Johanna Morariu from Innovation Network gave a presentation on October 27, 2012 at the American Evaluation Association's annual conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The presentation was titled, "State of the Field: Updated, Longitudinal Findings about Nonprofit and Philanthropic Evaluation Practices and Capacities" and highlighted our State of Evaluation research. Innovation Network's State of Evaluation project provides valuable insight to all those who work in and with the nonprofit sector. The project is designed to collect longitudinal data to document evaluation trends in the U.S. nonprofit sector, including how nonprofits staff evaluation, how evaluation is funded, why evaluation is undertaken, how evaluation results are used, and much more. The 2012 report marks the beginning of longitudinal data and analysis, drawing from the first iteration of the project in 2010. Innovation Network is a nonprofit evaluation, research, and consulting firm. We provide knowledge and expertise to help nonprofits and funders learn from their work to improve their results. To learn more, visit www.innonet.org.

1. American Evaluation Association
Annual Conference
October 27, 2012
Minneapolis, Minnesota
state of evaluation 2012
EVALUATION PRACTICE AND CAPACITY IN THE NONPROFIT SECTOR
Johanna Morariu
jmorariu@innonet.org
@j_morariu

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Background

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Population of interest: U.S.-based 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations
Using GuideStar data, the sampling frame was 501(c)3 Public Charities that had
updated their IRS Form 990 in 2010 or more recently, and had provided a contact
name and email address
A total of 38,789 organizations met the criteria , and a random sample of 20,000
organizations were invited to participate in the survey
The survey was available online three weeks in August 2012 and received 567
responses from representatives of nonprofit organizations
The survey response rate calculated on complete responses was 4%
Methodology

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Comparison of Budget by Sample

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Role of Respondents

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Purpose, Approaches, & Resourcing
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Staffing for Evaluation
Audience & Use
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Overview of Results

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Purpose, Approaches, & Resourcing
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Purpose, Approaches, & Resourcing

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Purpose, Approaches, & Resourcing
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Evaluation Practice

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Purpose, Approaches, & Resourcing
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Staffing for Evaluation

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Staffing for Evaluation

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Staffing for Evaluation

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Audience & Use

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Barriers to Evaluation

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Thank You!
Johanna Morariu
jmorariu@innonet.org
@j_morariu