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Non Profit Organizations and Roadblocks to Evaluation: A Process Evaluation
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| Andrew Dallas, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, a_dallas@uncg.edu
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| Teneka Steed, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, tcsteed@uncg.edu
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The need for effective leaders in non-profit organizations is a major concern for local communities located in the southeast. A non-profit consortium offered executive directors of non-profit organizations the opportunity to participate in a pilot leadership development program. The primary goal of the pilot program is to build trust and support among executive directors in order to continue the valuable services that non-profit organizations provide to the community. In addition, the pilot program is aimed at enhancing the executive directors' leadership performance and increasing the retention rate of executive directors in non-profit organizations. The goal of this paper is to document the process of an evaluation of this program. The paper addresses three research questions: a) What are the roadblocks to evaluating non-profit organizations? b) What types of data collection are most useful for non-profit organizations? c) How can evaluators better serve the non-profit community?
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Using Evaluation as a Learning Tool in Helping Nonprofits Achieve Mission
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| PeiYao Chen, TCC Group, pchen@tccgrp.com
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Evaluation is a critical learning tool in helping nonprofits achieve their mission. Yet, it is often underutilized or used for purposes other than learning. This paper presents a useful framework for incorporating evaluation into key aspects of organizational activities to increase the effectiveness of nonprofits in achieving their mission. Using case examples, we provide practical suggestions on how nonprofits can use evaluation as a learning tool to (1) support organizational planning, (2) enhance operational capacities, and (3) increase program effectiveness. We highlight the important role evaluation plays in bringing these key elements together to maximize organizational and programmatic learning. Specifically, evaluation provides data to help nonprofits access how true an organization is staying on its mission and vision; explore how operational capacities affect quality of the program; and finally, identify which program quality needs to be improved to achieve desired outcomes.
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Institutional Evaluation in the Not-Profit Sector - Challenges and Lessons From Recent Experience
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| Hubert Paulmer, Harry Cummings and Associates Inc, hubertpaulmer@gmail.com
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| Harry Cummings, University of Guelph, hca@web.ca
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Development and research programs/projects have been successful. But are institutions/organizations implementing them successful, relevant and sustainable? Why is it important to evaluate institutions and organizations? How different is it from program/project evaluation? The paper also shares the recent experience of evaluating two think tanks in Canada - the challenges, the learning and the impact. The paper also presents the models and the methodology used. It also discusses the evaluation issues that were examined during the two institutional evaluations. Is institutional evaluation emerging to gain importance in the not-for-profit and the development sector?
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