Last Thursday (July 19) we launched our new workshop series. In a session on developing good outcome indicators and tools, and another on how to conduct an evaluation as an internal evaluator, participants walked through the different stages of an evaluation and developed their own materials to use in their work. They learned how to create good surveys and focus groups, develop a logic model, and use evaluation to tell their organizations story. The picture below shows one activity in which participants used a road map to describe their evaluation goals.

Our participants said:

My learning goals were to understand the greater evaluation process and purpose, beyond just reporting what funders require – definitely met my goals!
I feel I have a much better base of knowledge in evaluation and will be using this info to improve our processes at our organization.
I learned specific logistical details about conducting evaluations.
My goals were to understanding data collection mechanisms, interpret outcome data and learn about the elements of an evaluation – all of these were met.

We will next be offering our workshops in September. If you are interested in registering, please let us know through our contact form and we will send you additional information.