Outcome
Evaluation
You are driven by a desire to provide youth with the best possible services. You need proof of positive outcomes to secure funding. I can help you use data to do great mentoring and earn funders' confidence.
Tailored Services
Meeting You Where You Need To Be Met
Over the course of 25 years, I have situated myself to offer you a better evaluation than you thought you could get for less than you thought you would have to spend. I will provide you with the evaluation that best meets your program’s specific needs. I will make sure you have an experience with evaluation that energizes you.
Smaller Projects
Smaller Budget/
Limited Capacity
I will start by helping you obtain funding that covers up to 50 hours of my effort every year. Beyond that, I will deliver an evaluation that feels manageable to you, meets your needs, and builds organizational capacity. I will keep costs low by drawing on tools I have developed and processes I have optimized. Depending on your needs, I can:
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Orient your staff to evaluation and train key individuals to manage the organization’s role in it;
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Help you build build buy-in and develop a culture that values evaluation;
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Develop a strong logic model and theory of change;
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Develop surveys and processes that measure key outcomes and outputs; and;
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Help you understand what the data indicates about your program.
Larger Projects
More Rigorous/
More Complex
Are you are striving to earn your program broader recognition or “demonstrated” status? Does your funding require rigorous evaluation? You will benefit from my experience designing and managing complex, rigorous evaluations. As a well-respected, external evaluator, I can:
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Design an evaluation that answers key questions;
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Obtain Institutional Review Board (IRB) and other necessary approvals;
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Win over gatekeepers and help you access data;
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Develop measurement tools that generate high-quality data;
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Conduct analysis that uncovers compelling, useful findings; and,
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Write user-friendly reports that give you traction and impress funders.
If your evaluation requires specialized analysis techniques or a scope I cannot manage by myself, I will draw on my network of research assistants and highly-skilled colleagues to get the project done well. As a published author, I can provide whatever level of reporting you require.
Getting Started
Email or call me for a free consultation and proposal. When I have learned enough about your program and your evaluation needs, I will present options at different budget levels. I will explain the pro’s and con’s of each and tell you what I think will serve you best. Wherever possible, I will help you get up to 50 hours of my time for free.