| Abstract:
As an evaluator, helping an organization or program mainstream evaluation into its culture, thinking, practices, and systems enables you and the staff to get and use information to (i) create strategies and program designs that meet the needs of your stakeholders, (ii)improve processes and programs, and (iii) understand outputs, outcomes, and impact. In my dissertation research, I studied four organizations that were mainstreaming evaluation. I witnessed how integrating evaluation into the daily life of the staff benefited all through reduction of the evaluation workload, and increases in the accessibility of good data, staff's appreciation of evaluation processes, and their use of findings. Attendees of this demonstration session will learn about a variety of tools and ideas found in my research that they can adapt, integrate, and use in their own evaluation efforts to realize the aforementioned benefits.
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