-profits. Pallotta calls out the double standard that drives our broken relationship to charities. Too many nonprofits, he says, are rewarded for how little they spend — not for what they get done. Instead of equating frugality with… Read more »

Following the completion of the STOP HIV/AIDS Pilot Project, the BC Ministry of Health released a document describing the province’s strategic framework for the provincial roll-out of this pilot, From Hope to Health: Towards an AIDS-Free Generation. This document provides strategic guidance for the regional health authorities on the incorporation of Treatment as Prevention (TasP)… Read more »

Community-based organizations play a critical role in the response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic in BC.  Over the past two years, PAN and the BC HIV/HCV Evaluation Advisory Group have been collecting the necessary data to demonstrate this community contribution through the design and implementation of the Community HIV/HCV Evaluation and Reporting Tool (CHERT). The CHERT… Read more »

Have you ever wondered how to report the implementation process of a program or effort in a more visually engaging way? In an upcoming webinar hosted by the American Evaluation Association, Artineh Samkian and Joelle Greene will discuss how process data can be displayed in a stakeholder-friendly graphic timeline, which is an efficient and creative… Read more »

Feeling in the holiday spirit? Kylie Hutchinson, principal consultant with Community Solutions has a nonprofit Christmas Carol for you – “Knockin’ Around the Strategic Plan”, sung to the tune of Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree. You can access this carol and others on the Community Solutions website here. Questions? Comments? Email [email protected] Elayne Vlahaki, MPH… Read more »

Traditional evaluation reports often end up on the shelves of many decision-makers collecting dust. Reporting is an important skill for evaluators who care about seeing their results and recommendations actually implemented. In this webinar, evaluator Kylie Hutchinson of Community Solutions will help you learn how to turn your findings into something more useful and meaningful… Read more »

Engaging stakeholders in the development of evaluation questions is one way to ensure the relevance and usefulness of the evaluation process, findings and recommendations. FSG, a nonprofit consulting firm, has created a report that outlines how to effectively engage stakeholders during this critical evaluation step called, “Practical Guide for Engaging Stakeholders in Developing Evaluation Questions”. This practical… Read more »

Are you interested in learning about program evaluation? The American Evaluation Association is hosting an online course that provides an introduction to the major steps in designing and conducting a program evaluation. Using CDC’s Framework for Program Evaluation, the course will emphasize the central importance of setting the right evaluation focus and asking the right evaluation… Read more »

Are you interested in sustainable development and how the field of evaluation relates to that concept? The Canadian Evaluation Society (CES) is hosting a webinar on the intersections between evaluation and sustainable development, and will explore how interventions and evaluations are lagging in addressing the sustainability imperative. See below for a description of the webinar. Sustainable… Read more »