TITLE : Program Evaluations 101: How to introduce evaluation policies and procedures into the fabric of your organization
CITY : San Francisco , CA
DATE : Tuesday, March 13, 2012
TIME : 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM
PRICE : $ 110.00
Program Evaluations 101: How to introduce evaluation policies and procedures into the fabric of your organization
 

Program Evaluation has become increasingly important for nonprofits that are accountable to funders, members and even their own board of directors. Executive Directors and management staff need to know whether the organization is meeting its strategic goals. Boards of Directors need to receive timely, consistent, data-driven metrics by which to measure the success of the organization. Funders need empirical evidence that the organization is accomplishing its mission through its programs. Many organizations already have much of the structure in place in order to complete a high-quality evaluation. However, most organizations find program evaluations cumbersome and do not take the time to evaluate their programs properly.
 
In this session, we will cover topics such as the following:
 
- The key features of a strong and economical program evaluation
- Ways to develop or improve the evaluation process
- Structures that you may already have in place which support ongoing evaluations
- What makes an evaluation successful
- Quantitative and Qualitative methods to analyze data
 
You will leave this session prepared with ways to determine evaluation questions, types and sources of evidence needed, considerations for data analysis and reporting plans. The seminar is designed to make program evaluation less cumbersome and give you the tools needed to conduct successful evaluations at your nonprofit.
 
This session is intended for Executive Directors, Management Directors & Staff, and Board Members.

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Speakers for this session:

Campbell Bullock
Executive Director
San Joaquin Community Data Co-Op

Campbell has been involved in program evaluation work for 12 years. In his current position, he is responsible for overseeing all evaluation project work at the San Joaquin Community Data Co-Op. This includes evaluation design, logic model construction, survey design, data analysis, data interpretation, report writing, and evaluation presentations. Previously, as Project Director at the Center for Organizational Research and Evaluation (at Penn State University at Erie), Campbell was responsible for directing a large-scale outcomes evaluation of a prison-parenting program with the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections. His program evaluation duties in this position included literature reviews, instrument design, key informant interviews with program participants, direct observations, supervision of research assistants and the direction of the telephone survey process, and report writing. He earned a Master's degree in Sociology from San Jose State University and a BA in Sociology from U.C. Davis. He is a member of the American Evaluation Association and has had extensive experience training nonprofits on the topics of data and evaluation.

John LaVelle
Director of External Affairs
School of Behavioral and Organizational Sciences, Claremont Graduate University

John has been involved in evaluation for 8 years. In his current position, he is responsible for outreach and education related to applied psychology, with a specialization in program evaluation. Previously, as External Evaluator at Changemakers Committee at Pitzer College, John was responsible for Development of program evaluation logic models, tools, and analysis plans for a series of programs supported by a grant initiative given by the Weingart Foundation. Before that, he worked as External Evaluator at Center for California Cultural Studies Institute at Pitzer College where he was responsible for Development of program evaluation tools and analysis plans for their internship programs. John currently serves as Co-Convener for Southern California Evaluation Association. He earned M.S. in Applied Psychology from University of Wisconsin-Stout. He is a member of American Evaluation Association. In addition, he is a doctoral candidate at Claremont Graduate University, specializing in evaluation and applied research methods. He has taught courses on using psychology to understanding social problems and has been a workshop facilitator on various topics in evaluation. He researches how to best prepare evaluators for the challenges they face in their work.

Andrew Niklaus
Vice President of Programs
First Place for Youth

Andrew has been involved in program development and evaluation for 12 years. As the Vice President of Programs for First Place Andrew oversees the implementation of program services, contract management, data collection and program evaluation, as well as staff training and professional development. Andrew has been responsible for the design of the organization’s evaluation database into a data collection system which has been hailed as a leading performance management system in the nation. As a result of this, he was invited to participate in Social Solutions’ National Advisory Board, providing feedback on best practices in performance management for service providers around the country. Andrew has also been integral in the design and implementation of First Place’s Theory of Change which is currently undergoing a Formative Evaluation by Public/Private Ventures to prove the fidelity of First Place's program model. Previously, as the Director of Employment and Education at Larkin Street Youth Services, Andrew was responsible for the design, implementation and evaluation of numerous job readiness trainings, workforce development programming, and retention services. He earned a BA in English from UC Davis. He is a member of Alliance for Nonprofit Management, Bridgestar Nonprofit COO Network, and the UC Davis Alumni Network.

 

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