2011 Distinguished Evaluator: The Health Foundation of Greater Cincinnati

Distinguished Evaluator SeriesBuilding Evaluation Capacity
June 14, 2011

An Invitation
to tell it
Like it is

Evaluation
HOOP?
HELP?
NOT-FOR PROFIT

In what ways is evaluation a hoop to jump through for not-for-profits?

In what ways is evaluation a help for not-for-profits?

How did HFGC evaluation get from 1998 to 2011?

We had some lofty evaluation thoughts
Funder and NFP
on the same page
Increase Sustainability
Data Driven Decision Making
Empowering

How Do For-Profits and Not-For-Profits Differ?
For-Profits
Not-For-Profits
Care
Center
Cost
Center
Care Center
Cost Center

How are Research and Evaluation Designs Different?
Basic Research
Applied Research
Evidence Based -Practice
Evaluation

Who should do the evaluating?
External Evaluator
Internal Evaluator (build internal capabilities)

Lots of Reading on Evaluation State-of the Art

Learned from Grantees

KaZammmm

Logic Model
Process Evaluations (What you do)
Formative Stuff
Outcome Evaluations (What happens because you do it)
Summative Stuff

Logic Model (Logical Framework)
Activities and Outcomes Approach
Project theory
Story Approach
Story of why and how the project works
Demonstrates connections between program science, the program operations, and expected outcomes

What We Sort of Knew and Where We Didn’t Know Much
Problem
Intervention
Outcomes

Problem
Intervention
Goal
Objectives
Infrastructure
Implementation
Sustainability
Outcomes

Created a mutually agreeable evaluation plan
HFGC created the boxes (evaluation forms)
Grantees filled boxes in a way that worked for them
HFGC shared the wisdom learned over time from successful and unsuccessful projects
Evaluation plan part of mutual expectations in contract

Evaluation Use
Grantees asked to review plan quarterly
Make changes if needed
Review next quarter
Get assistance from Program Officer if needed
HFGC learned that groups of similar grantees helped one another established grantee groups
Grantees provided input and plan simplified

We Learned that to truly be useful that grantmaking was more than $$$
Workshops
Evaluation
Communications
Business Plan
Many others
Policy and advocacy work
Individual and Group consultation
Technical Assistance

We evaluated our approaches to evaluation
Grantee Perception Study
Sustainability Study
Workshop Evaluations

Revisit Use of Evaluation (2011-????)

So for the rest of the day we will
Look at how others around the country are evaluating (PBS film)
Reflect on evaluation in our organizations
Hear a panel of experts and the wisdom of the audience

2011 Distinguished Evaluator: The Health Foundation of Greater Cincinnati

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